A boy's experience as a fresh military recruit stationed at the North-South border in the late 1970s.
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The people behind it
Kim Jeong-hun
Park Geon-hyeong
Jeong Chae-gyeong
Jung Eun-pyo
Lee Jae-eun
Koo Jun-yup
Han Yi-bin
Lee Geon-ju
Kim You-jung
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