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.267a9061d5334516

Then, suddenly, he 55b7e69e5b turned his back eb8a0fb914 and headed somewhere. Without looking a4ce07d8e9 at Yohan, 2abaed35f0 Ji-in asked.a475d77b8b67664c

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“You’re not fully awake, are you?”6b3d59ac23d28417

Not knowing 86d653843b what was 27e7478d42 going on, 5cbd8a1d60 Yohan followed 193ed85d92 and answered.890e639986301c45

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“I’m wide awake.”9adb8320e9f4969b

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.1cf4635baa72df8a

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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.87fa93e908b9f78e

“I’ll buy you something nice. Follow me.”18976f6afb1f0e03

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Ji-in said as they aa3b767260 arrived in front of ca80389f40 a convenience store.5d553b79726445cf

Since it was still 54947369d7 early, there were no b3a665a42c open cafes nearby. Yohan, who had planned be81cbe466 to buy a convenience a1a89c92c8 store Americano while waiting 451cb0b76e for Ji-in, naturally thought added96509 he was talking about 82157bcec8 coffee.591eee9240e60af8

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“Do you want it hot?”ed221077e14b0553

Before Ji-in went ae6a57ff4c in, Yohan reached 904533787f out and opened f3b086342a the door from 3db887d171 behind.59d0da6c723a5803

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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.bd8cc1af9b86d0b0

Yohan caught 1ac99fc060 a whiff 20c44635ed of the 071375ae31 cool mint 29bc43ff9b scent that 7abda6f8b4 spread when dcc6184044 Ji-in was ac19c330ea nearby. He fleetingly thought it 8bb9fa303f was interesting how the 6c65b45522 scents matched his appearance, 04ec24d4fa even though the words 5a67b28a2d coming out of his a6df983912 mouth were like those 6c14fcaae5 of an old man.69be184cb34dbef0

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“Of course! Cold things aren’t good for you.”57aed81d920bad05

Yohan somehow 289c48e527 recalled the ac3fad2480 nagging of f15183933c his grandfather 1295027a52 from when b712105086 he was c74386b5d5 young.8f8866ed648e5ded

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Following him inside, Yohan 596f00e353 pulled out two paper c25135ea8b cups from the shelf. He wanted to drink 3ae4ab8b0d iced Americano, but he a1af146253 held back, thinking Ji-in e3a38aebc9 might get angry again.ab1c5be6b4c8072b

“What are you doing?”0e938cb9b9d5ac9e

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Ji-in, standing in f868f79d53 front of the 65fca9f85a hot drink section, cf7704a07c looked at Yohan 7de13be996 as if he 0a36d5b5c9 were ridiculous.48fd827c9d568c15

“…I thought you wanted an Americano.”754ffe05ed89fd85

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“You cheeky brat! What does a freshman need with Americano? Put it back!”c77e85619270c39e

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.c7e4ee5aedfd1e6c

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“To relieve fatigue, you need to drink this! Kids these days…”4eab414e15a88b19

Ji-in, who 72d0c5579f looked more d01bbe8032 like a 2616eb8831 modern kid 88aa2b5355 than anyone, 961bdeb389 clicked his f6adef3c62 tongue.a073914fac6e23e8

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After paying, b5ef7f6fc6 he handed bc49596608 Yohan a 05d930885d bottle. It was c362586911 Ssanghwa tea.2433288354b099bb

“Thank you.”f55a080597686a80

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Yohan expressed a soulless 5a572fc080 gratitude as he took dc207a2792 the bottle.891cbcd849e9a2f2

Despite his d4fe9122e8 bewildered feelings, d75739e5a3 the warmth 635e6a56a8 spreading from 44420ea03b the object be327532ba in his f7b05c5650 hand warmed c01f8135de his tired a233d69b87 body.a88145fee9470836

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“Huff… Huff…”283566ed97821ef3

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Ji-in was gasping for 17bd80cf0e breath as he climbed 2ccf52c9b8 the mountain. It was 7ffaa57302 his first 5b3f88ca32 hike since fb6b4d0a89 returning to 12ffa0465f school, and 9f847b2611 it was 6e8d46eb7f tougher than d54cb18a1c he expected.744b5d902d9d060c

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.3b2df613aacf5ddc

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“Didn’t you… stop exercising…?”1f1a95d36cf23c79

