Corruption In Fiction | G.R.E.A.T Classes

         ⸻     𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞!      𖠚ꪴ۟〬

Welcome to this new blog!

𖧹⸻𖠚ꪴ۟〬

         Today is a very special day for me, since

           this is simultaneously my first blog for

          #GREATclasses,    and   my   first   collab-

         eration with the lovely Jamie! This collab

          will focus on the corruption in Korea, and,

          while Jamie will handle the corruption in

          real life in her own part of the collab, I

          will do my part of the collab on fictional

          part of corruption: corruption in dramas.

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         Now   for   this blog I will   look into a

          dramas that incorporate corruption and

          in what way they incorporate it into the

          story. There are a million different ways

          someone   can   be corrupt in a lot of

          different job positions, and so it’s good

          to see multiple examples of shows with

          positions that   are   easily corruptable.

          Let’s take a look!

𖧹⸻𖠚ꪴ۟〬

         Corruption has been around in dramas

          as long as dramas have been around!

          The story   of   the good guy secretly

          having a second agenda, threatening

          our hero. Corruption is a great way for

          dramas    to    depict    conflict    within

          working space, especially in business

          or law related dramas. Now for this

          blog we’re going to be discussing two

          types of corruption, namely that takes

          place in big corporations, and those

          that take place in the law.

         In general,   corruption   is   a form of

         dishonesty or criminal activity under-

         taken   by   a   person   or   organization

         entrusted with a position of authority,

         often to acquire illicit benefit.

         Corruption may include many activities

         including    bribery   and   embezzlement,

         though it may also involve practices that

         are    legal    in    many    ways.    Political

         corruption occurs when an office-holder

         or other governmental employee acts in

         an official   capacity   for personal gain.

         Corruption   is   most   commonplace   in

         kleptocracies,   oligarchies, narco-states

         and mafia states.

         Corruption    can    occur    on    different

         scales. Corruption   ranges from small

         favors   between   a   small   number   of

         people (petty corruption), to corruption

         that affects the government on a large

         scale (grand corruption), and corruption

         that is so prevalent that it is part of the

         everyday structure of society, including

         corruption as one of the symptoms of

         organized crime.

         Corruption and crime are endemic socio-

         logical   occurrences which appear with

         regular frequency in virtually all countries

         on a global scale in varying degree and

         proportion.    Individual     nations     each

         allocate   domestic   resources    for    the

         control and regulation of corruption and

         crime. Strategies to   counter corruption

         are     often     summarized     under     the

         umbrella term anti-corruption.

░⃟⃜ :herb: ₎۬۟〬   Source ; ⸻ 1

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         When researching, I found a bunch of

          interesting shows that have this exact

          trope, and while corruption in business is

          not as common in Korean dramas as the

          other form or corruption,   this one had

          plenty of show to choose from.

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         Min-Ho's   (Jung Kyoung-Ho)   father   ran

          large company, but his death led to his

          uncle taking over the company. Because

          of this,   Min-Ho grows into a cutthroat

          investor. Min-Ho then undergoes a heart

          transplant surgery   and   his personality

          changes.   Thanks to his new heart, he

          begins to have warm feelings and he falls

          in love with a woman named Soon-Jung.

          Though this may seem like a romance

          story, this is actually very heavily focused

          on people trying to take over and or ruin

          someone   else’s   business.   It’s   full   of

          people trying to use money and power

         and bribing   and manipulating other to

          get what they want within the company,

          and it’s one thrilling and corrupted ride!

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         This drama is about a detective-turned-

         insurance-investigator leads a team that

          investigates    insurance    fraud     cases.

          Choi Kang Woo is a former detective but

          he now works   as    a   veteran insurance

          investigator.   He    leads     a    team   that

          attempts to reveal insurance fraud cases.

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         After a false accusation destroys a family

          business, the owner commits suicide in

          despair. His younger brother attempts to

          fend   off   ruthless   debt collectors from

          going after his brother’s widow, but an act

         of   desperation lands him in prison for

          three and a half years.

         What   he   doesn’t   yet know is that an

          ambitious businessman,   the   son of a

          powerful conglomerate’s CEO, has been

         systematically orchestrating the ruin of

          many smaller companies on the path to

          taking over. What ensues is revenge.

░⃟⃜ :herb: ₎۬۟〬   Sources ; ⸻ 1

],2,3

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         It’s a crime drama involving a prosecutor

          and a policewoman who work together to

          bring the ugly truth of those with wealth

         and   power   into   the   light.    The   story

          revolves   around    the   prosecution   and

          police department. Some work together,

          some    betray    each    other,   and   some

          become the victim during the fight.

