Veteran actor Lee Beom Soo has been accused of abuse of his authority as dean of Shinhan University in the arts department by a self-proclaimed student.
Famous veteran actor Lee Beom Soo (Lee Bum Soo) was accused of abuse of authority as a dean. Lee Beom Soo is known to be currently serving as an associate in the Art department at Shinhan University.
This news began to blow through one of the online communities, someone who claimed to be a student (A) explained this. Lee Beom Soo was revealed to like to discriminate based on the wealth of the students and whether they liked the students or not.
"Firstly, you have to attract the professor's attention. Second, you have to do everything he says. You basically become his slave. During the first semester, he divided the students in class A and class B," A explained.
"Students who come from rich families and whom he likes, he places in class A. Students who come from lower-class families and whom he doesn't like, they enter class B," he continued.
Students who come from poor families or who are disliked by Lee Beom Soo are said to be treated badly. This is said to make students in "Class B" unable to learn acting as well as they should. A even claimed that many students had to be treated because they had disturbed mental health because of Lee Beom Soo's arbitrary attitude.
The ones in class B are basically treated like trash until graduation. Students he likes, they get all the main roles until graduation. The ones he dislikes, especially those from lower-class families, all of them get minor parts with one line. No way learn anything about acting. You just have to stay hidden as a shadow," said A.
Nearly half of the first years have decided to take time off, or they are dropping out altogether. The second year is out this week. So many students are suffering from anxiety because of him. Many sunbae (senior) and hoobae (junior) who used to be bright and cheerful are now going to school. therapy," explained another.
In the same post, an anonymous person (B) also added a similar claim. Lee Beom Soo is also said to like saying harsh words by teaching assistants.
"I know a teaching assistant who was cursed out at by professor Lee Beom Soo. They left the university because of shame. Another teaching assistant got scolded for a small mistake, and went to seek mental help. When I was at university, I saw about five teaching assistants was badly victimized by professor Lee Beom Soo," said B.
A himself revealed that the students were said to have tried to report Lee Beom Soo's behavior. However, the university did not give any response and even asked to act without any problems when an evaluator came.
Lee Beom Soo's agency, Big Punch Entertainment, himself admitted that he did not know about the actor's activities as dean. "We do not know at all what happened to Lee Beom Soo's activities as a professor at a school. We apologize because we cannot respond to this problem at this time," the agency explained. (wk/alpha)
