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Kim Seong-gyu (June 7, 1891 – March 4, 1919) was a pro-Japanese military police assistant who was killed by protesters after firing at a crowd of independence demonstrators in Gangseo-gun, Pyeongannam-do during the March 1 Independence Movement. The original domicile was Gangseo-myeon, Gangseo-gun, Pyeongannam-do.

Life
On August 14, 1910, Masatake Terauchi became an assistant to the military police of the Japanese Vice-Commissioner-General of the Korean Empire in Joseon, and on September 24, 1910, he was incorporated into the Pyongyang Military Police Division of the North Korean Governor-General. On March 4, 1919, when the market was held in Daedong-gun, Pyeongannam-do, a protest was held in Gyeongseong-bu three days ago, with the reading of the Kimi Declaration of Independence and the follow-up movement of the Tapgol Park protests.

At that time, Sato Jisugoro, the Japanese director of the Sacheon Military Police Residency, fired at protesters marching with Kim Sung-kyu, Kang Byung-il, and Park Yo-seop, Korean military police assistants, killing dozens of protesters, including Hyun Kyung-mook. Three military police assistants, including Kim Sung-kyu, were killed by angry protesters along with Sato.

The three Korean military police assistants who were killed at this time were honored by the Japanese government on September 11 with the honors of the 8th White Dongyeopjang, including the Rising Sun Flag, in recognition of their contribution to suppressing the protests. Kim Seong-gyu, the oldest of the deceased Korean military police assistants, also received the Korea Merger Memorial Medal in 1912.

It was included in the list of 106 pro-Japanese anti-national activities announced by the Committee on the Truth of Pro-Japanese Anti-National Activities in 2006. It is also included in the list of prospective candidates for the "Pro-Japanese Life Dictionary" of the Institute for Ethnic Affairs announced in 2008.

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 * March 1st Movement: Demonstration at Sacheon Marketplace in Gangseo-gun, Pyeongnam
 * Kang Byung-il
 * Park Yo-seob