Soccer Star Jeong Dae-se Opens Up About Divorce Pressure in Emotional Couples Counseling

Jeong Dae-se of MBN’s ‘Decided to Divorce at Least Once’ admitted, “My decision to retire as a soccer player was due to pressure from my wife and mother- each other,” leading to another argument with his wife Myeong Seo-hyun.

In the 14th episode of MBN’s ‘Decision to Divorce at Least Once’ (hereinafter referred to as ‘Han Yi-gyeol’), which airs on the 20th, Jeong Dae-se and Myung Seo-hyun, who has been married for 11 years, returns from couple’s counseling due to a difficult in-law conflict and tries to restore their relationship When the story of Jeong Dae-se’s mother comes to- out, a dangerous situation arises where the two express their disappointment to each other.

Previously, Myeong Seo-hyun was upset after couples counseling and went to a friend to vent, then returned home late at night and fought with her husband. Right after that, Jeong Dae-se pressed, “I called you so many times, but you can’t even text me?” Myung Seo-hyun said, “I didn’t feel like talking yesterday, but you kept calling me. “Can you understand me, please?” he said. Myeong Seo-hyeon then says, “For 10 years, I’ve been holding my breath because I was worried about you, soccer player,” and finally sheds tears while she remembers her difficult time because she had to support herself in Japan.

However, Jeong Dae-se said, “It’s not just Seohyun who is having a hard time. “I also gave up a lot of things,” he said, revealing the regret he had been holding in for so long. Jeong Dae-se said, “Actually, I wanted to play more as a player , but I decided to quit because of the invisible pressure from you and my mother-in-law,” confusing Myeong Seo-hyun. Finally, Jeong Dae-se said, “The day I retired as a player, I couldn’t even call my mother. “My mother supported me while I played football for 30 years, but she didn’t. I can even tell her that I would have a retirement party,” she bursts into tears. Seeing Jeong Dae-se unable to stop crying out of regret for his mother, Myeong Seo-hyeon asked, “Who told you not to call (mother)? “You should have called me, right?” he said, feeling sorry. Nevertheless, Jeong Dae-se insists, “I couldn’t call you because I was worried about you,” and Myeong Seo-hyeon, angry at this, stood up from her seat.

MCs Kim Yong-man, Oh Yoon-ah, Yang So-young, and lawyer Noh Jong-eon, who watched the conversation between the two in the studio, were saddened by the ‘Dodori-pyo argument’, while they were divided. Jeong Dae-se and Myung Seo-hyun engaged in a heated debate. Lawyer Noh Jong-eon said, “Jeong Dae-se was in a situation where he had to choose between his wife and his mother (at his retirement event), but in the end, he chose to let his mother go over. I agree with Jeong Dae-se’s position, saying, “My mother has sacrificed for her children until now, so I asked her to sacrifice one more time. On the other hand, lawyer Yang So-young said, “I should have talked to my wife (about the retirement ceremony) in advance and given her a chance to choose (whether to attend her mother or not). He represents Myeong Seo-hyun’s situation by saying, “Why are you blaming your wife when you couldn’t tell her?”

The full story of Jeong Dae-se’s ‘player retirement party’, which caused an ‘off-site debate’ in the studio, and the couple’s true feelings about it can be seen in the 14th episode of ‘Decision’ Divorce at MBN anyway. once’, which airs at 10pm on the 20th.