Oh, that& #39;s another nuance! Technically, Tae-Eul should be calling Shin-Jae "Oppa" (since he& #39;s older and she& #39;s a girl).

Yet she calls him "Hyung-Nim"

Hyung is what guys call their older brothers or older, close guy friends.

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The "-nim" in "Hyung-nim" is a honorific. Adding the "-nim" suffix indicates a mark of respect.

(e.g., my dad calls his older guy friends "Hyung-nim")

But on the other hand, there& #39;s no such thing as "Unnie-nim" or "Oppa-nim"... it only applies to Hyungs (lol wth Korea)

By using Hyung-nim instead of Oppa, Tae-Eul positions herself as & #39;one of the guys& #39;.

She doesn& #39;t position herself as Shin-Jae& #39;s little sister, or younger (female) friend.

This alone tells a lot about her and her stance towards Shin-Jae.

(Lee Gon never had to worry about her relationship with Kang Shin-Jae in the first place.)

(↓ Edited clip of episode 15 with non-Netflix subtitles).