Actor Lee Bum Soo accused of being abusive towards his theater students
Source: Newsis via Naver
1. [+1,225, -21] I hope we get to the bottom of this. I felt so bad hearing the pain that his students had to endure.
2. [+953, -34] Lee Bum Soo-ssi... these claims do not come from thin air. Even if the truth has been distorted, you must reflect upon yourself and question what about your actions caused such a reaction. You are a man with children yourself, you should know better than to let tears fall from the faces of other children. As I'm aware, you also grew up in financial difficulty.. Please don't become a father your children will be embarrassed of.
3. [+559, -18] He should've just stuck to being an actor, what's he teaching anyway ㅋㅋㅋ
4. [+546, -14] My son encountered him once while testing for his theater department and told me that he's treated like a god in their department and that it's not the standards set by the theater that determines your passing but his own personal judgment. In that school, Lee Bum Soo is regarded as god... and I had a feeling a problem like this would eventually erupt. We should not allow such outdated mindsets to be teaching our children, as if fame is interchangeable with power when used maliciously.
5. [+262, -13] If all this ends up being true, he will be kicked out of the industry and saddled with lawsuits. If false, he can sue them for libel.
6. [+210, -0] Quite ridiculous if true. I never took him for the type but the rumors make him sound like he's full of himself. These teaching positions shouldn't be given to celebrities just for being celebrities. And they should be held accountable to the same annual reviews as any other teacher. Our students have a difficult time as it is, no need to stress them out any further with ridiculous characters like him.
7. [+164, -2] If the majority of the freshman class took leave or left because of him, there's quite the problem here. The truth needs to be investigated and punishments dealt with.
8. [+143, -2] He was being abusive if he kept changing the students' schedules depending on his own schedule and refusing to let them work part-time jobs... These students will never get the time they've lost back;;;;
9. [+100, -1] This is a scandal that was a long time coming. My daughter enrolled in that theater department three years ago and was so hurt by Lee Bum Soo that she dropped out. He told the students that he only drinks Zero Cola and would force them to take turns buying him one for class. I hope he doesn't come back to the entertainment industry for good.
10. [+90, -2] Whether any of this is or true or not, the fact that the majority of his students quit his class means he doesn't have what it takes to be a professor
11. [+80, -3] From what I've heard, he would only hold classes after he's finished his own schedules for the day so the students had to stay late to finish class with him. Most commuters couldn't even go home... There's a lot of abuse going on here.
12. [+59, -0] I heard his wife isn't even a real interpreter but she's been going around saying she is
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Source: Insight via Instagram
1. [+329] There's no smoke without fire.. Considering that this is a group of students lodging the same claims, he better not try to give any excuses and really reflect on his behavior.
2. [+201] Isn't the point of school to learn... I'm really disappointed in Lee Bum Soo if this stuff is true...
3. [+124] I have experience as a staff working on a movie with him where he was abusive as well. I doubt these rumors are just 'suspicions'.
4. [+96] Huk... I'm neutral for now, I really don't want to believe this to be true, but he's truly trash if it is. He himself has suffered long years of being a no name in the industry, shouldn't he be looking out for students who are trying their best in difficult circumstances? I'm sure the truly rich acting trainees have the money to train at more expensive academies so why is he acting like this at a school. I hope the rumors aren't true.
5. [+48] With such an attitude, I can't imagine just how much more abusive he must've been to his movie or drama staff as well... Please volunteer to step down from 'The Outlaws 3' and don't let this affect anyone else~
6. [+22] So he did discriminate against certain students, whether that be for their financial status or acting skills.
7. [+55] My heart feels bitter. If these are all facts, he has lost his humanity.
8. [+43] I heard it's just the way the arts departments are run. If you don't have money, they won't pick you for roles. The way their system is set up is that rehearsals run late into the night so if the poorer students need to leave to work part-time jobs, they'll just never get any lead roles. It creates an environment where you end up feeling bad about your classmates because you have to keep leaving during rehearsals which mess with the flow of concentration.
9. [+143] I had a friend work as staff on the drama 'Giant' and they said he was absolutely hopeless to work with ㅋㅋ
10. [+10] I'm neutral.. let's wait it out and see what happens ㅠ I know that Lee Bum Soo is known for his outbursts but who is brazen enough to be so abusive in this day and age.. It is so shocking if true ㅠ
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