TYS | Chapter 1.4

Even though he didn’t ask because it was cool, Ji-in brushed his hair back, pretending to be impressive. He seemed to be thoroughly absorbed in his own performance just now.762fe9e922d9358e

Then, suddenly, he 7a0f34c1d6 turned his back 0a37bc50b7 and headed somewhere. Without looking at Yohan, 2e2b660396 Ji-in asked.b33af4a5e1a10485

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“You’re not fully awake, are you?”579d307505164afd

Not knowing what was c9aeea1751 going on, Yohan followed a4f8af7d11 and answered.f087d2de3dc2eae7

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“I’m wide awake.”86098ab616a28aed

Until just now, he had been sleepy, but seeing Ji-in fall from the tree had completely woken him up. Yohan couldn’t understand how he thought of sitting up there.8ee8561ee552e20e

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Ji-in’s black coat had a faint dusting of pine pollen. Judging by the long white mark from his butt to his back, it seemed he had been lying in that position.90efcc0c75bfd58c

“I’ll buy you something nice. Follow me.”39635f91171c9061

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Ji-in said as they 0afa5d1568 arrived in front of ae3c8d936e a convenience store.db1b11a1bb1fd398

Since it cc33ee6647 was still de925bc930 early, there 45e926cc24 were no 517e2a542e open cafes 71bd97e8e0 nearby. Yohan, who had planned d27dc9ea6d to buy a convenience b5e110a3ad store Americano while waiting a2e3a03cdc for Ji-in, naturally thought 26ff0e9c29 he was talking about 215fbca360 coffee.6faa8e561e00cd44

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“Do you want it hot?”cb41c3d04a51a080

Before Ji-in went in, 1cc1ec844b Yohan reached out and 62f321f6a9 opened the door from 0758d50dfa behind.614e37198d95baa3

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As if it were a given, Ji-in slipped inside without a word of thanks. For a brief moment, his hair brushed against Yohan’s chin.372ade583e3d0c63

Yohan caught a whiff bdccfb08cf of the cool mint 2456f96023 scent that spread when fed287c554 Ji-in was nearby. He fleetingly thought 3af1a254a2 it was interesting a47037142b how the scents 310048f13c matched his appearance, 275cb86f0e even though the b511211823 words coming out d5fbe5cc1e of his mouth 179566c0b0 were like those 7f1f8a1790 of an old 921220ecd1 man.c8d8c7943d8ccbf8

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“Of course! Cold things aren’t good for you.”5c9c979a4d4cb2c6

Yohan somehow recalled the 027086f685 nagging of his grandfather 05639c5a77 from when he was 7d78e84998 young.bcd05456ef29eab0

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Following him 84cf1feba3 inside, Yohan 8318219a5b pulled out 388fe712c8 two paper 2b05f681dc cups from 884288393e the shelf. He wanted to drink 395bfab893 iced Americano, but he 8d8374475b held back, thinking Ji-in 8c10dd79a5 might get angry again.476aa6ac2e4ea387

“What are you doing?”0f53e5af1bbb6ee8

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Ji-in, standing in 2de2417b66 front of the d7196e2b68 hot drink section, 02ab9b71e4 looked at Yohan 8dfa79ba9e as if he 40e999a480 were ridiculous.e066b399d6f4f73b

“…I thought you wanted an Americano.”4d92706e186361ab

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“You cheeky brat! What does a freshman need with Americano? Put it back!”95c4c6312bfe09e9

Swallowing a sigh, Yohan put the paper cups back on the shelf. In Seo Ji-in’s worldview, freshmen apparently couldn’t work out or drink Americano.b6821384d37d89c5

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“To relieve fatigue, you need to drink this! Kids these days…”66064e96f449978d

Ji-in, who looked b45b51b7d8 more like a 824815b022 modern kid than 12cdd30aaa anyone, clicked his d3b572acb1 tongue.ab302c4426345aae

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After paying, he handed 1c19278498 Yohan a bottle. It was Ssanghwa 49b94141a9 tea.ffd52daa512ca048

