{"id":17400,"date":"2026-07-26T03:30:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T22:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17400"},"modified":"2026-07-26T03:30:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T22:30:40","slug":"billionaire-who-left-his-wife-for-a-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-her-insane-amount-in-the-divorce-of-the-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17400","title":{"rendered":"Billionaire Who Left His Wife For A Younger Woman Ordered To Pay Her Insane Amount In The &#8216;Divorce Of The Century&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><b>South Korean billionaire Chey Tae-won<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has been ordered to pay his<\/span><b> ex-wife Roh Soh-yeong <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">around <\/span><b>$645 million <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">after one of the country\u2019s longest and most closely watched<\/span><b> divorce <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">battles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ruling comes after years of legal fights over <\/span><b>Chey\u2019s affair<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, his child with another woman, and the fortune he built through the SK business empire.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-highlights\"><span class=\"h2\">Highlights<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"bullet-wrapper\"><i class=\"bullet\"\/><\/span><span>Billionaire Chey Tae-won was ordered to pay ex-wife Roh Soh-yeong approximately $645 million in one of South Korea\u2019s biggest divorce rulings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"bullet-wrapper\"><i class=\"bullet\"\/><\/span><span>The case centered on Chey\u2019s affair, disputed business assets, and claims about Roh\u2019s family\u2019s role in building the SK business empire.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"bullet-wrapper\"><i class=\"bullet\"\/><\/span><span>The high-profile ruling sparked fierce online debate over infidelity, wealth division, and fairness in divorce settlements.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roh had asked the court for <\/span><b>nearly $1 billion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, arguing she deserved half of his wealth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The decision has sparked heated <\/span><b>debate <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">online, with one person writing, \u201c<\/span><b>Team wife here<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">! She should bleed him dry. Cheaters deserve to be punished and shamed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>A South Korean billionaire publicly admitted he had fallen in love with another woman<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"roh-soh-yeong-2\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-divorce\/?image_id=roh-soh-yeong-2.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Billionaire Who Left His Wife For A Younger Woman Ordered To Pay Her Insane Amount In The 'Divorce Of The Century'\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-divorce\/?media_id=roh-soh-yeong-2\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/roh-soh-yeong-2.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10969963\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/roh-soh-yeong-2.jpg\" alt=\"Billionaire Who Left His Wife For A Younger Woman Ordered To Pay Her Insane Amount In The 'Divorce Of The Century'\" width=\"700\" height=\"562\" title=\"Billionaire Who Left His Wife For A Younger Woman Ordered To Pay Her Insane Amount In The 'Divorce Of The Century'\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Aij7z5wGDeo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">YTN<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The case dates back to 2015, when Chey shocked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/interesting-south-korea\/\" class=\" staff-link\">South Korea<\/a> by publishing a three-page newspaper letter about his marriage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the letter, he said he wanted what he called a \u201cclean end\u201d to his 27-year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/toxic-mil-ruining-marriage\/\" class=\" staff-link\">marriage<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He also revealed that he had fallen in love with another woman and had fathered a child with her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-in-divorce-6a651a0a24abb__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-divorce\/?image_id=billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-in-divorce-6a651a0a24abb__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Billionaire Who Left His Wife For A Younger Woman Ordered To Pay Her Insane Amount In The 'Divorce Of The Century'\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-divorce\/?media_id=billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-in-divorce-6a651a0a24abb__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-in-divorce-6a651a0a24abb__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-in-divorce-6a651a0a24abb__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\" alt=\"Billionaire Who Left His Wife For A Younger Woman Ordered To Pay Her Insane Amount In The 'Divorce Of The Century'\" title=\"Billionaire Who Left His Wife For A Younger Woman Ordered To Pay Her Insane Amount In The 'Divorce Of The Century'\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/news-photo\/chey-tae-won-chairman-of-the-korea-chamber-of-commerce-and-news-photo\/2240738417\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chris Jung\/NurPhoto\/Getty Images<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His public <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-anonymous-confessions\/\" class=\" staff-link\">confession<\/a> ended what had once been known as South Korea\u2019s \u201cmarriage of the century.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chey and Roh married in 1988 at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/wholesome-world-leaders-photos\/\" class=\" staff-link\">presidential<\/a> Blue House, shortly after Roh\u2019s father, former South Korean President Roh Tae-woo, took office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At first, Roh refused to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/strangest-reasons-divorce\/\" class=\" staff-link\">divorce<\/a> him because she wanted to keep the family together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Years later, she changed her position and began fighting for a large share of his fortune.