Noh Hee-kyung

Noh Hee-kyung has become renowned in South Korea for her realistic, cerebral and in-depth portrayals of the lives and relationships of ordinary people.{{Cite web |date=2005-06-29 |title=상하이 국제TV페스티벌 극본상 받은 노희경 작가 |url=https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/culture/entertainment/46260.html |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=The Hankyoreh |language=ko}}

In 1995, she debuted as a drama writer after winning a drama script contest.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-17 |title='우리들의 블루스' '라이브' 노희경 작가 [22 WRITERS㉒] |url=http://m.cine21.com/news/view/?mag_id=102262 |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=씨네21 |language=ko}}

Since elementary school, she had a dream of becoming writer and had received awards for her work. However, it was only after her mother's passing that she decided to study drama for a year, with the intention to give up if it didn't work out. Reflecting on her lack of success compared to classmates in the university, she realized that she hadn't followed her teachers' instructions in writing. Determined to change, she diligently followed her drama teacher's guidance and miraculously became a drama writer within a year. To this day, she values having a respected mentor and recognizes the importance of humility and listening in effective communication.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-17 |title=[인터뷰] '디어 마이 프렌즈' 노희경 작가, "캐스팅을 할땐 누가 이런 역을 안했는지부터 생각" |url=http://m.cine21.com/news/view/?mag_id=102265 |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=씨네21 |language=ko}}

Noh said she wrote The Most Beautiful Goodbye in the World (1996) two years after the death of her own mother, as a tribute to her. The drama is about a devoted mother in her sixties whose family has always taken her for granted. But when they learn she has been diagnosed with a terminal illness and doesn't have much time left to live, they all come together for the first time to give her the support they've always denied her. With heart-wrenching dialogue and meaty performances from Na Moon-hee and Joo Hyun, the TV series instantly brought fame to Noh.{{cite web|last=Ki|first=Sun-min|title=Portrait of iconic mother still resonates|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2936314|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|accessdate=2013-05-22|date=18 May 2011|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130126215207/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2936314|archivedate=26 January 2013}} The story of a dying mother resonated with viewers and critics alike, winning the Grand Prize for TV ("Daesang") and Best TV Drama at the 1997 Baeksang Arts Awards. After a 1997 novelization, Noh adapted the drama into a stage play in 2010, which starred Jung Ae-ri and Song Ok-sook in the lead role.{{cite web|last=Song|first=Woong-ki|title=Dysfunctional family dissected|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20100428000680|work=The Korea Herald|accessdate=2013-06-02|date=28 April 2010}} In 2011, director Min Kyu-dong made a film adaptation titled The Last Blossom.{{cite web|last=Cha|first=Hyo-jin|title=The Most Beautiful Farewell in the World|url=http://www.worldyannews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1506|work=Worldyan News|accessdate=2013-05-22|date=6 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413125326/http://www.worldyannews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1506|archive-date=13 April 2014|url-status=dead}}

Noh continued writing television dramas. Lie (1998), which started the "mania drama" trend (Korean slang for low ratings but big cult following online), is about a couple played by Lee Sung-jae and Yoo Ho-jeong who are unable to have children, and Bae Jong-ok as the woman who comes between them. In Did We Really Love? (1999), Bae Yong-joon struggles between the choice of love or materialism, represented by Kim Hye-soo and Yoon Son-ha. Sad Temptation (1999) was the first to feature a gay couple on Korean TV, played by Kim Kap-soo and Joo Jin-mo. Foolish Love (2000), starring Lee Jae-ryong and Bae Jong-ok, competed in the same timeslot as massive hit Hur Jun, and thus became one of the lowest-rated Korean dramas in history, at around 1%.{{cite web|title=Top 19 lowest rating TV dramas since 2000|url=https://blue1004.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/top-19-lowest-rating-tv-dramas-since-2000/|website=Electric Ground|accessdate=2014-11-25|date=6 April 2011}} Solitude (2002) dealt with a single mother (Lee Mi-sook) who is pursued by a younger man (Ryoo Seung-bum) 15 years her junior.

