La Bamba was a film that illuminated the life of an existing figure, Rich Valens, a young film depicting the short life of the Emperor of Rock & Roll and his music hidden in an accidental accident.
The story of the film is successful in Hollywood as the protagonist, an American immigrant village with a natural talent for music, raises the dreams of a singer.
Rich fell in love with his rich daughter Danna, who also risked her father's opposition and raised her love, announcing La Bamba and Donna to the pinnacle of Rock 'n' Roll, but was on a plane that crashed during the last bad weather and unfortunately ended up dying.
Donna
Oh Donna, oh Donna, oh Donna oh Donna
Oh, Dana. Oh, Dana. Oh, Dana.
I had a girl.
I had a girlfriend.
Donna was her name.
(Her name is Dana.)
Since you left me. I've never been the same
(I haven't been the same since you left.)
'Cause I love my girl
Because I love her.
The song that the male protagonist played in the movie to his girlfriend Danna at the pay phone booth shot the tastes of all women, no exception to Yuki.
"Oh, Dana! Oh, Dana! Oh, Dana! Isn't Rich Valence just so cool? It was a sad ending, but it was so much fun. "
Yuki murmured as he left the cinema.
To be honest, I liked the We Belong Togeter better, but it was only my mouth. In fact, all the music from La Bamba was so good that it didn't have to waste a single song.
But I can't believe I'm gonna see this movie in the theater just in time for release. That alone was new to me. It was a day where I felt the aroma of 1988 that I had forgotten for a while about my busy daily life.
Besides, seeing La Bamba gave me a new idea.
Well, the breakup of the male protagonist's death in a romantic simulation wouldn't be such a bad choice. '
Leaving someone you love behind is a great sad-end for men and women.
"What do you think? "
"Huh? Oh, I was thinking about a new love simulation story. "
"Really, you should take some time off to think about your body. How come you've been thinking about games all day? "
"Well, what... occupational hazard? It should be one. "
"Well, should I think about it with you? "
"What?"
"A new game story. I know a very good screenwriter. Can I introduce you? "
"The screenwriter? "
"Yes, he's a drama writer. "
Well, she's an assistant writer for broadcasting, so you know people from your lineage.
But sometimes you don't see any dramas with a very interesting story on TV.
Korean drama is much better. Or maybe it's not so bad for a bunch of lame-ass gamers to follow the story of the White Memory called White Drug.
Wait, Korean drama?
At that moment, I remembered a drama title that I had seen that was really fun before time slipping in my mind.
Yeah, I think that's a great story.
"Excuse me? Are you really just gonna leave me here and think about something else?" "
"I'm sorry."
"Hm, I've been so nervous about dating for so long."
"Love you."
"What? If you say something like that all of a sudden..."
Yuki turns her head, blushing.
I think I just confessed in a really weird way, not a confession.
&
The next day.
I went back to Shinjuku Station to return to Kyoto. I looked back at Yuki, who was sniffing from earlier. When she always returned to Kyoto, she showed her way to the station with a look on her face.
"When will you come next? "
"I don't know. I have somewhere to be next weekend. "
"So we'll all see each other next week? Where are you going next weekend? "
"I'm going to Korea for a while. "
"Are you in Korea?"
"I'll leave on Friday and be back around Sunday. "
"Hmm, what time is the flight? "
"A 2 p.m. flight from Osaka. Well, Korea's close, so we should be there in about an hour. "
"I've never been out of the country before, but I envy you. "
I was really jealous when I went to America last month... but when I got the photo I took of her, I remembered her face that I loved. There was still time until the train, so we decided to drink tea at a nearby coffee shop.
The whole time I was coming to the coffee shop, she looked straight at me as if she had made up her mind.
"I'm coming with you. "
"Hm? In Kyoto? What about work tomorrow? "
"No!! It's Korea!!"
"What!? "
"I'm going to hang up my plane ticket in Narita. See you in Korea!! "
"No, you know..."
"I really want to go to Korea where Joon-Hyuk was born. I'm not gonna ask you to pay for the trip. Come with me, okay? "
In fact, this trip to Korea was an office, but I was trying to visit a neighborhood where I lived as a child. That's why even if you follow me, you're not going to hang out.I don't think it'll be fun...
However, the way she looked at it, I didn't think it would be easy for her to dry up like this.
