Myung Sae-bin (32) has filed for divorce from her entertainment lawyer husband Kang Ho-sung (44) after 7 months.
The couple met at church in February of last year and quickly got hitched in August 2007. The Goong S cast member cites “difference in personality” as the cause of the divorce.
So much for getting married.
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And isn’t this the dude’s second divorce?
No, it is not just Catholics who do not approve of divorce.
Most believe that a married couple should stick it out no matter the situation, but it really depends on the person. My pastor thinks you shouldn’t divorce even though it’s an abusive relationship, but I feel otherwise. If my husband abused me, I would try to settle our differences and work it out. If the man is with Christ, he should eventually come to realize his mistake and repent. But if he refuses and shows no sign of change whatsoever, he obviously is not with Christ. (It’s truly hard to believe a person of true faith that believes in unconditional love would be abusive for the rest of his life.) Therefore, it really was not a marriage before God on his part. God would know what kind of heart “my husband” has and judge accordingly.
marriage between woman and man is a shadow of the real marriage between Christ and the church, that’s why divorce is a no-no. Christ would never divorce his “bride”. the one who was cleansed by His blood. the bride can’t divorce her Lord either.
To Evan
Well Christ didn’t have intentions on having a bride. One can be in a marriage and still be unhappy, maybe that is the problem people rely too much on other things instead of following their better judgment. She probably married the man for his money and status and found out that money and status does not equate happiness(in this particular case.) Nevertheless, people must do what is in the best interest of themselves and if it does not work out and you have tried counseling and that has not worked then it is best to divorce and move on. My question is did they seek pre-marital counseling before they married.
Also there maybe other factors in which the divorce rate is high in Korea and some of it points back to the husband being absent in the family due to online gaming, drinking,and etc.
wow. divorce already? hmm. she looks gorgeous in the pic, the wedding gown is so dreamy.. A SMART WOMAN KNOWS HOW TO GET OUT OF A CRAPYY RELATIONSHIP/MARRIAGE.if their personalities clash w/ each other then y stay unhappy? good luck to both. –xoxo -
eech, he’s a lawyer. good luck fighting in court!
divorce within 7 mths together…think of 3mth of honeymoon, and the rest is yelling, ignore, never have meal together and such…..so on
It is sad that Korea still have that mind-set to get marry “ON TIME” and speed dating, match-making is seem to favor the older-generation and society but not for couple especially when they’r 30-over. If you’re not marry by certain age then there’s something wrong with u…wth
They should look at Kim SungSoo, he’ been dating for >11 yr and still can maintain his relationship well. that is jst like married without certificate.
and for the religion part. up to individual and how they value their belief. and try to follow the doctrine in it
“Difference in personality” probably translates to “irreconcilable differences” in American divorce.
Anyway, looks like another “Actress and Chaebol” fatality. Anyway I hope the divorce is relatively civil.
got divorced because of different personality? well, why get married in the first place then? well anyways, he’s not really good looking so yeah, it’s okay. i guess.
This post is not meant to harm any of you or your religious beliefs. I never mentioned religion in a Ill way in my previous posts. All of it was based on how the person may
have experienced things. i even metnioned that the church does offer marriage counseling which it does.Ask your local priest or pasteur.
I will argue points yes but i have never made a personal attack to anyone but now i will.
yeah….okay. I grew up souhern baptist. http://www.sbc.net/aboutus/basicbeliefs.asp
I follow the old original Baptist ways(basically only jesus decides whether you get in to heaven or not, nothing you do on earth can sway his opinion). http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/Baptist_-_Beliefs/id/614445
The churches split due to reform( hiding of knowledge..a.k.a. the inquisition)
Also check this out http://www.rsglh.org/a_history_of_the%20church’s%20doctrine%20of%20marriage%20and%20divorce.htm
It clearly shows a divorce is sanctioned by the church if the reasons are just.
They(baptists,evangelical)really don’t believe in divorce yet have the highest divorce rates here in America.
http://www.adherents.com/largecom/baptist_divorce.html
Oh this is from the vatican http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0839/2/1H.HTM. i tried calling but the line was busy.
Why is that…because of all the things you just mentioned. I will say it again. If your husband is molesting your kid you are not supposed to divorce because it was the devils doing not his? This mindset is applied in many other areas of marriage and you really should leave if it’s happening.
