
Honestly. I've seen this in too many manhwas that I don't believe it's just a trope anymore and that this is actually the reality. So, please someone help me understand. How the heck do 'sunbae's in Korea have so much fucking power?

I think it has to do with the respect towards elders and people older than you in asian culture. Like from my personal experaince, even though im half filipino and not korean, we have to be respectful towards our elders and if like you do smth rude its veerrry disrespectful and looked down upon...but then theres ppl like the shit sunbae here who abuse that "heiarchy" of power and yeah :/
Oooh. I played the game at the end of the chapter. So...
I get 'summoned' into 'another world' and reincarnate as the 'ML' (up until here..it's good!) but my purpose is to 'break up with the FL'...ugh...^sigh^ How boring!