'Thumbs up' was the one who created Nami Island by a bank logo designer.
On EBS 'Seo Jang-hoon's Neighborhood Millionaire' (hereinafter 'Neighborhood Millionaire'), which first aired on the 17th, the life history of President Kang Woo-hyun, who founded two countries, from Nami Island in Chuncheon to the 30,000 pyeong Republic of Jeju, unfolded. Originally a successful CI designer, he is also a legendary figure who created designs representing the times, such as the logo of 'Thumbs up Bank' and the mascot of 'Gwacheon Land'. In particular, Kang Woo-hyun was surprised to find a special relationship between Seo Jang-hoon's father and 'H University of the Arts.
In 2001, Kang Woo-hyun took charge of Nami Island, which had an official debt of 6 billion won, on the condition of '100% a month'. He created the island's attractions with innovative ideas, such as bringing discarded ginkgo leaves and planting ginkgo tree paths and trees named after guests to create a metasequoia forest. In addition, his touch turned garbage into art, including tiles made by melting discarded soju bottles. In particular, Nami Island became a sacred place for the Korean Wave thanks to Kang Woo-hyun's pioneering plan to provide a place for the filming team of the drama Winter Sonata without receiving a penny of rent. As a result, Nami Island has been reborn as a world-class attraction with 3.3 million visitors a year in 122 countries, and sales have soared 40 times.
In 2014, however, Kang suddenly announced his retirement and descended into the wasteland of Jeju. There was a new republic with a size of 30,000 pyeong and 25 soccer fields. Again, we actively recycled what was thrown away. The wall was built with soju bottles and pieces of bowls, and 80 ponds were created by receiving rainwater. A sky lighthouse that recycled broken wind turbines and a library filled with 300,000 used books have become a landmark and symbol of the Republic. When Kang Woo-hyun explained how he founded this republic, he said, "I wanted to protect our land`All of a sudden patriotism was triggered,' he recalled at the time.
However, Kang Woo-hyun, who calls himself 'millionaire', was found to have 47,000 won in his wallet. In response, he said "Money is a good tool. I like money, too. However, if you follow money, you become a slave of money.' He went on to confess that the endless source of creativity was due to the environment that was 'unsujeo'. "There are noodles, but there are no chopsticks? If you cut wood and make chopsticks, you can increase your dexterity." Finally, Seo Jang-hoon "I think the teacher was born too early" and Kang Woo-hyun "I'm still living more, so don't worry about it" and expressed his passion even in his 70s.
