SEOUL -- They looked like the perfect couple at their wedding 35 years ago in the guest hall of Seoul's Blue House -- usually the venue for politicians entertaining foreign heads of state. Chey Tae-won, the nervous-looking groom, wore a black tuxedo and bow tie, which complemented the white dress of his beaming bride, Roh Soh-yeong.
The wife of the chairman of SK Group, which owns chipmaking giant SK Hynix, is going after half his stake in the company in an explosive divorce. © Illustration by Chuan Ming Ong
The Big Story
SK Group's divorce drama forces courts to weigh breaking up chaebol
South Korea's 'wedding of the century' allied her political dynasty with his family conglomerate. Now she wants her share.
Read Next
Latest on The Big Story
