{"id":44716,"date":"2026-02-03T14:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=44716"},"modified":"2026-02-03T14:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:03:10","slug":"debunked-is-singles-infernos-samuel-lee-related-to-the-former-south-korean-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/03\/debunked-is-singles-infernos-samuel-lee-related-to-the-former-south-korean-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Debunked: Is Single&#8217;s Inferno&#8217;s Samuel Lee related to the former South Korean president?!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There has been some speculation that Single&#8217;s Inferno cast member Samuel Lee is secretly related to the former South Korean president, Lee Myung Bak, but is there any truth to the speculation?<\/p>\n<p>The rumours first started online on Twitter, before getting picked up on Reddit, with one person claiming that Samuel Lee was related to the former president.<\/p>\n<p>One person wrote: &#8220;F*ck, they said that a contestant on Single\u2019s Inferno five is the nephew (maternal side) of Lee Myung Bak LOL. You can definitely see that he looks like his Excellency though.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"ko\">\uc544 \uc9c4\uc9dc \uac01\ud558\uc758 \uc870\uce74\uc600\uc5b4? \u314b\u314b\u314b \uadf8\ub0e5 \ub2ee\uc740 \uc0ac\ub78c\uc774\ub77c\uace0 \uc0dd\uac01\ud588\ub294\ub370 \ucc10 \uc774\uba85\ubc15 \uc870\uce74&#8230; \uc9c4\uc9dc \uac01\ud558\uc758 \uc870\uce74\uc600\ub2e4\ub2c8 \u314b\u314b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a9Yg03NR6u\">https:\/\/t.co\/a9Yg03NR6u<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aDN75dnnlV\">pic.twitter.com\/aDN75dnnlV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \uafc8\uafb8\ub294\uc9f1\uad6c (@BTCDream77) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BTCDream77\/status\/2017846009020485664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nIt seems the rumour started after people discovered more about <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/03\/wait-it-turns-out-singles-inferno-star-samuel-lee-is-secretly-insanely-rich-and-successful\/\">Samuel&#8217;s prestigious background<\/a>, such as the fact that he went to UC Berkley and has worked as a Software Engineer for Amazon and Google, alongside his current job as a trader.<\/p>\n<p>Lee Myung Bak served as the president of South Korea from 2008 to 2013, and was a controversial political figure.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44697\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44697\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44697\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2026-02-03T121108.717.png\" alt=\"Samuel Lee Single's Inferno\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2026-02-03T121108.717.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2026-02-03T121108.717-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2026-02-03T121108.717-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2026-02-03T121108.717-768x403.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44697\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Via Netflix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, there is zero evidence that Single&#8217;s Inferno star Samuel Lee is in any way related to the former South Korean president, with any alleged evidence purely being the fact that the two look similar and have a similar sounding voice.<\/p>\n<p>Samuel has not yet spoken out about the rumours, however he has also deleted all his social media since joining Single&#8217;s Inferno. As it stands this seems to be nothing more than a rumour.<\/p>\n<p><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">For all the latest reality TV cast member news, scandals, gossip and updates \u2013 like\u00a0<\/i><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\"><a class=\"c-link c-link--underline\" href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">Reality Shrine<\/a><\/i><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">\u00a0on\u00a0<\/i><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\"><a class=\"c-link c-link--underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/realityshrineofficial?rdid=TzQu2kEd2cUqU4rD&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F14zX5cKubf%2F#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/realityshrineofficial?rdid=TzQu2kEd2cUqU4rD&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F14zX5cKubf%2F#\" 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