Kim Sun Ho was recently involved in a controversy after his ex-girlfriend uploaded an anonymous post stating that her ex-boyfriend, the actor, had manipulated her into having an abortion under false excuses, treated her poorly once she had an abortion, and also spoke badly about his colleagues., and more. While his name was not initially mentioned in the post, Kim Sun Ho admitted that he is the actor mentioned in the post and issued an official apology.
On October 26, Dispatch published an article regarding the relationship between Kim Seon Ho and his ex-girlfriend, whom Dispatch identified as former weather anchor and current influencer Choi Young Ah.
Dispatch reported that Choi Young Ah met Kim Seon Ho for the first time during a meeting with acquaintances at the end of 2019. In early March 2020, they began dating, and in mid-March she revealed to him that she had married and divorced in The past.
In a letter to a friend afterward, Kim Sun Ho wrote, “I want to consummate the relationship. I see her because I love her as a person. Of course my parents will be worried. But it makes no difference that she got married and divorced.”
Kim Sun Ho and Choi Young Ah went on dates to other areas of South Korea such as Busan and Gapyeong as well as zoos, theme parks and suburbs. Dispatch noted that this contradicts Choi Young Ah's claims in her post that they "had to date secretly and couldn't even hold hands outside." Dispatch also revealed a photo of Choi Young Ah and Kim Seon Ho at a pet cafe in Bucheon with their dog Ho Ah in October 2020.
Dispatch revealed a long apology letter Choi Young Ah sent to Kim Seon Ho on July 8, 2020, which Dispatch said was provided by Kim Seon Ho's friend named (A).
Seon Ho, I'm sorry for doing this while you might have started filming.
I justified and deceived myself with my lies by saying that I loved you and was doing all that for you..
I know all my faults..
When I turned a blind eye to things because I just wanted to be happy, it must have hurt and made you feel miserable.
It's very painful, but it's my fault, so I want to remind myself of it and deal with it..
You probably won't listen or want to listen to anything I say right now.
But we had a special relationship.. so I would like to at least apologize for the parts that hurt you and tell you my honest thoughts.
From last night until now, I have been at home thinking about my wrong behavior and the emotions you must have felt.
I thought...what I could do..and what I could do was share transparently what I was having difficulty dealing with.
It's not difficult to make up my mind to do it, but I only realized it now..
You said it to me indirectly, and it's a shame I didn't understand it at the time.
Not because I thought my mistake was trivial. To me, you are not just someone I love. You are someone I cherish, and I wanted to cherish you, but I was thinking the wrong way.
I want to ask you about the opportunity you were going to give me yesterday so that I could correct my mistakes.
I know that this problem is much bigger than the many reasons why we are upset and disappointed.
It wasn't out of habit. I was afraid of feeling uncomfortable, and because we fought a lot these days, I got scared in advance and made a wrong decision like a fool..It's not a rude attitude, I just justified my thoughts because I wanted us to stay happy. I really regret thinking that I was doing this for us.
Honestly, you could say that everything was fine, but I thought you would still feel uncomfortable, and I wanted to be the one to give you a sense of stability.
If the situation were reversed, I might be crazy, but I know you knew and tried to understand and set me on the right path. Yesterday, at that moment, I thought I should admit everything and start over.You must have been not only insulted but shocked.
It was selfish of me, but spending time with you and thinking about our future together made me happy and excited. At the same time unstable. Since you are doing so well in dramas, variety shows, movies, etc., I wanted to be a better-suited woman to be by your side. I thought our life would end the way I dreamed it would and it would last a long time if it did..
Lately, I felt a sense of urgency, so I hurriedly dealt with the contract and YouTube and all that.. none of it was for money or success. It was all because I wanted to be by your side..You must feel angry and betrayed...but it wasn't really on purpose, because I really, without thinking, just wanted to be happy.
Can you give me a chance just once..? I will try to build your confidence again.. Maybe you don't feel encouraged to do so. It's the same mistake so maybe you don't want to give me a chance and you get sick and disappointed by me, but I want you to trust me for once.. since your pain and trust depend on my actions.
You are the only one for me Seon Ho. But if you have to leave me, I'm willing to accept that too. Because I love you.. I'm thinking that much, but I want you to reconsider it... not too negatively, just again.. in a good way..
I will not excuse my mistakes or hide anything from you in any way.
Kim Sun Ho talked about this matter with his friend A. These are the messages related to this matter.
Kim Sun Ho: We broke up. I really can't believe this.
A: In the morning?
Kim Sun Ho: She was caught lying in the middle of the night yesterday. I told her [last time] that I would only let her go once. But she was caught lying, pretending she didn't go somewhere with some guy when she did.
Kim Sun Ho: But the problem is when I mentioned it to her, she thought I was talking about something else and told me when I met another man.
A: I met a lot of other guys
Kim Sun Ho: I met them for work but she said she didn't want to tell me all this.
Kim Sun Ho: You said that it's okay if you go to a club and that I won't be jealous if you go somewhere with guys. I just told her to tell me honestly and to text me when she gets home, but she broke that [promise again].
A: That's all we ask
Kim Sun Ho: One day, filming ended early. I asked her what she was doing and she said she was asleep. So I went to her house with a gift, but she was not home. Her car wasn't even there. After that, I promised not to lie. I'm so angry.
A: You should date someone different instead of someone who upsets you.
Their conversation continued the next day:
Kim Sun Ho: (sends a long message sent by Choi Young Ah)
A: How do you feel?
