“Not even an ant can enter”… Choi Tae-won’s daughter’s wedding receives heavy security attention

by times news cr

Minjeong Choi got married at the Walkerhill Hotel on the 13th.
Check the invitations for each bodyguard’s vehicle.
Lee Jae-yong, Koo Kwang-mo, Cho Hyun-jun, and other business leaders in the top spot

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“How did you get here?”
“You can’t go in from here.”

The wedding of Choi Min-jung, the second daughter of SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, was held under heavy security at the Walkerhill Hotel in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul at 1 p.m. on the 13th and attracted attention.

It is reported that his father, Chairman Choi, who is in divorce proceedings, and his mother, Noh So-young, director of the Butterfly Art Center, arrived at the ceremony site two hours earlier than the main ceremony and greeted the guests.

The two met face-to-face in court during the Seoul High Court appeal hearing in March and April, but this is reportedly their first time meeting in person since the appeal hearing last May.

Entry to Walkerhill Hotel Vista Hall, the wedding venue, was restricted through tight security two to three hours before the main ceremony. All roads and sidewalks connecting the 3rd basement floor to the 1st floor, which leads to Vista Hall, the 2nd basement floor, were blocked.

VIPs entered one after another through a private passageway connected to the Vista Hall. The security guards checked each vehicle with a list and let it into Vista Hall. The security guards strictly prevented anyone who did not have an invitation or whose name was not on the invitation list in advance from entering.

Chairman Choi’s cousin, former SK Networks Chairman Choi Shin-won, entered around 12:25 p.m. and blessed the marriage of a family member, saying, “Today is a happy day.” Lee Seok-hee, CEO of SK On, also said, “It’s a good day,” and cheered for the new bride and groom’s future. Chairman Choi’s younger brother, SK Executive Vice Chairman Choi Jae-won, and his cousin Choi Chang-won, chairman of the Supex Pursuit Council, were also present.

In addition, Director Roh’s younger brother and Minjeong’s maternal uncle, Noh Jae-heon, SK Eco Plant Vice Chairman Jang Dong-hyun, SK Innovation CEO Park Sang-gyu, SK Geocentric CEO Na Kyung-soo, SK Hynix CEO Kwak No-jeong, SK E&S CEO Choo Hyung-wook, and Taejae University President Yeom Jae-ho (SK Board of Directors) The lights also arrived.

Major business leaders also appeared one after another. After 12:30 p.m., CJ Group Chairman Lee Jae-hyun, HD Current Vice Chairman Jeong Ki-sun, LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo, Hyosung Group Chairman Cho Hyun-joon, and Hanwha Vice Chairman Kim Dong-gwan entered, and Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong also left in a car without an accompanying person at 12:48 p.m. I entered Vista Hall. In addition, some celebrity guests, including actor Jung Jun-ho, also attracted attention.

Meanwhile, the groom, Kevin Hwang, who is marrying Minjeong, is a Chinese American. After graduating from Harvard University, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and was promoted to captain. It is reported that he has switched to the reserve forces in 2021 and is serving as a member of the U.S. Marine Corps while running a startup.

Instead of going to college in Korea, Mr. Choi majored in business administration at Peking University in China. After graduating from college, he became the first child of a conglomerate to enlist as a naval cadet and served in the military while traveling around the world, attracting attention.

The two met as neighbors in Washington, D.C., and became close by sharing their military service experiences. It is known that their relationship developed deeper when Kevin Hwang served in Korea as a U.S. soldier for about 9 months starting in October 2020.

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