"I'm not going to hang out. Are you okay? "
"Yes, I'm fine. "
"I'm actually meeting someone in my childhood neighborhood. You can't go to places like tourist attractions. "
"Joon-Hyuk used to live here? Rather, I prefer it!! "
... but smiles were drawn without me knowing that it was better. You think that's her at all?
I stared at her silently, making eye contact for a moment, then opened my mouth.
"Yes. Come with me. "
&
A week after that.
I switched my plane ticket to Narita Airport and arrived at the airport with Yuki.
"Oh, I'm so nervous. You've been hearing a lot of heartbeat. "
"It's nothing. We'll be there in about an hour. You don't have to be so nervous. "
"I've been shaking since last night. It's been a long time since I went to school for a picnic. This feeling..."
"Just in case, do you want some hangover medicine? "
"I already drank. "
"You're all set."
Yuki said, I stroked her head with a bleeding smile. Sometimes she looked up at me and stroked me a few times because she was cute, but at that time Yuki liked me like a puppy with her eyes closed.
After a while, after a simple shopping at a duty-free shop, the time of the flight arrived.
"Shouldn't we be going soon? We're running out of time!? "
"It's okay. It's a small plane anyway, so it takes a while for everyone to get on it, so we can catch it later. "
"But I can't wait to get on. "
Yuki urged me by dragging my arm to see how excited she was for her first trip abroad.
Eventually, we arrived at the boarding gate earlier than usual and got on the plane first as soon as the ride was released.
As we approached the boarding entrance of the airplane through the mobile corridor, the Korean stewardesses welcomed us around and smiled beautifully.
"Wow... Korean beauty!! "
Although he was somewhat short, Yuki's appearance was also not compared to those of them. But Yuki muttered, looking at them and seeing whether she was jealous of their tall stature.
"You must have had a lot of milk when you were a kid."
"Welcome, sir. Let us help you find a place to stay. "
As she shows the ticket to the stewardess who smiles at us, she bends down and points to the stairs upstairs.
"Business class customers can go upstairs. "
"Thank you."
I had to get on the Economy because of the short flight time, but I also chose Yuki's share as a business class because it was money to spend anyway.
Suddenly, Yuki's voice followed behind him, and she suddenly took off her shoes, and she turned around and asked the stewardess.
"Can I just take my shoes with me? "
" .... "
Did you really believe that joke back in Kyoto?
Suddenly, the nearby stewardesses turn their heads.
"Oh, you can just wear the guest shoes. "
"Yes!? "
Yuki, who was blushing at Stupidus' words, went up the Hidden Staircase with his shoes in his hand.
"Oh, she's so cute!"
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"Oh, she's so cute!"
After walking up the stairs, behind the laughter of the stewardesses, you see Yuki burying his head in a chair in the corner.
"Yuki..."
"Don't say anything. I'm so embarrassed right now! "
"No, it's not..."
"Well, don't talk to me now."
"No, it's not your seat there. You can't just sit anywhere. "
"Oh..."
Eventually, she pushes her head out and shifts to where I'm pointing, and buries her head again.
"Are you angry?"
"No, I'm just so embarrassed. "
"I'm sorry. I was joking when I asked you so seriously in Kyoto, but I didn't think you'd actually believe me. "
"I can't look the stewardesses in the face."
"Don't worry. Only one or two people on a plane these days. It's no big deal. "
"Really?"
Yuki nodded, looking at me carefully, and then Yuki started looking at the plane.
"Wow, but airplanes don't fly as many people as I thought they would. I'm gonna need about 12 people to ride here. "
"Well, if you're curious, why don't you go downstairs and have a look? "
"Downstairs?"
Yuki tilted his head toward the bottom of the stairs and rushed to me in surprise after a moment.
"There's a lot of people downstairs. The chairs are crowded, so why are there so many here? "
"Have you ever been on an outbound bus? "
"Yes."
"Think of it as the right seat when you hit it with the bus. It's a bit expensive, but..."
"How much? "
"Compared to the seats downstairs, 1.5 to 2 times? "
"Yes!? You said you'd be there in an hour. "
"Well, you just have to make yourself comfortable. Economy is a tight seat. "
"I've never lost my seat on a bus before."
"I'll take care of the round-trip ticket, so don't worry, sit back. We're about to take off."
Then you hear a voice prompting you, fearful of falling.
