Choi Tae-won and Noh So-young, first meeting after divorce… side by side at the head table
Lee Jae-yong, Koo Kwang-mo and others attended… Representatives of SK family and affiliates also attended
Minjeong, the second daughter of SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, announced her engagement with American Marine Corps Reserve officer Kevin Hwang on the 13th. Public attention was focused on the fact that it was the marriage of Chairman Choi and Noh So-young, director of the Butterfly Center at the Art Center, after the ‘divorce of the century’.
This afternoon, the wedding of Minjeong and Hwang was held at the Vista Hall of the Grand Walkerhill Hotel in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul. Chairman Choi and Director Roh, who met for the first time after the divorce was finalized, arrived early to greet the guests, and were later reported to be sitting side by side in the bride’s parents’ seats.
About 500 guests, including relatives of both families, SK Group executives, and business figures, attended the wedding. As Chairman Choi plays the role of the eldest brother in the business world as the Chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, heads of business circles, including Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, followed suit.
LG Chairman Koo Kwang-mo, Doosan Chairman Park Jeong-won, CJ Chairman Lee Jae-hyun, Hyosung Chairman Cho Hyun-joon, HS Hyosung Vice Chairman Cho Hyun-sang, Hanwha Vice Chairman Kim Dong-kwan, HD Hyundai Vice Chairman Chung Ki-sun, GS Energy President Yong-soo Yong, and Kolon Honorary Chairman Lee Woong-ryeol were also present to congratulate the wedding.
Personnel from the SK family also attended, including Chairman Choi’s younger brother, Senior Vice Chairman Choi Jae-won, SK Happiness Sharing Foundation Chairman Choi Ki-won, his cousin, former SK Networks Chairman Choi Shin-won, and SK Supex Pursuit Council Chairman Choi Chang-won.
In addition, representatives of SK Group affiliates, including SK Innovation President Park Sang-gyu, SK Geocentric President Na Kyung-soo, SK Hynix President Kwak No-jeong, SK On President Lee Seok-hee, and SK E&S President Choo Hyung-wook, also showed their faces.
Director Roh Jae-heon, director of the East Asia Cultural Center, who is Director Roh’s younger brother and the son of the late former President Roh Tae-woo, was also present. In addition, Park Chan-dae, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, former People Power Party Emergency Response Committee Chairman Kim Jong-in, People Power Party lawmaker Kwon Young-se, and actor Jung Jun-ho attended.
The wedding ceremony on this day was held privately, with the entrance blocked so that only guests who received invitations in advance could enter. The ceremony lasts for about three hours without an officiant, with the bride and groom delivering their own messages commemorating their marriage.
Mr. Hwang was born in Indiana, USA, graduated from Harvard University and Stanford University with a Master of Business Administration (MBA), and is serving in California as an officer in the US Marine Corps Reserve. As Minjeong also volunteered to join the Navy as a cadet in 2014, it is known that the two became close through their commonality of being in the military and ended up getting married.
Kim So-young, Donga.com reporter [email protected]
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