Jake. Hanging Out With That Guy Would Never Be A Dull Moment. We Would Cook Spicy Ramyeon Together, And

look what i found

Even a horse can be prettier than me

I know this horse would be judging me if I was ever in its presence 

Single mothers love to dress their kids like the men who left them

President Yoojin, is it true that you have a habit of wiping your glasses every time you lie or bluff?

I appreciate the respect, anon, but you don't have to be so formal :) I don't really know what you're talking about. Do you mean at work or school? I don't think I lie that often but I've been told that I wipe my glasses a bit too much.

Ya sama, Hoon. Aku juga. Gabut sih wkwkwk

Samuel Seo with his hand cream and Jake Kim with his lip balm?? Same energy.

I could totally see them casually taking a trip to Olive Young to shop for some skincare products if they weren't mortal enemies.

Just two bros chilling in the skincare aisle five feet apart 'cause they're definitely not gay.

Every. Single. Damn. Exam.

The Life and Death of Kim Gabryong

The lack of information about Kim Gimyung's father on Lookism Wikia inspired me to write this.

Caution: it's going to be a pretty long read

Ever since Kim Gabryong's name was first mentioned in the Lookism manhwa, I fell in lo- No. I mean was interested. I was intrigued. Dude had successfully shifted my attention from the handsomest gang leader in the universe, Kim Gimyung, to... well, him.

"But he's dead. Plus, barely anyone talked about his past life. There's nothing to dig about him, really," said somebody who stopped reading Lookism after Big Deal's Arc. Rumor has it that they have been blessed with an overwhelming amount of free time, so they continued their reading due to boredom.

Now you see what I mean, don't you, random person?

Kim Gabryong plays a huge role in the generations of fighters in the Lookism universe. Despite not being talked about much, I think so far we've got enough clues that allow us to take a glimpse of his character, his life, and the mystery of his death.

And, as a good future daughter in law who loves his son with all her heart, I wanted to honor him. May you rest in peace, abeoji. Just kidding

So, Who the Frick is Kim Gabryong?

He was the leader of the most influential mafia group in Generation 0 called Gapryong's Fist Gang. I'd like to assume he was also the founder, because his name is literally there. So I think it's safe to say that the whole gang aspects in the story of Lookism begins with this man.

Gabryong "Fist of Justice" Kim was admired by his peers and subordinates yet despised by common society. Kim Gabryong was a hero to some, and a villain to the others (including his son Kim Gimyung and his wife Kang Minseon).

To His Wife

"My feelings for you are like my cigarette butt on your portrait. Extinguished." - Kang Minseon, probably.

When Kim Gimyung asked her what kind of person his dad was like, she answered with the most charming smile, and I quote:

"He was the worst piece of shit ever."

Such an elegant and profound description this woman had of her beloved late husband. However, was he really a piece of shit like she said he was?

According to Kang Minseon, he was a jerk to the women who knew him. But he could never pass by someone in need or ignore any kind of injustice.

He had a sense of passion or romance or whatever, yet he couldn't even keep a romance with his lawfully wedded wife. But was there even romance between Minseon and Gabryong in the first place? I don't know. The two never seemed to even like each other. It smells suspiciously like an arranged marriage here.

In my head, I imagine Minseon as the daughter of a rich conglomerate who was married off to Gabryong by her parents for some kind of agreement. Her family wanted the most powerful gang as their back up, while Gabryong wanted an heir through a marriage.

Remember chapter 395 where Kang Minseon stated that Kim Gabryong didn't care when his mistress had a baby, and yet he was ecstatic when he found out that she was pregnant?

What about that time when Kim Gabryong was asked how many children he had? he said:

"Gimyung's the only son I have around his age."

"There's no need to have another child when I've already got a son."

Yeah? what about your other son, huh Gabryong? Didn't you already have a child seven years before you had Gimyung?

Did you not recognize him as your son because you had him outside of your marriage with Minseon?

Hmm I wonder how the kid felt about that. Minseon said he went to rule a gang in Mexico because he "got what he wanted".

"Don't ask me more about that. It's connected to the circumstances of your father's death," said she.

