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Come here if you miss the era of romance. Things that do not exist in this world: Setting: 2003 There were no smartphones. There were no iPhones. There were no Android phones. There was no YouTube. There was no Instagram. There was no TikTok. There was no KakaoTalk. There was no Facebook. There was no generative AI like ChatGPT. There were no smartwatches. There were no wireless earphones like AirPods. There was no 5G or 4G LTE. There were no video streaming services like Netflix. There were no delivery apps. There were no foldable smartphones. VR devices were not popularized. Electric cars were not common like they are now. Drones were not common like they are now. QR code payments were not common like they are now. Self-driving cars were not popularized. And the atmosphere and background of those days in 2003. A typical day in 2003. When morning comes, instead of a smartphone alarm, you hear the house phone ringing or the sound of the TV. Almost no one started their day looking at a smartphone like they do now. The internet existed, but it wasn't an era where you could watch videos quickly anywhere, post photos on SNS, and contact people in real-time like today. When you go to school, chalk dust flies at the blackboard, and thick monitors are placed in the computer lab. To contact friends, you had to meet them in person or call them on their home phone. Text messages existed, but people didn't constantly exchange photos and videos through messengers like they do now. Walking down the street, the signs and shops looked a bit cruder and older than they do now. Many people listened to music on MP3 players or CD players, and it was more natural to wait for a favorite program at a set time on TV rather than looking up a video in seconds on the internet. In 2003, there was no YouTube, no iPhone, and no Instagram. Things that are so taken for granted now, like smartphones, generative AI, delivery apps, and wireless earphones, had not yet entered people's daily lives. But even in that era, people played with friends, listened to music, played games, and laughed while watching TV. Technology was slower than it is now, but people's days were not necessarily less interesting than they are today. 2003 was quite a long time ago from now, but for the people of that time, that very day was just a normal today.