He was a successor of Eui-Song Kim, one of the powerful families of Joseon. (I’m not sure if it’s ok to use english word ‘heir apparent’, anyway he was the eldest son of the head family. ) He was a debauchee and notorious for gambling away his family’s property, hence regarded as the disgrace of the great family. But, after the Korean independence, it turned out that he secretly supported independent movement financially. All that gambling was a trick to siphon off family’s assets into Manchuria and to avoid the suspicion of colonial government.
cacaonibss
October 1, 2018 at 2:55 PM
Kim Yong-Hwan, the motive of Kim Hee-Seong
ryunami
October 1, 2018 at 4:09 PM
Their look almost similar too! @cacaonibs who is Kim Yong-Hwan in Korean history?
cacaonibss
October 1, 2018 at 4:55 PM
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cacaonibss
October 1, 2018 at 5:04 PM
He was a successor of Eui-Song Kim, one of the powerful families of Joseon. (I’m not sure if it’s ok to use english word ‘heir apparent’, anyway he was the eldest son of the head family. ) He was a debauchee and notorious for gambling away his family’s property, hence regarded as the disgrace of the great family. But, after the Korean independence, it turned out that he secretly supported independent movement financially. All that gambling was a trick to siphon off family’s assets into Manchuria and to avoid the suspicion of colonial government.
ryunami
October 1, 2018 at 5:13 PM
Thank you for the awesome info; i tried google earlier but found nothing about him.