Kkangpae
Term for Korean street gangs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kkangpae (Korean: 깡패) is a romanization of the Korean word that is commonly translated to 'gangster' or 'thug'. The term is commonly used to refer to members of unorganized street gangs. By contrast, members of organized crime gangs are called geondal (건달) or jopok (Korean: 조폭; Hanja: 組暴; Abbreviation of 조직폭력배; 組織暴力輩).
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Criminal gangs have featured in South Korean popular culture, including films and television, over the past decades.