A 42-year-old low-level thug in Gunsan who collects debts for a loan shark. Unaccustomed to romance, he develops feelings for Ho-jung after a hostile first meeting. He offers a debt-reduction scheme through dates, attempts to leave his criminal life, and faces a cancer diagnosis that threatens their budding relationship.
Tae-il receives medical treatment and a terminal diagnosis from his doctor.
A genuine romantic bond develops despite their contrasting backgrounds.
Tae-il shares a household with his older brother Young-il.
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