In More Beautiful Than a Flower (2004), Noh explored the many facets of family love when a mother (the "flower" of the title, played by Go Doo-shim) is diagnosed with dementia.{{cite web|title=KOREAN TV DRAMA REVIEWS: 꽃보다 아름다워 (More Beautiful Than Flowers) |url=http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/korean-tv-drama-reviews-more-beautiful-than-flowers/ |work=Twitch Film |accessdate=2013-05-24 |date=6 January 2006 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118072447/http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/korean-tv-drama-reviews-more-beautiful-than-flowers/ |archivedate=January 18, 2008 }} The drama received several awards at the 2004 KBS Drama Awards, including Best Writer for Noh, and the Grand Prize ("Daesang") for Go.{{cite web|title=Winners at the 2004 KBS DRAMA AWARDS|url=http://asiaenglish.visitkorea.or.kr/ena/HA/content/cms_view_320454.jsp|work=Korea Tourism Organization|accessdate=2013-05-22|date=6 January 2005}} It also won Best TV Drama at the 2004 Baeksang Arts Awards.

Goodbye Solo (2006) is an urban melodrama with an ensemble of seven main characters of different generations and backgrounds: a bartender (Chun Jung-myung), an artist (Yoon So-yi), a gangster (Lee Jae-ryong), a restaurant owner (Kim Min-hee), a secretary (Kim Nam-gil), a divorcee (Bae Jong-ok), and a mute old lady (Na Moon-hee). All feeling alienated because of pain in their past, they gradually interact and form a "family" borne out of emotional connection and mutual understanding. Noh said that the story unfolds to one common theme: that everyone is beautiful just the way they are.{{cite web|last=Park|first=Chung-a|title=Drama Breaks From the Traditional|url=http://www.hancinema.net/drama-breaks-from-the-traditional-5360.html|work=The Korea Times via Hancinema|accessdate=2013-05-22|date=24 February 2006}} Known for her distinctive and striking dialogue, Noh poured many of her personal stories into the show, including her own experience with her mother.{{cite web|title=K-DRAMA REVIEWS: 굿바이 솔로 (Goodbye Solo) |url=http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/k-drama-reviews-goodbye-solo/ |work=Twitch Film |accessdate=2013-05-24 |date=28 March 2006 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080222232742/http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/k-drama-reviews-goodbye-solo/ |archivedate=February 22, 2008 }}{{cite web|title=Welcome To Life, Noh Hee-Kyung's 굿바이 솔로 (Goodbye Solo)|url=http://twitchfilm.com/2006/03/welcome-to-life-noh-hee-kyungs-goodbye-solo.html|work=Twitch Film|accessdate=2013-05-22|date=30 March 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225094738/http://twitchfilm.com/2006/03/welcome-to-life-noh-hee-kyungs-goodbye-solo.html|archive-date=25 December 2013|url-status=dead}} The drama is also notable for reinventing the career of actress Kim Min-hee. Previously known as a bad actress, Kim was a big fan of Noh's, and she campaigned for a role, despite getting rejected by Noh five times. But on the sixth time, Noh saw the actress's determination and hidden potential that made her right for the character Mi-ri. Despite cries of miscasting from drama fans, Kim went through strict acting training and character analysis, showing vast improvement in her performance and making the first steps towards her eventual transformation into a real actress.{{cite web|last=Shin|first=Hae-in|title=Actress Kim Min-hee enjoys limelight again|url=http://www.hancinema.net/actress-kim-min-hee-enjoys-limelight-again-5510.html|work=The Korea Herald via Hancinema|accessdate=2013-05-22|date=16 March 2006}}

Noh then wrote several short dramas. In the four-episode Miracle (2006), Jang Yong played a man who reassesses his life after learning that he's in the final stages of lung cancer.

