Jiyong has lived in Seoul Korea his whole life. His life was pretty normal...well normal to him. He was raised by his grandmother because his parents simply didn't want to care for him. His grandmother is the most important person in his life so he has always stuck by her side. The great thing about his neighborhood is that they never showed any prejudice. 

 

His part of town is not considered the ghetto but it's not necessarily the safest. It's not smart to leave any doors unlocked...and don't you dare think that if you have tinted windows no one will break into your car....they will. 

 

Most people in Jiyong's neighborhood always had dreams. They either wanted to get rich quick or they were so devoted to school they lived and dreamed of stepping out past the five block radius that make Itaewon. Itaewon is literally the most ghetto part of Seoul because of the openness. There are people of all walks of life in this part of town. Gay, straight, white, black, tan...it doesn't matter. The housing is cheap and there is always some place hiring because most people can't even hold a job. 

 

Most people make minimum wage, but there are the few that make more who work at night clubs as host....or if they happen to be in a gang. Mobs are not really talked about in Korea...because most people don't think that they exsist. Of course if someone live in Gangnam they will never see anything as such, but in Itaewon...everything is here. 

 

Jiyong grew up here so nothing is really new to him. He has worked in the kitchen of his grandmother's noodle shop for years so it keeps him away from trouble. Jiyong is not known to get into trouble and he tries to stay away from it. He has a couple of friends who are now in college...but he sees them every now and then. 

 

Grandmother Kwon is quite the character with her double hearing aids and ignorance. She is woman of pure kindness to everyone who comes to her shop. Whether they smelled like club or something unspeakable she serves them with no judgment. The noodle shop is not popular but it is a place where a few regulars at night come by. 

 

Jiyong runs the shop at night and since the place is so small he runs it by himself. Since his grandmother is up in age he doesn't want her working so hard all the time. It's one of those nights. "Go on grandmother" says Jiyong trying to take a wash cloth away from his grandmother. 

 

"Just let me help you Jiyong ah" says the old woman attempting to clean the floors the old school way...she still refuses to use a mop. Jiyong bends down with a chuckle. "Will you ever listen to me grandmother....you need to rest." 

 

"Aish I'm not a china doll" says the woman ringing out the cloth. "Go get me some more bleach..." 

 

Jiyong does as he is told and goes to grab the bleach. "What do you need more bleach for? The customers have inhaled enough tonight on top if everything else they inhale outside of this place." says the younger pouring some in the bucket.

 

"There is no such thing as too much bleach...before you kiddos came out with all that new fangled stuff we had bleach and a cloth." 

 

Jiyong laughs. "Ne ne grandmother. I will let you clean this area...but you must rest after...Ne?" The old lady gets to scrubbing while Jiyong starts to gather the trash to put in the alley. Most of the other businesses that surround the noddle shop close at 6pm but their shop closes at 2am. So Jiyong is the only one in the alley most nights. Every now and then there might be a bum or remnants of condoms from God knows where. 

 

Jiyong takes the huge bag of trash and slowly opens the door due to the weight of the large trash bag. "Aish these people use so many napkins..." mutters the younger dragging the trash now....he was carrying it but it was too heavy. The sound of the cans rattling on the concrete echo all the way to the dumpster. The younger throws the bag in and then turns around. 

 

He then hears multiple foot steps. Since the alley is poorly lit you can only hear sounds. Jiyong notices quickly that it looks like a drunken fight, but he then soon hears that this is no ordinary fight...