Kichang Lee

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**Kichang Lee** is a major character of ***Hanlim Gym (Webtoon)**.* He is the no. 1 head of Unknown's Seongbuk Branch.

## Appearance

Kichang has tan skin, black hair and red eyes. He constantly puts on a harsh expression, likely as a way of hiding his emotions which may be a sign of vulnerability, which is derived from his calculated and composed nature that has allowed Seongbuk to overcome crisis after crisis.

Initial Appearance
## Personality

Kichang Lee is a calculated and composed leader who values his friends greatly and aims to protect Seongbuk, even if that meant hindering other branches of Unknown. His calculated and composed nature greatly benefit him as head of Unknown's Seongbuk Branch, allowing Seongbuk to overcome crisis after crisis. These traits even come out in his fighting where he quickly gets into his own flow while disrupting his opponent's. At the same time, with his mastery of ITF Taekwondo he attacks weak spots, perfectly chains together strikes and kicks, leading to an overwhelming victory over his opponents.

## Background

There isn't much information on Kichang that isn't linked to Unknown or PVP aside from him being a student at Shinhwa High School and him being very close with Daeho Kim, his right-hand man and executive of Unknown's Seongbuk Branch. A year from season 2, he had fought and clean up some scum from Geumkang High and had awaken to origin. That said, he has a younger brother which resulted in something that made Kichang join Unknown.

## Plot Overview

### Past

At some point in the past, Kichang joined Unknown because of his younger brother.

### Season 1

#### A Friendly Rivalry

Kichang appears confronting Kwontae Kim, fifth-in-command of Unknown's Jung Branch, who was chasing Yeongha Jeon and Kangyoon Ji. Kichang questions Kwontae on why he is in their district and whether or not he was acting under the orders of Sihwan Eun, head of Unknown's Jung Branch. Following the PVP match between Yeongha and Kangyoon, in the viewing booth for the match, the Head of Unknown promises Kichang that he will take responsibility if another incident like this were to happen again in Seongbuk after reminding Kichang and Sihwan to not betray the other members of Unknown.

#### Seongbuk Takeover

While observing his seniors fighting, Kichang receives a call from Daeho Kim, his right-hand man and executive of Unknown's Seongbuk Branch, notifying him of Kuun Engineering High School's plan to take over Seongbuk with the justification of a dispute involving Keumkang High School. Yeongha Jeon, the head of Keumkang High School, who had been subdued by Daeho Kim, explained to Kichang over the phone that an arguement had broke out on a school trip leading to his friends being beaten. Daeho adds that the dispute had been over a girl. After having heard Yeongha's explaination and Daeho's comment, Kichang recognises that Kuun Engineering High was using the dispute with Keumkang as an excuse to invade Seoul, ordering Daeho to gather as many people in Seongbuk as he can in preparation for the oncoming battle with Kuun.

The following evening, through a live video call from Daeho, Kichang witnesses a battle royale PVP match between Deccan, head of Kuun Engineering High School and the other top PVP fighters in Incheon. After Deccan's overwhelming victory over the other heads, Daeho points out Deccan's powerful kicks, noting that he's the biggest threat in the upcoming battle aside from Kuun Engineering High itself. So he says that Kichang should deal with him himself and asks him when he'll return to Seongbuk However, to Daeho's dismay, Kichang tells Daeho that he won't be there for the upcoming battle with Kuun as he is organising the zones and can't return until he's done. Frustrated over the stressful situation, Daeho asks Kichang if this was why he was ordered to gather people, also asking if he has to defeat Kuun with Yeongha, referring to him as "monkey". In response, Kichang reassures Daeho, telling him that this is a test of how far Yeongha can go.

In the evening, after Kuun's attack on Seongbuk, Kichang confronts Deccan as he is walking and conversing with Kublai, the second-in-command of Kuun Engineering High School. The two engage in a bloody fight as Kublai watches. Kichang comes out victorious with minor injuries while Deccan is hospitalised for 24 weeks, and left with a vertical scar over his right eye.

A few days after Kuun Engineering High School's attack on Seongbuk, Kichang participates in a PVP match against "Medal Killer". At the start, both only use kicks with Kichang dominating the fight. "Medal Killer" misinterprets Kichang as only being proficient in kicks and steps on Kichang's foot, throwing the first strike of the match. But, to "Medal Killer's" surprise, Kichang responds with a strike and begins dominating him with both kicks and strikes. As a result, "Medal Killer" suffers an absolute defeat, leading to Kichang reaching the challenger tier. After stepping out of the ring, Kichang passes by Yeongha who was spectating the fight. Kichang acknowledges Yeongha taking responsibility in the Kuun Engineering High incident, but he then tells Yeongha that he was lucky, stating that although he may be ready, he is just an empty bowl, saying that if he wants to fill it he has to play in the big waters.

#### Pentkill Addiction Arc

He was seen attending a meeting with Unknown of how the Pentakill business is shut down while Elrim is taken responsibility of their misfortune. It was also revealed prior that he regulated any pentakill sellers in his branch; which interfered with Elrim's business.

#### An Unknown Coup d'état

Knew that Daeho's defeat was due to Sihwan but doesn't make a move just yet.

