'90 Day Fiance' star Jihoon: I was ashamed to see myself on the show, I learned a lot and need to work harder

90 Day Fiance star Jihoon Lee admits he felt ashamed about his behavior on 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way but has learned a lot about himself and how he can improve as a man and partner.


"Look like the show's finally over. I didn't watch the show, but I could check through DM. I think I learned a lot from marriage and divorce," Jihoon wrote.

"I was ashamed to see myself on the show. Nevertheless, I sincerely thank you for your support."

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"This show and divorce have been a turning point in my life. I feel like I need to work harder than this. Thank you so much for always supporting me."


Jihoon took to his Instagram Stories shortly after the Season 2 finale of 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way aired on Sunday to share with fans how he was feeling after Deavan Clegg was shown returning to the United States to receive some space from her husband.

Deavan and Jihoon were shown working on their marriage on Season 2 of 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way, and the finale featured the pair enjoying a traditional wedding in South Korea.

"I feel like I'm making the right decision right now, and that makes it all worth it," Deavan told the cameras. "Before Jihoon, I've never felt what it's like to be in love with someone, and I can truly say right now that I feel like I really love Jihoon."

But the couple's marriage began to crumble when they were forced to quarantine together in their small apartment with Deavan's two kids, Drascilla and Taeyang, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic earlier this year.

Deavan claimed Jihoon just played video games in his room all day and wasn't helping out with the kids.


"So, a lot of stuff has been happening. My marriage is kind of on the line. We've been fighting so much and so [many] differences have popped up that I see in both of us. I feel the only way to fix my marriage is to go back to America for one month," Deavan explained to the cameras.

"Being stuck in the apartment together has just been really difficult. I feel like I need to figure out how I really feel about him. I need time to reflect and think about all the things that have happened."

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Jihoon told Deavan that he was going to miss his family and she was running away from him, but Deavan insisted she was leaving to stop fighting and hopefully fix their marriage.

Deavan admittedly had mixed emotions about her decision, and she just hoped leaving South Korea wouldn't make her relationship worse. And Jihoon felt "empty and sad" after Deavan left, and he worried Deavan might never return to his home, which he said would be "worst case scenario."


Deavan revealed in August she had moved back to the United States after trying to move to South Korea for the second time.

Deavan claimed "disgusting things" happened off-camera between Jihoon, herself and her children and her estranged husband had done "the most vile thing possible" to make her want to leave South Korea.

Jihoon then confirmed he and Deavan split in August after one year of marriage, which was around the same time Deavan started hinting she was in a new relationship by posting photos of an unidentified man on Instagram with his face cropped out.

Deavan recently told 90 Day Fiance Instagrammer John Yates in an interview she and Jihoon Lee had faked many scenes of 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way, including their engagement that aired in Season 1, and the couple was practically already broken up by the time they started filming the spinoff's second season.

"I feel like we both internally just carried it out for the show," Deavan revealed of her relationship with Jihoon.


"I can't speak on him, but I feel like we both mentally felt that way. And I wish instead of pushing through for a show, we were just both honest in our hearts and didn't cause all of this drama to happen."

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Deavan insisted she holds herself accountable for that and she "never should have went to Korea."

"I should've stuck with the way I felt instead of filming the show because I needed the money. I should have just stayed home," Deavan said.

She added, "Jihoon and I both had been mentally out of love for a very long time, so that's also what helped us both move forward with future relationships."


Deavan and her new boyfriend, Korean-American actor Christopher "Topher" Park, went Instagram official in mid-September when Topher posted sexy photos with Deavan on social media, and Deavan has been gushing about her man ever since.

Deavan said during her interview she actually met Topher in the Los Angeles airport while she was still in a relationship with Jihoon but the pair's first interaction was casual and they didn't follow up on anything until Deavan became single again.

Deavan told John in her video interview that Topher is "so good" with Drascilla, her daughter from a previous relationship, and Taeyang, whom she shares with Jihoon.

After dating for a brief amount of time, Deavan and Topher moved in together.

Deavan told John that Jihoon has blocked her and her entire family on every account and they'll handle things in court at a later date but she's not withholding Taeyang from Jihoon.

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In addition, Deavan explained she's not even thinking about an engagement to Topher right now because she's "just trying to get divorced first."

Deavan confirmed in September on her Instagram Stories she had filed for divorce but Jihoon was dragging out the process by not signing the papers and cooperating.

Deavan has made her breakup a legal matter because she alleges Jihoon had abused her daughter Drascilla when they were together in South Korea.

Jihoon, however, has firmly denied ever abusing Drascilla, whom Deavan previously described as "a wild child."

Jihoon insisted on social media he was just trying to discipline Drascilla and act as a responsible co-parent.

Deavan and Jihoon will not be appearing on the Season 2 Tell-All of 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way, but Deavan revealed she will be creating her own documentary or Tell-All for release in December 2020 or January 2021.


"It's going to show who we really are," Deavan said, adding that it will feature Topher as well.

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