Gyobin Lee

## Plot Overview

Gyobin’s parents were archeologists, always travelling, barely home. Eventually they sent him to live with his grandfather on Jeju Island and he began to attend the Tamra Elementary School. At first he was quite welcomed at school. However, one day, he wanted to invite everyone to his birthday party. When asked when his birthday was, he answered April 3rd. The faces of his classmates changed and they discussed among themselves that it was not a good day. However, Gyobin did not know and even asked them what that day was. His classmates were shocked that being the son of archeologists, he didn’t know of such an important event. It turns out that from April 4th of 1948 to Sept 21,1954 there was a huge massacre, 1/8 of the population were killed due to the suppressing of uprising against the new government.

The students’ attitude towards Gyobin began to change since then. Upon going to Jeju Central Middle School, he began to get bullied. Though he kept transferring, the result was the same. Eventually he learned to keep his mouth shut and just accept it. It wasn't until one day in Tamra High, when he was being bullied by having his head in the toilet when suddenly the class representative, Jaewan Kim, stepped in and rescued him.

One day, Jaewan Kim showed up to give Gyobin a gift for his birthday. Though Gyobin mentioned how his birthday was on a terrible day for Jeju Island (April 3rd), Jaewan told him to stop worrying so much about it as he wasn’t responsible for the incident. He told Gyobin that people bullied him not because of his birthday but because he looked weak and thus encouraged him to fight back. Gyobin was touched by his encouraging words. Jaewan then asked for his help as their club needed a small-sized camera, but it was too expensive. Gyobin agreed and sold all his old collection of books to buy the camera and brought it to the club, but just as he was about to walk in, he overheard the club members mocking him, saying that Gyobin was easy to trick. They would take the camera and pretend to have lost it. Just as they continued talking about how to install it, Jaewan went to open the door and ran into Gyobin who was just frozen there. The gang beat up Gyobin and stole his camera. Gyobin tried to go to the counseling center to tell Miho but was kicked out. He tried again to leave a note at Miho’s office but was found out by the club members and was beat up and left naked.

Before committing suicide, Gyobin leaves a message on a USB telling his past and why he got bullied. On it he also tells Miho that he wants to give her a chance to escape before he unleashes his anger upon Jeju Island, making it fall into a deep abyss.

After his death, Gyobin continues to give clues to Miho. After Miho visits his home, she finds the USB Gyobin had left her and after watching the recorded message, Gyobin sends her a message with the image of Hallasan, the volcano.

## Relationships

**Family**

* Unnamed Parents
* Unnamed Grandfather

**Classmates**

* Jaewon Kim (Class Representative)
* Jimin Park
* Seongjae Kang
* Hyeok Nam

**Others**

* Gungtan
* Miho Won

## Trivia

* trivia 1
* trivia 2

## References

1. ↑ The Jeju 4.3 Uprising involved a massacre and was a tragic episode in Korean history. The uprising began as a series of protests against the newly established South Korean government on Jeju Island in 1948. Tensions escalated, and the government responded with a harsh crackdown, leading to widespread violence and atrocities. The exact number of casualties is disputed, but it is estimated that tens of thousands of Jeju residents were killed with reports of mass executions, torture, and other human rights abuses.
2. ↑ Island, Part 2, Ep.45
3. ↑ Island, Part 2, Ep.45
4. ↑ Island, Part 2, Ep.46
5. ↑ Island, Part 2, Ep.46
6. ↑ Island, Part 2, Ep.46
7. ↑ Island, Part 2, Ep.45
8. ↑ Island, Part 2, Ep.45