Muna 1938, Lee Byung-chul (1910<unk>1987) wemhuri hombe ine ivhu mudunhu reUiryeong akatamira kuguta reDaegu riri pedyo ndokuvamba Samsung Sanghoe (삼성상회, 三星商會). Samsung yakatanga sekambani diki yekutengesa ine vashandi makumi mana iri muSu-dong (ikozvino Ingyo-dong). Yakanga ichibata nehove dzakaomeswa, groceries dzakakura munzvimbo uye noodles. Kambani yakabudirira uye Lee akatamisa hofisi yayo huru kuSeoul muna 1947. Hondo yeKorea payakatanga, akamanikidzwa kusiya Seoul. Akatanga chirimwa cheshuga muBusan chinonzi Cheil Jedang. Muna 1954, Lee akatanga Dail Mojik uye akavaka chirimwa muChimegu-san, Cheegu-dong. Yaive furo huru kwazvo yemvere munyika.
Muna 1947