- Attention, passengers. This plane leaves shortly for its destination, Kim Po International Airport in Seoul. Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats and fasten your seatbelts. -
Yuki, who was sitting next to him with a nervous expression, wore a seat belt, moved the plane toward the runway. He swallowed the drought and asked me.
"How does it feel to fly into the sky? "
"Well, it's like riding a ride-along. It's kind of fun."
"Those rides are very weak."
Soon after arriving at the runway for takeoff, Yuki reached out his hand to me and said.
"Hey, hold my hand. "
I held her hand tightly, smiling slightly at her cute actions.
And at the same time, when the plane came round, I felt a lot of strength in her hands, holding me.
"It's up. What should I do?"
When our plane flew overhead in an instant, the Japanese archipelago was visible through a small window.
"Wow."
Yuki glanced out the window at the breathtaking scene only for those who had never been on the plane before. And after a while. As the plane flew over the clouds, the white sea of clouds spread.
"I saw it in a picture when my colleagues traveled abroad, but it actually looks much prettier. "
Yuki smiled and couldn't take her eyes off the window.
Well, I had a similar reaction to her when I first boarded the plane.
When I was in the middle school while traveling to Jeju Island on a mathematical trip, I remembered the first time I was on a plane, and I secretly smiled in my old memories.
Yuki looked out the elongated window for an hour and sometimes picked up the camera and pressed the shutter to heat it up.
I had felt it before, but Yuki was very good at manipulating film cameras.
Even though she couldn't check the photos directly like a digital camera, she was soon able to change the aperture value of the film camera and captured the photos one by one.
Immediately, a voice prompted me to land the plane.
&
Yuki's first conviction on a plane that landed safely at Gimpo International Airport...
"Oh, it's freezing. Is it always this cold in Korea? "
Kim Po Airport was not a mobile route that connects airplanes like Narita Airport, but a system where stepped cars came and dropped passengers on runways.
At the end of February, the spring cold leading up to March. Yuki was trembling, clutching at the edge of his thin coat.
Korea's a little colder than Japan, though. I snatched the end of my nose and took the scarf out of my bag and gave it to her.
"I forgot to tell you that Korea is going to be a little cold. Put this on and you'll feel better. A terminal bus will be arriving to take you to the airport any minute, so be patient."
"Thank you."
After a long, boring immigration, let's get out of the country. Kim Po Airport was teeming with foreigners.
Seoul is the world! -
Seeing the familiar propaganda phrases of the 88 Olympics adhered to each other, it was starting to come to Korea.
"Wow! Hodory. Cute!! "
Yuki, who was touring the airport, pressed the shutter towards Hodol, an 88 Olympic mascot.
Ah... I remember. That guy...
When I was a kid, I sold Hodol-shaped ice cream at a local supermarket and ate it several times, but I remember it was a rather psychopathic design that required Hodol-shaped heads to be separated and spoon-fed.
When I finished, I could use it as a safe deposit, but I'm uncomfortable eating it, too, carrying one of the neighborhood's children around, and you, too, picked Hojo's head first.
Now that I think about it, who came up with that design? I want to see your face.
"Let's go to the hotel and leave the luggage first. "
"Yes ~"
Yuki hurriedly chased me because she had never been abroad before.
After getting into a taxi waiting for the airport and asking Myeong-dong, the middle-aged knight kindly carried Yuki's luggage into the trunk.
"I like buses, but aren't taxis expensive? "
"It's okay. Unlike Japan, Korea is cheap because taxi fare is 600 won. "
"600 won, not yen? "
The conclusion is that even if you go to Myeong-dong, you won't get 5,000 won. It's been a long time, by the way. It's been almost five years since time slips, and I can't believe I'm here...
In fact, I wanted to come a little earlier, but even though I could remember the place around the house and the alleyway when I was too young, I couldn't think of a position.
At the very least, the neighborhood I was going to now was able to remember the exact location in my old memory.
If you go there, who will live there? I was a little confused about what to say if my parents were there when I was younger.
"You don't look so good. Are you sick?"
"No. I'm just a little concerned..."
"Is it because of me? Maybe I shouldn't have followed you."
"I'm not doing this for you. Rather, I feel better coming with you. "
That was real.
It's comforting for me to be here with Yuki instead of here alone.
Yuki was smiling at me with half a face of fear in a strange Seoul flowing out the window.
