Spurs forward and South Korea national football team captain Son Heung-Min is currently embroiled in a blackmail case with his ex-girlfriend, find out more about it below
Korean media outlet Dispatch uncovered shocking new details about the case, which involves Son’s ex-girlfriend, a convicted extortionist, and a self-proclaimed shaman.
Who is Ms Yang, ex-girlfriend of footballer Son Heung-Min who extorted money from him to terminate pregnancy
🚨🤯 Son Heung-min has filed a POLICE COMPLAINT against two individuals for blackmail ‼️
Son is said to have claimed that the two falsely told him the woman was pregnant in an attempt to extort at least several hundred million won from him in June last year.@YonhapNews pic.twitter.com/ojNFOoJyKe
— Spurs Army (@SpursArmyTweets) May 14, 2025
🚨 Heung-min Son has been the victim of a BLACKMAIL attempt. 🇰🇷😳
Two individuals tried to extort money from him, with one of them claiming to be pregnant with his child.
They threatened him, and attempted to blackmail him by threatening to spread false information about him.… pic.twitter.com/ToCuxn94Wl
— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) May 16, 2025
The incident initially appeared to be a personal dispute but it has since quickly spiraled into a calculated attempt to extort the football star.
Son Heung Min blackmail case
The whole situation started with Son’s brief relationship with a 29-year-old freelance model whose name has been withheld. After learning that she was pregnant in June 2024, the woman contacted both Son and another man that she had been seeing. While the other man ignored her messages, Son acknowledged her claim and agreed to pay 300 million KRW (around $215,250) after the woman sent her a medical report.
After confirming the pregnancy at a clinic, the woman along with Son and his female manager, stated her clear intentions to terminate the pregnancy both via text and in person. As a result, she went through with the abortion on June 25, and Son’s team transferred the money. Following which, their relationship ended quietly.
However, things started escalating later that year in December 2024, after a 41-year-old man got involved. The man had a prior conviction for attempted extortion and according to reports, the man met Son’s ex-girlfriend through a shaman. They eventually started a romantic relationship and planned to get married. However, the man discovered a confidentiality agreement on the woman’s phone regarding her past with Son. Following which he contacted Korean media outlet Dispatch, stating that he had permission to speak on the woman’s behalf.
1. Son Heung-min demanded that his girlfriend get an abortion and keep quiet because she was pregnant. He paid 300 million won to keep her quiet and made her write a memorandum demanding that she pay 3 billion won if she told anyone. #SonHeungmin https://t.co/oAf1kcm6rp
— Lina Unsortiert (@LinaTest10) May 19, 2025
The man seemingly demanded 20 million KRW (about $14,350) for the supposed “evidence”, before trying to extort Son’s team for 70 million KRW (around $50,224). However, Son’s team refused to comply. However, Son and his team became suspicious after noticing inconsistencies in the ultrasound image because it was cropped and lacked personal data.
Audio Recording of Son Heung Min’s ex-girlfriend
A recorded conversation between Son’s ex-girlfriend and a shaman recently went viral, further escalating the case. In the conversation, the Shaman asks the woman, “You contacted both men, right?” to which she replies “Yes, I told both of them.” The Shaman then states, “You told the same story to two men without confirming anything. That’s marriage fraud.”
Moreover, reports indicate that the woman was in Japan with the other man up until May 30, 2024, and met him, Son only between May 31 and June 1. However, while the narrow window aligns with the pregnancy timeline, it still doesn’t confirm paternity.
Son Heung-min’s alleged blackmailers arrested for extortion, claimed pre… https://t.co/kEyeQtCaEu via @YouTube
A story of blackmail & a fake pregnancy. pic.twitter.com/SBIe6aqzlq
— Alexandra (@SandraBlackCat) May 19, 2025
Son Heung Min’s Ex-Girlfriend
The woman, surnamed Yang, had a past romantic relationship with Son and is accused of extorting more than 300 million won, or 217-thousand U.S. dollars, from the Tottenham Hotspur captain in June last year, claiming to be pregnant with his child and demanding money in return for her silence.
According to reports, Son’s ex-girlfriend works as a 29-year-old freelance product model. As of now, her identity and personal details have been withheld from public knowledge. As such, there is no hardly no information available about her. She reportedly spent the money she got from Son lavishly, spending nearly 19 million KRW (about $13,500) on luxury goods, besides moving into a new apartment with a 50 million KRW (about $35,900) deposit.
Heung-Min Son who is single and unmarried has been in relationships with Kim Jisoo (2019), Yoo So-young (2015 – 2016), Bang Minah (2014) and Vera Von Monika.