Lawful & Duoc Husbands

I can’t believe I did that to him. SEMANTIC ERROR (2022), Episode 4

bonus Jae-Young proudly showing off Sang-Woo’s “drawing”

because korean language itself is rooted in separating speech into politeness & familiarity, especially from someone younger/less experienced, the person who is "superior" has more leeway with addressing whoever is below them. when they go into yaja time, sangwoo calls jaeyoung by his full name without any honorifics, no switch between "sunbae" or "hyung" to cause himself confusion. on the other hand, jaeyoung repeatedly calls sangwoo "hyung" and reinforces the sense of familiarity he wants to keep with sangwoo. whatever sangwoo is saying is unfiltered, and jaeyoung finds it amusing, agrees with whatever jab against him without argument.

"you're lucky you're good looking," sangwoo mutters, and jaeyoung leans closer, responds, "do you really think so, hyung?" the question makes sangwoo push him away, annoyed, but it's not an answer.

i really like you, hyung. i like you.

But why do you want to make the game? It’s easy to get a job with your grade Well, I like it. So you make a game because you like it? Every game starts from scratch. And what we get in return depends on our work. I like that sense of achievement. Sang-woo? Yes? SEMANTIC ERROR (2022), Episode 6

bonus a very whipped Sang-woo