Junghee Yoon’s position statement announced
“It is true that you posted the petition, the fact that Yoon Jeong-hee neglected”
Earlier, Paik’s side refutes “false” to these claims
Actor Yoon Jeong-hee / Photo = Yonhap News
The younger siblings of actor Yoon Jeong-hee (77, real name Son Mi-ja) suffering from Alzheimer’s dementia said that they had posted a petition from the Blue House that stated that Yoon Jeong-hee was neglected in France. At the same time, he repeatedly claimed that it was true that Jung-hee Yoon was neglected.
Yoon Jeong-hee’s brothers and sisters issued a statement on the 9th and acknowledged that they had posted on the Cheong Wa Dae petition bulletin board and said, “I am sorry for socializing my family affairs.”
They said to Yoon Jeong-hee’s husband, pianist Paik Kun-woo, “We have a distance that we cannot understand in common sense about the wife and wife for the past two years. I was staying in Seoul when I was awarded the Mother-in-law Award in January 2019, and even though Yoon Jeong-hee made a lot of phone calls. “I didn’t receive it, and I didn’t even show up in Yeouido,” he said. “In April, my daughter took Yoon Jeong-hee to France and left it to a nursing institution for five months. I found a villa next to my daughter’s house, and I have been separated from it.”
He added, “Paek Kun-woo rarely visits or sees his wife Yoon Jeong-hee. It is about 25 minutes by car and 21 minutes by train from the house where he lived to the villa where Yoon Jeong-hee resides.”
Regarding some speculation that there is a dispute over property, “the domestic property in the name of Yoon Jeong-hee was two Yeouido demonstration apartments (36 pyeong and 24 pyeong) built in 1971, and were purchased in 1989 and 1999 respectively, and the others are deposit assets. In fact, the right to manage the disposal of all property lies with Paik Kun-woo, and his daughter, Paik Jin-hee, who is a legal guardian, and the brothers and sisters have no authority. I just hope that Jung-hee Yoon’s property will be faithfully managed for Jeong-hee Yoon.”
Finally, they emphasized, “The brothers and sisters are hoping that Jung-hee Yoon will return to Korea and receive warm care in Korea, and have asked the father and daughter Paik Kun-woo. If allowed, the brothers and sisters have sincere will and tactics to take care of them.”
Actor Junghee Yoon / Photo = Still cut of the movie’Poetry’
Yoon Jung-hee’s brothers and sisters posted on the Blue House National Petition Bulletin on the 5th that Yun Jung-hee was neglected in France and continued to fight dementia alone.
Paik’s side completely refuted the claim. Yoon Jeong-hee is living right next door to her daughter’s apartment in the warm care of a caregiver. Paik Kun-woo’s agency Binche-ro said, “We have confirmed that false facts are being circulated about Paik Kun-woo and his daughter, Paik Jin-hee, through the Blue House national petition and online community. The contents are false and unfounded.”
Earlier, Yoon Jung-hee’s three younger brothers started a lawsuit for guardians in the Paris District Court in France after Yoon Jung-hee moved to France in 2019, and they lost last year.
Paik’s side mentioned this and said, “All limited phone calls and appointments were decided under the judgment of the court.”
◆ The following is the full text of the position of the Yoon Jeong-hee brothers and sisters
1. The Cheong Wa Dae petition was made by brothers and sisters. Sorry for socializing family affairs.
2. For the past two years, Paik Kun-woo has kept a distance that cannot be understood from common sense about his wife and wife.
2-1. When Paik Geon-woo was awarded the mother-in-law in January 2019, he was staying in Seoul, and even though Yoon Jeong-hee made a lot of phone calls, he did not answer, and he did not appear in Yeouido.
2-2. Since then, Paik has rarely visited or even seen his wife, Yoon Jeong-hee. It is about 25 minutes by car and 21 minutes by train from the Vincennes house where we lived to the Lognes Villa where Jung Hee Yoon currently resides.
3. The brothers and sisters continue to experience extremely uncomfortable and unpleasant affairs in meeting and talking with Yoon Jeong-hee due to the limitations of Paik Kun-woo and Paik Jin-hee’s women’s non-cooperation and interference.
4. What was going on in the French court was that the brothers and sisters took part in the lawsuit as interested parties because their daughter Baek Jin-hee was secretly omitting Yoon Jeong-hee’s court attendance and was proceeding with the application for incompetence and guardianship for Yoon Jeong-hee. The emphasis was on insisting that my nieces were inadequate to become guardians, and it was not a lawsuit in which the siblings themselves were trying to become guardians.
4-1. As a husband, Geon-woo Paik can of course become a guardian first, but he did not apply for a guardian, and presented a daughter. Although Paik is not a guardian, it is believed that he has given up his heart to protect his wife Yoon Jeong-hee as a husband.
4-2.The reason brothers and sisters don’t like their nieces is that she, born in France, acquired French nationality, grew up in France, had a long discord with her parents, and lost contact with her for 10 years. This is because we are living in a family life, so we cannot get rid of some anxiety.
4-3. For her life, please ask Paik Kun-woo and Paik Jin-hee.
5. Some say it is a property fight. The domestic property in the name of Jeong-hee Yoon is Yeouido’s two demonstration apartments (36 pyeong, 24 pyeong) built in 1971, which were purchased in 1989 and 1999, and are other deposit assets. In fact, the right to manage the disposal of all property lies with Paik Kun-woo and his daughter, Paik Jin-hee, who is a legal guardian, and the brothers and sisters have no authority. I only hope that Junghee Yoon’s property will be faithfully managed for Junghee Yoon.
6. The brothers and sisters are hoping that Jeong-hee Yoon will return to Korea and receive warm care in Korea, and have requested the father and daughter of Paik Kun-woo. If allowed, the brothers and sisters have sincere will and tactics to care for them. We are looking forward to accepting some of the proposals and requests from our brothers and sisters.
7. The Blue House, Ministry of Culture, and Filmmakers’ Association, please take a close look at Yoon Jung-hee’s recent situation and help her live the most peaceful, rewarding and beautiful life even after her retirement. 8. The brothers and sisters appointed a lawyer Park Yeon-cheol as their legal representative. I am grateful that many people pay a lot of attention to Junghee Yoon, whether they are the same or not.
8-1. We are also listening carefully to statements and testimonies that differ from those that our brothers and sisters grasp and claim. This is because it allows us to gauge the ability of Junghee Yoon’s willingness and behavior.
9. Telephone interviews regarding Junghee Yoon will be conducted through a legal representative, but we will open all media outlets and respond with sincerity. Face-to-face interviews are considered individually to a minimum according to the quarantine rules.
10. This statement will be forwarded to all possible media outlets. Thank you.
Kim Soo-young, Hankyung.com reporter [email protected]
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