In the 1970s during the height of political Dishonest actions, Gangnam, the southern part of Seoul, finds itself being transformed into a developed area. Childhood friends Jong Dae and Yong Ki, already struggling to get by, have their shanty homes demolished by local thugs. Desperate for cash, they decide to take part in violent political clashes and end up separated during a skirmish. 3 years later, Jong Dae lives as an honest manwith former gang leader, Kil Su. Yong Ki, meanwhile, has joined Seoul’s most powerful criminal gang organization, the Myeongdong-pa, and as a member is entangled in a high stakes battle over lands in Gangnam, all in the name of putting together secret presidential election funds that drive up the value of the city. As the gangs fight over the rights to various plots, Yong Ki is captured and interrogated by a rival gang.