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Roh wanted half of his fortune, but the court awarded less<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-in-divorce-6a651a0bad895__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-divorce\/?image_id=billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-in-divorce-6a651a0bad895__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Billionaire Who Left His Wife For A Younger Woman Ordered To Pay Her Insane Amount In The 'Divorce Of The Century'\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-divorce\/?media_id=billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-in-divorce-6a651a0bad895__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-in-divorce-6a651a0bad895__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-in-divorce-6a651a0bad895__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\" alt=\"Billionaire Who Left His Wife For A Younger Woman Ordered To Pay Her Insane Amount In The 'Divorce Of The Century'\" title=\"Billionaire Who Left His Wife For A Younger Woman Ordered To Pay Her Insane Amount In The 'Divorce Of The Century'\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/news-photo\/chloe-kim-and-chey-tae-won-attend-the-one-planet-building-news-photo\/1735954412\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Pierre Suu\/Getty Images<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roh argued that the court should calculate Chey\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/growing-up-rich-bubble-experience\/\" class=\" staff-link\">wealth<\/a> using its current value after the huge rise in SK Group\u2019s business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She asked for almost $1 billion, saying she was entitled to half of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/cool-collections-pics\/\" class=\" staff-link\">assets<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On July 24, the appeals court instead awarded her about $645 million in cash.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The judges calculated Chey\u2019s wealth using an earlier valuation, before shares of SK Hynix soared during the recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/stupid-ai-screenshots\/\" class=\" staff-link\">artificial intelligence<\/a> boom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chey\u2019s lawyers said they are reviewing the ruling and have not ruled out another appeal to South Korea\u2019s Supreme Court.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>As the case continued, the courtroom battle expanded beyond the affair itself<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-in-divorce-6a651a066520d__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-divorce\/?image_id=billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-in-divorce-6a651a066520d__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Billionaire Who Left His Wife For A Younger Woman Ordered To Pay Her Insane Amount In The 'Divorce Of The Century'\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-divorce\/?media_id=billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-in-divorce-6a651a066520d__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-in-divorce-6a651a066520d__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-in-divorce-6a651a066520d__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\" alt=\"Billionaire Who Left His Wife For A Younger Woman Ordered To Pay Her Insane Amount In The 'Divorce Of The Century'\" title=\"Billionaire Who Left His Wife For A Younger Woman Ordered To Pay Her Insane Amount In The 'Divorce Of The Century'\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/news-photo\/group-chairman-chey-tae-won-delivers-a-keynote-speech-on-news-photo\/2244268286\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hwawon Ceci Lee\/Anadolu\/Getty Images<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roh\u2019s legal team argued that her family played an important role in helping the SK <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/unethical-illegal-business-tricks\/\" class=\" staff-link\">business<\/a> grow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her lawyers presented a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/perfect-handwriting-lettering-calligraphy\/\" class=\" staff-link\">handwritten<\/a> note that reportedly listed \u201cSunkyong,\u201d the former name of SK Group, alongside 30 billion won.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They claimed the note supported their argument that Roh\u2019s father secretly provided money that helped Chey\u2019s family expand the company.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-in-divorce-6a651a084be9a__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-divorce\/?image_id=billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-in-divorce-6a651a084be9a__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Billionaire Who Left His Wife For A Younger Woman Ordered To Pay Her Insane Amount In The 'Divorce Of The Century'\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-divorce\/?media_id=billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-in-divorce-6a651a084be9a__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-in-divorce-6a651a084be9a__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-in-divorce-6a651a084be9a__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" alt=\"Billionaire Who Left His Wife For A Younger Woman Ordered To Pay Her Insane Amount In The 'Divorce Of The Century'\" title=\"Billionaire Who Left His Wife For A Younger Woman Ordered To Pay Her Insane Amount In The 'Divorce Of The Century'\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQ6OHaXJd78\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">papatonybear\/Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chey\u2019s legal team denied those claims and said SK never received the alleged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/frugal-living-waste-less-gain-more\/\" class=\" staff-link\">funds<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dispute became even more valuable after SK Hynix, one of the group\u2019s biggest companies, became a major supplier of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/forgetful-people-fails-pics\/\" class=\" staff-link\">memory chips<\/a> used in Nvidia\u2019s artificial intelligence systems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As demand for AI technology increased, Chey\u2019s fortune also grew significantly.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Roh also won a separate case against Chey\u2019s longtime partner<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-in-divorce-6a651a0f14fe4__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-divorce\/?image_id=billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-in-divorce-6a651a0f14fe4__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Billionaire Who Left His Wife For A Younger Woman Ordered To Pay Her Insane Amount In The 'Divorce Of The Century'\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-divorce\/?media_id=billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-in-divorce-6a651a0f14fe4__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-in-divorce-6a651a0f14fe4__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-in-divorce-6a651a0f14fe4__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\" alt=\"Billionaire Who Left His Wife For A Younger Woman Ordered To Pay Her Insane Amount In The 'Divorce Of The Century'\" title=\"Billionaire Who Left His Wife For A Younger Woman Ordered To Pay Her Insane Amount In The 'Divorce Of The Century'\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Roh_Soh-yeong_at_the_Creative_Commons_Global_Summit_on_15_October_2015.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CCKorea<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The affair remained a major issue throughout the divorce.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chey\u2019s longtime partner is Kim Hee-young, also known as Chloe Kim, according to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Wall Street Journal.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/relationships\/\" class=\" staff-link\">relationship<\/a> became public, Roh filed a separate lawsuit against Kim.