Thankfully, a psychiatrist came out to defend Son Ho Young and his mental state. On 'One Night of TV Entertainment', Professor Seo Jong Hwan said, "It's the method that his girlfriend chose, so it was probably not on purpose. It's the method someone close to him chose, so it is possible that he thought of it unconsciously. Also, a part of his girlfriend's will has words that provokes guilt. He may be thinking, 'What kind of reason did I give her (to commit suicide)' or  'Why wasn't I able to understand how she felt?' Those thoughts must have gone to the extreme."

On escaping the burning car, he explained, "It's that his body responded instinctively. Even if he wanted to stay, he couldn't have helped it. There are parts of him that might have wanted to die, but there are parts of him that wanted to live. Even if you want to die, it's another thing all together whether you can die bearing all the pain."