Here’s a collection of quotes from the Korean series, Made In Korea (2025-26):
Episode 1
“As you know, a revolution without public support is bound to fail. But terrorists who release women and children win favor with the public and the press.” – Matsuda Kenji
“If you make the first move, all the criticism falls on the government. After that, whatever you do, it’s the government that takes the blame. In the end, they’ll have no choice but to let you take off.” – Matsuda Kenji
“To these bastards, I was like a jackpot that fell on their laps.” – Matsuda Kenji
“It’s just better to handle things quietly. Nothing good comes from making a lot of noise, does it?” – Matsuda Kenji
“It’s better to die than to end up in Pyongyang.” – Matsuda Kenji
Episode 2
“The world has gone crazy. It’s not long before everything goes to hell.” – Kim Tae Yeong
“Once you’re hooked on meth, nothing else matters.” – Jang Geon Young
“They decided their own craving mattered more than someone else’s life.” – Jang Geon Young
“People say time heals all wounds. That everything gets better with time. But this girl will remember this for the rest of her life.” – Jang Geon Young
“If there really is a God, may he save this girl’s soul from the power of the dog.” – Jang Geon Young
“How long will you keep drifting around the country without a title?” – chief prosecutor
“In the end, guys with money and connections run the world.” – Baek Kitae
“Life is brutal without parents or connections. But things get easier if you have money and power. Funny how that works.” – So Yeong
“Everytime I watch him, I get butterflies for some reason. People must tell you all the time you look like him, right?” – Oh Yejin
Episode 3
“This was the age of prohibition, and my name says it all. I’m Geumji, as in prohibition. Bae Geumji.” – Bae Geumji
“Madam, bar girl, escort, hostess. Call me whatever you want. What matters is that I was damn good at what I did. But still, it’s not a crime worth dying for, right?” – Bae Geumji
“That’s when Baek Kitae saw with his own eyes what real, living power looked like. And then he decided to live a life like that man’s, with wealth and power great enough to bring the whole world to its knees.” – Bae Geumji
“And that’s how we met in the most romantic setting, as you can see, in the company of those government idiots.” – Bae Geumji
“I’ll take the fall. If anyone loses their job, it’s going to be me.” – Jang Geon Young
“We do anything that makes money just like you.” – Ikeda Yuji
“Did you want to see me? I want to see you.” – Baek Kitae
“Rounding up the leftover goons, and trying to bring in a new cook.” – Jang Geon Young
“What about you? What do you really want? Money? Power? Love? You want it all, don’t you? So no one can ever look down on you. So do I.” – Bae Geumji
“What matters isn’t the truth. What matters is what people believe. Either way, they all believe what they want to believe.” – Bae Geumji
“Mr. Na, don’t take this lightly. Because everything I said today? I meant every word.” – Bae Geumji
“She’s pulling all this shit because she wants to be loved.” – Hwang Gukpyeong
“How do you even make threats look so cool? Do you practice in front of a mirror or something?” – Bae Geumji
“Aren’t you angry? I am. At this world.” – Bae Geumji
“Can’t you just let me go?” – Bae Geumji
“I want to fall in love again.” – Bae Geumji
Episode 4
“Make it 300 million. Three hundred million every month. If you can’t do it, then just die.” – Hwang Gukpyeong
“I’m saying you’ve got that KCIA feel, you know? Gentleman up front, but savage in the back. Two-faced, like Janus.” – Jang Geon Young
“You see, patriotism comes in many forms.” – Jang Geon Young
“I don’t care if it’s the KCIA or whoever pulls their strings. If you want to take me on, you’d better be ready. I don’t break easily.” – Jang Geon Young
“Since you were kind enough to take an interest in mine, I thought I’d return the favor with yours.” – Jang Geon Young
“The way he looks at me isn’t the same anymore.” – Hwang Gukpyeong
“You had that same look in your eyes the first time I saw you. Still, you seemed too good to be serving others.” – Chairman Ikeda