Um... actually ma'am, that's exactly why you need to tell us more because that was hella suspicious. But on second thought, we better end this conversation. I feel like this woman would kill us if we ask any more questions.

But hey, that's just my stupid theory.

Kang Minseon didn't seem to give a damn if her husband ran off to see different women, though. Which he did quite often according to Kim Gimyung.

"Dad, where are you going? Are you leaving mom at home to see those weird girls again?" - Little Gimyung, Ep. 306.

To His Son

"Fuck you, dad" - Kim Gimyung, most definitely.

In Little Gimyung's eyes, his father was an unfaithful man to his family. He often left him and his mom at home to see some "weird girls". Despite that, Gabryong was respected by people for being fair and "using his fist to help people". When Gimyung asked his mom why, all he got was silence. The poor Little Gimyung couldn't wrap his head around it. So he came to one conclusion: gangsters are not cool and he hates them. Several years later with the same mindset as he had when he was little, he ran away from home.

Time went by and the whole Big Deal becoming one of the 4 crews fiasco happened. Gimyung, who just quit Big Deal was faced by a dilemma of whether or not he should help Big Deal girls who were threatened by Samuel at the time. So he consulted his mother about his father in hopes that he would get a hint of what he should do next.

When his mother said that Gabryong had always helped anyone in need and never ignored any form of injustice, Gimyung's hatred for Gabryong seemed to subside. I personally would like to think that Kim Gimyung wearing his dad's gloves symbolizes that he wanted to continue Gabryong's legacy.

The Legendary Fighter and Politician Wannabe, Kim Gabryong

Park Jonggun seemed to have a great amount of respect for Kim Gabryong. When he found out that Kim Gimyung was the son of Kim Gabryong, he immediately lost interest in Seo Seongun. He said to himself, and I quote:

"I wouldn't say no to Gabryong's son taking over Big Deal."

While the fellas in Big Deal also whispered the same thing to each other:

"Is Gimyung-hyung gonna be our leader?"

"Of course. He's Gabryong's son."

Which couldn't help but make me wonder, what does being Gabryong's son have to do with taking over Big Deal?

Are you saying that Big Deal was originally founded by Kim Gabryong?

Idk. That sounds pretty plausible to me. What do you think?

Gabryong "Fist of Justice" Kim was a big guy with big dreams. He got into politics since his youth but alas, he never succeeded. City folks threw eggs at him during his speech, exclaiming that they didn't want a mafia in the congress. However despite those egg-throwing and shit-talking, he kept running for congress every chance he got until his death.

Dude's got the tenacity of two tiny Lego blocks that are attached together by super glue. Not to mention the amount of money that guy must have had for organizing those campaigns, which I'm sure were not cheap.

But what can you say? after all, he was a thug who wanted to change the world with his fist. I guess that's why he wanted to become a congressman so badly.

"You're nothing but a thug. You seriously think you can change the world with your fists?" - Park Jinyoung, Ep. 398.

The Death of Kim Gabryong

The cause of his death is still a mystery. Though I'm 100% sure his wife Kang Minseon knew about it. She just refused to reveal the secret even to her own son. Maybe despite her cold exterior, she's actually worried about how her son would react if he found out the reason behind his father's death. Unbeknownst to her, the lack of answer piqued Gimyung's curiosity even more. He then decided to set a goal. That is to find out what happened in the time period between Generation 0 and Generation 1, that led to his father's death.

And now we're still waiting for Kim Gimyung's next move to achieve that goal.

Will he ask Im Rua to gather some information for him?

Will he travel to Mexico to find his half brother and ask him about his father?

Or... Will he form alliances with Hostel, Burn Knuckles, J High, and the rest of Generation 2 to raid Ilhae, and then torture Yoojin for information?

Dear Kim Gimyung, if the latter is what you have in mind, then I suggest you don't just stop there. Cause I think there's a huge chance Yoojin wouldn't tell you either because he wouldn't want to, or simply because he really has no idea. Here's what I think you should do to gain the maximum amount of info in the quickest way possible.

You and your guys break into Ilhae's HQ.

Beat up the executives (including Songeun if you wanna. Or maybe you'd rather convince him to rejoin Big Deal instead. It's up to you, babe).

