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Kim Shin-seok (26 September 1896 – 12 September 1948) was an entrepreneur during the Japanese occupation. He served as a member of the Central Committee of the Japanese Government-General of Korea.

Life
He was from Sancheong, South Gyeongsang Province. After graduating from Busan Commercial High School, he worked at the Chosun Bank, and became a famous figure in the financial industry for his outstanding ability in accounting.

In response, Hyun Joon-ho, a rich man and financier, selected Kim Shin-seok of the Chosun Bank and called him to Honam Bank, which he operated. Kim Shin-seok served as the executive director of the Mokpo branch of Honam Bank. It is included as one of the 353 Korean contributors in the "Joseon Meritorious Self-Confession" compiled by the Governor-General in 1935.

In 1936, he was appointed as a councilor of the Central Committee of the Japanese Government-General of Korea. Hyun Joon-ho was in the position of the Central Council member since 1931, so Kim Shin-seok followed, and the two served as the Central Council members, serving two consecutive terms until the time of liberation. At the end of the Japanese colonial period, he supported the Pacific War and participated in the dialogue alliance.

family line
Daughter Kim Yun-nam married Hong Jin-ki and gave birth to Hong Ra-hee and Hong Seok-hyun, and Kim Shin-seok becomes their maternal grandfather to them. Hong Ra-hee married Lee Kun-hee, the third son of Samsung Group's Lee Byung-chul and heir to Samsung, and Hyun Jun-ho's granddaughter Hyun Jung-eun became the spouse of Hyundai Group's Chung Mong-hun, leading South Korea's conglomerate Samsung and Hyundai's Kim Shin-seok and Hyun Jun-ho's Japanese occupation.

a list of pro-Japanese group
It was selected in the Central Committee, Economy, and Pro-Japanese Organization categories among the 708 list of pro-Japanese groups announced in 2002 and the list of prospective candidates for the Pro-Japanese Life Dictionary of the National Institute released in 2008. The list includes his son-in-law Hong Jin-ki. It was also included in the list of 705 pro-Japanese anti-ethnic acts announced by the Committee on the Truth of Anti-ethnic Acts in 2009.

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 * Chosun Government-General's Central Office
 * Hong Jin-ki