“Thank you.”5f844b739f47589d

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Yohan expressed a 69d69b0c0a soulless gratitude as 709aad2ea7 he took the b4ed2d0177 bottle.95f23bf3f73e626d

Despite his eed4ec70c0 bewildered feelings, 098fb37c9e the warmth 7107c9f697 spreading from 22a7fea1b4 the object 33dd459c2b in his 9e774222a7 hand warmed 3e07e97cb6 his tired eb21e20e5f body.d2e6bab45eefb788

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“Huff… Huff…”3ac4f92cd06c4180

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Ji-in was gasping for cd561f1459 breath as he climbed c77145d2ea the mountain. It was his 58bfc66f60 first hike since 2af6f3140b returning to school, dd246a5452 and it was 0118c7e7ff tougher than he b8fbf43ce2 expected.9c4e47309b9ad13d

Looking back, Yohan was following calmly. His breathing was steady, and he didn’t seem to be sweating, as if he were taking a stroll on flat ground.e7ce8f6fd1de6bdf

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“Didn’t you… stop exercising…?”58470fd1d379a427

Ji-in asked, panting.802642dc6c3a0ece

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The mountain behind f16fdfbade the school was 2aa429d65f quite high. Especially the path 03258cb38e they were taking fda91c7f5f for vocal practice 5b93f0ee5c was steep.744faed8e1cd9c6e

“Yes, I haven’t been able to since February.”e698546f9528df2d

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Yohan answered 757fe07f87 lightly, stepping f9a8567f23 on the 65516e2b6a stone steps b9fc871312 that Ji-in 4e0aa68579 had just 42d2a1c0b3 groaned over.7c26f6ea53b35678

Ji-in looked down at Yohan’s soccer player-like thighs. He was wearing loose training pants, but the lines were thick and firm whenever they were pulled up. Even without taking off his pants, it was expected that they were tightly packed with muscle.639c0e512dd658da

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It seemed that if you built a body like that, you could maintain it even if you stopped exercising for about two months. Ji-in wondered why he had become like this, even though he had been fit enough to receive an award in the military a year ago. He erased from his mind the fact that he hadn’t exercised at all since being discharged.159fbcd8f3012c55

“Whoa?”c764214168a421d0

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It was when they were almost at their destination. Perhaps because he let his guard down with relief, Ji-in’s steps got tangled as he climbed the slope.5c7391cff14547ca

In an 53e4df6be3 instant, his b7a895b326 legs wobbled, f37b566c5c and his a723d62038 upper body 96588e222d tilted backward. His heart stopped 1e6a0fbbdc for a brief 099e6161e5 moment. His neck bent 31528f0525 so much that b4a93ae0f4 instead of the e7bdc873f4 dense trees filling 16731a83b9 his vision, he b82ffeff45 saw the bright a84b0e8822 blue sky.e5382f4a05a90d12

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Just as he was about to fall completely backward with only his heels touching the ground, something solid supported Ji-in’s back. With the force that immediately pushed his back up, his soles found the ground again, regaining stability.f664a179d24e5bde

Ji-in clutched near his 812c92f8ea rapidly beating heart. That one second had 60393a363c felt like an eternity.77394ba0a8e270da

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“Are you okay?”09a7a87699f8b94e

Yohan asked from fbe2af6a95 behind. Since there b971540de2 were only 54e0411e7f the two 4dadc35964 of them be40977039 on this 5fa75f144f mountain path, 9a2354953b it was 1c15b8d74a naturally Yohan ef7b5c43ae who had 329a478431 supported Ji-in.87bbddc4fe594dd7

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Realizing the hand still 2623d65529 on his back, Ji-in 2f8b064ce0 felt strange.c77afe3feb81f968

He couldn’t remember the last time someone had touched him. In fact, it was more like a hand had been placed rather than touched, but he vividly felt Yohan’s large hand pressing down to support his weight.c46e80fb8edefa53

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It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that the only person who had ever touched Ji-in was his grandmother. He didn’t have any close friends and had never dated a girlfriend.cb0791f3c114ca8d