&
It didn't take us very long to get from Gimpo to Myeong-dong, so we were able to unpack at the hotel that we had booked soon.
The view of the Namsan Tower from the front of the terrace was great. Even here, Yuki holds the camera in both little hands and presses the shutter.
"I'm sorry, but I have somewhere I need to be right away, so if you're tired, why don't you take a break at the hotel? "
"No, I'm coming with you. "
Yuki left the hotel wearing a thick grey coat in cold Seoul weather, surrounded by a camera on one shoulder.
I wanted to give you a tour of Seoul at least once, but the first place I lived was in the neighborhood.
"Sorry, I'll finish early and show you Seoul in the evening. "
Yuki shakes her head, smiling.
"Mmm-hmm. I'm fine. Don't worry about it. I'm more curious about Joon-Hyuk's neighborhood. "
"Thank you for saying that."
After one stroke of Yuki's head, I got into a taxi waiting in front of the hotel.
"I need you to go to Southwestern Myeongdae. "
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, why? "
"No, I... I don't think I can make it to the front of the school because it's Friday, but I'll try to get around. "
What does Friday have to do with college?
Soon after that, the taxi left Myeong-dong and began to go through the new village to the Sanctuary.
As a child, the taxi began to go down to the south-southeast, through the large hills of the north-southeast, past the sand market, which had often visited the market with Mother.
"Sir, you can go left from a distance at the end of the ramp. I don't think it's going to fit anymore, so I'll drop you off here. "
"Oh, thank you. "
After paying the fare and getting out of the cab with Yuki, I understood why the taxi driver said it was too much for him to go to school. Oh, boy, it's Friday night for college students.
"Joon-Hyuk, why are there so many cops here? "
Even in the harsh winds
Even under the harsh oppression that comes with it.
We must have gathered.
I looked at him...
The night to lose weight. A night of pain.
We faced the frost of dawn.
Love, eternal love, neverchanging companion.
You're my comrade
Even while living in the world,
Even if we die first,
The will must be fulfilled.
Victory will be ours.
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Immediately, the students wearing red hair straps began to open up 'comradeship' as they rushed out into the street. I didn't see an ant on the street for some reason. The timing is fabulous...
"Joon-Hyuk, what's going on? "
"Shh. Let's go quietly because we'll get in trouble if we get caught." Just in case, grab my hand. "
Yuki gripped my hand with trembling hands in a fierce atmosphere.
After a while, we started walking as far away as possible, looking at the students who were confronting the landscape.
Please, just hang in there until we're gone. Don't do anything you shouldn't...
But my wish was shattered into one of the fire bottles thrown by a protesting student.
"Bastards!! Catch them all!!! "
"Wow!!!! "
Bang!! Tak!! Bang!! Wasik!!
I ran, holding Yuki's hand tightly, in the chaos that ignited a scene in the movie.
Starting with the flamethrower, tear gas from the foreground appeared, and the sidewalk that we were walking started to fill up with white tear gas.
"Joon-Hyuk. Keluk Keluk. My neck and eyes are burning. "
"Hang in there. Let's get in the alley here. "
After giving up the main road and entering a remote alley, Yuki, who was already covered in tears with tears of red smoke.
Soon after, the students started to run away from the landscape, avoiding the forced suppression, and some of them rushed into the alleyway where we had escaped.
If we run into the landscape like this, we could be in this together.
Immediately, I looked around and entered the slightly open gate and hid myself in the guard.
I didn't commit any crimes, but you're in the mood to make a movie.
After a while, Yuki's face was washed away by the taps in the courtyard as the footsteps of the landscape grew further away.
Yuki, who had been in charge of tear gas for the first time, had his face covered with tears and was in a mess.
"Are you feeling better? "
"Yes, but is it okay to just walk into someone's house? "
"It's so urgent. I'll apologize when I see the owner."
Then why do you look so familiar in the yard? I even found the taps by myself... Then the front door opens up on the stairs, and a woman sticks her head out.
"Is the student okay? "
I hurriedly lifted my head to apologize to the lady.
"Yes? Oh, we're fine. As I was walking by, I got caught up in a protest and washed my face. I'm sorry to barge in like this..."
By the way, have you heard this voice before...? It's Noorie's mom!?
Somehow the yard looked familiar... Let's take a look around for a moment. This was the home of a friend named Kim Noorie who used to live close to me as a child.
