So, part of it is still the respect aspect. The Korean culture in a way is more rigid than Japanese culture when it comes to respect (they have technically 9 different modes based on who you're talking to, but its mostly just three used in everyday language). But in the case of this story, he still calls him Sunbae because Jiwon kinda loses it and fucks him silly when he calls him Hyung. For the preservation of his anus, I can't imagine what would happen if he called him by his first name.
as far as i know about korean culture lovers still retain honorifics like "hyung" or "noona" if the other is older. but we all know why dg chose to call alex sunbae rather than hyung (▰˘◡˘▰)
He tried calling him Hyung... but remember what Happened to DG? He stopped calling him Hyung after that...
(ノ≧∇≦)ノ
We all remember what happened. RIP DG's butt
Haha So true didnt think about that
Ik hyung is out of the question lol, but jiwon is still a contender. I mean he calls him dong gyun. I dunna know it just seems so formal is all.
But isn’t it that you’re comfortable with that person? That you call them first name basis? Without -ssi (Ms. / Mr.) I think they are quite comfortable in a way? hehe
Exactly. Thats what im sayin. Who knows
I hate that he still calls him sunbae and not by his first name jiwon ☹ Arent they past the whole sign of respect for your senpai thing since there dating?
(And ik senpai is japanese, im just giving an example)