Kang Tae-poong Faces Off Against Loan Sharks in 'Typhoon Company'

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Kang Tae-poong, played by Lee Junho, confronts loan sharks with everything on the line, including his own eyes.

In the fifth episode of tvN's weekend drama 'Typhoon Company,' aired on the 25th, the company led by Lee Junho's character faces another crisis.

Previously, Kang Tae-poong had secured a contract for 500 pairs of safety shoes with Park Yoon-chul, played by Jin Seon-kyu, who runs the 32-year-old safety shoe brand, Shoe Park. However, Kang Tae-poong discovers that Park Yoon-chul has gone bankrupt. Park confesses that he used the advance payment from Kang to pay off loan interest, but the interest has only increased.

Kang Tae-poong shouts, "Where did my advance payment go? Is there nothing left?" to which Jin Seon-kyu's character responds, "The factory and house have all been taken by the bank. There's nothing left, and it will only end if I die," showing his despair.

Eventually, his mother, Jung Jung-mi, played by Kim Ji-young, comforts him, saying, "Talk to me if you're struggling," leading Kang Tae-poong to break down in tears in her arms, admitting, "All the money is gone, and I don't know where to start."

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Meanwhile, Oh Mi-sun, played by Kim Min-ha, tries to dissuade Kang Tae-poong from confronting the loan sharks directly, warning, "Do you know what loan sharks are? Their claim might take priority." Unable to secure funds, Kang Jin-young, the first president played by Sung Dong-il, retrieves money from a bank account left for the employees and hands it to Kang Tae-poong.

Upon seeing the envelope of money, Kang Tae-poong refuses, saying, "I can't accept this. Isn't this account a symbol of my father's heart?" Oh Mi-sun insists, "I've already accepted the sentiment. I intended to return the money. Let's retrieve the safety shoes and sell them together, even if it's just for a thousand won more."

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Kang Tae-poong goes to retrieve the safety shoes and witnesses Park Yoon-chul assaulting Pyo Hyun-joon, played by Moo Jin-sung. He warns, "If you touch him again, you'll die." Facing the loan shark, played by Lee Jae-kyun, Kang Tae-poong challenges, "What will you find in the ledger? You can't even see the goods properly." When told the interest is 7,000, he counters, "I'll sell 7,000 pairs of safety shoes and give you a billion. Take it and leave forever." When the loan shark asks, "Can you bet your eyes on it?" Kang Tae-poong smears ink on his hand and presses it onto the loan agreement.

Reporter Na-yeon Cho, Ten Asia nybluebook@tenasia.co.kr