I was raised in easy circumstances in Pyongyang. However, just after my brother escaped from North Korea, my family was deported to Hamgyeongbuk-do Province, notorious for political prisoner camps. It was then that I made the decision to leave North Korea when I realized the fact that it would be impossible for me to move forward for a better future.
After resettling in South Korea in 1997 with a fresh heart, I started to study while I work. However, I was swallowed in despair when my mother lost all the money collected for the family due to the investment fraud. What shocked me more was that more than 1,000 victims were engaged, mostly marginalized North Korean Defectors who had to send a remittance for their family remained in the North.
I started Glov just to give hope for those North Korean defectors to get back again. The only goal of Glov was to help them learn about the concept of market economy and settle down in South Korea.
After having gone through difficult times of selecting a proper business item and gaining customers, I finally decided to begin the sunflower oil business with the help of my brother from Ukraine.