         Rich and uncivil people who think they

          are entitled to everything are the target of

          the special Squad 38. This motley special

          task force (composed of two ex-criminals,

          a   conman,   a civil   servant,   and a   tax

          collector) will stop at nothing to uncover

          the shoddy tricks used by the wealthy to

          avoid paying their taxes. Obviously this

          peculiar group of people do not always

          get along, and seem to constantly find           

          themselves   in   unusual   dilemmas that

          make this series even more entertaining.

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         "Money Flower" tells the story of people           

          who are driven by greed.

         Kang Pil-Joo grew up at an orphanage,

          but he now works as a managing director

          of a legal team at a corporation. He is

          acknowledged for his intelligence and his

          exemplary   job   performance.   Some   of

          those that work around him are jealous of

          him. Na   Mo-Hyun   is an environmental

          activist and a science teacher at a middle

          school. She is a good listener and laughs

          a lot. She dreams of a love driven by fate.

░⃟⃜ :herb: ₎۬۟〬   Sources ; ⸻ 1,2,3

⃦ꦦꪳ՚ :herb: Sonsee ;

                             ⸻     𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞      𖠚ꪴ۟〬

         “Life   depicts   some   corruption   in the

          medical   system.   It   shows   how   even

          hospitals   can   viewed   as   a   business

          instead of a place of hospitality by CEOs

          and higher   paid   doctors.   This   drama

          showed how these people with a higher

          economic status were more focused on

          making   money    or   gaining   popularity

          rather    than    actually   caring   for   their

          patients.   These    individuals     way    of

          thinking was corrupt in the sense that

          doctors take a the Hippocratic Oath that

          makes a promise to protect and help their

          patients,   but   these   individuals are so

          caught up in thoughts of   social   status

          and money.”

⃦ꦦꪳ՚ :herb: Blobzz ;

                  ⸻     𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧      𖠚ꪴ۟〬      

          “The corruption in this movie was the

          ultimate trigger for the actions of Min

          Tae-Gu,   a   weapons   smuggler   for   an

          international crime organization.   In an

          attempt   to   right   the   wrong   upon   a

          wrongful   death,   he   stages a hostage

          situation. The unveiling of the corruption

          was instrumental in showing that Tae-Gu

          had a heart after all.”

                           ⸻     𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐤      𖠚ꪴ۟〬      

          “The        corruption        involved       here

          encomed both the organization and

          the family. This type of corruption, in my

          opinion, is far worse. The fact that family

          were pitting against each other

          to succeed in the company, made it a

          stickier situation.”

                      ⸻     𝐄𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫      𖠚ꪴ۟〬      

          “The use of marriage to secure

          for   a political position seems to be a

          common practice. Again, the use of family

          relations brings corruption to a whole new

          level. Deep rooted feelings are also more

          prevalent when it comes to the   falling

          apart of such situations.”

            ⸻     𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐤      𖠚ꪴ۟〬      

          “Securing   the throne was the ultimate

          push for corruption here. The fact that

          each individual was willing to kill anyone

         who    gets    in    the    way    was     really

          unbelievable but yet so true in that day

          and age. The corruption was prevalent in

          a sense that that everyone would resort

          to the worst possible technique just to

          get what they want.”

⃦ꦦꪳ՚ :herb: Anne ;

                      ⸻     𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫      𖠚ꪴ۟〬      

          “Your honor is probably one of my favo-

         rite law dramas ever, mainly because it’s

          not to light, but does get serious when it

          needs to get serious. It depicts the story

         between two twin brothers, one judge and

          one criminal.    when    the     judge    goes

          missing, the criminal takes his place and

          uncovers a huge net of corruption in the

          law firms and between the judges, where

          it all comes down to money and power. It

          keeps everything a mystery until the very

          last part, so it’s thrilling to the very end!”

                       ⸻     𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐥      𖠚ꪴ۟〬      

          “Now this might be a bit of a cheater,

          since I’ve not officially finished this show

          yet, but, I last left it off at one of the last

          episodes.   This     show     is     all   about

          corruption within the police forces and           

          law system of Korea and how one person

          being uncovered   can easily uncover a

          whole network of crime hidden within the

          people that are supposed to protect us

          from those exact crimes.

          It’s amazing how well they manage to

          make this such a nail biter of a show,

          especially with all the technical aspects

          the show uses, it doesn’t get confusing

          and   is    probably    one    of    the better

          cop-related corruption dramas.”

              ⸻     𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝      𖠚ꪴ۟〬     

𖧹⸻𖠚ꪴ۟〬

Other dramas that incorporate this trope:

Lawless Lawyer

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Your Honor

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Shark

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Equator Man

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Chief Kim

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Switch

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Bad guys

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Avengers Social Club

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Healer

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Guardian

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Cruel city

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City Hunter

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K2

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Prosecutor princess

𖧹⸻𖠚ꪴ۟〬

That's it for today you guys! For more corruption but in real life, please head on over to Jamie's blog here

~ Anne out