Photo captured from ‘Pisik University’ YouTube
‘Mega Study’ teacher Hyun Woo-jin (37) said about last year’s tax investigation process, “It felt like I wasn’t prepared. It felt rushed.”
On the 12th, a video titled ‘Asking Hyun Woo-jin to sing or talk nonsense when appearing on a broadcast’ was uploaded on YouTube channel ‘Pisik University.’
In the video, Hyun shared the story of receiving a tax investigation last year.
Hyun said, “I was the one who got investigated for tax. I was crossing my legs there, and the person asked me, ‘Why are you crossing your legs?’ So I said, ‘Because I’m too tall. If I don’t cross my legs, I might even kiss you.'”
He added, “It was a major tax investigation. They don’t usually investigate individuals. I’m not a corporation, I’m a personal entity, but they just came.”
“I pay my taxes well. 60% of my income goes to taxes,” he emphasized.
He claimed that his criticism of President Yoon Suk-yeol’s instruction not to include ‘killer questions’ in the college scholastic ability test last year may have had an influence.
Hyun pointed out, “I said something before about the June mock test (excluding ‘killer questions), my point was that ‘students will be confused without accurate guidance.’ There was no clear guide.”
He went on to say, “Shouldn’t students follow instructions no matter what? Only students who go through this process are pitiful. It seems that I have quite an influence. It was just one word, but it went viral.”
He explained, “I was informed about the tax investigation over the phone at the office, and I said I would show them everything. There was nothing to hide. They took everything including the computer, but they didn’t know what they were doing. It felt like I wasn’t prepared. It felt rushed.”
Earlier, the National Tax Service conducted tax investigations without prior notice on Hyun and large-scale private academies in Seoul such as Megastudy, Saein Academy, Jongno Academy, and Uway.
In particular, the tax investigation at the time caused controversy as it took place after Hyun and others criticized the government’s policy of excluding killer questions from the college scholastic ability test.