In {{Ill|Several Questions That Make Us Happy|ko|우리를 행복하게 하는 몇 가지 질문}}, three stories unfold in omnibus format over two episodes.The drama's proceeds, including the fees of the writers, directors, and actors (excluding production costs), were donated. The aim of the drama was to emphasize the significance of volunteering in a challenging social environment. It involved several writers, including Noh Hee-kyung, Lee Sun-hee, and Seo Hee-jung, and was directed by Sung Joon-gi, with KBS producers Kim Yong-soo and Hong Seok-gu overseeing the project.{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Jin-do |title=원고료-출연료 기부...첫 도네이션 극 방영 |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=213&aid=0000006327 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204064843/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=213&aid=0000006327 |archive-date=February 4, 2024 |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=entertain.naver.com |language=ko}}

She reunited with director Pyo Min-soo (they had previously worked together on Lie, Sad Temptation, Foolish Love and Solitude) in The World That They Live In (also known as Worlds Within, 2008), about the hectic lives of a drama production team.{{cite web|last=Han|first=Sang-hee|title=Song Hye-kyo Returns to Small Screen|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2008/10/201_33027.html|work=The Korea Times|access-date=2013-05-22|date=21 October 2008}} Hyun Bin and Song Hye-kyo played TV directors who rekindle their romantic relationship. According to Song, after she and Pyo wrapped her last drama Full House in 2004, they had promised to work together with Noh.{{cite web|last=Han|first=Sang-hee|title=Song Hye-kyo to Become Producer in New Drama|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/people/2012/12/178_32547.html|work=The Korea Times|access-date=2013-05-22|date=12 October 2008}} Song said, "I was their fan and so I had no reason to say no.{{cite web|title=Song Hye-kyo Goes Behind the Scenes in New Drama|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2008/10/25/2008102561001.html|work=The Chosun Ilbo|accessdate=2013-05-22|date=25 October 2008}} Noh's writing is so good, it makes playing my role a challenge. It is hard to pull off natural and realistic acting." Noh, for her part, said she "relied a bit more on the actors and was able to express myself more freely."{{cite web|last=Oh|first=Jean|title=New drama takes on an old theme|url=http://nwww.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=200810270020|work=The Korea Herald|accessdate=2013-05-22|date=27 October 2008}}

In 2008, Noh published a collection of essays titled Everyone Not in Love Now Are Guilty. It became a bestseller.{{cite web|last=Chung|first=Ah-young|title=Korean Literature Braves Economic Woes|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/05/135_44177.html|work=The Korea Times|access-date=2013-05-22|date=1 May 2009}} The book was divided into four sections with varying themes, namely: "Life is too difficult to concentrate only on love"; "The thing that love demands first, before trust or tears"; "If I could hold all of life and people in my eyes"; "When they were lonely, what did we do?". The essays contained Noh's reflections on life and love, dramas and actresses she's worked with, and the topic of her mother, who has been the most important driving influence in Noh's life.{{cite web|title=Everyone Not in Love Now Are Guilty – Essays by Noh Hee-kyung|url=http://daheefanel.wordpress.com/tag/everyone-not-in-love-now-are-guilty/|work=Dahee's Plastic Castle|accessdate=2013-05-22}}

After the single-episode anthology series Drama City was cancelled in 2008, TV writers and directors clamored for its revival. And in 2010, the now-renamed Drama Special aired its first episode, Red Candy, which was written by Noh. It starred Lee Jae-ryong as a forty-something married man going through a midlife crisis, who falls for a younger woman (Park Si-yeon) he sees everyday on the subway always carrying a red lollipop.{{cite web|last=Choi|first=Ji-eun|title=PREVIEW: KBS' Drama Special Lollipops|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010051714054066306|work=10Asia|accessdate=2013-05-22|date=17 May 2010}}{{cite web|last=Jin|first=Young-ju|title=Rebirth of One-Act Play with KBS Drama Special Red Candy|url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/gallery_view.html?No=501|work=KBS Global|accessdate=2013-05-22|date=19 May 2010}} Park said of Noh, "I felt that I had to be in whatever she writes."{{cite web|last=Choi|first=Ji-eun|title=Actress Park Si-yeon's Song Picks|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent5&idxno=2010080516004711774|work=10Asia|accessdate=2013-05-22|date=5 August 2010}}

