What is Kim Seong-Su?
[[File:Kim Seong-Soo 1950.jpg|thumb|210px|Kim Seong-su]] {{Korean name|Kim}} '''Kim Seong-Su''' ({{lang-ko|김성수}}; [[Hanja]] 金性洙, October 11, 1881-February 18, 1955), the second vice-president of the [[Republic of Korea]] (대한민국; 大韓民國), was a politician, educationist, journalist, and founder of [[Kyung-Sung textile Co.]] (경성방직회사; 京城紡織會社) , the [[Dong-A Ilbo]](동아일보; 東亞日報), and [[Korea University]](고려대학교; 高麗大學校). After he died he was given the [[Order of Merit for National Foundation]](건국훈장; 建國勳章). He is also known by his pen name Inchon (인촌; 仁村) == Life == === Early life === Kim Seong-Su was born on October 11 1891, in [[Gochang]](고창; 高昌), [[Jeollabuk-do]](전라북도; 全羅北道), [[Republic of Korea|South Korea]]. He graduated from [[Waseda University]] in [[Japan]] in 1914, majoring in Political Science and Economics. After returning home, he took over Jung-Ang High School, which was in financial difficulties, and took office as the president in 1917. Also, he founded [[Kyung-Sung textile Co.]] in 1919 in order to realize Korea’s economic independence from Japan and to foster its national capital. He launched the [[Dong-A Ilbo]] in 1920 and took charge of Boseong College (보성전문학교; 普成專門學校), the predecessor of the present [[Korea University]]. === Pro-Japanese === In 1938, he was a promoter of the [[Federation for National Mobilization of Korean]](국민정신총동원조선연맹; 國民精神總動員朝鮮聯盟), which was one of the pro-Japanese groups. He also took part in several pro-Japanese activities, writing articles which admired student soldiers and the draft system for [[Japan]]. Due to these activities, he was included in the list of 3,090 pro-Japanese collaborators released by the [[Institute for Research in Collaborationist Activities]](민족문제연구소; 民族問題硏究所) in 2008. === After Korean Liberation === [[File:Donga kim.JPG|thumb|180px|Kim Seong-su]] After the Independence from the Japan Occupation on August 15 1945, in 1946 he became the governor of [[Korea Democratic Party]](한국민주당; 韓國民主黨) and the ninth president of the Dong-A Ilbo. He was opposed to [[U.S.]]