The parents of singer Go Woo-rim, the bridegroom of the ‘figure skating queen’ Kim Yuna, directly confided behind their son’s marriage.
On the 23rd, ‘Women’s Chosun’ released an exclusive interview with Kim Yuna’s prospective mother-in-law. According to the media, Go Woo-rim’s father, Pastor Ko Kyung-soo, told reporters, “I have no words to say. My son was so new,” he said, expressing displeasure.
Go Woo-rim’s mother said, “After the marriage article came out, a lot of reporters came to me, so I didn’t go to church for a while, but I came here because I thought it would be quiet. We have nothing to say. After the marriage announcement, my son was very hurt.”
In an interview, Go Woo-rim’s mother said, “Originally, we were going to announce it on August 3, but the article came out a week ago. So I hurriedly made it public. I am very grateful that the children have not come up with any bad stories after three years of seeing each other. In fact, I know a lot of people around me, so if the rumors came out, it would have spread quickly, but fortunately, the timing was good, so I’m just thankful in many ways.”
He continued, “There are so many fans who love Yuna, so I was worried about hearing bad news after the news of the marriage was announced. But after it became known like this, everyone greeted me to congratulate me and I’m glad that there are no malicious comments.”
Regarding the meeting, he said, “I haven’t had a meeting yet. I went to Yuna’s ice show (Kim’s parents) and saw only her face for a moment. She couldn’t meet or meet her family. You two are so busy. Now that the date is slowly approaching, we need to have a meeting. The two children also set the wedding date,” she explained. When asked if she was unhappy that the wedding date was set without consulting her parents, she said, “My son was not at all sad because he was a child that he took care of himself.”
He continued, “They say they don’t have a date (to choose) because they are so busy. They said that there was only time (October 22). Originally, I was going to do it in the spring, but the date didn’t come out, so I did it that day. I only kept her mother’s place, but her son took care of everything on his own. So the wedding date was decided by the children themselves. Aren’t you sad? Our child is a child who has never upset his parents since he was born. I have always felt happy because of that child. It was his son’s choice, so of course I believed it.”
Go Woo-rim’s parents said that their son has the image of the youngest son of a wealthy family, but he never raised him comfortably, saying, “The church is also rented. There is no house in our name. There are rumors on YouTube that say that Yuna bought a house like a palace, but it’s not really true.”
He continued, “I was going to buy a house before the children’s wedding, but I ran out of time. If I ever buy a house after getting married, I’m afraid I’ll hear such a thing, so I just try to live the way I am. The church also spends all of its donations exclusively for the church and has never added it to growing the church. For example, if you say you need some money for an event, you don’t get any more than that amount,” he said.
His father, Pastor Koh, also said, “The child was very upset because stories that were not true were published on YouTube as if they were real. It really hurts because the child is upset. Because I am a father, I have to protect my son.”
On the other hand, Kim Yu-na is planning to marry Go Woo-rim, a member of the crossover group Forestella, on October 22. The two met for the first time during the 2018 All That Skate Ice Show celebration stage and dated for three years.
Song Chi-hoon, staff reporter at Donga.com sch53@donga.com