It is easy to say those things but much harder to live by them. Read my earlier posts and you will maybe understand more.
people don’t function like that. The bible only says divorce is wrong but it didn’t anticipate the world we live in today where your husband will kill or your wife your kids.
i think you beleive both parties are living up to their “duties”. We are human. Some people just are not meant to A. get married. B. Be married to certain people.
Why is it that with everything else in life we have a choice but this.
i can quote scripture too!!!
“A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.”
-Proverbs 12:16
“When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise.”
-Proverbs 10:19
“An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.”
-Proverbs 24:26
“Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.”
-Proverbs 26:5
“Of all the pursuits open to men, the search for wisdom is most perfect, more sublime, more profitable, and more full of joy.”
-Thomas Aquinas
(Ephesians 5)For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person—such a man is an idolater(1. One who worships idols.2. One who blindly or excessively admires or adores another.)—has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
definition of idolater 1. One who worships idols.2. One who blindly or excessively admires or adores another.
Wonder why we don’t obey this one.
Ephesians 6
Slaves and Masters
5Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. 6Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but like slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. 7Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men, 8because you know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.
9And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.
If you really are so religious Evan than you will have no problem going to church and asking someone about this. The information is available if your are willing. It’s wednesday here so that is usually choir practice night in most churches or potluck.
I’ll be planning my friends graduation party tonight but when you go to church tonight, because i know you couldn’t possibly be a non practitioner attacking someone whom the bible says you should love and not judge spouting rhetoric you heard from somewhere else and don’t actually study or practice. “please say a prayer for me”, and all other sinners in the world who don’t believe what you do or give non judgmental opinions to topics open for debate but were really just posts on a blog in order to be informative excerpts of two peoples lives that represent a portion of the population.
Romans 2
God’s Righteous Judgment
1You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. 2Now we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. 3So when you, a mere man, pass judgment on them and yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment? 4Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, tolerance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you toward repentance?
5But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed. 6God “will give to each person according to what he has done.”[a] 7To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life. 8But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger. 9There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile; 10but glory, honor and peace for everyone who does good: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. 11For God does not show favoritism.
12All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law. 13For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous. 14(Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law, 15since they show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts now accusing, now even defending them.) 16This will take place on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Jesus Christ, as my gospel declares.
Timothy 1
Warning Against False Teachers of the Law
3As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain men not to teach false doctrines any longer 4nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. These promote controversies rather than God’s work—which is by faith. 5The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. 6Some have wandered away from these and turned to meaningless talk. 7They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm.
i would jsut like to ask one thing…the divorce rate is high, which would generally mean everyone knows someone whom is divorced. How exactly do you feel about your family and/or friends that are in that position?
sorry to everyone whom might be annoyed by this but this guy is full of crap…Evan.
I just don’t like disinformation abut something that really can mean life or death for people. Yes I am biased my only two real concerns int his world are womens and animals rights. so yeah this got me heated.
Evan you are an idiot who does not have the physical data, biblical data nor the life experience to give your opinion on this matter….Schools in …have a seat.
Jesus died for my sins and those of the people you say are sinners not your righteous indignation
Marriage is a sacred covenant that we take before God to remain as husband and wife; to cherish and love each other for better and worse, and through sickness and health until death releases them from this covenant/solemn agreement. Marriage is not merely about physical chemistry and romance. It is a commitment. It is a reflection of Lord Jesus Christ’s relationship with His church (the Christians). Therefore, those who profess to be Christians are not to take this oath lightly and break off the marriage as they like.
Husbands are commanded by God to love their wives just like how Christ loves the church, to the point of giving up their lives for their wives. Wives are to submit (this word has been sadly taken in the negative way by women and men) to their husbands, just like how the church is to submit to the headship of Christ. So, don’t just see a skewed view of a wife submitting to the husband in a slavish manner, but rather the husband ALSO playing a heavy role of loving and sacrificing for his wife, keeping her sanctified and holy by leading and guiding her to grow in God’s grace and knowledge. I ask you, who has the more challenging role in marriage? This is God’s ordained way for marriage and if we follow God’s commands, God WILL bless the marriage. However, adultery in marriage is most abominable to God. In fact, it is the ONLY reason for the release of the marriage covenant because the person has broken the covenant that he/she has made before God.
