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rpannier

(24,329 posts)
Mon Apr 16, 2018, 08:13 PM Apr 2018

Wow! What a family (South Korea)

I'm referring to the Cho/Jo's (Depending on the English version you use-- the family uses Cho)
Cho Hyun-min, Senior Vice-President of Korean Air, and the youngest daughter of Hanjin Group (Korea) CEO/President Cho Yang-ho, has been suspended after it was revealed she threw water in the face of an advertising manager.
The Hanjin Group in true PR failure, first claimed she didn't hit hit the manager in the face. Then, likely realizing that throwing water on another person is unacceptable period, changed their story to, she threw the cup on the floor, Hyun-min (I guess before she knew the companies PR spin) claimes she pushed the cup of water, it landed on the floor and it accidentally hit the man (in the face).

For those of you unfamiliar with the Hanjin Group, Hyun-min's older sister Cho Hyun-ah is derisively referred to as the 'Nut Rage' after her melt down at JFK airport over a bag of nuts.
According to sources, the father has no anger issues, but all of his children do.
This is commonplace in Korea among the third generation Jaebol (the grandchildren of the founders of some of Korea's largest companies). Samsung's young heir's and heiresses have been described as petty, ignorant of how the company is run, corrupt and have been accused of using company assets as a personal piggy bank. Their father has been hospitalized, mostly in a coma, for many years. One of his children reportedly tried to run someone over with a car at the Shilla Hotel

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Wow! What a family (South Korea) (Original Post) rpannier Apr 2018 OP
I remember the Nut Rage. NBachers Apr 2018 #1
There's a good Korean crime drama on Netflix, "Stranger"... blitzen Apr 2018 #2
Cool. Thanks for the heads up rpannier Apr 2018 #3

blitzen

(4,572 posts)
2. There's a good Korean crime drama on Netflix, "Stranger"...
Mon Apr 16, 2018, 08:20 PM
Apr 2018

... also known as "Forest of Secrets," that revolves around such families and their corruption of police, politicians, and the justice system. Bingewatch-worthy, in my opinion.

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