6 billion building owners → 65 billion hotels..Seo Jang-hoon's life as a penniless country boy was surprised

By Yoona, Lee

Nov 11, 2025

6 billion building owners → 65 billion hotels..Seo Jang-hoon's life as a penniless country boy was surprised



Chairman Yuk Kwang-sim, who started with a small cooking academy and became a millionaire by establishing the nation's largest hotel school, will appear on 'Neighbor Millionaire'.

EBS 'Seo Jang-hoon's Neighbor Millionaires' (hereinafter 'Neighbor Millionaires'), which airs at 9:55 p.m. on Wednesday, the 12th (Wednesday), reveals the life journey of Chairman Yuk Kwang-sim, who runs four schools from the largest hotel school in Korea to middle and high schools in Yesan, Chungnam, starting completely empty-handed and being called 'School Rich'.

"The building was my goal. Chairman Yuk Kwang-sim, who opened his speech with an unconventional introduction, invites Seo Jang-hoon and Jang Ye-won to a Japanese restaurant in a building. The Japanese restaurant was a special room where the students of Chairman Yuk Kwang-sim's 'Hotel School' directly practice and sell them. Seo Jang-hoon and Jang Ye-won were treated to the chef's special sushi prepared by trainees who were so nervous that they forgot to serve soy sauce.




Seo Jang-hoon "I'm not a food expert, but since I was an athlete, I ate a lot of good things since I was young. My taste is very, very... That's so mean. I'll taste it and give you a proper evaluation," he said with high spirits. In response, Jang Yewon said "I'm glad you know."," he nodded, drawing laughter. Seo Jang-hoon's cool-headed evaluation of sushi by hotel school students is revealed on this broadcast.

6 billion building owners → 65 billion hotels..Seo Jang-hoon's life as a penniless country boy was surprised
Meanwhile, Chairman Yuk Kwang-sim, who is training talent in a total of 10 departments, including hotel cooking and hotel management, was surprised by the large amount he had seen for the first time in a long time by offering '6 billion ' as a life lesson fee. He confesses that in 2003, at the young age of 37, he became a building owner worth 6 billion won, saying, "The first price you bought the building where you two ate sushi was 6 billion won."

When asked if he was rich, Chairman Yuk Kwang-sim was an ordinary country boy who was born in Dumesangol and dreamed of becoming a `goat rancher.'" he said. Starting with penniless and buying a hotel worth 65 billion won as an educational space for students, Chairman Yuk Kwang-sim's challenging spirit, endless efforts, and life philosophy on education will be revealed in detail in this broadcast.




The life story of Chairman Yuk Kwang-sim who bought a hotel while collecting buildings can be found on EBS 'Seo Jang-hoon's Neighborhood Millionaire' at 9:55 p.m. on Wednesday, November 12.

(Photo courtesy = EBS 'Seo Jang-hoon's Neighborhood Millionaires')






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