
The Story Real Korea tells the true, surprising stories behind Korea's most iconic companies, people, and turning points — in the storytelling style of a great documentary. Season one: Samsung. How did a company that started in 1938 selling dried fish and noodles end up making the memory inside the world's machines? We trace the wild pivots, the impossible bets, and the moment a chairman burned 15... more
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 10 | Founded | 4 days ago |
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A music company on the verge of closing down bet everything on seven unknown boys — and built the biggest pop act on Earth. This is the story of Bang Si-hyuk, BTS, Big Hit, and the rise of HYBE.
In this episode of The Story Real Korea, we tell how a... more
Order at midnight, and it's on your doorstep before you wake up. Behind that little miracle is a decade of losing money — on purpose. This is the story of Coupang and founder Bom Kim.
In this episode of The Story Real Korea, we unpack the "planned l... more
Google wins almost everywhere on Earth — but in South Korea it comes in second, to a green search box called Naver. How did a 1999 startup out of a Samsung side project beat the world's biggest search engine on its home turf, then send a messaging ap... more
It's cheap, it's everywhere, and it outsells every whiskey and vodka on the planet. How did a plain little green bottle from Korea quietly become the best-selling spirit in the world — and then start showing up in American bars as fruity, low-proof "... more
How did a Korean dumpling beat a 25-year American champion to become the best-selling frozen dumpling in the United States? And what does it have to do with a sugar refinery Samsung built in the 1950s?
In this episode of The Story Real Korea, we tel... more
It was supposed to be too spicy to sell. Instead, one Korean fire noodle broke the internet, saved its own company, and ended up on grocery shelves — and TikTok feeds — around the world.
In this episode of The Story Real Korea, we tell the story of ... more
Amorepacific began with a woman pressing camellia oil in her kitchen — and ended up rewriting the way America washes its face. This is the story of the company that built K-beauty...
In this episode of The Story Real Korea, we trace the rise of Amor... more
In 1971, a Korean man walked into a London bank with a photo of an empty beach and a banknote — and talked his way into a fortune to build one of the world's biggest shipyards. He had no shipyard, no experience, and no money. And somehow, it worked. more
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