“Death can happen at any age regardless of the order of birth. But aging happens in the order of birth.”
A quote from the dialogue of Lost, a Korean TV drama series titled 인간실격 (“Lost”), starring Jeon Do-yeon and Ryu Jun-yeol.
The romanization of the Korean title Ingansilgyeog (인간실격) means “No Longer Human” or “Disqualified as a Human Being.” It’s the title of a famous novel.
📖 The Original Novel
· No Longer Human is the English title of the classic 1948 Japanese novel No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai. The story follows a man who feels profoundly alienated and puts on a facade of cheerfulness to hide his deep disconnect from society.
🇰🇷 The Korean Drama (2021)
· In 2021, it was adapted into a Korean drama titled 인간실격 (“Lost”), starring Jeon Do-yeon and Ryu Jun-yeol. The series explores similar themes of ordinary people feeling lost, depressed, and hopeless in their 40s and 20s.
Half way through Lost (no longer human), eight out of 16 episodes. At this point, the hidden potential plot line has appeared. whether or not Geon and Jeong with commit shijinku together has been obvious since it was revealed in episode one that the common friend did so with someone I can’t tell who is yet but .. indeed, it’s the background to to the titles, a background as vivid as Leonardo Cohen’s Halleluyah.
Lost (Korean TV Series, English Sub)