U-KISS Eli's ex-wife Ji Yeonsoo got incredibly honest about the realities of single parenting on her Youtube channel.
In her video that was posted on the 29th, she sat down to talk about what it's really like trying to balance everything on your own.
While listening to their stories, she opened up about her own situation, revealing exactly how much child support she gets from her ex-husband, Eli (formerly of U-KISS):
"I receive 850,000 KRW (around $550) a month in child support (from Eli).The legal minimum child support amount is 640,000 KRW (around $413)."
Ji Yeonsoo pointed out how broken the system is, saying, "The cost of living keeps rising, but the child support standards haven't kept up with reality. It's nowhere near enough." She explained:
"Rather than relying solely on child support, it's more realistic for me to find part-time work."
To make ends meet, she revealed that she's been working part-time as a server at a Seollongtang (Ox bone soup) restaurant, and it's taken such a toll on her body that she's suffering from severe wrist pain.
On top of the physical pain, she explained that simply keeping a job as a single parent is incredibly hard, saying, "But when your child is young, the daycare can suddenly call because they're sick or have a fever, and you have to pick them up immediately. You can't take your child to work with you, so who would hire you easily? That's the reality for single mothers."
For a little bit of context, Ji Yeonsoo married Eli (who is 11 years younger than her) back in 2014. They had their son, Minsoo, in 2016, but ended up getting a divorce in 2020. The two actually appeared together later on TV Chosun 'We Got Divorced 2' to show what their relationship looked like post-divorce.
Meanwhile, Eli recently announced that he is getting remarried to a non-celebrity woman who he has been dating for about three years since December 2022.
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