I used to run out again after drinking tap water when I was thirsty in the alleyway, but I never thought I'd find this place...
At that time, Yuki, who was next to me, bursted his eyes and apologized to Mrs.
"Your loss."
"Geez… girl. You can't rub it with your hands like that. The tap water must be freezing, too. Come in for a second. "
"What? No, I..."
Mrs. Nuri, as I know her, was very kind and compassionate.
He told me to come in instead of kicking us out of here by avoiding the protesters... It was a moment of affection in 1988.
"What did she say? "
"Listen to that for a second. "
"Yes!? I'm sorry to barge into your yard like this, but... Do you know Joon-Hyuk? "
Should I say I know this, or should I say I don't?
As Yuki and I entered the front door with an awkward smile, we heard her voice from the kitchen.
"Hang in there, Noorie!! Can you get me some towels? "
"Yes!"
Soon after that, a cute little boy in short bread pants opened the small room door and greeted us at 90 degrees, standing in front of the porch. Ki-nuri!! It's been a long time.
"Hello, my name is Kim Nuri. "
Cute.You 're acting like you were taught in kindergarten.
Nuri came out with a toy in one hand and ran to us with a shotgun to see if she had forgotten what she had asked for.
"Hello, Noorie. "
"Wow, what a pretty sister!! "
"Hey!! Gim Nuri, bring me a towel!! You're not listening to me again, are you? "
"Ah!! Right."
Nuri ran into the bathroom in a frenzy due to his mother's complaint.
Yuki chuckled with puffy eyes. After a while, the lady soaked Nuri's towel in warm water and handed it over to Yuki.
"Don't wipe it, hold it in your eyes. "
"Arigatou Gozaimas. It's really tricky."
"You're Japanese, and you're a man? "
"No, I'm Korean. This is Yuki, my girlfriend. Thank you so much for your help. "
"I'm Gomason."
Although the pronunciation is still immature, I thanked Mrs. Yuki in her own way. Then Nuri looked up at Yuki next to him and said,
"My beautiful sister is so funny in Korean! Try it again. "
Then Nuri apologized to us by grabbing his son's head.
"I'm sorry. He's just a kid."
"No, thanks. He's so cute. "
"I'm going to cut your throat with tear gas. I'll give you some juice. Come on in. "
"No. That's not going to hurt."
"If we leave now, we may have to tear the bullet apart again. Stop by for a second."
Seeing the loud noise coming from outside, it seemed better to listen to Nuri's words now.
"Now, if you'll excuse me. "
"The living room is cold, so go in the other room. "
She kindly gave me her room and headed to the kitchen to get some juice.
"Wow, Joon-Hyuk's floor is hot. "
For Japanese winterers with a few tatamis and a heating device called Gotatz, greenhouses are a new world. Yuki was surprised with her palms on the hot floor.
Then Nuri entered the room with a jar of juice in the tray.
And then I saw the juice bottle. I was once again captivated by my poor memories.
"Symbol of the Rich House... Del Monte Glass Bottle..."
As a child, there was a time when this Del Monte glass bottle was the basis for determining whether a friend's house was rich or not.
When I finished drinking the juice, I used it as a water bottle, but I honestly remember that it was very heavy for a young child to use as a water bottle.
Occasionally, if you put the Del Monte bottle that Nuri collected in the box, it reminded me of a smile that I had switched to a snack with Nuri and ran to the supermarket.
"Thank you."
Seeing Noorie holding a mug that was only her face with both hands and drinking juice all of a sudden, I thought I was happy to come to Korea.
"Mom, can I have a burro? "
Nuri said without thinking about it, and I almost spit out the juice.
Del Monte Orange Juice followed by Darlong Tung... What a pitiful one-to-one punch...
A fruit sorbet type of ice cream, the Dalong Dalong is also one of my favorite ice cream of my childhood, a cute design with leaves that can be used as a spoon on a fruit shaped plastic container.
Sometimes the plastic containers freeze so much that they break, and some of them are sticky.
"You just drank juice. And when I eat something cold in winter, I get sick of it. "
"But I still want one. Da-da-da-da! Da-da-da-da!"
Hey, lady... I want to try that burlesque too...
&
"Thank you so much. Ma'am."