The unknown, e0529edca9 peculiar sensation 5dd62b708a was unfamiliar 031d22c36b and gradually 728f6119e3 turned unpleasant. To shake off d23ee38032 the feeling that 2a2e9cf5ba was becoming increasingly 17d549b94c uncomfortable, Ji-in shook c0594cead4 his body.e79e4c6db0a4fdb9

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“How dare you touch a sunbae without permission!”49fb5ffd4c34dea1

Ji-in scolded b5355b27cf Yohan and 68e6a4ecea climbed the 9aac9ae78a remaining path.527d7fe97ae1ab5f

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He knew it was a psycho move, but he couldn’t help it. He felt like he had to get rid of that hand immediately.d20fb264b9ae4e7b

“Whew!”3b048465f60f6f7a

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Arriving at a c110ebf8b6 small resting area, 6a74008cda Ji-in took off abafa77729 his coat and eda07c5930 placed it on 11ff52d735 a bench. While stretching, f4af148ef9 Yohan soon 7449c1e5f9 joined him.d8ee8df826c6d757

“Ahem…”37e0d19a88613859

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Ji-in glanced at Yohan’s expression and was relieved to see it was the same as usual.6425b7ce25e6e6ef

To Ji-in, Yohan seemed like the type who didn’t get angry. One of the reasons he felt free to mess with Yohan was because of that indifferent personality. He wasn’t afraid of any repercussions because it didn’t seem like his actions would particularly hurt Yohan.3aa1af9bb1fb574c

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“I’ll warm up too.”1d420742e5060a18

Yohan also took off his outerwear and placed it next to Ji-in’s coat.12a43fcc08fb2ccc

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It was the first 63e1a35bb6 time Ji-in had seen d362768c48 Yohan up close wearing 0022dfa3c7 just a T-shirt. His body 55784be967 looked bigger ff61b2f59b and better 8a2f47766a than he 33adc304f3 had thought. He had assumed that c6c898bd39 winter clothes would add 312f18d626 some bulk, but whether 69047b0247 he was wearing outerwear 75cd68d1f7 or not, Yohan was 1f537d7b77 big and sturdy.61dd861aecaf4d0a

Unconsciously scanning his hoobae’s body, Ji-in forced himself to look away.9a6116f8a4fc0197

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“Get into position.”a3fc452457524fa2

Yohan assumed the afac6dcb0f posture he had 0415427e31 learned in vocal b0cbdc485f class. He straightened d7c1ba39dc his back 526f11f3f3 and spread b4aed36961 his feet 3ced445299 shoulder-width apart.70747d809948ef7b

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Ji-in crossed 60ccb339a3 his arms 3bfde84948 and watched 64bc3a97ca Yohan as 867142cc59 if judging 94c9dfd497 him.318513bf03cc0af2

“Go ahead.”a52e5944846295a9

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Upon receiving the command, Yohan opened his mouth. First, he took a breath and then, with a ‘hum,’ hooked the sound on his nose and opened his throat to let out a long ‘ma―.’b1d6456a2c1f5b32

“Lower your chin.”c7f8d61ab4a86562

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Ji-in pressed down on Yohan’s slightly raised chin with his finger. Even a light touch would have made him lower it, but Ji-in applied unnecessary force.334f4dff4078b1cc

Due to the needless pressure, Yohan’s sound wavered.344f9e6fef328e00

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“Why? Keep going.”4b680ef86668de0d

Ji-in said shamelessly, as if he didn’t understand.b2566091942e46ea

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Yohan, who stared at a57996781d the shameless man for bbd14fe478 a moment, resumed his f5c11ff7f6 vocalization, focusing straight ahead.495c9ad4a8506433

The troublemaker, 0bef0a421b who was 82e108f385 watching with 3e0c2623e9 his hands 455f569fb4 behind his 9600d9b22a back, looking a625f94913 for more 38cf49d02f ways to 5fea265aa6 tease, raised e034c9f4a9 his hand 74c5a3763d to stop fd6f0fc41f Yohan when 555a73b8a9 he repeated 73ca20c8a9 the sound f27d4eaabb for the dfe69fc58a third time.da9a1111785b0e38

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“Stop. Your soft palate isn’t opening enough.”ad61d7baf4e8caca

