There is buzz on social media (SNS) over talk that the eldest son of Lee Boo-jin, president of Hotel Shilla, scored highly on the 2026 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT).
Chairperson Park Sun-young of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission said on her SNS account that day, "I hear that the son of President Lee, a third-year student at Whimoon High School, a boy surnamed Im, got one question wrong on this year's CSAT."
Park added, "In group chats of moms who are very interested in education, for nearly half a month the keyword has been 'Lee Boo-jin,' president of Hotel Shilla," and wrote, "I also heard that when he attended Whimoon Middle School, he never missed being first in the entire school."
Park, the Chairperson, went on, "These days, when a family is a bit well-off, parents go all out to start their children in English-language kindergartens and send them abroad," adding, "But the Samsung family's heiress sent her son to elementary, middle and high school all in Korea."
Park said, "I'm grateful enough to say so myself," and added, "I hear he will also attend college in Korea. It's not the medical school everyone wants to send their kids to. Maybe they won't send him to medical school because people would kick up a fuss, talking about inheritance and all."
She added, "Anyway, I like President Lee Boo-jin. I hope thanks to President Lee our broken education system in Korea can stand properly. I really appreciate that the Samsung family is hitting such clean home runs these days and giving moms who favor schooling at home pride."
In fact, President Lee educated the child in Korea instead of sending the child to study abroad. In particular, the executive vice president was spotted meeting with parents at a cafe, earning the nickname "born mother."
Meanwhile, Im, born in 2007, took the CSAT this year. After graduating from Gyeonggi Elementary School, he entered Whimoon Middle School and reportedly graduated in 2023 with excellent grades, ranking second in the entire school.