2 KEY OF NEW YORK
Lee Taemin Superstar2 KEY OF NEW YORK
Duped, divorced, and deported. Kibum looks at his mother, Kim Heekyung, and tries to find humor in the fact that his literary background had produced this alliteration in his head. But he couldn’t find any because he feels extremely sorry for his umma. And this is also why, even if he was suddenly evicted from his New York world and hurled into Seoul, he couldn’t afford to wallow in self-pity because his mother is a wreck and her sanity is hanging by a thread.
Kibum’s American stepfather was dragged into an investment scam and ended up in jail— a sordid affair that Kibum doesn’t want to dwell on anymore. His umma only has him now and he must set aside all ugly emotions so they can start anew in Seoul. And the first order of business is to find a job. It wasn’t going to be easy since Kibum just graduated with a degree in English literature; he has zero job experience. Before “life served him ”—as how he describes it to his best friend Jinki— he had planned on pursuing an MFA writing program in Columbia Unviersity and getting a teaching job while writing screenplays and poetry on the side. He realized how impractical he was in his choice of a college course as he rounds up his employment options now. He suddenly misses the days when he basked in whimsical planning with his American boyfriend Ezra, who indulges him because the latter himself is an artist. Kibum’s boyfriend of two years is a musician/writer.
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