“Keep your head on straight. Unless you want to go back to that life.” – Chairman Ikeda
“I need enough supply to swallow up all of Japan in one go. That’s the only way I’ll have the power to crush that greedy old man once and for all.” – Ikeda Yuji
Episode 5
“It doesn’t really matter what the war is for. Someone’s death becomes someone else’s chance. That’s war is.” – Baek Kitae
“And my role was to be that death. Just cannon fodder for someone else’s rise.” – Baek Kitae
“You keep crossing the line. If you keep bulldozing ahead like that, how will you handle the consequences later?” – Manager Pyo
“You don’t need to trust me. Just give me a chance to prove what I can do. I’ll show you that even if you don’t trust me, you can trust my money.” – Baek Kitae
“The people I hate most are the shameless ones. Those who have no sense of shame at all. They’re the ones who stab you in the back.” – Baek Kitae
“The thing about greedy people is, they’re quick to get stupid.” – Cheon Seok Jung
“I don’t trust people. I trust what I hold.” – Ikeda Yuji
“I told you. If you’re angry at reality, get stronger. If you don’t want to be looked down on, strike first. If someone blocks your path, get rid of them.” – Baek Kitae
“How many times have I told you that guys with power run the world at the end of the day?” – Baek Kitae
“The power you always talk about, I figured I’d try to earn some myself.” – Baek Kihyun
“I won’t live as cattle. I’ll be the one with power. I’ll make the herd kneel before me, drag down anyone more powerful than me, and change the world in the end.” – Baek Kitae
“That’s just the way it is. The world has always been a battlefield for the powerful.” – Baek Kitae
Episode 6
“Ten years in these robes and I’ve learned one thing. Just because we wear the same clothes and stand in the same place doesn’t mean we walk the same path.” – Jang Geon Young
“Some pledge their hearts to the nation. Some rise in its defense. And some betray it to its fall.” – Jang Geon Young
“There’s only one reason men like him cry patriotism. To line their own pockets with the nation’s name. For me, patriotism means fighting those bastards to the bitter end.” – Jang Geon Young
“You came after me without being ready for this?” – Baek Kitae
“This fight won’t end until one of us is dead. And it sure won’t be me.” – Baek Kitae
“Even after all you’ve been through, your spirit hasn’t broken. Mr. Jang, you’re a true patriot, huh? They’re hard to come by.” – Chief Na
“If you lock me up, you think you’re going to move up in the world?” – Baek Kitae
“Even if I’m gone, the world isn’t going to change.” – Baek Kitae
“The guys wanted to pull out, but I couldn’t do that. Why? Because I was a soldier, and soldiers follow orders. I led my guys deeper into hell.” – Baek Kitae
“Whether you buy it or take it at gunpoint, I believe it’s those with power who change the world in the end. You can keep shouting about justice. But without power, you’re just treated like cattle.” – Baek Kitae
“You know the biggest difference between you and me? I have the power to take responsibility for my choices.” – Baek Kitae
“You’ll never win against me. You know why? Because you’re one of those foolish cattle who think they can change the world!” – Baek Kitae
“I’m going to survive on my own, not get used and tossed out like you.” – Baek Kitae
“But those who pull the trigger are never willing to bear the weight of that one shot. The dead stay silent, and what follows falls to the living.” – Jang Geon Young
“To those in power, the people are still nothing but cattle. And I, who lived differently from them, am gone. I wonder. What was my patriotism truly for?” – Jang Geon Young
Genre: Period, Political, Action
Synopsis: A prosecutor tries to stop an ambitious man who aims for power and wealth in the turbulent 1970s.
No. of episodes: 6 (Season 1); 6 (Season 2)
Cast: Hyun Bin, Jung Woo Sung
Screenwriters: Park Eun Gyo, Park Joon Suk
Director: Woo Minho
Network: Disney+, Hulu
Date: December 24, 2025 (Season 1); 2026 (Season 2)
English subtitle translation / Images: Disney+
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