As Lee Eun-woo (formerly known as Seo Min-jae), a participant in 'Heart Signal 3,' has been missing for two weeks, fans are expressing their concerns.
Seo announced her pregnancy on the 2nd through her social account by revealing an ultrasound photo. In this process, she raised questions by publicly disclosing the face of a man believed to be her boyfriend, along with his real name, school, and workplace.
Later, she posted an additional message and revealed a conversation with her boyfriend, Mr. A. Seo sent a message to Mr. A saying, "Please contact me. What are you going to do if you keep avoiding me? What if you just abandon me after I got pregnant so irresponsibly?" Mr. A replied, "Sister, I was also caught off guard and couldn't reply quickly. I'm feeling very sick, so I’ll contact you tomorrow. Let's talk together."
However, after that, there was no contact, and Seo pleaded, "Please let me know," "Until when are you going to keep avoiding me?" "Please save me," "Are you going to keep avoiding me?," "I’ll go home; come out for a moment," "I think I'll arrive at 2 p.m. Please come down for a moment," "Please at least answer my call." Seo tagged Mr. A's account in her post, but Mr. A drew the line by saying, "Please don’t come looking for me like this." Then, Seo even tagged a location that seemed to be Mr. A's residence.
Eventually, on the 4th, Seo requested help, saying, "I received a message from Mr. A and his family that they will sue me for stalking." He emphasized, "I have no money and no means to hire a lawyer. All I want is to discuss how to help after giving birth and raising the baby."
In the meantime, Mr. A has filed a lawsuit against Seo for violating the Stalking Punishment Act, the Information and Communications Network Act (defamation), confinement, and assault. The law firm Roel issued a statement saying, "Mr. A clearly states that he has not evaded responsibility after hearing from Lee Eun-woo about her pregnancy and has been in constant contact with her to discuss the future, informing his parents of all the facts. However, starting around April 29, Lee Eun-woo suddenly confronted him about things he didn't actually say, making dozens of calls, and on the 30th, she even went to Mr. A's address and honked the horn for about five minutes until he came down."
"Lee Eun-woo made Mr. A come to her address and confined him, also not hesitating to assault him. Ultimately, Mr. A concluded that legal action against Lee Eun-woo was unavoidable and said that he planned to hold her legally accountable. Moreover, various speculations and defamatory statements about Mr. A have been confirmed in the comments of Lee Eun-woo's Instagram posts and across multiple online platforms. He warned that they are considering taking separate action regarding this, and he is also requesting Lee Eun-woo to cease any unlawful activities against Mr. A."
In response, Seo stated, "A lawyer I got to know through a friend said they would help me. I will disclose my position later," emphasizing, "I will live properly, reflecting on my mistakes every day so that I won't be ashamed to my child." After that, the law office OEN, which represents Seo, released a statement claiming, "Mr. A developed a serious relationship with Lee Eun-woo, meeting under the premise of marriage starting around October 2024. However, when Lee Eun-woo got pregnant, Mr. A changed his attitude." They countered Mr. A's claim that he was confined by saying, "On that day, Lee Eun-woo left home alone to go to the hospital due to abdominal pain after being with Mr. A."
"What Lee Eun-woo wants is 'the father of the child' and 'communication' for this. Mr. A merely left vague remarks stating that he would take legal responsibility after birth but has not mentioned how he intends to take any responsibility. He has not responded to any communication and has blocked all contacts, which only increases Lee Eun-woo's anxiety," she pleaded.
Subsequently, in an exclusive interview with OSEN on the 15th of last month, Seo explained why she publicly disclosed Mr. A's personal information by stating, "I had no way. If I do nothing, there's no way to reach him, as he has blocked me." She added that on April 30, both sets of parents had a discussion, but Mr. A's parents said, "Even if you give birth, we won’t register the child," and after that, Mr. A stopped all communication on May 2 with the statement, "I won’t talk to you anymore, and I will take legal responsibility if the child is born."
"There is a basic economic responsibility, but I believe emotional responsibility is also necessary. I only asked for a means of communication to accompany me to the hospital or to check on the condition of the child; I've never demanded money or suggested that we get married," she explained. She added, "Claiming legal responsibility while saying he can't register the child doesn't make sense. I want to hear his position on that. I will report the feelings of victimization through police investigations, and I will talk again about the charges later. But isn’t this a separate issue? I want to resolve it amicably for the sake of the child."
However, not long after that, on the 19th, Seo posted a message titled "suicide note," saying, "Who is suffering mentally and physically? Is it the person who's pregnant and struggling alone? Or is it someone hiding and spending millions of won to hire a big law firm to sue the mother of the child for stalking? Seeing how my mother is also telling me not to contact them again to resolve this for the baby, it seems she is going to sue for stalking as well."
The issue is that Seo has not provided any updates since then. With over two weeks since her news has stopped, netizens have commented, "Who would die for whom? Please don’t think like that at all," "Are you doing well?" "Just anything would be good; I'm waiting for just a bit of news saying you’re doing okay," "Sister, what are you doing??? Please post something, whether you’re lying down or eating, anything; I’m worried."
[Photo] Seo Min-jae's social media
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