Korean football star Son Heung Min is going through a period of close public scrutiny, after the incident of him being blackmailed by his ex-girlfriend broke out in recent days.
Son Heung Min has filed a complaint with the police, accusing his ex-girlfriend (they Yang, over 20 years old) and a man (they Yong, over 40 years old) of using information that Yang is pregnant to blackmail hundreds of millions of won.
According to Koreaboo, in the midst of Son Heung Min's controversial private life, a video of the male player accompanying singer Jung Joon Young - who was sentenced to 5 years in prison for a sex-related crime in the notorious " burning Sun" scandal - reappeared.
The video was shared on the online community Theqoo, attracting more than 50,000 views and hundreds of comments.
In the video, Son Heung Min and Jung Joon Young take turns recording each other while performing a fun dance, while walking together on the street.
Based on their reaction in the video, netizens believe that these two celebrities may have been good and very close friends. This caused Son Heung Min to receive many negative comments, because Jung Joon Young was a sex offender in the shocking " burning Sun" scandal.
In 2019, Jung Joon Young and former FT Island singer Choi Jong Hoon were investigated for participating in a gang rap in Hongcheon, Gangwon-do and Daegu (Korea) in January and March 2016.
After that, Jung Joon Young also released an illegal porn video of women in the KakaoTalk group conversation with the participation of a number of celebrities, including Seungri.
For the above crimes, Jung Joon Young was sentenced to 5 years in prison in September 2020.
Meanwhile, on May 17, two individuals accused of trying to blackmail Son Heung Min appeared in court.
Yang and Son Heung Min had dated before. In June 2024, Yang sent Son Heung Min ultrasound photos and blackmailed the player for more than 300 million won.
She threatened to publish evidence of being pregnant with a child believed to be Son Heung Min if he did not give the money. After receiving the money, Yang signed a written agreement, promising not to disclose public information.
However, Yang's acquaintance, Yong, later approached Son Heung Min's representative in March 2024, threatening to reveal Yang's pregnancy to the media and demanding an additional 70 million won.
This time, Son Heung Min's side did not accept and filed a complaint with the police.
Police confirmed that Yang was indeed pregnant, by checking the woman's hospital records. But it is still unclear whether the child is Son Heung Min's child.