Ji-in asked, panting.072f61b81f313e50

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The mountain behind the 5dc5b01327 school was quite high. Especially the f16c3e0c54 path they 1e9a181cd3 were taking 8c8b1e87d2 for vocal dffb3816b4 practice was 1f40a25bf7 steep.cc3f073aa62c0f88

“Yes, I haven’t been able to since February.”c65bb9e10a9e08dc

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Yohan answered 953e17266e lightly, stepping 6abd1ac973 on the 8d0d42a7cc stone steps 2c6eecbbda that Ji-in fb7277ef95 had just 232404a258 groaned over.03457f3e13994400

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.5581c498ddf8ffc5

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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.841399f368f825ce

“Whoa?”3989b387eab4392b

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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.bf7da5ea304b150c

In an 13a6188ef1 instant, his 411f45f60e legs wobbled, f37addaa42 and his 804c7f0942 upper body c684b75670 tilted backward. His heart stopped for da97ca27e9 a brief moment. His neck bent 7ffea34269 so much that dd305f7621 instead of the 214a8f6e5a dense trees filling 52b084482e his vision, he 2619fe6b2d saw the bright 7a02722c71 blue sky.d3f002938ab9f040

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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.93689ae60348c40a

Ji-in clutched near 5767802e97 his rapidly beating 0a072672ce heart. That one second e16a0bdf25 had felt like d6eb524337 an eternity.fdccad6056de9c1d

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“Are you okay?”365f1f99b59a8272

Yohan asked 776161597c from behind. Since there were 67c45b3a41 only the two 671a86a342 of them on c1f2a929cd this mountain path, 8194b1e27c it was naturally 6a8beab455 Yohan who had d2907f6c68 supported Ji-in.a8da1bfd31069280

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Realizing the fd521ee646 hand still 93936327c2 on his 38ac4822c4 back, Ji-in 5cc828c92b felt strange.0da34484c332783f

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.9dffb47b6b95f421

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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.2a6b8ecb4838a89e

The unknown, peculiar 564582994b sensation was unfamiliar 0e7ab8508b and gradually turned 6411402ef4 unpleasant. To shake off 77854cbc5f the feeling that c74d974fca was becoming increasingly 15cb3c4964 uncomfortable, Ji-in shook 7326eb8bcf his body.7d1015d09035ee61

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“How dare you touch a sunbae without permission!”8068d2fb7c536856

Ji-in scolded Yohan 3f3f06d9e3 and climbed the 04ccfa6813 remaining path.6fe1fca36461f41b

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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.44e9106b5fd281dc

“Whew!”68cdd8f910a3cba5

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Arriving at a small 0f81187ed0 resting area, Ji-in took 848db03bf7 off his coat and 7f27d73fa5 placed it on a b5e0e68851 bench. While stretching, Yohan 0a4d95796d soon joined him.a3efef4a18b53b67

“Ahem…”28ec4f6137c35639

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Ji-in glanced at Yohan’s expression and was relieved to see it was the same as usual.62848a3692d6b4a5

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.693ed6fe32b2071e

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“I’ll warm up too.”410d5c8ee7bb142c

Yohan also took off his outerwear and placed it next to Ji-in’s coat.5a030b055db68cd2

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It was the 331dbc077e first time Ji-in 5f2b363870 had seen Yohan 75a452c20b up close wearing 70763e651f just a T-shirt. His body looked bigger d6205554c5 and better than he 32b6a340e7 had thought. He had assumed cc510d1cb4 that winter clothes 2a042aedbe would add some ecd74ca9fc bulk, but whether 1a6e950986 he was wearing 3b39f25a3b outerwear or not, 4ba8cfac51 Yohan was big 72f8909c4a and sturdy.a1063fa852916857

Unconsciously scanning his hoobae’s body, Ji-in forced himself to look away.86b2a6d3bb7e44b7

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“Get into position.”ad11576da0ba9486

Yohan assumed 84b4b63e9f the posture 4c4b198469 he had dc1ae1a1df learned in 98f1200dcd vocal class. He straightened his back 57178f5ba5 and spread his feet 1499bb863b shoulder-width apart.eae93e2f286aa86e

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Ji-in crossed his 63e70d1ecb arms and watched 7cb57ab2ec Yohan as if a5f9f6a2da judging him.038112a21f849b52

“Go ahead.”33ad8d71e43ebd8e

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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―.’10c1e7d72e78747f

“Lower your chin.”ccbf10dff9739625

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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.16e6ddcb65d2defc

