Key Summary
- Social studies instructor Lee Do stopped teaching for health reasons shortly before the 2027 college entrance exam but later drew criticism after attending a production press event for a Netflix entertainment show.
- As of noon on the 10th, all of Lee Do’s course listings had disappeared from the Etoos website, where 17 courses had previously been listed.
- Student reviews that had numbered 97 were also removed from public view.
- Etoos has not publicly said whether it ended Lee Do’s contract or taken any other specific disciplinary action.
Main Story
Lee Do, a social studies lecturer, has had all of his course listings removed from the platform where he had been teaching, following public criticism over his handling of classes before the 2027 college entrance exam.
The controversy began on the 29th of last month, when Lee Do announced that he would not be able to complete the remaining lessons for Korean geography and world geography because of health concerns. He told students that he would focus on recovering for the rest of the year on medical advice and apologized for the interruption.
Questions intensified after he appeared at a press event on the 5th for Netflix’s entertainment program Devil’s Plan: Dead Again, only a week after saying he had suspended classes. Reports said he also stated at the event that he had earnestly asked to join the show. On the 7th, he opened a personal channel titled “Do You Know Lee Do?” and encouraged people to subscribe, which further angered test takers.
As criticism spread, Etoos posted an apology on its official website on the 9th. The company said it had worked to adjust schedules and support filming so that classes could continue during the important pre-exam period, but that the agreed schedule was ultimately not kept because of the instructor’s circumstances. Etoos said it was sorry for the inconvenience caused to learners.
By noon on the 10th, a review of the Etoos website showed that the instructor profile page no longer displayed any courses. The number of listed classes had dropped from 17 to 0. The 97 student reviews that had been posted were also no longer visible on the public list.
The Q&A board for Lee Do has been set to private, and inquiries about the courses are now being handled by phone or through one-on-one contact.
Background
Lee Do graduated from Seoul National University’s Department of Geography Education. He became known to the public after appearing on Netflix’s Single’s Inferno: I Want to Fall in Love but I’m a Solo last year, and later appeared on MBC’s Omniscient Interfering View. The 2027 college entrance exam is scheduled for the 19th.
Items Requiring Further Verification
- The article reports that all courses and reviews disappeared from the Etoos site, but it does not say whether this was due to contract termination, a system change, or another administrative action.
- Lee Do’s statement at the press event—that he had strongly wanted to appear on the show—is presented as reported speech and is not directly quoted in full.
- Etoos said it had adjusted schedules and supported filming, but the precise timeline and scope of those efforts are not detailed in the article.