A South Korean term for a large family owned business
conglomerate. Typically used in Kdramas, some famous Chaebol story lines are in the dramas "Boys Over Flowers", "The Heirs", "
Secret Garden" and "Coffee Prince".
These dramas typically are stories of a very rich young male who is the heir to a large business that falls in love with a girl that is "low" on the
social status at least, in the parents opinion.