Torture Yoojin into revealing the location of Jinyoung's lab.

Steal a vial of truth serum. You won't have to fight Jinyoung first if you're lucky.

Take the serum, go to your mom's house, pour it into her tea. Make sure she drinks that.

And bam. Your mom will voluntarily give you every bit of information you could've asked for.

While you're at it, I'm going to try to make a deduction out of the pieces of clues that I've gathered so far.

Here's a kiss for good luck. Mwah 💋

See you in the next post where I write about the conspiracies around Kim Gabryong's death.

The Mystery of Kim Gabryong's Death: Who's Responsible?

"YOU KILLED KIM GABRYONG" - Park Jinyoung to Lee Dogyu, Ep. 403.

Right off the bat? Geez. What a bold accusation you have there, Jinyoung. Sorry dude, but you saying that still doesn't solve the mystery behind Gabryong's death. But thanks to that, I think I'm gonna put Lee Dogyu in my list of suspects, along with Gimyung's Mexican half brother. And you too, probably. Yeah, I don't trust anyone in this webcomic.

⚠️This gonna be a long read⚠️

Gimyung's Mexican Half Brother

If he were the one who murdered Kim Gabryong, then his motives could be because he hated Gabryong for not recognizing him as his son. You might want to read this part where I talked about Kim Gabryong's wife to get the whole picture.

Park Jinyoung's Accusation

Park Jinyoung claimed that Kim Gabryong took Lee Dogyu under his wing "out of pity" for he was "a beggar who lived under a bridge", and yet Tom Lee "stabbed him in the back".

"Lee Dogyu, Kim Gabryong, Park Jinyoung, and ELITE," Park Jinyoung began to list his friends' name. He seemed to have become mentally unstable upon recalling the name Elite.

Who the hell is Elite? According to Park Jinyoung, he's the guy with the round glasses from Gabryong's Fist Gang. The true identity of this Elite guy is still unclear. All we know is that he was Kim Gabryong's second in command (Ep. 381)

Did Jinyoung have PTSD involving this Elite guy? Why? What happened back then?

I'm definitely adding Elite to my list of suspects.

"On Gabryong's last day, I'm sure you and I, and Elite..."

Yes, Mr. Park? You, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Elite did what on that day?

"ELITE! MY (little*) BROTHER! KILL ME TOO!"

Mr. Park, sir, we're going to need you to calm down and explain slowly. Were you asking this Elite guy to kill you too because Gabryong died? what does Elite have to do with Gabryong's death?

*Side note: in the raws it said "nae dongsaeng" which means "my little brother" in English. In the Korean gang culture "dongsaeng" is used to address a junior/subordinate, while "hyung-nim" is used to address a leader/senior. Therefore, Park Jinyoung didn't address Kim Gabryong. He addressed someone below him. Who could that be?

To be honest, I don't trust Jinyoung's testimony completely. This guy was mentally unstable, and he seemed to have lost his memory. What caused his mental instability remains unknown. From that, I can only assume two things:

He could be the one responsible for Kim Gabryong's death. It could be an accident that left him with guilt so deep it made him live in denial, which eventually drove him to insanity.

Somebody brainwashed him into thinking that Kim Gabryong was murdered by Lee Dogyu. That somebody might actually be the culprit behind Kim Gabryong's death. But who could that be? Do you think that could be "Elite"?

Lee Dogyu's Denial

"Why would I kill Gabryong?" - Lee Dogyu, Ep 403

You know what it feels like when you haven't seen your best friend for years, and when you finally meet, they suddenly have a mental breakdown and accuse you of your other friends' murder?

Yeah, me neither. But that's what happened to Lee Dogyu. I can see he's confused as hell. Clearly something happened to Park Jinyoung. It almost looked like he was suffering from memory loss or some kind of a trauma.

