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In the new year of 2021, the year of the white cattle, attention is drawn to the characters of the cattle who will break through the corona 19 raging like a cow. Born in various eras from 1937 to 1997, the character of Soti is expected to perform as a strong and persistent cow in various fields such as Korean society, politics, industry, law, finance, and culture and art.
In politics, the bulls are pledged to be active in the new year. Seocho-gu mayor Cho Eun-hee (born in 1961) is currently the only district mayor (re-elected) in Seoul. He served as the vice mayor of Seoul’s political affairs and declared a run for the mayor of Seoul for the re-election in April. Chung Seong-ho, a member of the Democratic Party (born in 1961), is a 4th senior member of the National Assembly’s 20th National Assembly Planning and Finance Committee, followed by the 21st National Assembly Budget and Accounting Committee. Lee Jae-myeong leads as a key aide to Gyeonggi Governor.
The cows, born in 1973, are leading the 97 generations, who emerged as political leaders following 86 generations. Representative Park Joo-min of the Democratic Party is representative. Rep. Park, who became famous as the “lawyer Sewol-ho,” served as the ruling party’s chief executive when he was in his 20s.
Congressman Kim Seong-won is re-elected as the first vice-president of the House. As a first legislator in his twenties, he was a spokesman for the Saenuri Party and raised his popularity. Democratic Party lawmaker Kang Hoon-sik, formerly the President of Konkuk University’s Student Council, succeeded in re-election in the 21st general election with No. 1 votes in Chungcheong.
The new Minister of Health and Welfare Kwon Deok-cheol (born in 1961) is also a small character. At the same time as taking office, he will be responsible for securing a timely amount of vaccine, stopping the third pandemic of Corona 19, and appeasing the tired medical community at the quarantine field.
Among the active domestic bulldog entrepreneurs, the elder is Cho Yang-rae, chairman of Korea & Company, born in 1937. In 2020, the whole of the group’s stake was handed over to the second son, President Cho Hyun-beom, creating a succession structure, but as vice chairman Cho Hyun-sik, the eldest son, raised an objection, attention is focused on how the succession issue will end in 2021. Heo Young-in, chairman of SPC Group, is also an entrepreneur born in 1949.
There are a lot of small businessmen born in 1961 to celebrate their 60th birthday in 2021. A representative example is Ko Dong-jin, CEO of Samsung Electronics’ IT·Mobile (IM) division. He wrote the success story of the Samsung mobile phone’Galaxy’ and is the protagonist of the birth of’S Pen’ and’Samsung Pay’. Born in 1961, GS Retail Vice Chairman Huh Yeon-soo is accelerating the digital transformation of offline distribution channels such as convenience stores and supermarkets through the merger between GS Retail and GS Home Shopping. CJ Logistics CEO Kang Shin-Oh, who was also born in 1961, took over as CEO of CJ CheilJedang in 2020 and achieved the highest performance ever.
In addition, Ho-young Chung, President of LG Display, Cheol-dong Jeong, President of LG Innotek, John Lim, new CEO of Samsung Biologics, Hyundai Mobis President Cho Sung-hwan, President Lee Yong-bae, Hyundai Rotem President, and Hyundai Transys President Yeosu-dong, were born in 1961. SK Innovation President Kim Joon and Park Soon-cheol, CEO of Samyang Corporation, are also well-known as entrepreneurs of the same age. As an entrepreneur born in 1973 in his late 40s, Seo-Hyun Lee, Chairman of the Samsung Welfare Foundation.
One of the leading figures in the financial sector is Seong-soo Eun (born in 1961), who oversees financial policy. As for the head of the bank, Jin Ok-dong, head of Shinhan Bank and Huh In, head of KB Kookmin Bank, are the same age. Vice Chairman Yang Jong-hee, who moved to KB Insurance under KB Financial Group, and Lee Dong-cheol Lee, President of KB Kookmin Card, who succeeded in three consecutive terms, are also representative Soti managers. Kim Seung-yeon, the second son of Hanwha Group’s chairman, Dong-won Kim, who oversees Hanwha Life’s digital strategy, and Tae-hoon Kim, who leads the bank salad, a fintech company, are the youngest, Soti, born in 1985. In the securities industry, Choi Hyun-man, senior vice chairman of Mirae Asset Daewoo, Shinyoung Securities’ second-generation vice-chairman Won Jong-seok, and Choi Seok-jong, president of KTB Investment & Securities, are the same age as Soti, born in 1961.
In the legal profession, Jeong Hyung-sik, head of the Seoul Rehabilitation Court (17th Judicial Research and Training Institute) is considered a representative figure.
The pop culture stars of Sochi, born in 1949, are comedian Jeon Yooseong, actor Kim Soo-mi, and Jang Sa-ik, a singer. Poet Do-Hyun Ahn was born in 1961 and is a literary man in Sochi. Stars born in 1973 are also active in the field. Actor Jung Woo-sung and Jeon Do-yeon are both representative small stars. Lim Chang-do, the strongest music player, is a small star who is expected to be active in 2021. Actor Song Joong-ki was born in 1985.
The 1997-born Soti Star has many unique idols. BTS Jungkook and Black Pink Rose and Lisa are small. BTS and Black Pink are said to be the most popular superstar idols in the world.
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