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Fluent Fiction - Korean: Lanterns and Laughter: A Sibling Bond Reignited Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ko/episode/2026-03-04-23-34-02-ko Story Transcript:Ko: ?? ??? ???? ??? ???.En: The Hangang Park was bustling with people.Ko: ??? ?? ???, ??? ??? ??? ?? ???? ???? ???.En: Today was Jeongwol Daeboreum, and everyone was releasing lanterns and waiting for the bright full moon.Ko: ??? ??? ??? ?? ???.En: Dohyun was there with his younger sister Mijin.Ko: ?? ?? ??? ??? ???? ????. ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??? ??? ??? ???? ????.En: He had decided to spend time with her today because he's been too busy to spend time with family lately.Ko: ??? ?? ??? ?? ???.En: Mijin smiled brightly next to her brother.Ko: "??, ??? ? ?? ?? ??, ?? ??? ???!" ??? ??? ??? ??? ???? ??? ????.En: "Oppa, don't worry about me today, just enjoy being here!" she said energetically, pointing to the lanterns flying into the sky.Ko: ??? ?? ????, ?? ? ??? ?? ?? ??? ????.En: Dohyun smiled, but the corner of his heart was filled with worries about work.Ko: ???? ???? ???, ???? ???? ????.En: His phone kept ringing, and emails were coming in incessantly.Ko: ??? ???? ??? ????.En: The weather was cold, but their hearts were warm.Ko: ??? ?? ?? ??? ??? ????. '??? ?????? ????.'En: Dohyun wrote a wish on a lantern, thinking, "Please let me get closer to Mijin."Ko: ??? ?? ??? ??? ???.En: Then he released the lantern into the sky.Ko: ??? ??? ?? ?? ???. "??, ?? ??? ?! ?? ??!"En: Mijin held her brother's hand and said, "Oppa, look at the full moon over there! It's so pretty!"Ko: ??? ??? ????? ????.En: Dohyun's heart wavered for a moment.Ko: ?? ?? ???? ? ??? ??????? ???.En: He felt he needed to put work aside and focus on the moment.Ko: ? ? ?? ?? ???? ?, ??? ???? ???? ?? ??? ??.En: After taking a deep breath, he took his phone out of his bag and turned it off.Ko: ??? ??? ??? ?? ?? ?? ???.En: Mijin saw her brother's face and smiled happily.Ko: "???, ??? ?? ?? ??? ??!"En: "Finally, you're here with me in the same moment!"Ko: ??? ??? ?? ??? ????, ???? ??? ??? ??? ???.En: The siblings sat side by side, gazing at the river, talking, and spending happy times together.Ko: ??? ???? ????. ?? ? ??? ?? ????? ??.En: Only then did Dohyun realize that this present moment was the most important.Ko: ?? ?? ?? ??? ?? ??? ??? ? ? ??? ? ? ??? ?.En: He understood that putting work aside for a while could actually bring him greater happiness.Ko: ???? ?? ?? ?????, ???
