Top 5 K-dramas That Teach Great Lessons About Starting a Business

Top 5 K-dramas That Teach Great Lessons About Starting a Business

This is not to say that Korean dramas, or K-dramas, are only entertaining to sort through. Many of them can contribute to understanding some key features of a startup and its management. Below are five of the best K-dramas that are useful to anyone who wants to start his or her enterprise lesson.

1. Start-Up: Dream Big and Work Hard

It is a show that revolves around those young individuals who are attempting to build successful start-up companies in the tech sector. Da Eun said it follows the story of a young talented woman Seo Dal-mi who is full of ambition to be like the famous Steven Jobs. 

One major lesson that the show gives is that no one is born a boss, anyone can become one.

Stars: Bae Suzy, Nam Joo-hyuk, Kim Seon-ho

Year of release: 2019 

Stream here: Netflix



2. Itaewon Class: Never Give Up

This drama is based on a man who is released from the prison and then he starts a small beer business in the Itaewon of Seoul. On the other hand, he is plotting how to avenge his father’s death while at the same time establishing his own business. 

The major moral of the story is never to give up on your dreams and aspirations even in the worst of times.

Stars: Park Seo-Joon, Kim Da-mi, Yoo Jae-Myung

Year of release: 2020

Stream here: Netflix

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3. Coffee Prince: Find Your Passion

Based on “Coffee Prince”, the symbiotic relationship from another male perspective and the titular character Choi Han-gyeol is a wealthy young man who has never worked in his life. He awaits the inheritance, becomes the boss of a coffee shop, and learns the value of working hard. 

This show shows that there is a need to look for what one is willing to work on and work hard, for one to be successful in life regardless of one’s status.

Stars: Gong Yoo, Yoon Eun-hye, Lee Sun-kyun

Year of release: 2007

Stream here: Netflix



4. Strongest Deliveryman: Team Up with Different People

This drama is a story of two strangers who are very different but share the same workplace as a delivery man and an over-ambitious young woman. 

It teaches us that setting up a business with people that, are different from us is also important because they can take us to where we want to be.

Stars: Go Kyung-pyo, Kim Seon-ho, Go Won-Hee

Year of release: 2017

Stream here: Netflix



5. Best Chicken: Focus on Quality

This drama revolves around the fact that Korean fried chicken has always been known to be crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, and has tasty sauces. 

The moral of the story is to concentrate on how to create good food that is unique and distinct from its rivals. The main focus of any food business should be on quality. 

Stars: Park Sun-ho, Kim Sohye, Joo Woo-jae

Year of release: 2019

Stream here: Netflix



These K-dramas teach us that venturing into a business is not easy, but with effort, and commitment, one’s dream can be achieved. They tutor students on how to start big, never surrender, discover what they like to do, collaborate with others, and strive to deliver the best quality in their work.

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