Noh then wrote Padam Padam, her first melodrama with fantasy elements. It was also her first to be aired on cable television, since Padam Padam was one of the inaugural dramas of jTBC in late 2011.{{cite web|last=Sung|first=So-young|title=TV enters new era with launch of four networks|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2944909|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|accessdate=2013-05-22|date=1 December 2011|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428164753/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2944909|archivedate=28 April 2012}} Jung Woo-sung played the leading role of a man recently released from prison after a 16-year sentence for a crime he didn't commit. Noh said she had underestimated Jung as merely "a handsome actor who brightens your mood," but changed her mind after meeting him in person, calling him a "genuine actor."{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Jin-ho|title=Noh Hee Kyung Says, "I had little interest in Jung Woo Sung."|url=http://enewsworld.interest.me/enews/contents.asp?idx=1869|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130703031647/http://enewsworld.interest.me/enews/contents.asp?idx=1869|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 July 2013|work=enewsWorld|accessdate=2013-05-22|date=30 November 2011}} Deeply moved by Noh's previous drama More Beautiful than a Flower, Jung said he had "always wanted to be part of her work but have never had the chance to do so. This character fell into my lap one day, whether by coincidence or destiny."{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Hyo-eun|title=Actor Jung trades dashing for dirty|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2945514|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|accessdate=2013-05-22|date=14 December 2011|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120712214310/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2945514|archivedate=12 July 2012}} Supporting actor Kim Bum said that after acting the range of emotions his character goes through, he cultivated a stronger respect and gratitude towards Noh.{{cite web|last=Choi|first=Eun-hwa|title=Interview: Kim Bum's Three Keywords: Sincerity, Acting, Challenge|url=http://enewsworld.interest.me/enews/contents.asp?idx=3346|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130703031434/http://enewsworld.interest.me/enews/contents.asp?idx=3346|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 July 2013|work=enewsWorld|accessdate=2013-05-22|date=9 February 2012}}

In 2013, Song Hye-kyo and Kim Bum once again joined Noh's next drama, That Winter, the Wind Blows.{{cite web|last=An|first=So-hyoun|title=Interview: Song Hye Kyo Talks about Sending Off That Winter|url=http://enewsworld.interest.me/enews/contents.asp?idx=33709|work=enewsWorld|accessdate=2013-05-22|date=14 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510181612/http://enewsworld.interest.me/enews/contents.asp?idx=33709|archive-date=10 May 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=An|first=So-hyoun|title=Interview: Kim Bum, the Boy with the Man′s Eyes|url=http://enewsworld.interest.me/enews/contents.asp?idx=34136|work=enewsWorld|accessdate=2013-05-22|date=21 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510170821/http://enewsworld.interest.me/enews/contents.asp?idx=34136|archive-date=10 May 2013|url-status=dead}} Instead of an original script, Noh adapted the 2002 Japanese drama {{Nihongo|I Don't Need Love, Summer|愛なんていらねえよ、夏|Ai Nante Irane Yo, Natsu}}.{{cite web|last=Oh|first=Jean|title=Feels like you've seen it before?|url=http://nwww.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20130203000222|work=The Korea Herald|accessdate=2013-05-22|date=3 February 2013}} Song starred opposite Zo In-sung, who portrayed a gambler whose survival depended on pulling off the ultimate con ― pretending to be his deceased friend so that the friend's blind sister would hand over her inheritance to him.{{cite web|last=Kwon|first=Hyuk-hee|title=Interview: Zo In-sung, I want to be an actor like DiCaprio and Downey Jr.|url=http://bntnews.co.uk/app/news.php?nid=2515|work=BNTNews|accessdate=2013-06-05|date=8 April 2013}}{{cite web|last=An|first=So-hyoun|title=Interview: Zo In Sung Thanks the Screenwriter and Song Hye Kyo for the Success of That Winter|url=http://enewsworld.interest.me/enews/contents.asp?idx=33773|work=enewsWorld|accessdate=2013-05-22|date=14 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510173135/http://enewsworld.interest.me/enews/contents.asp?idx=33773|archive-date=10 May 2013|url-status=dead}} Unlike most of Noh's dramas, Winter received solid ratings and held the number one spot in its timeslot for 8 consecutive weeks.{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Hye-ji|title=That Winter Comes to Happy Ending, All about My Romance Takes the Baton|url=http://www.tenasia.com/that-winter-comes-to-happy-ending-all-about-my-romance-takes-the-baton-2/|work=10Asia|accessdate=2013-05-22|date=5 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328091803/http://www.tenasia.com/that-winter-comes-to-happy-ending-all-about-my-romance-takes-the-baton-2/|archive-date=28 March 2014|url-status=dead}} However, it also disappointed her longtime fans, who criticized the drama for not being realistic and focusing excessively on "pretty" imagery.{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Eun-ah|title=TENASIA PICKS: 5 Most Loved Television Series in 1st Half of 2013|url=http://www.tenasia.com/tenasia-picks-5-most-loved-television-series-in-1st-half-of-2013/|work=10Asia|accessdate=2013-07-06|date=6 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140530000345/http://www.tenasia.com/tenasia-picks-5-most-loved-television-series-in-1st-half-of-2013/|archive-date=30 May 2014|url-status=dead}}

