The blackmail of striker Son Heung-min has received much attention from world football fans in recent days.
Accordingly, after the Tottenham club captain filed a complaint about being blackmailed, Gangnam Seoul police arrested a woman in her 20s and a man in his 40s for their involvement in the incident.
According to Yonhap (Korea), the woman over 20 years old is Son Heung-min's ex-girlfriend. In June 2024, this person approached the Tottenham captain, showed an ultrasound image and claimed that she was pregnant with the child of the striker born in 1992. Her ex-girlfriend demanded money in exchange for keeping quiet and received more than 300 million won (more than 2.5 billion VND).
Son Heung-min's side emphasized that agreeing to the above agreement is because they have no other choice as negative information can negatively affect the players and the team.
In March 2025, a man around 40 years old, believed to be the new boyfriend of a girl over 20 years old, continued to approach Son Heung-min, bringing up the pregnancy story and demanding to receive 70 million won (more than 1 billion VND).
However, this time, the 33-year-old striker filed a complaint with the police, claiming that he was blackmailed by a woman who was pretending to be pregnant. Korean media reported that police had searched the homes of the two blackmailed Son Heung-min and arrested them to clarify the incident.
Before the incident, Son Heung-min was not married even though he was over 30 years old. He once shared that he did not want to be noticed much about his private life but wanted to focus on his career before getting married.
In his career, the captain of the Korean national team has been rumored to be dating many times, especially with female entertainment stars from his hometown. However, he has not admitted to dating any girl despite many rumors and clear evidence.
In 2014, a photo of Son Heung-min holding hands with Minah (Girl's Day) at night was taken by the media. In a series of photos published by The Fact, the two went for a walk and enjoyed a date at a cafe together. However, the two responded to this information in opposite directions. Minah's company admitted that the couple was getting to know each other, while Son Heung-min denied it.
In November 2015, The Fact newspaper exclusively reported that Yoo So-young (After School group) was caught driving to Paju, where Son Heung-min was practicing and having a date together. Right after scoring in the second qualifying round of the 2018 World Cup with the Korean team, Son Heung-min celebrated with an S-shaped hand, making the public more confident about the above speculation.
Yoo So-young later admitted to dating Son Heung-min. However, the Korean striker once again denied it: " between us is just a close sisterhood."
In 2021, the Tottenham striker was once again rumored to be dating a girl group member, this time Blackpink's Jisoo. The rumor broke out when Jisoo attended the Tottenham striker's match in London. Coincidentally, Son Heung-min scored and made the heart turn to the audience.
Fans also discovered that the two were flying from France to Korea on the same day. However, very quickly after that, YG Entertainment - Jisoo's management company at that time confirmed that the rumors were unfounded.
