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Reborn Rich: a K-drama like Succession – with time travel

The White Lotus, Succession, The Menu, Knives Out: dramedies that satirise the enviable lifestyles and dubious morality of the ultra-rich are having a moment. But it isn’t only western audiences indulging in a little “eat-the-rich” catharsis to take the edge off ever-widening wealth inequality.

Reborn Rich (재벌집 막내아들) – a South Korean saga that became the country’s last year – centres on the super-rich Kim clan and their family firm, the Soonyang Group: a big, complicated conglomerate encompassing everything

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