Jeon Hyun-moo confesses obsession with ex-girlfriend: "Video calls wherever I go...I lost all my friends" [Internal Investigation]

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Broadcaster Jeon Hyun-moo opened up about the difficult times he endured due to his past lover's obsessive behavior.

The fifth episode of the MBN and SBS Plus variety program "I Met a Psychopath," which aired on the 9th, focused on the theme "Discovery of Love," shedding light on the psychological manipulation and gaslighting crimes committed by psychopaths hiding behind the name of love.

On this broadcast, testimony analyst Kim Mi-young, who has directly interviewed some of South Korea's most notorious violent crime suspects including Kang Ho-soon, Oh Won-chun, and Kim Gil-tae, appeared to analyze real criminal psychology.

In the first episode, "Proof of Love," a shocking story was revealed about a couple who fell in love after meeting at a CrossFit club. Sweet promises such as "kiss 10 times a day" and "fulfill any request" that began with excitement at their first meeting gradually turned into obsession and control over time.

The girlfriend severed her boyfriend's friendships with others, checked his location and activities every time he went out, and instilled guilt over even minor mistakes to psychologically dominate him. Eventually, the man became increasingly isolated and expressed self-blame, saying "I just need to do better," even in the face of horrific abuse and violence, evoking deep sympathy.

Watching the story unfold, Jeon Hyun-moo confessed, "I was that kind of man." He revealed, "I had to video call wherever I went, and even when meeting friends, I had to check in with them one by one. Eventually, I lost contact with my friends altogether. The most common phrase I heard after breaking up was 'Hyun-moo, welcome back.'"

Jeon Hyun-moo continued, "It doesn't start like that from the beginning. As rules are added one by one and you comply with them, suddenly it becomes like this." He recalled those days and firmly concluded, "Speaking as someone who has experienced this, this is not love."

The shock did not end there. The muscular man's weight dropped to 55 kg under continuous physical assault and psychological domination, and he ultimately lost his life. Baseball bats, iron curtain rods, scissors, and other items were found at the scene, adding to the horror. Notably, the girlfriend attempted to disguise her boyfriend's death as a result of unique sexual preferences, but her malicious actions were exposed through records left by her boyfriend.

Testimony analyst Kim Mi-young explained, "Gaslighting is a psychological manipulation strategy that prevents the victim from trusting their own judgment and ultimately makes them dependent on the perpetrator." She added that feelings of guilt and fear of relationship cutoff drive victims deeper into control.

At the end of the broadcast, the cast shared bittersweet reflections, stating, "It seems like the most despicable and cruel crime is exploiting the emotion of love."

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