Sadly, a lot of people go into marriages for all the wrong reasons and thus do not keep the marriage vows. Why? Because we are sinful creatures since the time of Adam. A good example is not seeing things in black and white but in greys. Everything is permissible as long as WE think or feel it is good for us. But our judgment of good and bad must only be based on God’s word. God has said that this world is not going to get any better but worse and more perverse. I will not place my hopes in this world but look forward to the one which has been promised by God to His people.
I think this long post was necessary (not sure whether it will even get through) because the current world view takes marriage too lightly and only want to do things their way.
So was HE filthy rich? I ask because I read yesterday POPSEOUL made an article about pretty actress marrying ugly frogs. I believe it was aboutthe lead girl from MY WIFE IS A GANGSTER divorce…
I’m sure NOT ALL Korean women are gold diggers whatsoever, but what gives in this actress’s story? I didn’t even know she was married! hahah She played overdramatic very well in GOLDEN BRIDE though!
LOL.. yah, me too. i didn’t know dat she was married.. i thought that they are just dating lol.. haha, maybe they are not meant for each other..
So much ado over nothing. They call it quits and that’s that!
XXX, me too. I didn’t know they were married. I thought they were just dating.
I remember getting into a argument with someone here about her. The guy I argued with claimed she was a whore who used her body to get roles. The guy knew some executive who banged her and it was arrange by her agent. ?? I don’t know if it’s true. But I sure defended her.
These people need to stop claiming innocences. We met each other at church..oh please, you met him at a bar and you were probably pissed drunk.
7 months…hmmm
wow. the posts are just…
like christine, i dont see how all these talk abt religion is relevant to the divorce?
besides, i dont think just this one divorce warrants this much hoopla. sure it’s good gossip, but must we *really* read all those numerous quotes from the bible??
wow. never knew that the debate is so fierce.
i had to laugh in spite of myself.
what do u mean when you say that the Bible cannot anticipate for the world today?
@ anonymousy:
If you don’t like it, by all means don’t read it.
And this has to be one of the most clueless comments I’ve ever read: “i dont see how all these talk abt religion is relevant to the divorce”. We’ve made it clear how we believe it’s relevant. You can avoid reading the comments, along with the bible quotes you find some annoying, but don’t play dumb. And don’t get in the way of intelligent discourse that other people are enjoying.
@ ML
Great post!
@ dwilliams
“Well Christ didn’t have intentions on having a bride.”
Christ has a bride. His bride is the church (the church = the communal body of baptized believers). This is in the bible numerous times. Both Catholics and Protestants believe this, too.
As a previous commenter said–please don’t make sweeping comments about things you aren’t educated on. You can ask questions, but try to refrain from making statements like that. I know, I have done it too. And it makes me look and feel like an ass every time, so don’t make that mistake.
@ Dumpling
Thanks!
Myung Sae Bin is one of my favorite actresses. I thought she was very pretty since the first time I saw her in a drama back in the late 90’s. It’s sad to see that she got divorced to a man that probably wasn’t right for her.
As for this whole divorce issues, I think many of you have the right idea, but the Bible states the only acceptable divorce is in the case of sexual immorality. Whether that occurred or not is something we don’t know, however the high incidence of divorce in Korea is alarming and needs to be addressed.
We shouldn’t talk about other people’s business like this. The truth is, no one thinks they’re gonna get divorced when they marry. And for us to talk like we know better is foolish, because the unfortunate truth is, probably half of us here are also gonna get divorced if the statistics are true.
Yea, divorce trend! Keep ‘em coming. I will be counting.
imo, and this is my pure speculation only,
i’m guessin there was sumthin seriously wrong with the guy…i mean he was still single at the age of 44 (or however old when they married), doesn’t that set off some kind of alarm already? in korea, it definitely is not that difficult for a male to get married no matter how busted
and on top of that he had a decent job as an entertainment lawyer. yeah, sure maybe he didn’t find the “right” girl but somehow i don’t really think that was it. he probably is just really finicky & hard to live with.
I doubt “differences in personality” is the whole story, but we don’t know the details to the divorce and I doubt we ever will. It could have been his fault, it could have been her fault. We just don’t know.
Everything is pure speculation.
I hope both of them learned from the experience and will refrain from rushing to marriage in the future. Best of luck to the both of them.