jake kim (lookism)

name

Kim Gi-Myung

nickname

Jane Kim Jacob Kim [1] Yejin Kim Mr Butt (by Vivi) jake kim

gender

male

age

18

height

194 cm (6’4”) 

affiliation

big deal

fighting style

MMA Street Fighting

relatives

Gapryong Kim (father) Minseon Kang (mother) Unnamed Half Brother

about

Jake Kim (김기명 Kim Gimyeong) is the leader of the West River Gang, Big Deal.

appearance

Jake Kim is described to be handsome, with a tall slender figure. Although he's been shown to have a range of expressiveness within his face, usually his eyebrows always look raised, and a calm expression. His hair is black and his eyes are a deep brown.buzzcut.He gains a scar after fighting Gun that stretches from his cheek to his lip (in the game, he does not possess a scar).[9] He gained another scar across his nose when he fought Xiaolong in the 3rd Affiliate arc.

personality

Jake is a charming and charismatic individual who, initially, is polite to everyone he meets. He is able to win Jiho's trust easily and his accomplice Jiho mistakes him for a friend, until he reminds him that they are business partners. During the Jake Kim Arc it is revealed his disdain for gangs because of his relationship to his father whom Jake described as a gang leader known for being just and fair to others but unfair to his own family.During his middle school years he is laid back and doesn't care about being the leader of the school. Ironically, like his father he is someone who will not tolerate injustices and unfairness demonstrated when he fought the third years for "ganging up" on Brad and Jason when they were in middle school and fighting Samuel Seo to help the vendors of the street Big Deal is protecting. To his allies, Jake is a caring leader. He fought hard to maintain Big Deal's independence, and they care about him deeply, making them one of the most loyal crews. He values people who are honest and fair, and does not like people who fight dirty. During the series Jake noted himself that he began to sound like Sinu Han, the previous leader of Big Deal who showed Jake the value of "romance" and passion, and ideals which the latter follow. Following his time in juvenile detention, Jake's personality began to change. He became callous to his initial ideas about fairness and is only focused on revenge.As of the One Night II Arc, his sense of humor that he used to have in his past resurfaces. He makes some sneeze jokes, shows his butt to Vivi, and plays word chain with Johan Seong and Daniel Park while on duty as an undercover bouncer for Vivi's club. However, he still has his serious demeanor at the ready whenever he needs to, as he is looking for clues regarding Sinu Han's whereabouts.

fighting prowess

Jake Kim is among the most proficient fighters in the series utilizing a fighting style based off of MMA and his father's , Gapyrong Kim's, street fighting style. He is extremely skilled in combat and the third person to defeat Euntae Lee in the Webtoon (the others being Daniel and Gun). Although it may be argued that Daniel may be faster, Jake defeated Euntae, who as Daniel stated before, was the second to visibly injure Gun. He was able to defeat Xiaolong, who was comparable to Gun in strength. And, as of chapter 388, blocked a kick from Sinu, who had "Invisible" kicks. In the Hunt for Big Deal arc he had to (for a limited time) fight both Yuseong (an extremely powerful figure, as the Workers version of Gun Park) and Xiaolong (who was stated by Jake (who fought Gun) and Old Face (who witnessed Gun) to be on par with Gun), but Xiaolong only got stronger from there (as did Gun who got much stronger than his past self), and he was putting up a decent fight (albeit on the losing end), and once Yuseong left, Jake adapted to Xiaolong's fighting style and ending up cornering him. A testament to his durability and endurance is that he survived a fall from a school building after taking heavy blows from the weapon wielding Xiaolong and pure destructive power (as stated by Johan) of Yuseong and still willed himself to push forward and push back the police to keep Big Deal safe. In chapter 461, Taejin Cheon stated that Jake Kim was stronger than that of Jerry Kwon by the looks of the damaged and beaten responders. And in the same chapter he seems to be working with Allied in the first affiliation or is probably a member of it.

trivia

He was the youngest leader in Big Deal history. He became the leader at the age of 16. He is the oldest crew head among the four major crews. His favorite cake is red velvet. He repeated his sophomore year. Jake possessses an extremely similar appearance to his father, Gapyrong Kim, when the latter was the same age as him.

history

Jake Kim used to be third in command to Big Deal, and the leader of the YB division. When the leader of Big Deal attempted to sell the gang to the Workers gang, he fought for their right to be independent. Since then, Jake has been the leader of Big Deal. He also used to be the main candidate for Gun's successor, and was tasked with uniting the four crews. After he disobeyed Gun's rules by running an illegal betting ring (which, ironically, was what he was using to make money to become Gun's successor), Gun beat Jake and removed his candidacy. His father, Gapryong Kim, was a famous gangster, who Jake disliked because of his father's neglectful treatment of his mother. The reason he joined Big Deal was because it was not like a typical gang.[1] However, his resolve and views on his father change as he learns from his mother how Gapryong was incapable of ignoring others in need or injustices. This led Jake to confront Sinu and take up the role as Big Deal's leader after the former sold himself to Workers.