Master of the Martial Arts ----- 6

The three-color lights stopped ----- 14

All of them are traitors ----- 24

I'll show you how spicy it is ----- 32

Day of Revenge ----- 38

It's unfair, it's unfair ----- 48

Turn, turn, three-color lights ----- 58

Donggu Barbershop ----- 70

[A fairy tale like a human documentary]

At the end of the outskirts market, a barbershop can be seen between the old shops.
The faded signboard, which looks like it could fall over with the slightest gust of wind, and the three-colored lights that whirr and turn, bear the traces of 50 years.
This place not only contains the life of Dong-gu's grandfather, but also the foundation of life where three generations of Dong-gu's family have lived in harmony.
The reason why the story of Donggu's barbershop resonated with me was not only because barbershops are not easily found in just any neighborhood, but also because I could feel the ordinary, simple daily lives and hearts of children that filled that special space.
I don't know if this is a universal feeling, but it felt like watching a human documentary.
I would say that I felt drawn to the truth of life, thinking, "Wow, there are people like that?" and then, without realizing it, I found myself concentrating.
Dong-gu seems like a happy child.
When I open my eyes in the morning, the day begins with a lot of excitement.
There are families preparing for work and school, grandfather's workplace connected to the house, and friends calling to go to school together, so I wake up in a hurry, eating breakfast or not.
I'm quite excited to see what Donggu's day will be like today.
If there's one part that makes it special, it's the time spent with the neighborhood grandfathers.
Dong-gu has a strong bond with his grandfather, a barber.
I like that he's my grandfather, and I like that he resembles me.
As a result, the daily lives of the neighborhood elders, who are my grandfather's friends, also permeate Dong-gu's life.
But then the emergency lights came on at the Donggu Barber Shop, the old people's sparrow mill.
It was heartbreaking that his grandfather was injured, but now the elders of the neighborhood betrayed him! Dong-gu couldn't help but feel heartbroken.
He emptys his precious piggy bank and embarks on a revenge mission for his grandfather.
But we know.
The hearts of the neighboring market merchants are coming together to revive the Donggu Barber Shop, which had been dormant for a while.
Just as Dong-gu's grandfather's barbershop was a playground and a place of learning, Dong-gu's barbershop is everyone's barbershop.
There are people who come and go here happily, and everyone's time flows together here.
Just like the three-colored lights spinning around and around, I hope that the precious time here will never stop.

[The value of things that do not change]

Times have changed.
It continues to change rapidly.
There is a reason for change, and we constantly evolve through change.
Even just getting your hair done is like that.
In a world overflowing with beauty salons that save customers time and provide sophisticated service, the gaze upon a barbershop with 50 years of tradition was bound to be special.
I sometimes wonder how many people in this day and age still go to old-fashioned barbershops.
However, a low user base does not necessarily mean that the service loses its value.
As time passes, the store may become old and its management style may lose its competitiveness, but it is a place that takes pride in its craftsmanship.
Donggu Barbershop was such a place.
The rough yet sophisticated skills of the grandfather barber have made it possible for customers to spend their money and time willingly, which is why he has been able to stay in the same place for over 50 years.
The reason we seek out century-old shops and value craftsmanship is because of the power of consistently preserving something unique that will never change, no matter how much the times change.
Dong-gu Grandfather's strength, if we look at it narrowly, could be seen as the skill of applying flour to his hair and styling it precisely, or the sincerity of always opening the door at the time requested by the customer, but if we look at it broadly, it could be seen as 'the heart to do everything neatly and with sincerity.'
I look forward to seeing how long and how the spirit that my grandfather personally practiced and passed on to his grandson will continue.
What will the "Donggu Barbershop" be like, created by Donggu, who inherited his grandfather's scissor skills and aspired to emulate him? What are the things we want to keep unchanged, the things we truly cherish?

[Relay race that doesn't want to stop]

After Dong-gu's spicy revenge ended somewhat regrettably(?), fortunately, the grandfather regained his spirits and reopened the barbershop.
And in the evening, a young man entered the barbershop.
When the young man was a broke job seeker, he came to Dong-gu's grandfather to repay his kindness.
I felt a pang of sadness when I thought about how I could see such an adult around me these days, cutting my hair without charging me a haircut and even occasionally giving me pocket money.
The young man, who had been holding onto his gratitude, was delighted to hear the news that the barbershop was reopening, the moment he was wondering what would be a good gift for the old barber, the gazes of the old man and Dong-gu as they watched the young man's back as he left after finishing his haircut—everything felt precious once again.
Anyone who has ever done a relay race knows.
The urgency of passing the baton to the next runner.
The reason we focus all our energy on never letting go is not only because of our desire for the team's victory, but also because of our belief that we are holding each other together and becoming one.
The relay can continue everywhere: in the small barbershop in the alley of the suburban market, in my class, in my house, in my neighborhood…
I wish the three-colored lights at Donggu's barbershop would spin around and around without stopping.