‘Samsung Princess’ Lee Boo Jin married a security guard, divorced because her husband was abusive and was counter-sued by her ex-husband for $1.1 billion in breakup fees!
Lee Boo Jin attracts a lot of attention not only because she is beautiful and has an outstanding temperament, born into one of the richest families in Korea, but also because this woman with a successful career is married with a security guard.
One of the dark corners of Samsung Group is the opposed marriage of Lee Boo Jin’s daughter. It is known that she is the second child of Mr. Lee Kun Hee. Lee Boo Jin is currently holding the position of CEO of Shilla Hotel, known as “Korea’s No. 1 woman”. She was also ranked by Forbes in the top 100 most powerful women in the world with billions of dollars in assets.
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Having all the money, fame, and beauty, Lee Boo Jin’s marriage was not very smooth. In 1999, she married Lim Woo Jae, an employee of a security company belonging to Samsung Group. Lim Woo Jae is often called “Cinderella” by the media because his family background is far inferior to the daughter of the family that runs the most powerful business empire in Korea. The two met at a volunteer event and faced opposition from the girl’s family when they decided to get married.
At that time, Lee Boo Jin followed his heart and determined to go against his family’s wishes. She even planned a hunger strike to protect her boyfriend and first love. Finally, the Lee family had to give in, and the wedding of Lim Woo Jae and Lee Boo Jin was held in August 1999.
The wedding of Lee Boo Jin and her husband was strongly opposed by the bride’s family
Life after marriage has changed a lot. Lee Boo Jin still takes on a leadership role at Samsung, but her husband – Lim Woo Jae – does not continue to be a security guard or a lowly employee like before. Even though he did not know a word of English, this son-in-law was still sent to America to study abroad. According to Lim Woo Jae, this is a way for the Chairman’s family to intentionally separate the couple’s feelings. The long geographical distance combined with not much time spent together to share life causes the love between husband and wife to fade day by day.
In 2001, Lee Kun Hee placed the entire burden of the corporation on his eldest son. Lee Boo Jin only has the right to operate Shilla Hotel. She overcame everything, bringing the hotel to the most remarkable growth in history.
As for Lim Woo Jae, he was promoted to the highest position of a business in the group while having no experience. This caused Lim Woo Jae to receive a lot of gossip and immense pressure. On one occasion, seeing her husband burst into tears due to pressure, Lee Boo Jin understood and directly took on the position of deputy director next to him, supporting her husband’s work.
Not long after, the company encountered problems, and Lim became annoyed and irritated by outside rumors. Deep down, he never accepts his lack of ability. Samsung naturally does not allow an incompetent person there. The staff will sometimes make fun of Lim Woo Jae. When he found out, he started smoking, drinking, going out looking for women and even committing domestic violence when Lee Boo Jin was pregnant.
After this incident was exposed by the media, Korean public opinion began to point the finger at Lim Woo Jae. As a result, at the end of 2014, Lee Boo Jin filed for divorce, many rumors said that the couple had actually separated 2 years ago.
This “billion dollar” divorce led to a series of scandals, lawsuits and mutual accusations between the couple. To gain sole custody of his son, Lee Boo Jin had to spend a huge amount of money up to 7.6 million USD. Afterwards, Lim Woo Jae filed a lawsuit again, demanding compensation of 1.1 billion USD from his ex-wife’s assets but was unsuccessful.
After ending his marriage, Lee Boo Jin became more and more successful in his career and is currently single.
