Kim Keon Hee

Former First Lady of South Korea (wife of Yoon Suk Yeol) South Korea

Center-right

The scandal that ate a presidency: Dior pouch on hidden camera, stock probes, Unification Church gifts — and a "quietly as a wife" promise that never stuck.

Community poll — liberal or conservative?

Liberal 411 (24%)(76%) 1330 Conservative

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Most recent, with sources

2026-01-28Action
Seoul Central District Court sentenced her to one year and eight months in prison for accepting Unification Church bribes; cleared her of stock-price manipulation and Political Funds Act charges in that trial.

2025-08-12Action

Arrested on charges of stock manipulation (Deutsch Motors), election meddling, and bribery (luxury gifts from the Unification Church); she and Yoon became the first former presidential couple detained simultaneously. She had apologized as "a nobody" who caused concern while denying the charges.

Source: Yonhap News Agency ↗

2024-05-09Action

President Yoon publicly apologized for his wife's "unwise conduct" over the Dior bag allegations: "I apologize for causing concern to the people with the unwise conduct of my wife."

Source: Yonhap News Agency ↗