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That was Tae saying something inappropriate and out of line, and JM not losing his cool and swinging back in his direction.

JM could have easily panicked and gone into denial mode, but instead hit back at Tae.

JM is confident and sassy and unapologetic here. It doesn't mean he is confirming he likes men. But he's not panicking and denying it either. I love it.

But Jungkookies face here is what made this interview for me. He is all shy and smiley and happy, not only to hear JM thinks he's cute.

But also when he hears his retort to Tae, not denying but hitting back at Tae.

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The reason why this is blowing up on the K-KM side of things is because what JK says here, "가줘?", sounds so quintessentially boyfriend it's insane. On top of being informal speech, which, JK being the younger one in this relationship, is already a big deal, the phrase 가줘 implies a kind of fond indulgence that a similar phrase (something like 갈까, for example, which is another informal way to ask the same thing) doesn't convey. It implies that he's going there for him and specifically at his request, which may seem like a small difference, but the difference in tone/connotation in Korean is explicitly clear. It's a kind of dynamic that exists outside of a 'normal' hyung/dongsaeng relationship (which, considering that it's KM, is to be expected from them by now). That kind of indulgent tone is more commonly used between couples. But we see KM flout that boundary time and time again, proving how close their relationship is.

It's really amazing to see, and somehow still surprising every single time.