The Federation of Korean Industries, the country's largest business lobby, has asked Naver and Kakao to join. According to business insiders Wednesday, the tarnished old business club has sent a formal request to the two relatively youthful IT firms, which are considering it. Hyundai, LG, Samsung and SK also recently rejoined the FKI, which was badly tarnished by the massive influence-peddling scandal that brought down then-President Park Geun-hye in 2017. Asked why the FKI wants the two IT giants to join, a business insider said, "There are almost no IT firms in the FKI while the industry's influence is growing," and added "The FKI will only be able to address issues in the IT industry if the two leading firms join.

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