Tell me, does anyone know about the underworld in Korea?

The underworld in South Korea is called organized violence gangs (abbreviated as: gang violence "?"). According to the Korean police announcement in October 2007, there are currently as many as 471 organized gangs operating in South Korea. The violence There are 11,476 generation (gang members). Among them, 167 factions are listed as special management objects. In addition, according to data, the number of violent individuals increased by 17.8% and the number of violent organizations increased by 6.7% in the past five years. The highest number of violent people in Busan is 1,833. Almost all large-scale organized violence groups in the country operate in Gyeonggi-do, especially in the Pyeongtaek and Anseong areas. The "Cheongha Weiseang faction" (?; Japanese "Gangxia Hygiene faction") founded in 2001 is currently the largest group in the country. It is the largest organized violence group in South Korea. There are 76 violent members in this organization. In addition, the Nammun Sect () operating in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province and the Reversal Sect () operating in Gyeonggi Province respectively have more than 70 violent members in both organizations.

Introduction

The development of organized violence groups in South Korea can be roughly divided into five periods; each is the earliest "infancy period". Organized violence groups began to develop with the rise of industry and commerce. At that time, most of them relied on their fists to slowly build up their power.

The period from the 1910s, the period of Japanese rule to the 1950s after the liberation of Korea was the "Romantic Violence Period (Japanese translation)". During this period, rural ronin (hooligans) gradually moved to cities and gathered in urban areas. stand up. At that time, the capital of South Korea was divided into the Jongno business district, which was dominated by Koreans, and the Myeongdong business district, which was dominated by Japanese; the most powerful and well-known pro branch boss in the Myeongdong business district was "Team Leader Lim" (in Japan and South Korea) His real name is "Sunwoo Yingbin") He followed the Japanese celebrity "Toyama Mitsuru" (born in Fukuoka Prefecture, a giant of right-wing groups, who had funded exiled overseas revolutionaries such as Kim Ok-kyun and Sun Wen, and was actively involved in Korean independence movement; when he was young, he was active in Manchuria, South Korea and other mainland areas, and recruited wandering samurai (ronin) in the activities, established the "Xuanyang Society" considered to be the origin of the right wing (also known as the Black Dragon Society), came to South Korea to develop, and Controls the local high-end izakaya market in Myeongdong, South Korea; on the other hand, "Go Hee-kyung" (transliteration) in Jongno business district, he controls the territory of Yuheung Street (the same bustling street in Japan) in Jongno business district, and is regarded as North Korea in the contemporary era The highest boss, together with "Uhm Dong-wook" (transliteration) who also developed in Jongno business district, and Kim Doo-han nicknamed "Banren" (the Korean drama "The Savage Age" is adapted from his story, his father is a Korean The famous general "Kim Jak-jin"), the above three constituted the three major forces in North Korea at that time. Until 1934, the 18-year-old "Kim Doo-han" successively defeated the forces of "Yum Dong-wook" and "Go Hee-kyung" to dominate the Koreans. , and "Team Leader Lin" formed a map of confrontation between the two representative forces of Japan and South Korea. Once Jin Douhan attacked the "Oriental Trade" of the Japanese gangster Lin Group, making him a well-known figure in every household. He was a chivalrous anti-Japanese hero in Korea.

In the era of the Liberal Party regime in the 1950s (founded by Syngman Rhee), organized violence and political collusion were born, which was the "era of political underworld figures". During this period, politicians combined the power of organized violent groups to consolidate their power. After the independence of Korea in the 1950s, "Kim Doohan" took over the territory vacated by the Japanese gang "Lin Group" and became the most powerful leader at that time, especially in South Korea. Soon, the security force was weak, so in order to maintain public order, Jin Douhan borrowed his power. For this reason, it laid the foundation for "Jin Douhan" to participate in politics in the future in 1953. After Han) decided to withdraw from the world, he participated in political activities as the chairman of the Dongdaemun Merchants Union. As a right-wing politician, he organized the Anti-Japanese Youth League and was elected to the National Assembly for two terms; however, the political The regiment disappeared without a trace after the 516 military coup. During this period, in addition to the figure of the era "Kim Doohan", "Lee Sung-soon" was regarded as one of the two leaders who inherited the power of "Kim Doohan". "Lynx"; the other is "Lee Jung-jae", a celebrity in the Korean sumo wrestling world. His other identity is the big boss in the Dongdaemun area. Under the protection of the then President Rhee Syngman, he served as a political underworld figure. Acting secretly, he was used by politicians to maintain power, and he was also manipulated to use violent means to suppress opposition forces (the "Korean University Student Attack" on April 18, 1960, etc.); "Lee Jung-jae" also used this political power to The elimination of another big boss who inherited the power of "Jin Dou Han" was a typical black and white phenomenon of this era.

