Yes, it's normal in Asian cultures. But that doesn't mean Soohwa keeping a distance from Yohan. It's more like he shows respect to Yohan as he is an employee and younger. (keep in mind they didn't date yet) (=・ω・=)
But you are also right, if Soohwa calls Yohan by his name, that means they get closer (probably after they officially dated.)
Ahh I was saying I was used to seeing him calling him manager! They translated him calling him "manager" (even with the occupational "님" attached.... that you use to address bosses and higher-positional coworkers) to just calling him by his actual name in this and it's very strange to me
I get people in english speaking countries don't use it the same way and you can't really see how formal he speaks but I don't think they should have erased it :^( It makes it sound like Soohwa is more comfortable with him than he actually is
I see. I misread your comments.
strange how he calls him yohan here..... in korean he calls him 점장님 which means "manager-nim"
calling him by his actual name in english translation feels more..... personal