This short scene introduces the protagonist, a young man named Lee June, who has been living in an orphanage since his parents died when he was a young child. He is now 21 years old and has been working as a waiter at a local bar. He tells the audience that he is a "sunbae" or "young brother," a term used by young men to address older men. He explains that even though he is in debt, he never considered selling his body to make a living.