Trot singer Sukhang pleads with married man's wife: 'Let me off just this once'

Trot singer Sukhang has lost a lawsuit over allegations of an affair with a married man identified as A, as the man's wife, referred to as B, released recordings of phone calls she had with the singer.

The two sides are again trading conflicting accounts, with B pushing back against Sukhang's claim that she too was a victim who had been deceived by A. B said she had repeatedly asked Sukhang to end the relationship with her husband.

Text messages and phone call transcripts exchanged between Sukhang and B were made public Friday on the YouTube channel "Respect Lee Jin-ho."

According to the footage, B called Sukhang directly in March last year, identified herself as A's wife and asked her to stop seeing him.

When the relationship continued, B contacted Sukhang again by text, demanding she "give my husband back." Sukhang reportedly replied, "Why do you keep doing this? Why would I give back someone I never had?" She added, "Please sort out your marital problems between the two of you. I ask you respectfully."

B said the relationship between Sukhang and A continued even after that exchange.

B's side also claims that A told her he had to accompany Sukhang to a performance on July 25 last year — his own birthday — and that he would therefore be unable to attend their child's birthday the following day.

A recording of Sukhang later appealing to B for forgiveness was also released.

On Oct. 19 last year, Sukhang called B directly and pleaded: "Didn't you let off the 'ten-pro' woman? Let me off just this once." She also said, "We're the same age — think of it as saving a friend," and "I'm really aggrieved. I'm a victim too, as a fellow woman." She added, "Please look at me with the heart of Buddha, just once," and "I don't want to be talked about like this by anyone."

During the same call, Sukhang reportedly said she had not properly known A was married and had no intention of harming his family. She also said she "broke things off immediately upon learning everything," reiterating her position that she had been deceived by A.

Sukhang reached out to B after B had already filed a lawsuit against her seeking damages.

Despite Sukhang's appeals that she was the victim, the court ruled otherwise.

The seventh civil division of the Seongnam Branch of Suwon District Court ruled on Sept. 17 that Sukhang must pay 30 million won ($22,100) in damages to B, who had sought 100 million won in the suit.

The court found that Sukhang had engaged in an affair with A, including dating him and living together, beginning in January 2025.

The court also rejected Sukhang's argument, saying there was no evidence to support the claim that A's marriage had already broken down at the time of the affair, or that A had deceived Sukhang into believing so.