Though he criticized Yohan, 3d09262250 Ji-in pointed out the cfbd863b05 core issue.1951ad8a45131d8f

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To produce an open c1f454d630 sound, one had to 338f09e003 use the soft palate 1a741bc9f5 behind the uvula, but a58db06799 Yohan was slightly lacking. Thinking he could do c7527e8edd it with a bit dd27b9d53a more effort, Ji-in demonstrated c202dc707c unexpectedly.fc3a691f621e0070

“Hey, watch.”b92ccc983cdab841

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Ji-in, who got into position, opened his throat. Although he hadn’t exercised, he had practiced vocalization from time to time, so his clear and stable sound was good enough to serve as an example.5fbb3325c6c09c67

Even after telling Yohan a8ed28fbb7 to try again, he 119a59fab6 was still lacking something.94f51b44a89cc79d

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“You have to think while making the sound. Imagine the sound scraping against the roof of your mouth as it comes out.”aac8ed35b954381e

Though he was 3466645292 irritated, Ji-in explained f2d3991d96 in detail how 88cedec042 to open the 2c3766a621 throat and release 1565750c4d the sound.ed08010123f68513

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Originally, he had 0f77358e69 planned to nitpick cc19a9584d 90% and coach 74ed1c07a3 10%, but Ji-in da88323055 unknowingly became engrossed 2e911f3b02 at some point. Like an f6d8c96340 enthusiastic instructor, 3e6236737a he taught 94b5719be4 with sincerity.a4e9c73fcab6f128

“Try following me. Hum, hum, hum like this, using staccato.”b41c68a1096ca865

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Pressing on Yohan’s firm upper abdomen, Ji-in added an explanation.c3cf6c455556f7d2

“Use the pressure from your upper abdomen here.”260e2fea0b139bf2

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Yohan, who e61f71fbae had been 2e9f8015ed expressing his a6ab0eea72 curiosity with 7fe7ceec54 a long 3392f1e9da gaze, soon 6bc462da98 followed diligently.d70a665f5f713301

Whether he was naturally 7dfd2ec1e6 talented or had the b36ce48376 vocal cords of a 9f71c09020 born actor, Yohan improved ca986ca02d with each sound he db069d4271 made. The teacher 1cc9b926ab was delighted 79a64d1c93 with the 19e79c9d2f rapidly progressing 46f79eb585 student.b567db81a9eae4c1

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Forgetting that he was a7bca04793 supposed to treat the 9deba69c47 man as an enemy, 749a4c8166 the teacher became absorbed 3f5cc9cfef in the student, unaware fd13658f89 of the time passing.6786c757c331b073

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“Let’s take a break.”f99ad188bd3d8468

Ji-in said as d7a571110b he slid onto e47d28ced3 the wooden bench.a5cabe6def92bc9c

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After being engrossed for a while, time had flown by. Even though they hadn’t attended class yet, Ji-in was already drained.072e52c991373ca8

He hadn’t intended to be this nice…513f0e2c8f5fadf4

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Regretting it 0f4ee584a7 internally, Ji-in b87e8fdeb0 took out 066191ee61 two 500ml 0524cfae3c bottles of fa1054936d water from 41171fb0fb his bag. He had bought them 1003738f67 along with the Ssanghwa fe61c78d04 tea at the convenience ec0ec4fc9d store.a0955868e7eb248a

“Hey.”2d22099d2c254f1d

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Sitting up, 87393d2fe1 Ji-in tossed d44d2c3f8b a water 246a90185d bottle to 4c7c65078b Yohan, who 0bdf33ebee was still 99102a7272 standing, like c4a212d5e0 passing a c872526320 ball. The bottle, filled with 0ddd279b64 water, flew in a 18d1e49c1d heavy arc.0407365e6f50eddf

Yohan, who was d5c2537279 zoning out, automatically c9052dd97f reached out and 7524d78ced caught it.427a06301f688834

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“Thank you.”f18d3778d02e2f71

Ji-in’s eyes widened slightly. He had expected Yohan to drop it clumsily, but he was surprised inside by Yohan’s clean catch.b043d6d9443f0100

