Ok So-ri

Quick Facts: Who was Ok So-ri?

Subject:

Ok So-ri

Known for:

South Korean actress known for her career milestones and public legal battles.

Born:

1968-12-23

Century / Era:

1968s Historical Era Archive

Verified Source:

2Day Chrono-Wiki & Primary Historical Archives

Origins & Early Life

Ok Bo-gyeong (Korean: 옥보경; born 23 December 1968), better known by the stage name Ok So-ri (옥소리), is a South Korean actress. Ok made her debut in a TV commercial in 1987. She appeared in the TV series Hero's Diary in 1994. In 2008, she was accused of adultery with an opera singer, and an Italian chef working at a Seoul luxury hotel. Her husband, Park Chul (박철), a radio talk show personality, sought the maximum sentence of two years' imprisonment, while the prosecutors were seeking 18 months.

Career & Major Achievements

Ok blamed her infidelity on a loveless marriage. She was sentenced, in December 2008, to eight months in prison by a suburban Seoul court, but avoided jail because the sentence was suspended for two years. In September 2008, a lower court had declared both partners jointly responsible for their divorce, and awarded custody of their eight-year-old daughter to Mr. Park. Ok had been trying to overturn a 1953 law that criminalises extramarital affairs and can send a person to jail for up to two years for adultery.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

For this purpose she brought a case before the Constitutional Court of Korea, which ruled against the actress and in handling the decision said that society would be harmed if it overturned the law, and that the "two-year jail term is not excessive when comparing it to responsibility." In 2015, South Korea's Constitutional Court overturned the law that made adultery a crime, which had been on the books since 1953. Ok married an Italian in 2011, and gave birth to a son and a daughter. The family lived in Taiwan, but Ok later divorced her second husband. Following their 2014 divorce, her Italian ex-husband received child custody rights and remarried in 2016.

Chronological Milestones & Life Events

1. 1953: 1953 Milestone — Ok had been trying to overturn a 1953 law that criminalises extramarital affairs and can send a person to jail for up to two years for adultery.
2. 1968 (1968-12-23): Birth of Ok So-ri — South Korean actress known for her career milestones and public legal battles.
3. 1987: 1987 Milestone — Ok made her debut in a TV commercial in 1987.
4. 1994: 1994 Milestone — She appeared in the TV series Hero's Diary in 1994.
5. 2008: 2008 Milestone — In 2008, she was accused of adultery with an opera singer, and an Italian chef working at a Seoul luxury hotel.
6. 2011: 2011 Milestone — Ok married an Italian in 2011, and gave birth to a son and a daughter.
7. 2014: 2014 Milestone — Following their 2014 divorce, her Italian ex-husband received child custody rights and remarried in 2016.
8. 2015: 2015 Milestone — " In 2015, South Korea's Constitutional Court overturned the law that made adultery a crime, which had been on the books since 1953.

Historical Fact-Check Quiz: Ok So-ri

True or False: “The law criminalizing adultery in South Korea was first enacted in 1953.”

Answer (TRUE ⭕): The Wikipedia extract confirms that the law making adultery a crime had been on the books since 1953.

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