Son Heung-Min on pregnancy press scandal, 2 suspects arrested

In a shocking turn of events, the South Korean football star and the captain of the national team, son Heung-Min, are victims of a alleged extent attempted extortion that affects false pregnancy claims. On May 17th, the authorities arrested two people who are accused of being blackmailed or trying to blackmail the footballer's large sums of money.

According to reports from Media Outlet MyDaily, the Seoul Central District Court has issued arrest warrants for a woman in the twenties, the surname Yang and a man in the forties.
There are concerns that you can destroy or try to flee. “ the court declared.

Yang, reports, the son's ex-girlfriend is accused of having sent a sonogram image to the son in June 2024 and claims that she was pregnant with his child. She supposedly threatened to uncover the messages unless he paid for her 300 million KRW (approx. $ 220,000). The son got pressure on. Later she signed a memorandum that promised that the alleged pregnancy did not disclose.

Yong, on the other hand, reported reported the son's representatives in March 2025 and tried to extract an additional 70 million KRW (approx. $ 50,000), even though this attempt was failed.

In the meantime, the Media Outlet MBN reports that the police confirmed that Yang was actually pregnant, an estimated 5 to 6 weeks in their term. However, it was not verified whether the child is a son of Heung-Min. The police are currently accompanying hospital files to assess the credibility of Yang's claims.

So far, the son's legal team has been establishing all the allegations and explains that the materials that Yang have sent “Clearly made” and insist that they were based on it “Lying without the basis in reality.”