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Everyday life in Tokyo

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NU’EST Hwang Min Hyun for Esquire Korea April 2020. Photographed by Park Hyun Goo

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I’m in Seoul rn and enjoying it as much as I can !!

I’m a little bit more active on ig but will try to post here my pics too <3

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Lunchtime silence

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Snowy Seoul this morning 🌨

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Next week i’ll be back there <3

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“예전에 촛불시위에 매주 참가했어요. 지금도 광화문을 자주 지나가는데 아직도 거기 차가 지나다니는 게 살짝 어색하기도 하네요. 짜증을 내면서 살았던 적이 많았지만, 수많은 사람들과 함께 한 목표를 위해서 분노를 가져보고 아닌 걸 아니라고 말해본 때가 그때가 처음이었어요. 예전엔 진짜 막 길거리에서 도를 아십니까에 끌려가도 어떻게 말해야할 줄 몰라하는 성격을 가졌었어요. 사실 저 뿐만 아니라 다들 직장상사나 어른들 앞에서 아닌 걸 아니라고 말 잘 못하는 게 사실이잖아요. 촛불시위를 계기로 그냥 순응하며 사는 게 답이 아니라는 생각을 하게 된 것 같아요. 사소한 것이라도요. 얼마전엔 제가 아르바이트 하는 식당에서 한 할아버지가 가게 안에서 담배를 피우셔서…” “실내에서요?” “네, 나이 때문인지 사장님도 말씀을 못 드리시더라고요. 그래서 제가 나섰죠. ‘여기서 담배를 피시면 어떡합니까’. 예의 없게 그러진 않았는데, 목소리를 좀 높였죠. 그러니까 할아버지가 ‘야, 임마. 어린놈의 자식이…’ 하시면서 담뱃재를 바닥에 뿌리시더라고요. 그래서 제가 더 강하게 나갔죠. 여기서 담뱃재 뿌리시면 어떡하시냐고 당장 끄라고 하니까, 다행히도 주변의 손님들이 일어나서 말리고, 사과하고 그 손님을 데리고 나가시더라고요. 그간 제가 어떻게 바뀌었는지 딱히 설명할 방법은 없지만… 그냥 좋아요. 할 말을 할 수 있는 제가 자랑스럽거든요.”

“I went to the candlelight protests* every week in the past. Even now, I pass by Gwanghwamun quite frequently, but it still feels a little awkward seeing the cars go by. Although there were a lot of times in my life that I expressed my frustration, that was the first time I’ve gathered with countless other people with one goal, filled with anger and saying that things weren’t right. In the past, even when someone just approached me on the street to get me to join their faith, I had the kind of personality where I didn’t know how to speak up for myself. It’s not just me. It’s true that everybody struggles to say something’s not right in front of their boss or elders. I think the candlelight protests helped me realize that just giving in isn’t the answer. With small stuff, too. Recently, there was an elderly man smoking a cigarette in the restaurant where I work part-time…” “Inside?” “Yes, and it seemed like even the owner wasn’t able to say anything, probably because of the man’s age. So I stood up to him. ‘You can’t smoke here.’ I wasn’t rude or anything, but I did raise my voice a bit. Then the elderly man said, ‘Hey, kid. You brat…’ and sprinkled his cigarette ashes on the floor. I responded even more strongly, telling him to put out his cigarette immediately after saying he shouldn’t have flicked the ashes off. Fortunately, the nearby customers got up, held him back, apologized, and took him out of there. There’s no way to precisely explain how I’ve changed in all this time… It’s just nice. I’m proud of myself for being able to say what I have to say.”

*The interviewee here refers to the candlelight protests of late 2016 and early 2017, when millions of citizens gathered each weekend in Gwanghwamun and other locations, breaking records with their turnout (both in numbers and consistency) and leading to the impeachment of former South Korean president Park Geun-hye.

- 이 캠페인은 서울시·평생교육진흥원의 서울 청년 갭이어 프로젝트, ‘청년인생설계학교’ 와 함께합니다 -