Dowon Group

> An organization that also exist in the **Blue String Universe**.
>
> For the Blue String version, refer to, Dowon Group

* Reawakened Man
* Hanlim Gym

**Dowon Group** is the season 1 antagonistic group of "***Reawakened Man***." A company established by gathering organized gangs from all over the country. The group's name is derived from the organization's first president's name: Dowon.

## Background

Seventeen years ago, Dowon Group was initially a bunch of gangs that were presumably located near each other. Dowon Cho was the one responsible in uniting all of the gangs; officially now under: Dowon Group.

Sometime later, Minhyeok Kim successfully got rid of everyone in the higher position of the Dowon Group that opposed him before reestablishing Dowon as M&H Group.

## Structure and Subsidiaries

Unlike the regular conglomerates or corporations, the Dowon group was founded by mafia. However, after being listed, it does have a structure similar to corporations, with a board of directors/executives and elections for the president/chairman.

* Dowon Resorts & Dowon Hotels (implied) - When Minhyeok Kim visits Yerin Cha's father's funeral, he introduces himself as the CEO of Dowon Group. Yerin recognizes Dowon Group as the group that is famous for its hotels and resorts.
* Dowon Construction - This is the company where Minhyeok was the team manager and worked on a project with Yerin's father. It was because of that project that Minhyeok was able to get promoted.
* Promises Hotel - The place where the elections for the next Chairman for the Dowon Group is held.

## Members

Most members appear in Reawakened Man, however, there are some that are from other Webtoons. For those members, the Webtoon which they belong to is listed under the name. Furthermore, there seems to be exactly fourteen executive members at the time of Reawakened Man, excluding those that appear below, there are about eight or seven unnamed directors. As for directors from other Webtoons, it seems some may not have remained during Reawakened Man.

## Power and Reach

The Dowon group is a group with influence on the National level and beyond. However, the range of this influence is unclear. Nevertheless, it's known that they hold power in the construction and hospitality industry. The numerous gangs affiliated with the group further extend this influence. Dowon has used these gangs to silence and threaten their opposition. In addition, they coerce and corrupt high Government officials to ignore their criminal activities. After being exposed by Minhyeok Kim's mother, the government arrested their higher-ups and erased the group for good.

## Timeline

* Dowon Clan eliminates competing gangs and unifies those who cooperate.
* Dowon Cho, after being threatened by Gwangcheon Lim, guaranteed Gwangcheon's retirement.
* Dowon Group gets listed.
* Dowon Cho serves as the first chairman of the Dowon Group
* Taejoon Park serves as the second chairman of the Dowon Group with the help of Minhyeok Kim.
* Taejoon Park is arrested leading to the election of the new chairman.
* Minhyeok Kim kills all important members of the Dowon Group in the election and renames the Dowon Group to M&H Group.

## Webtoon Appearance

### Hanlim Gym

The Dowon Group makes an official appearance in Season 2, during the break of the championship. The chairman, Dowon Cho, hires Gwangcheon Lim to kill Dagger, who the Dowon Group sees a loose end. At the same time, they try to take kill Gwangcheon's daugther Hanlim and burn his gym, however, the plans fail as Dagger helps Gwangcheon by giving him a USB that exposes everything about Dowon Group. Gwangcheon is able to guarantee his amnesty from Dowon Cho in exchange for not revealing that information.

### My Night Shines Brighter than Your Days

Kiseong Koo, an executive director of the Dowon Group, appears at Callas.

### Reawakened Man

The Dowon Group makes a major appearance as it is the organization that Minhyeok Kim desires to utilize for his revenge. Though the Dowon Group is not directly against Hwan Seok and his friends, Hwan Seok and company get involved because of Minhyeok.

### Terror vs Revival

There is mention of how the corruption of the Dowon Group and its relationship with the government was revealed, causing a huge ruckus with many people protesting, the Minister of Justice being dismissed and the Commissioner of the National Police Agency being arrested. Furthermore, it was mentioned that it was Minhyeok's Kim's mother who exposed the organization and Minhyeok's crimes.The Dowon/M&H building is later bought out by the Daehan Group.

## Affiliates/Associates

Many government officials are associated with the Dowon Group and are listed in the lobbying list that is in the USB that Minhyeok Kim allowed to be leaked into Yerin Cha's hands.

