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The father fought for his daughter for 10 years against the biggest cooperate in South Korea, and won. what a a story.

When people here said that this video is not accessible in S. Korea unless you are using a VPN, it says a lot. Thank you VICE & YouTube for giving the voice of the suffering minority to be heard.

I am a South Korean. How Chabol is controlling the country is by two tools, one is Journalism, the other is Prosecutors. Most major South Korean newspapers are owned by this Chabol or Chabol-friendly companies. So their articles are very supportive, rarely criticize them. Ordinary people are likely to be brainwashed and think that Chabol is the backbone of the country, ignoring all their irregularities and illegalities. Chabol is also heavily bribing Prosecutors, which definitely works. Their stock market manipulations are little penalized by using Prosecutors' corruption. A South Korean man who worked as a prosecutor for 26 yrs quit his job, entered into politics in June last year. He now got elected and became president in May this year. He became the most powerful man in South Korea with only 8 month time of a politician career by all supports of Chabol and their journalism. He and his wife had lots of allegations of corruption, stock market manipulations, etc. People are now coming out to the street to get him impeached or step down. South Korea's democracy is not done by overnight. After Korean war we had lots dictators and people did hard to overthrow them and set up a proper democratic nation. The country is now facing the issues of checking Chabol's power and reforming the Prosecution system. It's never easy but we will do. It's still work- in-progress.

I interned in Seoul during college and had friends who were teachers in prestige international schools. One 1st grader (a granddaughter of the Samsung fortune) had a room in their apartment just for her coats (she never wore the same one twice) and another 1st grader, her parents owned basically every single luxury store in Incheon airport. It's just a completely different lifestyle.

To go against a company that makes 20% of your countries gdp is such a brave thing to do man big up yumi’s dad he’s literally amazing

Vice didn’t mention this, but March 6th is the date where her Hwang Yumi died in her father’s taxi. It is currently (at the time of writing) is March 6th in South Korea, the 15th anniversary of her death. Vice honoured her by posting it on the day of her passing. My heart goes out to Yumi. Her father is a hero. edit: sorry, they did mention her death date.

It's scary how accurate some of these dramas are when it comes down to corruption, chaebols and someone losing their family member under a rich man's thumb I feel bad for the families that lost their children that way

To Yumi's father - I'm sorry for your daughter's passing and her suffering. There is no braver man that faces the challenger to the safety and health of their child. Although it is not my place to speak for Yumi, she would be so very proud of you, your integrity and grace. Tonight I have lit a candle for Yumi, your family and all who bear this xx

I got chills when the father said he wanted to throw her daughter ashes at the people who killed her. Such an image will never leave my mind. Such pain is unimaginable.

Yumi’s dad is a true hero. Imagine the grief and loss. But he fought against the big ones for 11+ years, thanks to those who help make his lone voice to win justice not only for Yumi but also the others who died. The “nut rage” of the Korean owner’s heiress was well known in the west.

Yuni losing her life to a toxic job is unconscionable, and watching her father is heart wrenching.

Visited Korea this year and remembered this video. When I was there, you really felt the presence of the chaebols. Their names are everywhere. Like you look up and it's Hyundai, SK, KIA, etc. SK is in every telecoms setup practically, Hyundai literally has a multi-level department store, Lotte owns blocks of apartments. Even the convience stores which were great, were still the same ones (CU, GS 25, E 24). There is nothing else.

“She did not stand alone, but what stood behind her, the most potent moral force in her life, was the love of her father." - Harper Lee

This was very well done. Good job Vice. I really enjoyed how there were no narrators, no hosts, no correspondents. Just victims, journalists, activists etc. speaking in Korean. Really gave it a sense of authenticity.

Very informative content. I can't help tearing up while watching the intense emotional pain of the father losing his beloved daughter and to all the affected families. It gives me a chill. Hope all the affected families are slowly healing from their grief.

Very enlightening. I'm so sorry for this dad's loss and all the other families. Yumi seemed like a sweetheart.

When he talked about how he wished to throw his daughter’s ashes into the faces of Samsung’s people, I couldn’t stop shedding tears. Such a heart breaking and moving story. When it was showed that Samsung finally admitted to their fault, I had to pause because I was so emotional. I am so glad that Yumi and her father’s story has gotten so much recognition. Hopefully there is real, material change from this.

The reason why private corporations MUST NOT have such power, is because they have no social responsibility. If the government causes social unrest, then they fear of being toppled, but corporation do not have such fears, all they care about is how to maximize their profit, often at the expense of the people.

No parent should have to watch their child's last breathes, I feel so incredibly sorry for your loss my friend. You did the right thing for her and other’s by never giving up.