Kim Jin-pyo has revealed an unexpected second act far removed from the music industry: Running a struggling pen company founded by his grandfather. The rapper and television personality recently appeared on Defconn’s YouTube channel, where he opened up about becoming the CEO of Korea Pilot, a company that imports writing instruments. In the video, rapper Defconn expressed surprise at meeting Kim in an office setting rather than a studio. Kim responded by saying, “I’m currently the CEO of a writing instrument import company called Korea Pilot,” before joking, “I’m not the chairman.” The company was originally founded by Kim’s maternal grandfather, whom he described as a strict and authoritarian figure during his childhood. “Whenever I had dinner with my grandfather, I couldn’t digest my food because I was nervous he might ask me questions,” Kim said. Kim explained that after his grandfather died, the company no longer looked promising from a business standpoint. “In Korea Pilot’s case, the company was in complete capital impairment,” he said. “My mother wanted
