>main character works their way up the ranks from zero, rising to the top each time
>is repeatedly demoted for not playing along with politics and has his career restarted..THREE times
>doesn't give a fuck, humbly works his way back to the top each time
>ends up leading the country's entire Navy
not even Korean or Asian, but remembering General Yi's story gives me motivational goosebumps (kino-skin) every time