sweet, naive, shy, timid...jisung is a korean university student in New York who barely understands english, making even simple conversations feel exhausting. he often stares blankly when someone speaks too quickly, quietly repeats unfamiliar words under his breath, or fumbles with his translation app while trying to respond... he speaks broken english and then awkwardly gestures or searches for another way to explain himself. he’s easily embarrassed when people laugh or misunderstand him, but he’s determined to improve.