{"id":19176,"date":"2019-07-18T17:17:05","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T14:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/?p=19176"},"modified":"2019-07-18T05:48:57","modified_gmt":"2019-07-18T02:48:57","slug":"koo-in-hwoi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/koo-in-hwoi\/","title":{"rendered":"Koo In-hwoi: Founder of LG Electronics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fortunedotcom.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/05\/koo-bon-moo-lg.jpg\" alt=\"\u00d9\u0086\u00d8\u00aa\u00d9\u008a\u00d8\u00ac\u00d8\u00a9 \u00d8\u00a8\u00d8\u00ad\u00d8\u00ab \u00d8\u00a7\u00d9\u0084\u00d8\u00b5\u00d9\u0088\u00d8\u00b1 \u00d8\u00b9\u00d9\u0086 \u00e2\u0080\u00aalg founder koo in hwoi\u00e2\u0080\u00ac\u00e2\u0080\u008f\" width=\"724\" height=\"483\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><strong>Name: Koo In-hwoi<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><strong>Company: LG Electronics<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><strong>Date of birth: 27\/8\/1906<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><strong>Date of death: 31\/12\/1969<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Amid the war, he succeeded in bringing his ideas to life. Koo In-hwoi, founder of South Korea\u2019s LG Electronics, went on to manufacture the country\u2019s first radio, <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">dominate the electrical appliance industry, overcome every challenge, and successfully establish several health and personal care companies, eventually rising to the top of <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">the industry and making history for his country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0634\u0623\u0629<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Koo In-hwoi was born on August 27, 1906. He attended Seoul\u2019s Central High School for two years. In 1926, he took up the position of <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">director of a cooperative association\u2014his first step into the business world. He lived in an era of low oil prices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">His first venture began in 1931 under the name \u201cPearl,\u201d and he entered the business of supporting business associations. He sold the land he had purchased in 1947, and in 1953 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">he founded Lak Hee Industrial.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">In 1959, he began producing radios by manufacturing the GoldStar radio. He later entered the production of telephones, fans, air conditioners, televisions, <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">refrigerators, and toothpaste under the Lucky Sodo brand, which successfully beat the American toothpaste brand \u201cColgate.\u201d He also produced toothbrushes and soap, as well as <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">South Korea\u2019s first industrial detergent. He also retained his leadership positions at \u201cBusan,\u201d the international newspaper, and the Federation of Korean Industries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">He established RSB Radio Seoul with Lee Byung-chul, the founder of Samsung, who decided to step away from electronics and focus on activities <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">In the social sphere, he established a cultural foundation in 1969. LG went on to provide scholarships and grants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">As a young man, he believed that harnessing the power of capital to improve competitiveness could free the country from Japanese colonial rule. Following Japan\u2019s surrender, <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">a cosmetics company was founded in 1947. As the Korean War came to an end, his company entered the plastics industry, <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">as well as the tableware business, with the aim of improving living standards for the people of Korea. As the country developed, the company\u2019s philosophy and priorities evolved with it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">Electronics Manufacturing<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Koo In-hwoi entered the radio industry, bringing news from around the world to listeners. After the end of World War II, he continued in an entrepreneurial and visionary spirit, preparing to meet <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">the dawn of the electronics industry, driven by his dream of laying its foundation in his homeland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">The seeds of the electronics industry had been sown, and the first local radio station was established. Given the company\u2019s circumstances and limited technology budget, importing radio components <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">was a major risk. This led Gold Star to develop and supply locally made radio components. Its decision to <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">manufacture its own products helped pave the way for the company to become a future leader in technology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">It was not only Korea\u2019s first radio; it also contained more than 60% locally sourced components\u2014an achievement the Korean press described as more than just a historic milestone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">In 1958, Korea began relying on LG Electronics for most of its electrical appliances, and the company expanded into home appliance production, <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">becoming the first company in this field in Korea. Its sales exceeded one billion won within 10 years of its founding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">In 1959, production began on telephones, electric fans, toothbrushes, soap, and other products. At the same time, \u201cIn Hoi\u201d was able to <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">He served as deputy editor-in-chief of \u201cInternational News\u201d and president of the National Federation of Economic People.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Amid the turmoil, the company grew into a source of hope for Koreans struggling to live among the ruins of war, eventually exporting its first<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> radio to the United States in 1962.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">The group comprises around 12 companies operating in a range of sectors. Its main business is electronics, following a Korean government directive to define the company\u2019s <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">primary business area; it had previously focused on chemicals, financial services, general trading, and electronics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">In 1968, he established a memorial library by founding the Lotus Roots Culture Foundation in January 1969. He died on December 31 of the same year from lung cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">Lessons Learned:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Innovation: Innovation is essential to shaping a project according to the entrepreneur\u2019s own vision, which is always focused on innovation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Hope: The world of dreams is inseparable from hope and optimism\u2014two key factors that help<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/5-tips-for-the-entrepreneur\/\"> Entrepreneur<\/a> keep the journey going despite <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u0627\u0644\u062a\u062d\u062f\u064a\u0627\u062a.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Relying on local talent: Local talent and fresh ideas can save a great deal of money that might otherwise be wasted, while overlooking project details that require <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">adequate funding.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0633\u0645: \u0643\u0648 \u0625\u0646 \u0647\u0648\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631\u0643\u0629: \u0625\u0644 \u062c\u064a \u0644\u0644\u0625\u0644\u0643\u062a\u0631\u0648\u0646\u064a\u0627\u062a \u062a\u0627\u0631\u064a\u062e \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a\u0644\u0627\u062f: 27\/8\/ 1906 \u062a\u0627\u0631\u064a\u062e \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0641\u0627\u0629: 31 \/12\/ 1969 \u0645\u0646 \u0642\u0644\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0631\u0628\u060c \u0646\u062c\u062d \u0641\u064a \u0625\u0637\u0644\u0627\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0646\u0627\u0646 \u0644\u0623\u0641\u0643\u0627\u0631\u0647\u061b<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":19177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_ibtdi_aa_focus_keyword":"","_ibtdi_aa_secondary_keywords":"","_ibtdi_aa_audience":"","_ibtdi_aa_tone":"","_ibtdi_aa_summary":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_name":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_bio":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_url":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewed_date":"","_ibtdi_aa_service_id":"","_ibtdi_aa_related_ids":"","_ibtdi_aa_human_reviewed":"","_ibtdi_aa_disable":"","_ibtdi_aa_disable_links":"","_ibtdi_aa_sources":"","_ibtdi_aa_update_notes":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[491],"tags":[11773,7216,7607,4988,19179,19181,19180],"class_list":["post-19176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-491","tag-11773","tag-7216","tag-7607","tag-4988","tag-19179","tag-19181","tag-19180"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19176\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}