do we have any theories about the correlation between each daydream employee and their animal mask?
Well there's the obvious. Lizard = lizard.
Other than that it's all guesswork honestly.
Eun Haje : peregrine falcon's hunting methods fits her attitude as a reporter, maybe. I've also seen it pointed out that although peregrine falcons are known for their quick diving attacks, foxes will sometimes be able to avoid it, lol.
Park Minseong : for this one I have no clue.
Baek Saheon : 'symbol of the devil' as Yeongeun says.
Go Yeongeun : Baek Saheon points out that sheep are symbol of those who are sacrificed. however I do want to point out that she's not just a sheep (양) but a goral (산양).
Jang Heoun : have you seen the manhwa he just looks like one
Kang Yihak : horse race betting
Jin Nasol : this one also just looks like one
Lee Seonghae : dolphins are known to be exceptionally smart, along with a questionable moral code.
ok sorry for this being mostly a shitpost...
spoilers up to end of part 2
J3 : well.
KSE : according to squad B leader, his mask is a dragon. he literally is built from the remains of a dragon. (which brings the question - would the mask have been different for OG KSE...?)
Hii in your post about free cash you said we need to turn on our notifications in kkp. I can’t figure out how to do that if you could please show how to turn them on, thank you!!
In the app, click the hamburger menu on the right -> go to 'Settings' (설정) on the bottom -> go 'Receive Notifs' (알람 수신) on the top
Do you know of any other interesting name meanings like Soleum (=goosebumps) in the novel?
Nothing that was pointed out in canon itself.
I have seen people talk about how 'Haje' means 'tomorrow' in traditional Korean.
There's also Jaekwan - the name of the Disaster Management Bureau (JaeNan KwanLi Guk 재난관리국) is often shortened by fans to JaeKwanGuk (재관국). It is often assumed by fans that RJK is meant to symbolize the Bureau itself for this reason, with some people going further and assuming that this is opposed to Choi who symbolizes individual agents.
Funny thing is, BDS avoids pointing a finger at it in canon by having the characters never refer to DMB as JaeKwanGuk. It's always JaeNanGuk or KwanLiGuk.
Hi! Thank you so much for your translation woerk. I never would've been able to read book 2 without you 🙏
I'm not sure if this has been asked before but it's my understanding that there are multiple branches within the security team. This gets a little confusing and I'm not sure what team 130666 is meant to be a part of. Or if the team names/positions used so far are correct.
The names I've seen used before are:
Security Team
Security Management Team (the training video 130666 watched used this phrase)
Special Unit (130666's suit is meant to be a feature of the special unit)
Hazard Response Team ( this one was used in the official gsgw welcome kit)
omfg I'm so sorry for missing this ask for so long... I was at the event blog and totally missed it orz
If you still need this info...
It is kinda confusing because not only is canon itself sort of confusing about this, but the two words used for 'security team' (보안팀, 경비팀) both get translated to 'security team'.
anyway...
according to official merch (the gsgw welcome kit), there's two teams related to security : 보안팀 and 경비팀. here's what they're translated to.
경비팀 : hazard response team
보안팀 : facility security team
we also know that J3 belongs to the former, since he is 경비반장.
However, according to ep 212, here's the teams for J3 and Park Minseong.
J3 : 보안관리 경비3팀
Park Minseong : 보안관리 특수관리팀
Notice the 보안 in both their teams..
Anyway, from this we can see that the larger department is named 보안관리, and J3 belongs to the 경비팀 (hazard response team) inside the 보안관리 department.
보안관리 is also the name used in the training video for 130666. So all it tells us is that he belongs to this larger department.
So what is 보안팀 (facility security team)?
Best I can guess is that '보안관리 특수관리팀', for whatever reason, gets shortened to '보안팀'. This would make both Park Minseong and 130666 'facility security team'.
I've also seen people posit that the larger department as a whole gets referred to as '보안팀', but this wouldn't account for the official merch.
hi, i have a question about something thats been confusing me, if you dont mind answering. in a few gsgw fanworks and things, i see references to the specific event that gave agent choi his neck scar, something about a cold storage ghost story. however, i dont remember this ever being explained in the main gsgw story, so id like to know if this is in some sort of side story, or if i just somehow missed it in the main story? if there are side stories, can i have some more information about them? thank you for your time
Hi~
It's said in choi's introductory episode (143) that he got the scar from a cold storage ghost story.
However, that is all we know (aside from that he has trauma etc) and everything else about the event is fan imagination ~
Let's take a look at what Baek Saheon is like at work!
We hope it helps you prepare to #GoatToWork starting May 12th! See our carrd for more info on the event.
1. Baek Saheon in the wiki
According to Kim Soleum's memories of the DER wiki, Baek Saheon was the employee of Daydream Inc.
wiki : 'Final rank was section chief. Total exploration 106 times. Among these, 17 special cases are recorded on the wiki. His nickname is Viper.'
