Ko Ji-yong, experiencing 'shock' and in conflict with Heo Yang-im... "He cares about my health♥" [Star Issue]

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Ko Ji-yong, formerly of the group Sechs Kies, shared updates on his daily life after revealing issues such as visitation rights following his divorce from ex-wife Heo Yang-im.

On the 22nd, Ko Ji-yong posted a photo on his SNS with the caption: "My younger couple who take care of my health and appearance♥."

In the photo, Ko Ji-yong was seen smiling brightly while putting his arm around what appeared to be friends.

Netizens commented, "Take good care of your health," and "This is such a lovely and warm photo."

Ko Ji-yong married Heo Yang-im in 2013 and welcomed their son Seung-jae the following year. The Ko family later gained widespread affection by appearing on KBS 2TV's parenting variety show "The Return of Superman." However, Ko Ji-yong and Heo Yang-im finalized their mutual divorce in April 2024 and recently announced the separation.

Ko Ji-yong and his ex-wife Heo Yang-im are currently engaged in a dispute over post-divorce visitation rights for their child. According to his agency, Mountain Movement Story, Ko filed an emergency injunction application with Seoul Family Court on the 16th, requesting that Heo Yang-im be ordered to stop obstructing his visitation rights and prohibiting her from posting photos or videos of their son. Through his agency, Ko stated: "On May 9th after our divorce, I was rushed to the hospital in a critical condition (severe hemorrhage, convulsions, shock, etc.), and I had to prepare for death. Even during our marriage, my illness worsened, but we reached amicable agreements. For about two years, I was hospitalized multiple times, fighting alone while oscillating between life and death." He added: "Yet, she forced child support payments, filed a provisional attachment application to seize my bank accounts and insurance policies, and sent formal notices demanding compliance, yet received no response."

Furthermore, Ko noted that he has already been paying regular child support. "Despite warnings about her refusal to allow access to the child and violations of the Child Protection Act, she ignored them and even used the child for hospital promotion, which I could no longer tolerate," he said. He continued: "I have endured many unspeakable things regarding my ex-wife. Although I sent two formal responses requesting that unpaid child support be paid in installments, she filed an emergency injunction application on September 5th, 2026, and initiated a lawsuit for visitation rights adjudication. I can no longer ignore this. It is unbearable that someone striving to recover their health and return to society as a working individual faces refusal of communication and legal action."

On the 17th, Heo Yang-im stated via her SNS: "There was no separate agreement regarding regular visitation at the time of our divorce." She added: "Recently, Ko Ji-yong claimed that I am unreasonably restricting my visitation rights over Seung-jae. In response, I have already filed a petition for visitation adjudication with the court. I plan to conduct visitation diligently in accordance with the court's future decision." It was reported that through this request, Heo Yang-im sought to negotiate specific dates and locations to arrange monthly visitations once.

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