President Moon's Condolence Message to the Late Kim Jeong-ju: "Pioneering Role in Overseas Expansion of the Game Industry" (Comprehensive)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] President Moon Jae-in sent a condolence message to the bereaved family of the late Kim Jung-ju, founder of Nexon, expressing his condolences, the Blue House announced on the 4th.

The Blue House stated, "President Moon sent a condolence message to the bereaved family of Founder Kim yesterday, honoring his consistent efforts for the development of venture companies and the Korean Wave cultural industry."

In the condolence message posted on social networking services (SNS) that day, President Moon commemorated the late by saying, "He played a leading role in expanding the game industry beyond the narrow domestic market to overseas."

President Moon said, "The late overcame the limitations of the harsh early venture industry with the spirit of challenge and innovation, laying the foundation for the first and second venture booms," adding, "He foresaw the future and took the lead in new attempts, becoming a role model for junior venture entrepreneurs."

He also praised the late for his pioneering role in the overseas expansion of the game industry, stating, "That was the path of pioneering and challenge through which Korea could leap forward as an advanced country and a cultural powerhouse of the Korean Wave."

President Moon also mentioned the late’s social contributions. He said, "Above all, he led the growth of the company by nurturing people and took the lead in social contributions for the health and happiness of children and adolescents," referring to his visit to the Purme Foundation Nexon Children's Rehabilitation Hospital in February 2017.

President Moon said, "(This hospital was) at that time the only specialized children's rehabilitation hospital in Korea," adding, "That experience became the opportunity for me to pledge and implement the establishment of specialized children's rehabilitation hospitals nationwide by region."

President Moon said, "Founder Kim Jung-ju’s lifelong spirit of challenge and dedication to the community will remain like warm spring sunshine in all our hearts for a long time," and "I recall his kind smile and wish for his rest and eternal peace."

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