Ae-ran works as a hostess in a seedy bar but manages to ward off all temptation while she waits hopelessly for her fiance to return. Unknown to her, the man she is waiting for is engaged to be married to another woman.

Deok-pal orders influential Kang-ryeong's sister and mother killed after the latter man refused to join Deok-pal's liberal labor party. By the time Kang-ryeong learns who was responsible for the slayings, Deok-pal has joined the ranks of the communists and has become an pro-North Korean operative.

第一话： 从监狱出来的朴民为了找到过去的明洞，来到黄斗植控制下的酒馆，为了维护昔日恋人友熙的性命，他自己则踏上了亡命之路。在复仇过程中，黄斗植、友熙纷纷死去，朴民也死在了曾经搭救过的“小鬼”手下。 第二话： 贤和淑结婚后接到“老板”指令务必将某人致死。贤完成任务后，却因背叛“老板”被投入监狱。出狱后，贤找到淑现在的丈夫，得知其生活美满，最后一个人孤身离开。 第三话： 相找到抛弃母亲的父亲英彪，却受到袭击受伤。在英彪女儿熙的照料下恢复，再次寻找英彪，并和其发生争斗。最后，在英彪弥留之际，父子间相互达成谅解。

韩国从日本统治下获得解放后，街头混混姜龙（Kang Ryong）从上海回到首尔。他将解放后混乱时期猖獗横行的帮派组织起来，但他发现自己受到了新成立的共产党的威胁，该党希望招募人气颇高的姜龙成为其成员。

A docu-drama narrated by Jung Bo Suk that tells of the people and history of Myeongdong between 1953-1960, when it was at its height as the cultural centre of the country. It captures both the beauty and incredible tragedy that surrounded that period, with its many artistic innovations as well as the blood, sweat and tears of the people in the years following the Korean War.

Cheon-dal and Kang-ryeong lose their six friends while battling communist guerillas. As these communists begin to take over the town, the two men desperately resist them to preserve their way of life.

When the powerful criminal overlord Wang Geo-ryeong dies, his organization splits into two halves. The faction led by Jang Ryong stays in Myeongdong while the other part, led by Hwang Chu, is driven to Busan. Despite the distance between them, their deadly rivalry continues.