Lee Dogyu stood there wide eyed as he watched Park Jinyoung lose his mind, until Yoojin told him to use the syringe he gave him earlier to knock Jinyoung unconscious. As he stabbed Jinyoung with it, his facial expression was filled with guilt and confusion. Not gonna lie, I kinda felt bad for him. I almost wanna cross his name off my list of suspects. Almost. If I'm not skeptical of him. Here's why I still find him suspicious:

During his fight with Park Jinyoung, if he was truly innocent, he could've said something to defend himself. Anything other than that he didn't murder Kim Gabryong. Idk, maybe the true cause of Kim Gabryong's death? Or maybe he could've told Jinyoung the actual person who murdered him?

This could mean one of these possibilities:

He didn't know that Kim Gabryong was murdered.

He knew Kim Gabryong was murdered but didn't know who murdered him.

He lied about not murdering Kim Gabryong.

For the sake of keeping a record, here's my list of suspects for now:

1. Gimyung's Mexican half brother

2. Lee Dogyu

3. Park Jinyoung

4. "Elite"

But hey, that's just my theory. Time will tell us how Kim Gabryong died and who was the one responsible for it. All we have to do is wait for the release of new chapters.

⭐ Bonus: Yoojin's ingenious way of using Park Jinyoung, and eventually Lee Dogyu

You know what bothers me other than Jinyoung's meltdown in Ep. 403? Yoojin. Idk why but there's something about that kid that doesn't sit right with me.

Ilhae lost their greatest force, Han Shinwoo. And as an attempt to make up for the loss of that force, Yoojin turned to Lee Dogyu. The little shit somehow knew his weakness and he used that in the last minute when Lee Dogyu had beaten up almost everyone at Ilhae.

Yoojin offered Lee Dogyu and the WTJC an alliance with Ilhae, in exchange for information about his long lost buddy, Park Jinyoung.

"You said you know where that guy is? I will do anything for you." Lee Dogyu said, finally after he beat the shit out of everyone.

"Well that was fuckin easy." - Yoojin thought to himself, probably.

And then, Lee Dogyu began his first quest from Ilhae. It was to find Janghyun and drag him under Yoojin's command. He succeeded. And as promised, Yoojin took him to meet Jinyoung. On the way to Jinyoung's lab, Yoojin gave him a syringe containing a questionable substance to use on Jinyoung in case he'd become mentally unstable. Which he did... become mentally unstable upon seeing Lee Dogyu.

"I thought it would be different if it was Lee Dogyu. I was looking forward to it, but as expected, it's not easy." - Yoojin

Bullshit.

Of course you were looking forward to it. Because it's a part of your plan.

Yeah, but it's easy for you to trick Lee Dogyu to extend his contract by using Park Jinyoung, isn't it?

Lemme explain.

Yoojin knows about Park Jinyoung's condition to the extent of being able to point out his symptoms. That is "whenever a specific word or situation comes out, he becomes hysterical like that."

And that's one of many reasons why Yoojin keeps Park Jinyoung in Ilhae, aside from the fact that he's a medicine genius who's also the one behind the production of Ilhae's black pills. It's also a trump card for Yoojin to use when the situation calls for it. For example when he tried to get Lee Dogyu to join forces with Ilhae after he lost Han Shinwoo. He knew that Lee Dogyu's primary goal was to find Park Jinyoung, so he offered Park Jinyoung to Lee Dogyu in exchange for a contract.

Getting Lee Dogyu to sign a business contract with Ilhae for a certain amount of time was not enough for Yoojin. Yoojin had to make sure Lee Dogyu stays loyal to Ilhae, but how?

That was by saying to Lee Dogyu that Ilhae is the only place to take care of Park Jinyoung because it's too dangerous for him to go outside. Thus, Lee Dogyu was left with no choice but to keep Park Jinyoung in Ilhae like Yoojin said. (As if mental facilities don't exist in the Lookism universe)

And as expected by Yoojin, Lee Dogyu decided to wait by Jinyoung's side until he recovers, which inevitably extended the business contract between WTJC and Ilhae. Just as planned.

Now for the next move, it's time for Yoojin to fly Xiaolung from China to South Korea. Pretty sure Yoojin sold Kim Gimyung's name to get Xiaolung. Why else would Xiaolung ask for Gimyung the moment he set his foot at the airport?

Istg, Yoojin collects people like he collects pokemon. Gotta catch 'em all.