"Grateful Just to Be Able to Work After My Mistakes"... Update on Jeon Uwon, Grandson of Former President Jeon Du-hwan

Daily Life Shared on YouTube Draws Belated Attention
Packing 500-600 Books, Loading and Unloading Parcels
Continues Drug Prevention and Webtoon Activities After May 18 Apology

Jeon Uwon, grandson of former President Jeon Du-hwan, has recently drawn attention for his current situation, working at a parcel logistics site.

A video revealing the daily life of Jeon Woo-won, grandson of former President Chun Doo-hwan. YouTube

According to his YouTube channel "Hypocrite" on August 28, Jeon released a video in March documenting his part-time job at a logistics center. He revealed that he works eight hours a day, including lunchtime, handling book packaging and loading and unloading parcels. The video has recently received supportive comments such as, "I hope you work hard and live a healthy life," and, "If this is genuine and not a pretense, then you are truly different from those deserving of divine punishment."

In the video, Jeon's day starts with a dawn service. After the service, he returns home and eats a rice ball he received there for breakfast. He said, "They told me there would be a lot of Coupang deliveries during my shift today," and, "I’ll save the rice ball to eat in the afternoon because I’ll need energy with all the heavy lifting and work." He also said, "On average, more than 500 to 600 books are shipped out a day," and, "The parcel truck comes two or three times a day, and each time I handle the loading and unloading."

Jeon shared that this was the first time he ever signed a labor contract at a job. He said, "In fact, I was given many opportunities to work in various places, but since I caused such a major incident, I’m just thankful to be able to work now," adding, "For now, I intend to do my best." Regarding his coworkers, he said, "The people there make me really happy."

Since starting manual labor, he has developed back pain, which he attributed to having spent a lot of time sitting before. He also mentioned that he’s been receiving psychological counseling. "Just sharing my concerns is helpful," he said, "and it gives me strength to get through another week." He continued, "I don’t know what will happen with my life, but I sincerely hope God will lead me in a good direction."

Jeon first came to public attention in 2023. In March of that year, he raised allegations about his grandfather, former President Jeon Du-hwan, and his family's slush funds through a live broadcast on the internet. During the broadcast, he ingested drugs and showed signs of hallucinations, leading to his hospitalization. Immediately upon his return to Korea, he was arrested at the airport on suspicion of drug use. After undergoing a police investigation and being released, he admitted to having used various narcotics.

Jeon was the first in the Jeon Du-hwan family to visit the May 18 National Cemetery in Gwangju and apologize to the families of victims of the May 18 Democratization Movement. The image of him removing his jacket to clean the tombstones of victims drew a positive response, and according to a survey conducted by the May 18 Memorial Foundation among 1,000 people that year, 67.8% of respondents viewed his apology positively, while 11.7% responded negatively. In December of that year, the court found him guilty of drug use but considered his cooperation with the investigation and remorse, sentencing him to two years and six months in prison, suspended for four years.

Recently, in addition to his YouTube activities, he has been serializing a webtoon created with artificial intelligence (AI), based on his family history. Previously, he revealed on social media that the accumulated views of his webtoon had reached 67.8 million, stating, "It feels unreal, and I'm still dazed by it."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.