The beauty tools used by professionals in beauty salons and barber shops are very sophisticated and sensitive. It can be said that the role of the machines is important to quickly and accurately create the style that customers want. However, it is said that the number of companies producing these machines is decreasing in Korea. I met Sunsik Kim, CEO of Bogus, the only hair clipper manufacturer in Korea.

Please introduce your company

The only remaining hair clipper in Korea, a razor manufacturer. Most of the items in Korea have disappeared. Most of the remaining companies are imported from China, If you go to the factories that claim to be made in Korea, you can see how many people go to work every week. There are many places that don't even work. In the end, it should be seen that almost no manufacturing is done.

The reason why many manufacturers of hair clippers disappeared is that hair clippers, and razors are exported to China, where tariffs are 30 % and VAT 17%. However, there is no customs duty when importing from China to Korea. It is also an irrational structure. Life appliances, Especially, the razor is going through a very unreasonable structure, completely opposite to Chinese products..

So what keeps this business going?

Although it is difficult, I have a sense of duty that one such company should remain in Korea. I don't think Korea should have people who import everything and sell it. Samsung of hair clippers, I was dreaming of a modern hair clipper, and it is becoming a reality.

Initially, I got into the industry by meeting a scissors remanufacturer. Korea was not very good at regenerating and repairing scissors. I grinded it all on a blinder and threw it away. So I started this job by repairing scissors. Then I thought I should try making a hair clipper, I've been running the business until now.

Main products or features, I'm curious about the advantages

The main products are barricades specializing in beauty salons, and razor products that organize lines are the main products. In order to compete with foreign products, product power and unique strengths of Bogus are very important. We made the cutting power very sophisticated by making the sharp angle of the blade. Foreign products tend to have heavy blades. So it puts a lot of strain on the wrist, Vibration is severe. However, our blades are very light. Since it is light, there is no vibration, More water enters.

In terms of design, I designed it knowing that experts are very sensitive to the grippan>. Because these strengths are recognized, overseas exports are now underway. Recently, the newly developed blade has a very good response, It is also being sold in Singapore and Russia.