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Set in the cutthroat, high-stakes underworld of Seoul’s corporate elite, *Reborn Rookie* follows Kang Hyun-woo, a fiercely loyal and brilliant strategist who is brutally betrayed by the very conglomerate he dedicated his life to serving. After uncovering massive embezzlement and corruption at the highest levels of the Sunyang Group, Hyun-woo is abducted and executed by mysterious shadowy figures connected to the family.Instead of death, however, Hyun-woo awakens in the year 1987, discovering that he has been reincarnated into the body of Jin Do-jun, the youngest grandson of Jin Yang-chul, the ruthless and tyrannical founder of Sunyang Group. Armed with the memories of his past life and intimate knowledge of the future—including historic geopolitical events, technological booms, and major market crashes—Do-jun resolves to exact a chilling, calculated revenge. His ultimate motivation is not merely to survive, but to systematically dismantle the conglomerate from the inside out and acquire total ownership of the family empire.Operating in the shadows beneath the guise of a precocious and dutiful child, Do-jun uses his foresight to accumulate immense wealth, starting with a small stake gifted by his grandfather after saving the patriarch's life. As he matures into a brilliant university student and savvy investor, he establishes a secretive overseas investment firm, locking horns with his ambitious uncles and older cousins who are fiercely battling for the succession crown. Each confrontation is a high-tension psychological chess match. Do-jun manipulates stock markets, sabotages corporate mergers, and strategically exploits the greed and hubris of his relatives, turning them against one another while gaining the grudging respect of his formidable grandfather, who sees a reflection of his own ruthless ambition in the young prodigy.As the series progresses, the emotional core deepens. Do-jun must navigate complex alliances, including a poignant, unrequited romance with Seo Min-young, a tenacious prosecutor determined to bring Sunyang’s corruption to light—a path that frequently pits her against Do-jun’s hidden agenda. The climax hinges on a brutal succession war where Do-jun finally corners the family, forcing a reckoning with the ghosts of his past. *Reborn Rookie* is a gripping tale of karmic retribution, corporate espionage, and the heavy moral toll of vengeance, culminating in a stunning twist that questions the very nature of identity and justice in a world ruled by money.