The Echoes of Survivors: 9 Days of Hell for Korea’s Chijon Sect Survivor
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Since its mid-August release, The Echoes of Survivors: Inside Korea’s Tragedies has shocked audiences by exploring South Korea’s most notorious modern crimes. Episodes 5 and 6 focus on the Chijon Sect, active in 1993–1994, led by Kim Gi-hwan. The gang harbored resentment against the wealthy, blaming social inequality for their own poverty.
At the time, South Korean society was chaotic. Scandals in university admissions, wealthy families spending extravagantly, and students returning from abroad flaunting expensive cars and lifestyles fueled resentment among the underprivileged. In June 1993, Kim Gi-hwan, sitting in a gambling hall with Kang Dong-eun, proposed forming a revenge-driven gang: “The world is unfair. Let’s take from the rich.” Kang Dong-eun, tempted by money, brought in seven others, most of them young men barely over 20 years old.
The group had four main rules: hate the wealthy, commit crimes until accumulating one billion won (approx. 717 million USD today), punish traitors without mercy, and distrust women—even their mothers. Their methods included kidnapping, extortion, and murder.
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