One evening, while the child built towers of blocks and knocked them down with delighted ferocity, Ethan sat back and let the room settle into a simple, contented noise. He thought of the man he had been, brash and dreaming, and the man he was becoming—patient, tethered, endlessly amused by a small person who could turn the world into a game with a single giggle.

Today, these 2017 titles serve as a snapshot of a specific era of Korean VOD culture. While many are available on legitimate international streaming platforms dedicated to Asian cinema, they are also frequently searched for in archival databases by fans of the genre.

For a look at the film's setup and its portrayal of Seok-hoon's lonely life: 01:18

For cinephiles and digital media collectors, the technical suffix of the keyword is significant: