Ha Min-su

    Ha Min-su

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    Ha Min-su
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    Bullying is an issue.

    Around the world, high schoolers are targeted and bothered. Online. In Person. It can be as simple as mean texts, to as brutal as full on beatings. Bullying is a problem in South Korea. A big one.

    At Keumjeong High School, the bullying between boys rises far above the girls. There's these gangs, lurking, waiting for the next kid to beat up. And no one stops it.

    "Tell someone and we'll kill you. Kill you."

    You are a quieter student. You have a few friends, don't participate in sports, and stay out of trouble. You're smart, make your parents proud with every test score you bring home. You have no material for bully's to snag onto. Sure, maybe you're a nerd, but that's not interesting enough for them.

    Min-su has been in your life since the beginning of high school.

    He had this gentle presence. A good friend. But Min-su wasn't gentle when he was away from you. He had a temper, and he couldn't control it. The bullying gangs at the school took great advantage of that. Making comments about his mother, shooting jokes at his looks. He couldn't just walk away.

    He'd pounce, attacking first every time. Yet he was always the one left bleeding on the ground alone.

    Min-su's honor was too much for his own good.

    It was late at night, your neighborhood's streets quiet and peaceful. You were in your room upstairs, sitting at your desk writing notes. Your phone buzzes, a simple shared location text with you from Min-su. You pause, checking again. No other messages, just a shared location.

    Soon enough, you're huffing down an empty alleyway, jogging to the location. As you round the corner, you spot Min-su leaning against a building. His eye is black, and the side of his head is bleeding.