* Jungyeoung Sim - The Minister of Justice. Along with the Executive Editor of Silla Times News and the Commissioner of National Police, he is invited by Minhyeok Kim to once again remind them to cooperate with the Dowon Group in the future when Minhyeok becomes the Chairman. He was dismissed after the Dowon Group was exposed, implying there may have been some connection.
* Euncheol Lee - National Police Commissioner. Along with the Minister of Justice and Executive Editor of Silla Times News, he is invited by Minhyeok Kim to once again remind them to cooperate with the Dowon Group in the future when Minhyeok becomes the Chairman. He was arrested after the Dowon Group was exposed, also implying some sort of connection.
* Mingyu Kim - Chief Presidential Secretary. He is listed on the lobbying list.
* Inseok Yu - President of the Haemin Party. He is listed on the lobbying list.
* Junggyu Kim - Executive Editor of Silla Times News. Along with the Minister of Justice and the Commissioner of National Police, he is invited by Minhyeok Kim to once again remind them to cooperate with the Dowon Group in the future when Minhyeok becomes the Chairman.
* Yunwon Mo - Director of the National Tax Service. He is listed on the lobbying list.
* Sugil Park - Central Seoul Prosecutor's Office Director. He is listed on the lobbying list.

There are other small criminal organizations that are affiliated with the Dowon Group or under indirect influence of the Dowon Group. Some even have voting rights for the Dowon Group Chairman, like Inwan Capital. Others are notified by the Dowon Group when a bounty is issued, as was the case for Hwan Seok. Below are a list of criminal organizations associated with the Dowon Group or directly under them:

* Inwan Capital
* PVP - an illegal underground fighting platform for high school students formed by Seonggyo Choi as a way of funding his own crew or the Dowon Group. Obviously not all high school students are part of criminal activity, but some may be recruited as such.
* Unknown - They specifically follow Seonggyu Choi and is an income source for them. Other than this, unclear of their exten of the relationship
* Jewoo's Group
* Taiwan Dragon Gang Group - one of the branches of the Dragon Gang Group in Incheon that is pursuing Hwan Seok to collect the bounty
* Dongwoo Gang - one of the gangs from Jeongneung-dong that is pursuing Hwan Seok to collect the bounty
* Butcher Gang - one of the gangs from Majang-dong that is pursuing Hwan Seok to collect the bounty

## Trivia

* Though Minhyeok Kim would have been the 3rd Chairman of Dowon Group, since he renamed the Dowon Group to the M&H Group, Minhyeok is technically the 1st Chairman of the M&H Group.
* Dowon group is one of the few organization to appear in both Superstring and Bluestring. However, there is major differences in that Dowon Group didn't dissolve in Blue String unlike Super String such as Minhyeok Kim joining them or Hwan Seok waging war against them.

## References

1. ↑ Reawakened Man, Ep. 23
2. ↑ Reawakened Man, Ep. 23
3. ↑ Reawakened Man, Ep. 37
4. ↑ Reawakened Man, Season 1, Ep. 46
5. ↑ Reawakened Man, Season 1, Ep. 46
6. ↑ Reawakened Man, Season 1, Ep. 46
7. ↑ My Nights Shine Brighter than Your Days, Season 4, Ep.11
8. ↑ Hanlim Gym, Season 2, Ep.26
9. ↑ Reawakened Man, Season 1, Ep.75
10. ↑ Reawakened Man, Season 1, Ep. 83
11. ↑ Reawakened Man, Season 1, Ep. 42
12. ↑ Reawakened Man, Season 1, Ep. 54
13. ↑ Reawakened Man, Season 1, Ep.84
14. ↑ Reawakened Man, Season 1, Ep.69
15. ↑ Hanlim Gym, Season 1, Ep.81
16. ↑ Hanlim Gym, Season 2, Ep.26
17. ↑ Reawakened Man, Season 1, Ep.69
18. ↑ Reawakened Man, Season 1, Ep.53
19. ↑ Reawakened Man, Season 1, Ep.54
20. ↑ Reawakened Man, Season 1, Ep.69
21. ↑ Reawakened Man, Season 1, Ep.69
22. ↑ My Nights Shine Brighter Than Your Days, Season 4, Ep. 10
23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 Terror vs Revival, Ep. 2
24. ↑ Reawakened Man, Season 1, Ep. 76
25. ↑ Reawakened Man, Season 1, Ep. 76
26. ↑ Reawakened Man, Season 1, Ep. 76
27. ↑ Reawakened Man, Season 1, Ep. 76
28. ↑ Reawakened Man, Season 1, Ep. 76
29. ↑ Reawakened Man, Season 1, Ep. 76
30. ↑ Reawakened Man, Ep. 69
31. ↑ Reawakened Man, Ep. 69
32. ↑ Reawakened Man, Ep. 69