Gangnam Blues

In the 1970s, during the height of political corruption, Gangnam, the southern part of Seoul, is starting to transform into a developed area. Childhood friends, Jong Dae and Yong Ki struggle to get by, until their shanty homes are demolished by local thugs. Desperate for cash, they get involved in violent political clashes, and are separated during one of the skirmishes. Three years later, Jong Dae lives as an adopted son of a former gang leader, Gil Soo and unknown to him, as a small-time gangster. Meanwhile, Yong Ki has risen as a made man inside Seoul's most powerful criminal organization, the Myeongdong-pa, under Yang Ki Taek.