Underplayed Gems

이용익 (1982)

이용익 poster
Genre
drama television series
Country
South Korea
Length
26 episodes
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This series dramatizes the life of Yi Yong-ik, a merchant from North Korea's Bukcheong region. It shows how he amassed wealth ethically and prioritized national benefit over personal gain, reflecting on the formation of modern Korean capital from the Joseon dynasty to the present.

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What happens

《이용익》은 1982년 9월 20일부터 1982년 12월 14일까지 방영된 문화방송 월화드라마이며, 조선시대부터 현대에 이르기까지의 거부들의 일대기를 엮어 한국 근대자본이 어떻게 형성되었나를 살펴보는 거부실록 시리즈 중 네 번째 작품이다. 이 드라마는 북청땅의 상인 이용익의 생애를 통해 오늘의 시점에 맞는 국가관을 교훈적으로 부각하여 그렸다. 그는 특이한 출세의 길, 검소한 생활, 교육기관의 설립 등 윤리적으로 건정하게 부를 축적했으며개인의 이익보다는 국가의 이익을 추구했던 인물이다. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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