Kim Sun Ho: I like her too.. but the result is clear
Kim Sun Ho: I think she'll lie again
A: There is a greater chance of this happening
A: Do you see a future with her?
Kim Sun Ho: I don't see that yet
Kim Sun Ho: You wrote the letter in a heartbreaking way
A: The annoying thing is that everyone does it well but dating, love, even marriage.. is hard.
A: From my point of view, I think [her actions] will continue to be repeated
Kim Sun Ho: My head hurts... I don't think she'll fix this
A: This is not a drama like “The World of the Married” or “Love and War”..
Kim Sun Ho: I can see it when looking at it from an outside perspective, but from the inside, I feel like I'm in the water.
Kim Sun Ho: It's frustrating, like I can almost understand it but I can't.
A: You know but you still hold it back.
Kim Sun Ho also received advice from B, a theater actor who is a close friend of both Kim Sun Ho and Choi Young Ah. “B” said to Kim Sun Ho, “She said she won’t do it again. You should accept it if she apologizes like this.” Then Kim Sun Ho decided to forgive her.
On July 24, Choi Young Ah discovered that she was pregnant. She called Kim Sun Ho in tears and also texted him.
According to B, Kim Sun Ho told her, "It's a blessing, so don't cry."
B explained, "At first, he congratulated her, saying it was good. I think he was honestly scared. He really thought about it a lot. Unfortunately, they both agreed to let [the baby] go. He carefully asked me something."
On July 27, B waited in the parking lot, where the two got out later than scheduled. Their conversation became longer because Choi Young Ah suddenly changed her mind.
B said: “Their eyes were completely swollen when they came down. This kind of decision must not be easy. While I was going to the hospital with her, he went to buy seaweed soup ingredients. He is a person who cannot cook at all...”
Kim Sun Ho cooked seaweed soup for her for two weeks.
In "2 Days&1 Night Season 4,” he stated, “I know how to cook seaweed soup because I recently cooked it.”
“Kim Sun Ho’s attitude completely changed after the miscarriage,” Choi Young Ah wrote in her original post. She said he "made a sincere promise about marriage and introduced her to his parents by acting and lying."
According to Choi Young Ah's girlfriend C She met Kim Sun Ho's parents after the miscarriage, ate with them, and even slept in their house.
C revealed, “Young Ah stayed close to Sun Ho's parents after that. Sun Ho worked on building trust with her. He also adopted a dog for her named Ho Ah so that she wouldn't be lonely when she was alone.”
In her original post, Choi Young Ah also wrote, “Because he lived his youth in poverty, he has a huge obsession with money. He only sent me 2 million won (about $1,717 USD) for the surgery and hospital fees.”
Choi Young Ah's acquaintance D said about this mother, "Her indulgent spending was hard on Kim Sun Ho. For Christmas, she got a designer bag worth 7 million won (about $6,008). She bought it with her ID card and got a money transfer from Kim Sun Ho. [Friends] know about it because she bragged about it."
D added, "I've never seen Choi Young Ah pay. Kim Sun Ho usually pays. You say Kim Sun Ho likes designer brands?! All acquaintances know who the person who is really obsessed with designer brands is."
Choi Young Ah's friends C and D stood by Kim Sun Ho, saying, "The truth has been distorted."
Here are additional quotes from C and D:
“Choi Young Ah also discussed a lot about the issue of abortion. It is an issue worth discussing a lot.”
“He must be tired of the lies. Ironically, she blames Kim Sun Ho.”
“She is so obsessed. I opened his phone to check his texts and direct messages.”
She hoped that Kim Sun Ho would come back after his fall. "It really happened."
On January 11, 2021, Dispatch received an anonymous email from Choi Young Ah's neighbor. The information explained the situation between Choi Young Ah and her ex-husband and also said that the person who appears to be Kim Sun Ho was frequently seen in the apartment.
Around that time, Choi Young Ah told people around her that people associated with her ex-husband were threatening her.
Kim Sun Ho's acquaintance E explained, “Kim Sun Ho said that he was going through a difficult time due to the situation surrounding Choi Young Ah. “She was being threatened, she was being chased by gangs, she was being harassed by her ex-husband’s wives, she was being sued, etc… It was unbearable situations.”
E also shared that Choi Young Ah secretly photographed Kim Sun Ho. “Once, Kim Sun Ho and Choi Young Ah checked each other's KakaoTalk messages. At that time, he discovered several of his videos and audio recordings saved on Choi Young Ah's computer. Thinking about it from his perspective, isn't it scary? "
From what was told to Dispatch, Kim Sun Ho and Choi Young Ah met until April 2021 and officially ended their relationship in May.
Dispatch reported that they met several people and heard their stories, with some of Choi Young Ah's acquaintances reaching out to Dispatch first. According to them, Kim Sun Ho did not break up with her because he suddenly rose to fame, instead they pointed to Choi Young Ah's actions.
The Dispatch report ended with a statement from B. He said, "Son Ho Hyung told me. Since it was true that he left his child... since he once loved her, he tried to understand. And that he didn't want to fight over his private life in front of the whole nation. So he said that instead of taking action, he apologized. Son Ho Hyung is that kind of person. He was in a normal relationship like everyone else. He never tried to hide Young Ah Noona. I am a witness."
In response to the report, a source from Kim Sun Ho's agency SALT Entertainment stated, "We have nothing to say. We apologize."
