Ahn Moon Sook meets Roh Soh-yeong at charity bazaar

Actress Ahn Moon Sook crossed paths with Roh Soh-yeong, director of Art Center Nabi, at a charity bazaar. While it was not a pre-announced special encounter, the brief meeting between the two drew attention as Roh was seen inspecting, tasting, and ultimately purchasing the *kimchi* that Ahn had personally prepared.

On the 19th, a video titled “Meeting Director Roh Soh-yeong!” was released on the YouTube channel ‘Miss What About Ahn Moon Sook.’ The video captures Ahn attending the charity bazaar with her older sister to sell items she prepared herself.

Explaining her reason for participating in the event, Ahn said, “The heat has gone and it has become cool, which is nice, but another year is passing. In this kind of weather, many bazaars are held to help neighbors, so I submitted items I am making.” According to a report by Newsis News Agency, Ahn submitted and sold the *kimchi* she had prepared on this day.

As expected of Ahn, who has connected with the public as an actress for a long time, visitors recognized her at the scene and requested autographs. Unlike official events where celebrities are the main protagonists, this created a unique scene as she naturally met fans at a charity bazaar where ordinary citizens buy and sell goods.

The unexpected moment occurred when Director Roh visited Ahn's sales booth. Upon spotting Roh, Ahn greeted her warmly by shouting, “Salute!” and Roh personally inspected the *kimchi* Ahn was selling.

After tasting the *kimchi*, Roh proceeded to make an actual purchase. In the video, Ahn expressed her gratitude with the caption, “She looked so closely and even purchased it.” Rather than a grand publicity event, it was closer to an everyday scene where a seller and a buyer naturally met in the space of a bazaar.

The meeting between the two draws even more attention due to the background of why Roh has recently been in the public eye. Roh has been engaged in a long-running divorce and asset division lawsuit with SK Group Chairman Choi Tae Won, a process that has involved several rulings from the courts.

The divorce and asset division lawsuit began in 2017 with Choi's application for divorce mediation, and Roh filed a countersuit in 2019 demanding divorce and asset division. In the first instance in 2022, the asset division was determined to be 66.5 billion won, but in the second instance in 2024, the amount increased significantly to 1.3808 trillion won.

Subsequently, after the Supreme Court overturned the decision regarding the asset division in 2025, the case returned to the Seoul High Court. The remand trial determined in July that Choi must pay Roh 944 billion won, and the 2 billion won in alimony has already been finalized following the previous Supreme Court ruling.

The lawsuit is not yet completely concluded. Choi's side appealed to the Supreme Court in August, contesting the remand trial ruling, and on the 9th, they submitted a request to reduce the scope of the appeal, stating they would not contest 700 billion won of the 944 billion won and would only seek the Supreme Court's judgment on the remaining 244 billion won. Therefore, the asset division issue between Roh and Choi is expected to be handled again by the Supreme Court.

In a situation where the legal dispute surrounding Roh is still ongoing, the footage from the bazaar drew attention for showing her as an ordinary person living her life, quite different from her appearances in court or official settings. However, what is confirmed in this video is simply the fact that she visited Ahn's booth, tasted the *kimchi*, and purchased it; no separate friendship or relationship beyond this was mentioned.

For Ahn, this bazaar was more than just a simple sales event; it was an opportunity to share what she had. As the daily lives and social contribution activities of celebrities are naturally revealed through YouTube, it shows that the sphere of activity for stars, which was once centered on broadcasting, is now expanding to the sites of daily life, volunteering, and sharing.

In particular, the interest in this scene lies in the fact that the person known as a party to a massive legal dispute did not appear at the forefront, but was captured as an ordinary consumer tasting *kimchi* and buying goods. Ahn also recorded this brief moment of connection calmly, rather than turning it into an exaggerated incident.

Ultimately, the meeting between the two at the charity bazaar is closer to a small scene created by an unexpected connection rather than a major event. However, as the two figures familiar to the public were captured in one frame spending their day in entirely different ways in their respective positions, it created topical interest beyond a brief encounter.