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Reborn Rich
A cutthroat corporate fantasy steeped in historical suspense, where bloodlines bleed into balance sheets and a murdered pawn reincarnates as a kingmaker on an unyielding chessboard of greed and redemption.
Reborn Rich
Reborn Rich

재벌집 막내아들

"Reborn into the family who killed me."

18 November 2022 — 25 December 2022 South Korea 1 season 16 episode Ended 8.0 (120)

Cast: Song Joong-ki, Lee Sung-min, Shin Hyun-been, Yoon Je-moon, Kim Shin-rock

Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy Systemic Inequity and Chaebol Capitalism Fate, Determinism, and the Illusion of Choice The Corrosive Nature of Greed and Succession Warfare Complicity, Guilt, and Moral Redemption The Value of Human Life vs. Capital Valuation

Reborn Rich — Characters & Cast

Character Analysis

Yoon Hyeon-woo / Jin Do-jun

Song Joong-ki

Archetype: Reborn Antihero / Tragic Reformer Key Trait: Prescient strategic calculation combined with a cool, inscrutable poker face.

Motivation

Initially driven by revenge against Soonyang and personal survival; evolves into a crusade to dismantle dynastic chaebol succession and atone for his past complicity.

Character Arc

Begins as a powerless, humiliated Soonyang fixer who buries his conscience for corporate survival. Reborn as Jin Do-jun, he transforms into a calculating financial mastermind driven by vengeance. However, as he mirrors his grandfather’s ruthlessness, he grapples with moral corruption before ultimately returning to Hyeon-woo's identity to seek systemic justice and personal repentance.

Chairman Jin Yang-chul

Lee Sung-min

Archetype: Ruthless Patriarch / Tragic Mentor Key Trait: Uncompromising industrial pragmatism and chilling business acumen.

Motivation

Ensuring the eternal supremacy and survival of Soonyang Group at all costs, superseding affection for his own children.

Character Arc

An iron-fisted, visionary industrialist who built Soonyang from nothing, believing strictly in survival of the fittest and primogeniture. Recognizing his eldest children's incompetence, he finds a worthy intellectual soulmate in his youngest grandson, Do-jun. His arc descends into tragic vulnerability as vascular dementia and delirium ravage his mind, revealing his deep terror of watching his life's work collapse.

Prosecutor Seo Min-young

Shin Hyun-been

Archetype: Principled Crusader / Moral Anchor Key Trait: Uncompromising ethical tenacity.

Motivation

Eradicating white-collar corruption and proving that the law applies equally to conglomerates.

Character Arc

Starts as an idealistic law student at Seoul National University who falls in love with Do-jun. As an adult prosecutor, she earns the moniker "Soonyang's Grim Reaper" due to her relentless pursuit of the conglomerate’s financial corruption. Her commitment to strict legal integrity never wavers, serving as a moral foil to Do-jun's grey corporate tactics and later aiding Hyeon-woo during the final congressional hearing.

Oh Se-hyun / Mason Oh

Park Hyuk-kwon

Archetype: Pragmatic Confidant / Wall Street Strategist Key Trait: Gourmet donut indulgence and sharp investment analysis.

Motivation

Generating capital returns while proving that market economics outmatch nepotistic conglomerate dynasties.

Character Arc

A shrewd Korean-American investment manager who initially views Korea's chaebol system with cynicism. Partnering with Do-jun under Miracle Investment, he acts as the primary executor of their financial market strategies. Across decades, he remains Do-jun’s (and later Hyeon-woo’s) most reliable ally and financial advisor.

Cast

Song Joong-ki as Yoon Hyun-woo / Jin Do-jun
Lee Sung-min as Jin Yang-chul
Shin Hyun-been as Seo Min-young
Yoon Je-moon as Jin Young-ki
Kim Shin-rock as Jin Hwa-young
Cho Han-cheul as Jin Dong-ki
Kim Nam-hee as Jin Seong-joon
Park Ji-hyun as Mo Hyun-min
Jeong Hye-young as Lee Hae-in
Kim Young-jae as Jin Yoon-gi
Kim Jung-nan as Shon Jung-rae
Kim Hyun as Lee Pil-ok
Kim Do-hyun as Choi Chang-je
Seo Jae-hee as Yu Ji-na
Jung Hee-tae as Lee Hang-jae

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