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The court later ordered Chey and Kim to pay Roh about $1.5 million in damages jointly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Judges found that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/girlfriend-cheating-stories\/\" class=\" staff-link\">affair<\/a> and the child born outside the marriage contributed to the breakdown of the couple\u2019s relationship and caused Roh emotional harm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kim and Chey have continued their relationship and have appeared together at public events through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/hey-pandas-if-you-could-create-a-charity-to-serve-the-world-what-would-that-charity-do\/\" class=\" staff-link\">charitable<\/a> foundation they established.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Chey and Roh\u2019s case became known as South Korea\u2019s \u201cdivorce of the century\u201d<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-in-divorce-6a651a0d5d81f__700\" 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16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-in-divorce-6a651a0d5d81f__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" alt=\"Billionaire Who Left His Wife For A Younger Woman Ordered To Pay Her Insane Amount In The 'Divorce Of The Century'\" title=\"Billionaire Who Left His Wife For A Younger Woman Ordered To Pay Her Insane Amount In The 'Divorce Of The Century'\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DX-tBR2DeWD\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">chloe_tnc_\/Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The divorce attracted nationwide attention because it involved one of South Korea\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/how-your-friend-got-rich\/\" class=\" staff-link\">richest<\/a> business people and the daughter of a former president.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also raised questions about family wealth, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/unethical-illegal-business-tricks\/\" class=\" staff-link\">business<\/a> ownership, and how assets should be divided after a marriage ends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the proceedings, Roh shared that she had begun packing up the family home where she had lived for 37 years and raised the couple\u2019s three children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She also posted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/greatest-history-photos\/\" class=\" staff-link\">photographs<\/a> of her wedding dress and an old poster made by their children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One message on the poster read, \u201cTrue love.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The image became a symbol of how much their relationship had changed over the years.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Moreover, the recent ruling quickly divided opinion online<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"chey-tae-won-1\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-divorce\/?image_id=chey-tae-won-1.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Billionaire Who Left His Wife For A Younger Woman Ordered To Pay Her Insane Amount In The 'Divorce Of The Century'\" 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width=\"700\" height=\"559\" title=\"Billionaire Who Left His Wife For A Younger Woman Ordered To Pay Her Insane Amount In The 'Divorce Of The Century'\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Aij7z5wGDeo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">YTN<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some believed Roh deserved even more. \u201cShe should have gotten the full 1 billion,\u201d wrote one person, while another person added, \u201cIt\u2019s also important to note that he wouldn\u2019t be this successful if it weren\u2019t for his ex-wife\u2019s money and family <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ways-people-got-back-at-influencers\/\" class=\" staff-link\">influence<\/a>. She deserves every penny. None of his kids are siding with him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One commenter added, \u201cWhen he was in jail, she grew the company. All <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/interesting-south-korea\/\" class=\" staff-link\">Koreans<\/a> know his company became a huge bc of her father, who was the president.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Others argued that Chey\u2019s affair justified the payout. \u201cValid! Anyone who cheats should have to pay for it in the divorce.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-in-divorce-6a651a12b6d07__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-divorce\/?image_id=billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-in-divorce-6a651a12b6d07__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Billionaire Who Left His Wife For A Younger Woman Ordered To Pay Her Insane Amount In The 'Divorce Of The Century'\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-divorce\/?media_id=billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-in-divorce-6a651a12b6d07__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-in-divorce-6a651a12b6d07__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/billionaire-left-wife-for-younger-woman-ordered-to-pay-645m-dollars-in-divorce-6a651a12b6d07__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\" alt=\"Billionaire Who Left His Wife For A Younger Woman Ordered To Pay Her Insane Amount In The 'Divorce Of The Century'\" title=\"Billionaire Who Left His Wife For A Younger Woman Ordered To Pay Her Insane Amount In The 'Divorce Of The Century'\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10160940004507436&amp;set=pb.635147435.-2207520000&amp;type=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\ub178\uc18c\uc601\/Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another wrote, \u201cGet that money. I think that divorces should be fair and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/sharing-costs-equitably-splitting-bills\/\" class=\" staff-link\">equitable<\/a>, but if your husband wants to humiliate you by destroying a marriage through infidelity, you get to clean out his bank account.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some saw the situation differently. \u201cDude shouldn\u2019t even pay a dime. This is utter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/random-nonsense-animal-images\/\" class=\" staff-link\">nonsense<\/a>,\u201d wrote one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Others joked that the years-long legal battle sounded like a television drama.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cK-drama scenes unfolding n I smell a new series!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>\u201cLucky wife, take a money and enjoy your life,\u201d wrote one user<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n<div id=\"postPoll-10969942\" class=\"post-poll poll-wrapper single-post\" data-poll-viewed=\"false\" data-post-id=\"10969942\" data-main-post-id=\"\" data-poll-id=\"28941\"> <input class=\"post-10969942-poll-value\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"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\"\/> <\/p>\n<div data-bind=\"if: isInitialised()\">\n<div data-bind=\"if: !isLoading() &amp;&amp; isShowingResults\">\n<div class=\"poll-content\">\n<h3 class=\"answered-content-title\">Thanks! 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