The Chijon Family (or Jijon Family) was a South Korean gang of 6 members. The gang was founded in 1993 by Kim Gi-hwan, a former convict, and six other former prisoners and unemployed workers who shared his grudge against the rich. 'Chijon' is a name given to the gang by prosecutors working on the Kim had originally named his gang the Mascan, apparently believing the word to be of Greek origin and to signify 'ambition', though no Greek word of similar meaning and pronunciation can be identified. Gang Members Kim Gi-hwan (김기환) - Kim Gi-hwan was the leader of the gang. He was 27 years old (all ages here are in Korean age). It was said that he was the top student in his class. He ranked amateur dan 1 in baduk ('go (game)' in Japanese). According to his report card, he skipped many days of school due to his family's financial problems. He left school during middle school grade 1 (age 13) because of this. Later on, he moved to Busan and worked in a shoe factory or a plywood factory, then moved to Seoul to do manual labor. He began to think of committing heinous acts after watching the news about corruption in the university entrance exams. Kim was the first of the gang members to be arrested and convicted for raping his ex-friend's niece, and was sentenced to five years. The police at that time had not known that Kim already killed the gang's first victim. Moon Sang-rok (문상록) - He was 23 at the time. Prior to the gang, he already had 3 convictions. Kim Hyun-yang (김현양) - He was 22 at the time. Kang Dong-un (강동운) - He was 21 at the time. Prior to the gang, he already had 2 previous convictions of special larceny. Baek Byung-ok (백병옥) - He was 20 at the time. Prior to the gang, he had already committed 2 special robberies. Kang Moon-sub (강문섭) - He was 20 at the time. Song Bung-un (송붕운) - He was 18 at the time. Lee Kyung-sook (이경숙) - She was 23 at the time. She joined the gang later than the other members. Prior to joining, she met one of the gang members, Kang Dong-un, at a coffee house. After they started dating, Kang paid all of Lee's debts. All of the male members worked in construction zones or factories prior to