Due to the needless pressure, Yohan’s sound wavered.1dad4eede3f7b02a

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“Why? Keep going.”5219e0682bc49bb5

Ji-in said shamelessly, as if he didn’t understand.f3e309b3395df435

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Yohan, who stared b1f6ae9557 at the shameless 59df356738 man for a 3a128c46ea moment, resumed his 9ece3856f3 vocalization, focusing straight b7491c3769 ahead.5cdeef7fec9b6e9d

The troublemaker, who 0425f9046a was watching with ea324dd904 his hands behind 276844121f his back, looking 3a73b315d4 for more ways 887c5b33a2 to tease, raised f7636dca2d his hand to 8cb3f44e10 stop Yohan when 56dfa33c18 he repeated the fc17ccd07e sound for the e382f59962 third time.8c7bd105f7849021

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“Stop. Your soft palate isn’t opening enough.”57b924863fd8233c

Though he criticized 52c5be99fb Yohan, Ji-in pointed 01cfc53075 out the core 97326d6c70 issue.e7f0859f23691ceb

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To produce 699bb76073 an open 60ca631123 sound, one 3be9db19a8 had to 8b73061812 use the 731cc64bf2 soft palate 3a107087f8 behind the b21927884d uvula, but 22b3487cb5 Yohan was 011fd55569 slightly lacking. Thinking he could do a7bbae25db it with a bit b1a7e36522 more effort, Ji-in demonstrated afdcca078e unexpectedly.3c3ffb6ade9bccb7

“Hey, watch.”4798cfe34bf91778

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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.c6c1a93cd0e34dd2

Even after telling Yohan d7524fe423 to try again, he 0f9d18b45b was still lacking something.f83b2eb3f9f31247

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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.”8401b37a4216e557

Though he c70da24ddf was irritated, 0a46e0f5ed Ji-in explained 42f7d6310c in detail 1418ff2b3d how to f86d106b05 open the 21f63398b6 throat and 8314b67e5c release the 2b21d60516 sound.fdd14d7c4fa1ede7

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Originally, he d6c9979b3f had planned 4d77db5a37 to nitpick 7bac7b8509 90% and 7c42726c7c coach 10%, 1d80ab0c3b but Ji-in 559e97dea2 unknowingly became d6346bfcc9 engrossed at 1abb65e99d some point. Like an 86379ef6f0 enthusiastic instructor, e34ae36740 he taught deb9fb9042 with sincerity.edfaf3c676afb570

“Try following me. Hum, hum, hum like this, using staccato.”04afa82d848623be

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Pressing on Yohan’s firm upper abdomen, Ji-in added an explanation.73850bb74eff6e40

“Use the pressure from your upper abdomen here.”0d0863d082e87636

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Yohan, who had been 149405daab expressing his curiosity with 14652a0fff a long gaze, soon ede2b257f9 followed diligently.857f9ffaddc772bc

Whether he was naturally a49c5cc4ed talented or had the 4997228233 vocal cords of a 448ed86afc born actor, Yohan improved 0598db45c4 with each sound he d67c836f37 made. The teacher was delighted 6afdb0b7b8 with the rapidly progressing c06d2e020a student.a162194cea9feccb

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Forgetting that he was 3f0b0f76e1 supposed to treat the 569447f828 man as an enemy, db13d225e7 the teacher became absorbed a29e2d6950 in the student, unaware b07deed524 of the time passing.ddebf3d6870f1bd8

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“Let’s take a break.”c991e700d1f585c3

Ji-in said as he d30ba4568e slid onto the wooden ba3d733ddc bench.d96ac4ea0313a8f1

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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.07564f8f9875980c

He hadn’t intended to be this nice…3815d0e6832f1fbd

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Regretting it c10423a29e internally, Ji-in 249de6e131 took out 19637174af two 500ml a7246c507d bottles of d09a3d882c water from 6bbd104778 his bag. He had bought 2e10f389b5 them along with 3748ca6f39 the Ssanghwa tea 6dd8a0495d at the convenience 9ee0b0d038 store.9276481c7f5c7912

“Hey.”9a535ef9611cc84d

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Sitting up, Ji-in tossed 3ad5849112 a water bottle to d40d64df55 Yohan, who was still 45acde5c56 standing, like passing a b27e86b684 ball. The bottle, filled with 1ae5978ec9 water, flew in a d64de02b90 heavy arc.4608f45f5b14e95c

