A summary of the journey of Im Chae-moo, who was a national heartthrob. You spend a lot of money in the park, but everything is fine with him.
Im Chae-moo is the protagonist of this story. And he has a peculiar story to tell.
It was a television star from South Korea, a national heartthrob and one of highest paid actors of the 1980s. But now lives in a small amusement park which he created in 1990, called Doori Land.
Originally a symbol of its success and a place to strengthen family ties, the park has now become a financial burden for the 75-year-old actor, forcing him to sell your properties, including two apartments and a yachtto maintain it.
The dream of creating a place for family leisure came when Chae-moo, noticing families living in difficult conditions, promised to use his success to build a safe space for socializing.
However, after years of disasters e financial setbacks, Doori Land is now on the verge of ruin. This bankrupt, resume o.
As financial crises in South Korea, the natural disasters and the declining birth rate ran out of savings of Chae-moo and left him deeply in debt, with the park suffering significant losses.
In recent years it has introduced a 19 euro ticket to cover costs, but making a profit is still a mirage.
Despite the park’s limited modernization, Chae-moo is determined to keep it openeven with the press highlighting his financial problems, ironizing that his name sounds like the word “debt” in Korean.
Chae-moo’s wife, Kim So-yeon, now works alongside him in the park’s gift shop and admits that the financial pressure is overwhelming.
Despite limited resources, the couple finds happiness in simple moments lived in the park – which is now his home.
For the South Korean, the park is the purpose of your life.
While his children, who grew up in privileged circumstances, encourage him to invest in more stable properties, Chae-moo remains firm, refusing to leave an inheritance and dreaming of leaving just a small plaque as a testament to his life and work.
Even facing the financial ruin, Chae-moo hears-se carried out, stating that a life with purpose has more value than wealth.
His enduring vision for Doori Land—a space for happiness, free from financial motives—reflects his philosophy that the value of money is determined, not by accumulation, but by its use to achieve significant goals.