### Season 2

#### Origin of Fighters & PVP: Round 3

Fought and won against Kwangyong Park. After the third round, he returned and his boss told him that he was disappointed with the match. He is then instructed to resharpen to be merciless instead of being merciful.

#### The Quarter Finals: Round 5

At the pier of the island, he was confronted by Red Brick. They fought a bit until Red Brick asked him to join his side and betray Unknown. He explains that he is part of an organization that will benefit him more than Unknown. In addition that there will be a future war upcoming. Brick tried to reason him by utilizing Kichang's reason of fighting which is his younger brother but Kichang rejects and leaves.

Before the battle between Kichang and Gyeol Han, he tells Kichang to be careful with his next opponent, Gyeol Han, as he is a disciple of Dagger, and especially because the leader of Unknown was acquainted with Dagger. As Kichang leaves, the leader notices dirt on his sleeves, asking if he came across any trouble, but Kichang says its nothing special. The leader reminds Kichang again that he has to sacrifice himself or else someone else will have to take his place.

Kichang enters the arena to fight Gyeol Han.

## Relationships

**Family**

* Unnamed Younger Brother - though yet unrevealed, he is the reason why Kichang joined Unknown.

**Unknown**

* Boss (unnamed) -
* Daeho Kim - the No.4 of Seongbuk under Kichang.
* Sihwan Eun - the head of the Central Branch. He and Kichang have some animosity as Sihwan has ambitions of taking over Seongbuk and is probably jealous of Kichang's status in Unknown.
* White Shadow - the head of the Gangbuk Branch. Their specific relationship is not clear, but being part of Unknown, they are colleagues and are acquainted with each other.
* Elrim Seo - the head of the Mapo Branch. Their specific relationship is not clear, but being part of Unknown, they are colleagues and are acquainted with each other.

**Enemies**

* Chorong Kim (Red Brick) - Red Brick was part of Unknown, but having deserted, he became an enemy of Unknown. He also defeated Deaho Kim in a PVP battle (though that was secretly arranged by Sihwan to upset Kichang). However, it doesn't seem there is specific animosity between the two and despite Red Brick defeating Daeho, Kichang correctly deduced that it was Sihwan's doing. The two do engage in an unofficial combat during the Championship during the quarter-finals near the docks.
* Deccan
* Medal Killer - a Legendary level fighter in PVP. Kichang is able to defeat him easily, displaying his strength before Yeongha.
* Kwangyong Park - the Busan Champion and Kichang's opponent during Round 2 of the Championship. He is defeated by Kichang.
* Gyeol Han - the disciple of Dagger. He is Kichang's opponent in the quarter-finals of the Championship.

**Others**

* Yeongha Jeon

## Abilities

**Taekwondo**

Kichang is a master of ITF Taekwondo; using both his hands and legs in combat. He is hailed the most skilled Taekwondo user in the country (South Korea) by Charles Kim

A severe 180 degrees kick.

### Origin

An ability where it is an original and "perfect" martial art or style that is specific to a user. The specifics of his origin is not very clear.

## Trivia

* He is one of the few characters to be in both Superstring and Bluestring.
* Considering he is a PVP player, then his age must be below either 19 or 20 years old.
* Kichang's first appearance is different from his proper appearance as he had wore a white tee, black jersey and pants, but after, he is wearing a black suit.
* It is highly theorize that Kichang is the older brother of Gitae Lee. It was revealed on Ylab's Instagram that a person close to Gitae is a member of Unknown. Considering that Gitae knew PVP and Charles Kim and in addition that both have the same last name, it is highly possible.

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Kichang visitng Daeho at the hospital (S1, Ep.92).pngDeccan and Kichang starts a battle (S1, Ep 60).pngToe Master Vs Taekwondo (S2Ep.20).png
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## References

1. ↑ Hanlim Gym, Season 1, Ep. 57
2. ↑ Hanlim Gym, Season 1, Ep. 29
3. ↑ Hanlim Gym, Season 1, Ep. 32
4. ↑ Hanlim Gym, Season 1, Ep. 56
5. ↑ Hanlim Gym, Season 1, Ep. 57
6. ↑ Hanlim Gym, Season 1, Ep. 57
7. ↑ Hanlim Gym, Season 1, Ep. 61
8. ↑ Hanlim Gym, Season 1, Ep. 62
9. ↑ Hanlim Gym, Season 2, Ep.54
10. ↑ Hanlim Gym, Season 2, Ep.55
11. ↑ Hanlim Gym, Season 2, Ep.52
12. ↑ Hanlim Gym, Season 1, Ep. 62
13. ↑ Hanlim Gym, Season 2, Ep. 13
14. ↑ Hanlim Gym, Season 1, Ep.62
15. ↑ Hanlim Gym, Season 1, Ep.62
16. ↑ Hanlim Gym, Season 1, Ep.62
17. ↑ Hanlim Gym, Season 1, Ep.62
18. ↑ https://www.quora.com/Does-high-school-in-South-Korea-start-when-you-are-around-13-14-and-end-when-you-are-17-18-or-are-the-ages-different
19. ↑ https://namu.wiki/w/%EC%9D%B4%EA%B8%B0%ED%83%9C(%ED%95%9C%EB%A6%BC%EC%B2%B4%EC%9C%A1%EA%B4%80)#s-4

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