Song Joong-ki announced that he had reached Song Hye-kyo and Pagyeong through the law firm plaza, a legal representative, at 9 am on the 27th. Park Jae-hyun, a lawyer at the plaza, announced that he had filed a divorce settlement application with the Seoul Family Court on behalf of Song Joong-ki. Song Joong-ki said in his statement, "I hope to finish the divorce process smoothly rather than blame each other for wrongful things." "I will do my best to work out of the wounds now." “We couldn’t overcome the differences due to the differences in personality,” Song said through her agency UAA Korea at 10 a.m., an hour later.
The public was surprised, but the atmosphere inside the entertainment industry is dull, because the message that the relationship is not the same since the beginning of this year has spread through many channels. Of course, the truth of the "discrepancy" has not been confirmed, and rumors have not died down. Recently, "separation" has been raised.
In fact, the two men were confirmed to have spent a considerable period of time in the newlyweds' house of 10 billion won in Itaewon, Seoul, Song Joong-ki is currently staying at his relatives' house, and Song Hye-kyo also lives in Seoul.
Various stories flow inside and outside the entertainment industry with the background of the breakup in a year and eight months. The fact that Song Joong-ki announced it alone shortly after applying for divorce mediation and the announcement of divorce in the midst of the TVN drama Asdal Chronicle, which starred in the drama, raises doubts. Song Hye-kyo was staying overseas on the 26th when Song Joong-ki applied for divorce settlement.
When a common change occurs in the personal image, it is common for entertainers to consult through their agency and then make a simultaneous position. It is also an implicit practice to announce after the end of the drama because of the aftermath of the drama. “I was expecting the drama to be announced after the drama, but I didn’t know it would be released so suddenly,” said an entertainment official close to Song Joong-ki.
The two men have already agreed to divorce, according to the report. Kim Hee-jin, deputy director of the law firm Plaza, said on the 27th, "We have applied for mediation while we have agreed to divorce." Nevertheless, it is suggested that Song Joong-ki's application for divorce mediation is due to the 'detailed differences' between the two sides. The legal profession believes that even though the two sides have agreed to some extent, it is not a consultation divorce to finalize the relationship by seeking confirmation from the court, but a divorce settlement process, which is the pre-stage of the trial divorce,
The nuances of the entrance statement phrases of Song Hye-kyo and Song Joong-ki, which came out by an hour, also reveal subtle differences. Unlike Song Hye-kyo, who pointed out "character differences" as reasons, Song Joong-ki said, "I hope to make a smooth finish" without revealing the reason for the divorce. “It may seem like there is a reason to blame on either side, but at present, we are going to deal with detailed matters such as alimony and property division,” the plaza said.
Meanwhile, the Seoul Family Court has allocated Song Joong-ki's application for divorce mediation to the 12-member housekeeper (Jang Jin-young, chief judge). It is expected to take about a month before the date of the adjustment is decided.