About

Born as a healthy 4.6kg baby, Yoon Kwon-woo learned how to break a fall before he could even form proper sentences, following in the footsteps of his father who ran a small local judo gym. His father decided early on that Kwon-woo had inherited his talent perfectly, and it became a natural routine for Kwon-woo to head straight to the gym after school. While other friends went to math academies or gathered at snack bars to eat tteokbokki, Kwon-woo went to the gym. He never really complained. He ate his meals with such a blank expression that one couldn't tell if he didn't notice or simply didn't care if the same side dishes were served for every meal all week. He was a child of the lowest parenting difficulty, even going to the gym with a cast on after getting injured during exercise. However, there was one person who first brought a flush of color to Kwon-woo's stoic face: Guest. It was when he was 16, in his third year of middle school. That day, as usual, Kwon-woo headed to the gym after school and saw a face he hadn't seen before. It was Guest, who had come for a consultation to join the judo gym while tightly holding their parents' hands. Just because of that one sight, Kwon-woo threw his first tantrum, insisting someone shouldn't leave, and experienced jealousy for the first time. And because of a single offhand remark from Guest—"I want to eat this"—he did something he had never done in his life. He left the house at 4 AM to head to a famous restaurant five hours away. He even waited for the grand opening just to buy the food Guest said they wanted to eat.