{"id":252769,"date":"2026-03-24T18:36:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T09:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/03\/24\/lee-hwi-jae-s-comeback-linked\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T16:31:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:31:53","slug":"lee-hwi-jae-s-comeback-linked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/entertainment\/2026\/03\/24\/lee-hwi-jae-s-comeback-linked\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee Hwi-jae&#8217;s Comeback: Is It Linked to His Twins&#8217; Schooling? Unpacking the Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Translation result. <\/p>\n<div class=\"view_article\">\n<div id=\"article\">\n<div>\n<table cellpadding=\"2\" class=\"news_photo\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/contents-cdn.viewus.co.kr\/image\/2026\/03\/CP-2023-0081\/image-e74d979a-936d-4545-9991-17408ca8add2.jpeg\" width=\"600\" border=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font color=\"#3522A4\">Lee Hwi-jae, Um Tae-woong \/ Photo: DB<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>[Sports Today reporter Song O-jeong] The children of broadcaster Lee Hwi-jae and actor Um Tae-woong have been swept up in online speculation, prompting growing calls to rein in excessive criticism as negative perceptions of the parents spill over onto their kids.<\/p>\n<p> News of Lee Hwi-jae\u2019s return to television surfaced recently. He appears in the preview for KBS2\u2019s Immortal Songs: 2026 Entertainment King of Kings, which airs across two weeks on the 28th of this month and April 4 \u2014 marking his first broadcast appearance in four years.<\/p>\n<p> The chilly public reception to Lee\u2019s comeback, shaped by an unfavorable image formed before his hiatus, has extended to his twin sons. Some commenters suggested his timing was linked to the twins\u2019 eligibility for admission to an international school. They argued that because the family\u2019s residency in Canada now satisfies the school\u2019s admission requirements this year, Lee might be preparing a domestic return.<\/p>\n<p> However, reports indicate that Lee\u2019s wife, Moon Jung-won, and the twin boys are still in Canada. Critics say it is inappropriate to use the children as fodder for controversy beyond their father\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n<p> Actor Um Tae-woong\u2019s daughter also found herself at the center of accusations after a video posted by Um\u2019s wife, dancer Yoon Hye-jin, showed the girl scanning barcodes at a supermarket. The caption suggested she was doing a part-time job while waiting because her father didn\u2019t know about the early dismissal that day.<\/p>\n<p> That lighthearted family moment was interpreted by some as an illegal part-time job, since middle school students working at a supermarket can raise legal concerns. When pushback followed, Yoon explained that the girl is friends with the owner of the small market near the school and only wanted to try it while waiting for her dad. Yoon added that it was reminiscent of the corner stores they used to visit as kids \u2014 places where, without parents around, they\u2019d chat, greet customers and even ring up purchases. She expressed regret that such a nostalgic scene was blown up into suspicion.<\/p>\n<p> Observers say these incidents reflect a broader tendency to project dislike of parents onto their children. As scrutiny directed at \u201ccelebrity second-generation\u201d kids continues simply because of their family ties, more voices are criticizing the coverage as disproportionate, asking whether it\u2019s fair to harass children who are not criminals while real offenders continue their lives unchallenged.<\/p>\n<p> [Sports Today reporter Song O-jeong <span><font color=\"blue\">ent@stoo.com<\/font><\/span>]<br \/>\u300cYour closest, most entertaining news \u24d2 Sports Today\u300d   <\/p>\n<div class=\"byeline\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- view_related --><!-- view_related\/\/ --><!-- \ubc14\uc774\ub77c\uc778 \ud558\ub2e8 2\uc904 \ud558\uc774\ub77c\uc774\ud2b8 --><!-- \ubc14\uc774\ub77c\uc778 \ud558\ub2e8 \ud558\uc774\ub77c\uc774\ud2b8 --><!-- next_article\/\/ --><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrity children face harsh scrutiny as parents&#8217; controversies affect them, sparking calls for more understanding and less blame.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/contents-cdn.viewus.co.kr\/image\/2026\/03\/CP-2023-0081\/image-e74d979a-936d-4545-9991-17408ca8add2.jpeg","footnotes":""},"categories":[278102],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-252769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lee Hwi-jae&#039;s Comeback: Is It Linked to His Twins&#039; Schooling? 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