"I've come to Korea for a long time, but it's a protest day... What a hard day for a girl to come with me. "
I opened my wallet and took out a few bills, looking at Yuki's face with a sad look.
"You know, I'm just not comfortable going back like this. Please buy some Nuri sweets with this. "
"Phew! It's okay. You don't have to do this."
"I've been taught it's not polite to leave you alone. It's not a lot of money, so please take it. "
After a few distractions, I rushed out of the house with Yuki, who forcefully handed her the money. Then she waved her hands at us to see if she had given up.
"Thank you. I'll use it well. "
We greet each other again from afar and then take a step.
"He was very kind. Noorie is so cute."
"Isn't that right?"
I wiped the dirt off Yuki's eyes, then smiled and reached out to her.
It was a bit of a scary experience, but Yuki held my hand with a bright face to make sure Noorie calmed down a lot.
"By the way, Joon-Hyuk. "
"Huh?"
"What's that Derron Noorie was talking about? "
"Oh, that ice cream I loved so much, I'll buy it for you on the way back to the hotel. "
"Really? I want to try it. "
"I've never been abroad before, so I'm surprised, right? "
"It's okay. I met Nuri, and it was a very unique experience. "
"Thanks for coming with me. "
"Thank you for bringing me here. "
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It was not far from Noorie's house to where I lived. Fifteen minutes on foot?
In fact, Noorie was a friend I didn't know at this time. The first time I met him was in the second grade of the National School, so I had to meet him at least two more years from now.
I can't believe I met Nuri when I was seven. I smiled unknowingly because of the strange relationship that Time Slip brought me.
It would be soon after the road crossed, but I was not relieved that even though the gatherings of university students were scattered at a fixed time and place and started gathering again. Even in the afternoon, the streets in the neighborhood were quiet.
How long have you been walking like that? The stationery and supermarkets on the street began to look familiar. Almost there. Just around the corner in front of you.
As I approached the house where I lived, my heart started beating rapidly.
"Joon-Hyuk? My hand..."
"Oh, sorry..."
I think Yuki's hand is too tight. I pulled out a handkerchief that was sweating to the palm of my hand.
"You okay?"
"Almost there. Just around the corner ahead. "
"That's where Joon-Hyuk used to live. Let's go! "
"W-wait a minute."
I'm not ready for this!
After being dragged into Yuki's hands and turning around the corner, a blue gate appeared in the gray alley.
"Here? It's a big house. "
"This is the owner's house... three years old, to be exact. To get into our house, we had to go through the little door in the back."
Turning back, you hear children singing in the alley.
In the fog! Is it the wind?
Black Star, Black Star, Black Star!
Here it comes. Caught, captured, and gone!
The Shadow Chase
Good detective, good detective, babek.
Justice wins. Cheer up, Barbeque!
Looking at the clock, 5: 00 p.m.
Gather around soon. Is it dream time? Reminding me of a vague memory of the songs the children sang, I took a step further and headed to a small iron gate installed on a gray fence.
This is our home. When I opened the door, I had a kitchen, and when I opened the door, I had a cramped compartment where I slept with my parents.
"Who's still alive? "
A faint glow seemingly seemingly leaks out over the glass installed on the iron porch. The question is, are they my parents?
That's when I heard the voice of longing in the kitchen.
"Joon-Hyuk is finishing his meal, but he's not coming back... I told him to come back before sunset..."
This was definitely my mother's voice. At that moment, I remembered the contents of the last call with Mother.
- My son, have a good trip.
My eyes became hot with Mother's voice for a long time.
I stood still at the door for a moment and looked at Mother moving busily through the window.
I was getting the smell of miso stew from the revolving fan. My mother hurriedly opened the door and came out.
"Where the hell did he go again? Who are you?"
It was so sudden that Yuki became stiff.
"Oh, you've got the wrong house. I'm sorry."
I quickly greeted my mother. I grabbed Yuki's hand and went back out into the alley. Yuki said as she was surprised.
"Oh, my gosh. I didn't expect you to come out of nowhere. "
"I see."
"Oh, Joon-Hyuk? Are you crying?"
"No, I'm not crying. "
"You have red eyes. "
"It's just the dust in my eyes. "
"Do you want me to blow the whistle? "
"It's okay."
At that moment, I heard my mother's voice calling out to me from inside the alley. I guess I went somewhere to play when I was a child without listening to my mother.
