'Super Rich in Korea' on Netflix: 3 hidden money lessons to learn from the series

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Bring out your designer sunglasses, because this show is about Korea’s super rich. About men who flash their black cards to buy an apartment that costs 991,442,000.00 rupees (16 Billion Won). About a woman who will do anything to get that front row seat at the Paris Fashion Week. About limited edition designer bags, watches, clothes that’s hollower than a show called Dubai Bling which showed up on Netflix a while ago.

If it’s ‘hollow’, then should we be watching, you will naturally ask, dear smart investors! Look at it this way: watch it so you stop yourself from becoming like them.

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The Beatles sang this song ages ago, and when you see David Yong all peacocked up in Celine jackets, and see his story unravel in front of us, you feel sorry for him. He’s a Singaporean living in Korea, and says his family has timber businesses in Cambodia and other SE Asian countries. He has opened an Entertainment business in Korea (since K-dramas are internationally big). He lives in the tallest tower in Seoul, has designer clothing on racks, designer bags in his living room and yes a money counting machine. 

He knows the price of everything and all the time. So much so that you’d wish he had left price tags on his clothes, shoes and everything else. In fact you’ll say, ‘He drives a ferrari, but is turned down at the restaurant because there’s no parking!’ He calls his butler/driver/dog walker to help, but he’s late for a date! At the ‘blind date’ — a concept k-drama viewers are familiar with, the two girls laugh at him and have eyes only for his Italian friend Teodoro Marani (another rich brat) who clearly knows how to seduce women.

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