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SK chairman Chey Tae-won has dinner with employees in Seoul
SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won ate with employees in Seoul’s Euljiro district on October 21.
Photos and videos showed him sharing food and drinks, talking and laughing with staff at a restaurant and later at a nearby venue.
The informal gathering drew attention online, including because it was unusual for a major business group leader to be seen socializing so casually with employees.
Chey also reportedly agreed to take photos and sign autographs for people he met.
Some SK Hynix investors voiced concern about the company’s falling share price in online comments, joking that he should focus on the stock.
Chey has also spoken publicly about AI, young people and South Korea-Japan cooperation, including in a recent EBS lecture.
These appearances have brought him into closer public view, but no specific next step related to the dinner was announced.
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won had dinner with employees in Seoul’s Euljiro district on October 21.
Photos and videos showed him eating and drinking with staff, talking and smiling, and responding to requests for autographs and pictures.
The dinner drew attention online, including jokes and criticism from some SK hynix investors concerned about the company’s falling share price.
The restaurant said Chey spent about two hours there and left autographs and photographs.
- Who
- SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won and SK Group employees.
- What
- They had dinner together, with Chey drinking soju and beer and talking with employees.
- When
- October 21, 2026.
- Where
- A restaurant in Seoul’s Euljiro district.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Chey met employees at a restaurant for an impromptu “happiness talk” and held an impromptu dinner gathering near Gwanghwamun, No Cut News reported.
Chey attended two meetings at Kkanbu Chicken when Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang visited South Korea, Money Today reported.
Chey appeared on EBS’s The Great Lecture to discuss AI, a new capitalism and young people, Money Today reported.
Chey had dinner with SK employees at a restaurant in Euljiro, Seoul.
Photos and videos of the dinner circulated on social media and online communities.
- Chairman
- Chey Tae-won
- Company
- SK Group
- Dinner date
- October 21, 2026
- Location
- Euljiro, Seoul
- Restaurant visit
- About two hours, according to the restaurant
- Team content
- SK Group employees
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What people are saying
SK Chairman Chey Tae-won visited. He also visited our Jeju branch during COVID five years ago, and I saw him once then; it was good to see him again on the mainland. Thank you for visiting again.
This is no time for you to be drinking here. You need to take the wheel at Hynix.