On November 26, Eli took to his personal Instagram account to deliver the news.

Hey everyone. 2020 has been a rough year for all of us.
I have some news I would like to share with all of you.
My wife and I have decided to separate.
I am currently in the U.S. and Michael (Eli and Ji Yeon Soo's son) is living with his mom in Korea.
Though I am unable to see Michael at the moment, I will go to see him whenever I can and try my hardest to be the father figure that he needs.
I don't know what the future has in store, but I pray that Michael and his mom will be happy.
We are truly grateful for all of your support over the years, and I apologize that things ended this way.

The two officially held a wedding ceremony in 2017, and shared their married lifestyle on MBN's reality show 'Dongchimi'.

(SBS Star)