"Jun-hyuk! Kang Jun-hyuk!"
I almost ran out at the sound of Mother's voice calling my name sadly. Yuki, who was next to me, said to me with a strange look.
"Hey, isn't that Joon-Hyuk you're calling? "
"Maybe he has the same name as me."
"Dongmyung? Wow! Amazing. How does a kid with the same name live in a house where he lived as a kid? "
"I see. Haha."
I smiled, pretending to be born, and I left behind the voice of my mother who was desperately looking for me.
Since I was a child, I didn't listen well to Mother's surprise at home.
When I was messing around with my friends, the year ended, and when I came home in a hurry, my mom was holding a broom for every piece of work...
Young Joon-Hyuk will be scolded by his mother again today...
However, I was glad to see my mother's face for a while like this.
But where was I playing at this time...? I paused and asked Yuki.
"I have a few stops to make. Are you okay?"
"Yes?"
In fact, I came to Korea for two reasons.
The first of them is to go to my home and see if my family lives there. And if you find me as a child, give me a portable gamble boy prepared in Japan.
The second appointment was to meet with someone else tomorrow afternoon.
"Yes, I'm fine. Joon-Hyuk will want to see the neighborhood after a long time. "
Yuki nodded his head without hesitation this time.
There are many things you will want to see in Korea for the first time, but I was so grateful to her for following my schedule.
'You'll find it in no time. There aren't many places I used to hang out at this time...'
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First, I found my mom's Tteokbokki house near Myeongsang University.
Tteokbokki is a popular place to sell Tteokbokki over generations to build nearby buildings for just 300 won.
Thanks to her generous heart, I was able to slap her full even with a little money.
But I couldn't find my younger self here.
Is that Popeye's stationery? '
Next, I found a stationery near the Tteokbokki house.
It was not rich enough to buy toys as a child, but it was one of the places I often went to see new toys.
Was it in the third grade? There was a national minicar boom with TV animation 'Run Boomerang'.
I once looked at a sliding minica in front of a shelf for a few days because I wanted one from Tamiya at the time...
I thought maybe I'd be here when I was a kid.
"Not here either."
I mean, if I hadn't come home already, I'd have been beaten to death by my mother. By this time, all my friends who were hanging out at the playground had split up, and I'd been to all the places I could go at this time. Where else could it be? Did you go to a friend's house?
At that time, a student who appeared to be a middle school student passing by my side had a conversation with a friend, and I was particularly stuck in my ear.
"Have you ever been a Twin Dragon? You were in the playroom, and it was really fun. "
The playroom? '
While there was some distance in the stationery, I thought of the entertainment room that my parents used to sneak into when I was young, and I touched my forehead with a long sigh. Then Yuki next to me asked me.
"What's the matter? "
"I think I know where he is."
"Yes? Him... who? "
"It's nothing... let's go. "
'If you're really there, you'll be disappointed in me.'
After the sun had already fallen, an orange streetlight flashed on the dark alley, and I hurriedly crossed the side of the road and entered the basement of a shabby building.
"Where am I? "
I said, "Well, is it a Korean gaming center? "
"There's a game center in a basement like this? "
... but it's never a clean environment like in Japan...
And you've been in the playroom since I was seven? No way. No matter how young you were, even if you were crazy about the game, you were seven years too young. I'm probably at home eating something my mother cooked for me right now...
As I opened the basement door, I felt the smell of smoky cigarettes squeezing through the door.
Wow... I didn't know that when I was a kid, but this is like an underground dungeon...
I looked inside the darkened playroom in the buzzing BGM.
Fortunately, there were only big juniors in the arcade, so no children were seen.
Of course it is. When I was only seven years old, I turned my head... to say something about the arcade.
I saw two little kids playing an action game called "The Woodpecker" in the corner of the arcade.
Is that... is that...?
As you tilt your head closer, two skinny little kids grab the lever and tap the button excitedly. Is that Yong-min from kindergarten? They're very good together...
Blue and red woodpeckers were beating the enemies hard with their fists, and the moment I saw them, a sigh burst out of my mouth.
"This is crazy. Here it is... you guys!! "
I was buried in the sound of the BGM when I heard the child, and I was distracted from the screen to make sure I couldn't hear my voice. I looked at them for a moment, then I leaned in and said,
"Do you know what time it is? "
"Ow!! Oh my god. What are you!? "
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