‘Typhoon Family’ Pays Tribute to Iconic K-Dramas Through Episode Subtitles

Oct 31, 2025

tvN 'Taepung Corporation' has a hidden secret in the subtitle of each episode. It is the title of a drama that was loved a lot at that time.

If you look closely at the subtitle of tvN's Saturday-Sunday drama 「Taepung Corporation」 (directed by Jang Hyun, Lee Na-jung, and Kim Dong-hwi), there is something that stands out. The first to sixth subtitles that have been broadcast so far, such as 'Wuthering Heights'Asphalt Man'Seoul's Moon'The Wind Blows'Our Heaven'The Legend of Ambition' are all the titles of the dramas that were aired at the time. The subtitle, which organically meshes with the stories of each meeting, has become a story that makes viewers predict and infer the title of the next meeting, and has become another fun point of 'Taepung Corporation'.

'Taepyeong Corporation' opened with the first episode in which Kang Tae-pung (Lee Joon-ho), who loved dancing, singing, and flowers, suddenly died of his father Kang Jin-young (Sung Dong-il) in the midst of the IMF financial crisis and entered the 'storm season' of life. In the second inning, the typhoon threw itself to protect the crumbling company. The ending of lying on asphalt to block a cargo truck carrying fabric condenses the desperate fighting spirit of youth in the IMF era. The subtitle of the day was 'Asphalt Man'.

In the third inning, the typhoon, who chose to become the president rather than close the business in front of the bankruptcy crisis of Typhoon Corporation, made a heart-wrenching ending with a proposal to Oh Mi-sun (Kim Min-ha) to become a boss man under 'Seoul Moon'. The passion of the two young people to get back up even if they fall down conveyed a moonlight-like hope of shining in the dark. In the fourth inning, Typhoon, who paid back to President Pyo Park-ho (Kim Sang-ho), who intentionally cheated on him, and raised funds, met the safety shoes 'Shubak' in Busan and finally had something to sell, so he felt the fun of the boss man. However, the Apgujeong apartment building was auctioned off and kicked out to the street. Like the subtitle of the day, 'Even if the wind blows', the continuous wind shook him, but it was a typhoon that burned his undaunted will.

The 5th episode 'Our Heaven' meant the process of creating their own 'Heaven' in which typhoons and Miseon struggled to find a safe market, but shared affection and supported them together. The combination of Typhoon practicing business manners and Mi-sun studying business English conveyed the energy of youth. The spirit led to an all-out war between Typhoon and Mi-seon, who sold 7,000 safety shoes with one palm stamp on the IOU in the sixth inning. With sparkling ideas and footy enthusiasm, the safety export contract was also successful. At the end of the broadcast, he was blacklisted by shipping companies and faced a crisis of not being able to send goods, but expectations were also rising whether the typhoon, which found an opportunity to 'Ocean Fishing Boat', would be able to use 'Ambitious Legend' that bloomed above the IMF era again.

As such, the subtitle of the episode 'Taepung Corporation' is not just nostalgia, but functions as part of the narrative, and it delicately illuminates the theme and emotional line of each episode. Jang Hyun wrote, "Underneath the glaring K-dramas that are now blooming, there were Korean dramas from the 80s and 90s"The maximum value that still crossed the barbed wire to me and the love of Yoon Yeo-ok ('Am I shaking?'), Taesu's eyes ('sand clock'), and the smile of the three handsome brothers ('Feel') are as clear as yesterday." The subtitle of `Taepung Corporation' is, `It's like a little tribute to the drama of the past that I'm writing now.'

The production team said "The subtitles for the 7th and 8th episodes are 'To live' and 'Young people's sunny place' respectively. In the middle of the IMF, the meaning of 'sanda' is depicted, and the story of young people walking toward the sun again is depicted, adding to the curiosity about the subsequent development. 'Taepung Corporation' airs every Saturday and Sunday at 9:10 p.m. on tvN.

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