In the 1950s and early 1960s, chaebol concentrated on wigs and textiles; by the mid-1970s and 1980s, heavy, defense, and chemical industries had become predominant.
V 50. a 60. letech 20. století se chaeboly soustředily na paruky a textilie; v polovině 70. a v 80. letech převládal těžký, obranný a chemický průmysl.