Lee Won Ju: Samsung Princess – The only daughter of Samsung’s Chairman – Icon of “Korean rich kids”
Lee Won-ju (2004) is the only daughter of Lee Jae-yong – the executive of Samsung Group after his father, Lee Kun-hee – Chairman – the founder of Samsung passed away in late 2020.
As the golden princess of the wealthiest empire, the most powerful in the land of kimchi, it’s not surprising that little Won-ju was born with a silver spoon and nurtured, educated in an environment with amenities only the offspring of the super-rich dare to dream of. However, because she was born and then moved to study in the land of the stars and stripes, information about the “icon of Korean rich kids” is extremely scarce, especially since her parents keep a low profile about their daughter’s private life to avoid media scrutiny. Below are some interesting facts about the golden princess of Samsung Group.
1.Outstanding height in adolescence
Perhaps everyone would be very surprised by the height of the “Samsung Princess”. In many people’s memories, before moving to the US for studies, Won-ju was just a cute, petite high school girl. However, last October, when flying back from the US to attend her grandfather’s funeral, fans were amazed by the towering height at 16 of the once little girl.
It is known that currently Won-ju stands at 1m70 – a dream height for many Asian teenage girls, coupled with the aura of a noble princess, inheriting both the beauty of her father and mother, it is not an exaggeration to say that wherever the little princess goes, she stands out!
2.Samsung had to spend a “fortune” to win the right to raise Lee Won-ju
In 1998, the century wedding of the Samsung Prince with Im Se Ryung – the heiress of the largest food corporation in Korea Daesang took place. They are Won-ju’s parents. However, after living together for 11 years, Im Se Ryung unexpectedly filed for divorce, demanding to split the shared assets worth 500 billion won and custody of their two children. This information caused shockwaves in Korea.
No one knows what agreements they had between them, only that the Samsung Prince had to spend a considerable sum to his ex-wife to quickly resolve the lawsuit and gain custody of their two children. Because of this reason, images of Won-ju in the media are often with her father and older brother or her maternal family, rarely with her mother.
3.A photo of “Samsung Princess” using an iPhone once caused a stir on social media
It’s not unusual for us to use iPhones, but when the Samsung Princess holds an iPhone, it’s a whole different story. A few years ago, a selfie of Won-ju with her friend using an iPhone delighted Korean netizens. It was known that at that time, the little girl preferred using an iPhone rather than the Galaxy “homegrown”.
Meanwhile, this electronics empire is famous for its rule that employees must use their manufactured phones. Won-ju’s father is extremely proud of the Galaxy product line. On one occasion during an interview, when he saw the reporter using an iPhone, he didn’t respond to the interview questions but instead asked the reporter, “Why not use a Galaxy?” So after those viral images on the internet, people speculated that Won-ju is greatly indulged by her family and has the privilege to do whatever she likes.
4.Outstanding academic achievements
Lee Won Ju became an intern at a phone CPU manufacturing company owned by the Samsung Group. Before that, Lee Won Ju was said to have been accepted into two prestigious universities in the United States, Harvard and Brown. But the Korea Times published information stating that in fact Lee Won Ju enrolled in Colorado College (USA), a private liberal arts college in Colorado, USA.
In addition to the above information, on forums, there are rumors about this heiress of the conglomerate having a boyfriend after intimate photos of her and a guy were posted. Immediately, netizens investigated and identified him as Alex Won (born in 2003), an outstanding student who attended Hotkeys College in Connecticut (USA) and later Wharton School in Pennsylvania. At the same time, the background of this guy also astonished netizens when there was information that his father is Anton Taeyun Won, the CEO of the famous real estate company Blue River Advisors.