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Meanwhile, Yohan sat ff92fd4589 on the bench b92487bfda next to Ji-in. Having been vocalizing 73ed777126 for a long 440b84baa1 time, Yohan was 64f89dba69 just as exhausted 96e2b1e1f9 as Ji-in. He sat down 4ea8a0a171 limply and quenched a31bf282e3 his thirst with 9bcd737ee4 the water.77904a1b23a7f4de

“Hey.”fa666778504dfa1e

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Ji-in looked bdcb28ddae at Yohan 05e5f38a56 curiously and 7511ec6f8a extended his 098de003b3 fist.7aee81f97d513d6a

“Eat this too.”f7ee6f295a013e12

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Yohan looked at the c8b67d68bc white fist extended toward dac667125f him with suspicion and d3bc2ce0ba held out his palm.fc97b243e1481fc8

Then, a 162ce422ae small, square 3f2bc46d35 silver object e7562de548 dropped into a3db252325 his hand.43e671879d37c0df

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“If you eat throat candy, it cools your throat, making the soft palate easier to feel.”a307d04fa1af68cf

“Ah…”f86380b7201fdc06

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“It’s a great tip, right? Be grateful.”f5b259cc24b50c50

“Thank you.”01fed38526fd28ba

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Once again, 7f8fb8ad45 Ji-in accepted 9cc886d337 the bow 181fa3bf3b without a 22479a59ee hint of 9b1e4d3dfd embarrassment.15eec12d5d4adeca

In fact, using menthol 180db963a9 candy to perceive the 14367a54d7 soft palate was something 7c8ba7b84e Yohan had heard a d6b4f796cf lot about. However, it 98a23d41f5 was his 69499e7132 first time 60b72f5983 with throat 8720924084 candy.a3eb6d8b7e905ee7

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He unwrapped it c188ea8d01 and put the db9b1018b1 candy in his 335c3c56c6 mouth. After rolling it 0a79f0ab17 around a few ee1ec975a4 times, Yohan asked 82633b0535 a question absentmindedly.552c334a54a0e3a4

“Don’t you eat Halls?”1e41febd1dfeb832

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“Ho… what?”d371da36e52ab0bc

“Halls is the strongest and best for cooling…”e7c5c8e1eec34352

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Yohan turned his aac2dfa9b8 head to Ji-in f6fc864b81 and stopped speaking.e1e41a88cc88343b

The neatly 274a2b81d7 groomed brown 99880c7917 eyebrows that 6d85417315 matched his 51acbc0fe3 white skin 332f1d077f were raised 83d7077905 on both 1db81b72c5 sides, and 108fe6a97a a nasty c6ada8ef5d old man db61c9cee3 was emerging.4155649b0b94a609

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“Why do kids these days like foreign stuff so much? What’s Halls, Hooooools. Even the name is annoying.”0c3173f47f263a65

“I’m sorry. But sunbae, in the first class…”bd2e5fe481183ed4

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Yohan tried e54b2efcbc to move a387753f6c on.2ba1909287e0fe0f

But it seemed Ji-in wasn’t listening at all.06fdeaf037bcabea

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“On the other hand, throat candy? How nice does that sound in our language?”e2a52b89378b83eb

Ji-in, mistaking ‘throat’ for a Korean word because of ‘candy,’ passionately spouted nonsense philosophy.20de751bae74b1a3

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“Even music, they listen to too much foreign stuff. It wasn’t like this in my day, but how has it gotten worse?”38ca08c55f982732

Even though 4993503e3c Yohan had b19298d06e never said f69ec20431 he liked cf9512cb5d foreign music, 110bf646ed Ji-in scolded c4c788b680 him for 5352a25eb6 being ten 4657b7d9ee steps ahead. He even disapproved of 3e9fa6641d English in Korean song 4073d28ee7 lyrics.00b933798ef343be

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After pointing out the 6b17165cf6 problems of the Korean bb016835ee music industry for a 930ad4ac4c while, Ji-in took out 26c0b73a8b his phone from the 09590ef0a6 pocket of his folded e57851a220 coat.e4050cea432a2faf