Lee Jae-Yong’s daughter, Lee Won-ju
who bears a striking resemblance to her attractive parents, recently made a public appearance.
Children of conglomerate families are always a topic of conversation.
Especially, as they are often shrouded in mystery, any glimpse of them tends to set the internet ablaze.
Among them, there is a particularly high interest in the children of Lee Jae-yong, the chairman of South Korea’s largest corporation, Samsung Electronics.
Chairman Lee Jae-yong married Lim Se-Ryung the eldest daughter of the honorary chairman of Daesang Group in 1998 and they have a son and a daughter.
Unlike their son Lee Ji-ho who is rarely seen in public their daughter Lee Won-ju has been more visible through paparazzi shots and social media drawing more attention to her recent activities.
Lee Won-ju born on March 27, 2004 is a 19-year-old college student this year.
Born in Manhattan New York, she received her primary and secondary education at Seoul Yongsan International School in South Korea before moving to the U.S. to continue her high school life at Choate Rosemary Hall, a private boarding school.
Also since 2011, she has been known to have advanced ballet skills from attending the Academy affiliated with the National Ballet Company.
Chairman Lee Jae-yong was often spotted watching his daughter’s performances.
However, after performing as the youngest-ever lead in the National Ballet Company’s “The Nutcracker” in 2016, she has not been on the ballet stage anymore.
Lee Won-ju is currently studying at the University of Chicago.
Looking at the pictures that have been released, she seems to be enjoying a happy campus life just like any other college student.
This isn’t the first time these pictures have caused a stir.
In the past, several pictures of her with her foreign friends while attending a boarding school in the U.S. were released.
Among them, the pictures taken with the third daughter of the chairman of China’s Baidu, the youngest daughter of the CFO of Oracle in the U.S., and the granddaughter of the chairman of Commerzbank in Germany, all members of global conglomerate families, garnered a lot of attention.
While she may seem like an ordinary high school student, the friends she hangs out with reveal that she is having a school life befitting the child of the Samsung family which is a class apart.
In addition, her pretty looks resemble both her mother and father and her tall height has led to comments about her ‘blessed genes’.
Afterward, when she was spotted attending the wedding of the daughter of Hyundai Motor Group’s Chairman Chung Eui-sun with Chairman Lee Jae-yong, attention was once again focused on her.
Not long after, her appearance at a Chanel fashion show in Paris, France, with her mother Lim Se-ryung, increased the number of people interested in her activities.
Despite the continued attention, Lee Won-ju appeared unfazed posting pictures and videos taken with her friends on her personal SNS.
She even posted videos of herself dancing to music, showcasing the reality of her life as a member of the MZ generation.
Netizens’ reactions to these pictures were heated.
While some praised Lee Won-ju’s beauty with comments like ‘She’s so pretty’, ‘Her arms and legs are long and beautiful’ and ‘Young and rich and pretty’, others expressed their envy with comments like ‘I’m jealous, I want to be born like that’, ‘I’m envious of her family and even more envious of her looks’, and ‘To think she was born as Samsung’s daughter’.
Recently, Lee Won-ju was spotted having a meal at a Michelin-starred restaurant in Vietnam with her mother, Lim Se-ryung, and Lisa, a member of Blackpink causing a stir.
The three of them seemed unconcerned with the surrounding attention and were seen having a conversation in a relaxed atmosphere.
The unexpected meeting between the music industry and the conglomerate world sparked a flurry of comments asking to ‘let me join in’.
By. Sang Kyung Kim
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