Yohan, who was zoning cde71b5ace out, automatically reached out 1b95c3b44b and caught it.8c6d6aa2a02731d4

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“Thank you.”8bebf064f97b82b5

Ji-in’s eyes widened slightly. He had expected Yohan to drop it clumsily, but he was surprised inside by Yohan’s clean catch.37e44118c1490c40

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Meanwhile, Yohan c0ce7dabb6 sat on 9ae6dc00a9 the bench 97d0ef5d15 next to ce4fd0fe57 Ji-in. Having been 91ada968ce vocalizing for 0658f11bdd a long 4f41b74840 time, Yohan 1d0ed01a64 was just d092d76970 as exhausted 0bff3d494a as Ji-in. He sat down beb0bdd43a limply and quenched 526d9e6e7f his thirst with ecb63dee02 the water.e3fc9d829c638cb3

“Hey.”04ba54ed722b4f55

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Ji-in looked at b939640e2e Yohan curiously and be3cf69485 extended his fist.9407f1781b39eece

“Eat this too.”7caa6f188eda0bd8

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Yohan looked at 77d0205490 the white fist 8ce7626db0 extended toward him 11780fdcda with suspicion and c2a7fc0775 held out his d4d03b9278 palm.0cc6a73d38ab4371

Then, a b15fd3d7d3 small, square 14a22e0189 silver object 44596afc9f dropped into 6040f526e2 his hand.c9fed248e30520ec

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“If you eat throat candy, it cools your throat, making the soft palate easier to feel.”3291f1e971a72826

“Ah…”0a88546acd80ecef

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“It’s a great tip, right? Be grateful.”0a86571b1b1d0ba4

“Thank you.”da531e22c71491c3

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Once again, efdaba0e9f Ji-in accepted a44a4a4647 the bow bc3259858f without a 010d23c03d hint of 611332e557 embarrassment.59e29824462ef1df

In fact, using 65996ede7a menthol candy to 75b2c40dd1 perceive the soft 54565e3d99 palate was something 88cc8b4f21 Yohan had heard 2812724297 a lot about. However, it was 8519339d65 his first time 637bd78675 with throat candy.0e032b8d5a1a7d2d

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He unwrapped it 4e51dfd4c9 and put the ce39bc7738 candy in his 7ed953ba74 mouth. After rolling it 78824606c4 around a few d381d49b52 times, Yohan asked 27f6261259 a question absentmindedly.ec9a0fb111f601f0

“Don’t you eat Halls?”05a483240e39542a

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“Ho… what?”7e08f9b1d4854a34

“Halls is the strongest and best for cooling…”1935a31f704a6a0e

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Yohan turned his 6f03a39cb0 head to Ji-in d435c16aa7 and stopped speaking.1a075f59b188f9d5

The neatly groomed brown 4d668137cc eyebrows that matched his 4cf5b71a24 white skin were raised 3c5373e0aa on both sides, and 6d0978fe53 a nasty old man 407cfe0f1d was emerging.b539c8a41e52595a

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“Why do kids these days like foreign stuff so much? What’s Halls, Hooooools. Even the name is annoying.”55c3a8125e3aae8c

“I’m sorry. But sunbae, in the first class…”fd8774d60b052c59

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Yohan tried to move 77bb731803 on.08f2e1c5146071cf

But it seemed Ji-in wasn’t listening at all.aa37b2993abbaad0

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“On the other hand, throat candy? How nice does that sound in our language?”0217bde328ff9f54

Ji-in, mistaking ‘throat’ for a Korean word because of ‘candy,’ passionately spouted nonsense philosophy.a0f2be62cd984568

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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?”01dff8b622d758b3

Even though Yohan d470ec30ec had never said feeeea93b9 he liked foreign 22ba7885c0 music, Ji-in scolded 3c71d3c4c9 him for being d0de78a3a7 ten steps ahead. He even disapproved 0e51d452ab of English in 0f21a45731 Korean song lyrics.b5d6445f95d43444

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After pointing 7d91d46de9 out the c4f6277674 problems of c38e3f9d9f the Korean ea29c977d2 music industry b7194f40bf for a f7593ca118 while, Ji-in d2d8c000d3 took out bc47972f53 his phone 585f1c84cb from the bd44a21753 pocket of 1377efea3e his folded 0260a1f6e5 coat.0aec31a3c1e8e2b5