The Koreans were stupid with how they were trying to control Fiji. And their instinct to form a Chaebol for almost no reason, no strategy behind their Chaebol purchases. And the mad rush to throw money around.
The interesting note on the spiritual hunger in Korea, despite the power of Christianity there, is also interesting. Koreans, slightly more than Japanese and Chinese, are obsessed with buying name-brand status symbols for display. The status display competition in Korea is likely the main reason for that materialism burnout and spiritual hunger in Korea. The materialism hollowed out the mainline churches in Korea, likely infected by forms of Prosperity Gospel.