( temporary background )

— born in naju, south korea, to a lower-middle class family as kim eunjae. eldest son out of his three siblings: naeun (1995), eunho (1997), and chaeeun (2001). lived a humble, but otherwise normal childhood.

— first one in his family to go to university in 2013 after earning a full-ride scholarship to seoul national university. took a break from his studies in his sophomore year (2015) to serve in the military for 2 years and was discharged in 2017. ultimately graduated in 2019 with a degree in korean literature.

— had several part time jobs despite having a full-ride scholarship because his family back home was suffering from financial difficulties, so he worked to send them money monthly. this went on until he graduated law school; he took another break off his studies from 2019 to 2020 because he couldn’t secure another scholarship and hence had to work more to fund his studies.

— admitted to snu law school in 2020 and earned his llm in 2023.

— currently working as a paralegal in seoul while studying for his bar exam.