His grandma's cancer treatment. That's why he was in debt. Jaekyung started paying for it and Dan now owes him. As far as them being poor since he was young I prob needa reread before I say anything but the debt to Jae is cancer stuff.
Also most likely his parents. Since loan sharks typically run after any relative they can find after their original prey escaped.
nah I was rereading and there's a scene where grandma is holding a small kim dan and loan sharks come in. it was way before anything happens so the debt has been with them ever since
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I wish the topic of his parents was more explored like are they dead? did they just live? is grandma not his real grandma? altho they do look alike a little (the eyes)
man I dunno
I believe it's a combination of Grandma's debt as well as medical bills for her treatment. Their little family has always been shown to struggle financially, and Jaekyung essentially paid back all of his debt when he beat the loan sharks up a while ago. He has also paid several months worth of her cancer treatment too. Now Kim Dan is slowly but steadily sending him money to pay him back.
I just had another question lmao, whose debt is kim dan paying back?? it can't be his own since loansharks were after them ever since he was a kid. and he doesn't have parents apparently, so is it his grandma's?? or someone else's entirely?? wish they at least told us the amount lol