So, in the wiki, Saheon's final position was section chief. To reach that position, he'd have been promoted to supervisor (주임) → assistant manager (대리) → section chief (과장).
The field exploration team section chiefs we've seen so far were all squad leaders, so it seems reasonable to assume that Viper must also have been a squad leader.
We don't know what happened to him after the 106th exploration.
2. Baek Saheon now
The Baek Saheon we know also works at Daydream, as part of Squad F of Field Exploration Team.
Squad F also includes Jang Heoun (Bison) who started at Squad Y but managed to be transferred after a few months.
Eventually, Baek Saheon was promoted to supervisor, one of the early ones to be promoted according to Kang Yihak (Ep 219).
As supervisor, he'd have gained access to the fox counseling room. He'd also have been assigned his own darkness, just as Kim Soleum was assigned the tarot cards.
We don't know if he was transferred to another squad along with the promotion, as Lee Seonghae was.
3. What do other people say about Saheon at work?
<Part 1>
Jang Heoun, ep 84 :
"He's a kind person."
Kang Yihak, ep 158 :
(to Jin Nasol) "Why don't you order Mr.Goat over there to do it? He's being quiet like a dead rat."
<Part 2>
Kang Yihak, ep 219 :
That employee who was so obsessed with information and items from the very beginning, who was always cajoling his superiors, eventually even got promoted first.
'He seemed like he was investing quite boldly in extracting information from his seniors right from the start!'
Recently, he has been quiet for some reason. He must have realized the truth that investing in Darkness is the best way to go.
Eun Haje, ep 259 :
"You mean Roe Deer's batchmate? That slick, sly guy."
"When you hear 'Daydream Inc. employee', a series of stereotypical keywords pop into your head, doesn't it?"
Terrible personality, self-preserving, selfish, calculating… (…) "That's the kind of person he is."
Kim Soleum, ep 318
'This guy is really committed to the corporate life.'
To think he was coming to work this early all this time. No wonder he eventually gets promoted to section chief.
Again, we hope this helps you prepare to #GoatToWork starting May 12th!
When Saheon gets upset that The Agent hasn't contacted him in a while it kinda implies they've been chatting regularly and we just don't get to see it, huh?
Here are the prompts for the upcoming Baek Saheon Appreciation Week!
GoatToWork : Baek Saheon Appreciation Week
MAY 12 - MAY 18
For additional info :
carrd (now with graphics for each day! don't miss them!)
notion (text info & archive)
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Prepare now, so that you can post on the week - starting May 12th!
Text version for the prompts available below the cut :
Day 1 (May 12th) : Apple / Emerald
Apple, the fruit of Saheon's birth flower.
Emerald, Saheon's birth stone.
This is a birthday prompt, but feel free to interpret it however you wish—symbolically, literally, or otherwise. For example, 'Emerald' could refer to the gem, or even the color of Saheon's eye.
Day 2 (May 13th) : Jisan / Sekwang
Jisan, the village where Saheon was raised, and sought to escape.
Sekwang, the city which Saheon has been semi-voluntarily entering for the sake of his own goals.
The places that Saheon returned to, repeatedly. One against his own will, and the other, of his own volition. His past, and his present.
Which one will you choose? Or will you portray both? Be as ambitious as you want.
Day 3 (May 14th) : Viper / Goat
Two animal symbolism for our Saheon!
Will you choose the deadly snake, or the farm animal?
If you'd like to do both, you could apply them all to our Saheon, or to the version of Saheon in DER. Or you could interpret Viper as Saheon in DER and Goat as our own Saheon. What will you choose?
Day 4 (May 15th) : Daydream / Bureau
Daydream is where Saheon works, of course.
Bureau are those who failed to save Saheon—but did they fail, in the end…?
As always, you are free to interpret the prompts however they want. Would you like to explore Saheon's canonical relationship with the organizations? What about a what-if scenario—in another world, could things have turned out differently? It's your choice.
Day 5 (May 16th) : Item / Contamination
The two facets of his dealings with darknesses
Saheon has many items—his purple eyeball, the mind control pen, the three-colored pen, the paper boat…
Meanwhile, he's rarely suffered from contamination—the only notable instance was the aftermath of Braun's 'push' in Chapter 121.
Perhaps you'd like to focus on one of his items? Perhaps you'd like to focus on his canon contamination, or explore wider possibilities? We're excited to see what you'll do.
Day 6 (May 17th) : Survival / Fulfillment
If one word can define Saheon, it will be 'survivor'. To survive is the absolute goal in Saheon's life, something that he will persue with single minded determination.
Fulfillment is something that unexpectedly fell into his life—when in Jisan, he saved the life of the agent. That feeling you get when you succeed on doing a good deed—the sense of fulfillment.
Survival is what he needs.
Fulfillment may be what he wants.
Day 7 (May 18th) : My Present
This prompt has multiple meanings.
A present for Saheon's birthday.
The present that was shaped by his past—and will be the basis for his future.