In the 1970s after the May 16th military coup in 1961, the struggle between organized violence groups intensified, becoming a "period of nationwide violence." The important figure during this period was "Jin Taicun". His "Xia Ke Shang Incident" in 1977 made him famous in one fell swoop. In addition, after the incident at the New Songdo Hotel in Incheon, South Korea's main organized violence groups developed three large-scale forces, namely the Western Faction () led by "Kim Tae Village", the Gwangju OB Faction (OB?) led by "Lee Dongjae" and the Yang Enyi faction (). Other well-known regional organizations include the Seven Stars Clan in Busan (; leader: Lee Kang-hwan), the Yutae Clan in Daejeon, the Dongseongro Clan in Daegu, the Suwon Clan, the Depot Clan, etc. This period was also the time when "knives" were officially used as gang tools in street struggles, making the organization's struggles more brutal than before.

The post-1990s and modern “era of corporate violence.” Modern organized violence groups themselves have gradually undergone many changes. They have gradually transformed from "simple extortion-type" organizations in the past to "power-involved" organizations, and some "big brothers" have transformed into entrepreneurs. They invested a lot of the money they earned from "organizing violent gangs" into legitimate industries such as real estate, construction services, or education and culture.

The Current Situation of Organized Violent Groups

The "2007 Current Situation of Violent Organizations Targeted under Management" report submitted by the Korean National Police Agency. Distribution map of group violence

Number of organizations in administrative areas Number of members Organization name (number of official members)

105 factions in Seoul, 1,400 members of the Namdong faction (62 people), Jungang-dong faction (38 people) ), Lianhe Sinchon faction (60 people), etc.

517 people from 28 factions in Incheon, Bupyeong Sinchon faction (48 people), Jueye faction (28 people), etc.

8 factions in Ulsan 282 (new) Shinjeongmae faction (63 people), New Carpentry faction (33 people), Shinjeongmae faction (28 people), etc.

Busan 101 factions, 1,833? Chilsung faction (58 people) ), 20th Century sect (26 people), Zero Degree sect (33 people), Jewish sect (40 people), etc.

1820 Cheongha Weisheng sects from 59 sects in Gyeonggi Province (76 people, Japanese translation), Suwon Nammun Faction (75 people), Reversal Faction (70 people), Bukmun Faction (67 people), International Mafia Faction (60 people), Aboriginal Faction (58 people), etc.

15 factions in Gangwon-do 293 Yeonbang Faction (44 people), Shinjongno Planning Faction (36 people), etc.

636 Iskra Faction (69 people), Wonwon Hot Spring Faction (37 people), Shi Nasumi faction (34 people, leader: Lee Seong-soon), etc.

522 members from 26 factions in Chungcheongnam, including the Saengjang faction (56 people), Songak faction (54 people), and Taiyanghui faction (50 people), etc.

There are 1,064 members from 43 sects in North Gyeongsang, including the Daeming sect (59 people), the merged sect (52 people), and the Sanchalu sect (39 people).

Daegu area? Dongseong Road Faction (68 people), Jungangdong Faction (67 people), East European Union Faction (29 people), etc.

Gyeongsangnam 24 factions, 430 Emperor Faction (38 people), The Spring Festival Faction (36 people), the Divine Power Faction (34 people), etc.

953 Baekhakwan Faction (54 people) from 16 sects in Jeollabuk, the World Cup Faction-Sports Field Faction (45 people), and the Auto Parts Faction - Night faction (35 people), etc.

1,542 international PJ faction (58 people), OB faction (50 people), Mudungsan faction (53 people), etc. from 33 factions in Jeollanam

There are 184 members of Jeju’s three sects: the Tuoist sect (53 people), the Mountain sect (46 people), and the Jeju sect (39 people).

In the past 70-90s, they were listed An organization that organizes the top 10 violent groups in South Korea (10?)

Western Faction ()

Lightning Faction ()

Yang Eun-eup Faction ()

OB School (OB?)

Zero Degree School ()

Seven Star School ()

Mokpo School ()

Group Shan Faction ()

Depot Faction ()

Jeonzhou Faction ()

The Busan Group and the history of changes in the six major Busan violent groups

The Seven-Star Sect (; leader: Lee Kang-hwan) founded in Busan in 1957

In 1988, the Seven-Star Sect split into the Zero Degree Sect () and the New Seven-Star Sect (); on the other hand, it also developed The Jewish sect of the "Anti-Seven Stars Sect" () and the 20th Century Sect (20; leader: Jung Jong-sik) established in Bupyeong-dong, Jung-gu

In 1999, the 20th Century Sect split off and the Re-established 20th Century Sect (?20)