Noh worked with Jo In-sung again in 2014's It's Okay, That's Love, which also reunited her with Gong Hyo-jin, who had previously starred in Noh's Wonderful Days (2001).{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Hee-eun|title=SBS drama reveals big stars|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2986480|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|accessdate=2014-11-15|date=18 March 2014}} This was Noh's fourth collaboration with director Kim Kyu-tae, after Worlds Within, Padam Padam, and That Winter, the Wind Blows. Kim said he and Noh wanted to make a drama that challenged social prejudice against the mentally ill, through the love story of a schizophrenic mystery novelist and a sexually phobic psychiatrist.{{cite web|last1=Chung|first1=Joo-won|title=Director calls It's Okay, That's Love a necessary drama|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140723001123|website=The Korea Herald|accessdate=2014-11-15|date=23 July 2014}} Noh wrote a letter to the cast and crew on their last read-through that said, "During the rehearsals, we cried and laughed. Because I felt a bit sad about the time left with the team, I forgot about the pain of creativity and wanted to write a couple more episodes."{{cite web|last1=Lee|first1=So-dam|title=It's Okay, It's Love Completes Its Final Script Reading|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/75134/drama-finishes-up-script-readings|website=enewsWorld|accessdate=2014-11-15|date=3 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905084612/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/75134/drama-finishes-up-script-readings|archive-date=5 September 2014|url-status=dead}} Despite lackluster TV ratings, It's Okay, That's Love drew critical praise and ranked third on the Content Power Index (CPI monitors non-traditional variables such as number of mobile and Internet streaming viewers and online "buzz" in social media).{{cite web|last1=Baek|first1=Byung-yeul|title=My Love from the Star named top television program of 2014|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2015/01/201_170604.html|website=The Korea Times|access-date=2015-01-23|date=26 December 2014}} It also kickstarted a micro-trend of Korean dramas with themes involving mental illness, such as Kill Me, Heal Me and Hyde Jekyll, Me.

I prefer passionate people. I dislike cynical individuals the most. I feel uncomfortable around those who spend their time belittling their own lives and those who are sarcastic. That's why my characters don't pretend to suffer alone. They simply endure suffering; they don't pretend to be the only ones suffering. In my younger years, I only saw my own pain. So, I understand why writers in their 30s write such stories. They need time to immerse themselves in their own experiences. However, when a writer reaches their forties or fifties, it's not good to remain engulfed in their own pain. The moment they start to observe and empathize with others' pain is when they become adults. That's why my characters also begin to see the people around them. In "Our Blues," too, each household has its own struggles and sorrows.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-17 |title=[인터뷰] '라이브' 노희경 작가, "마음공부를 하면서 전보다 밝아지고 가벼워져" |url=http://m.cine21.com/news/view/?mag_id=102264 |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=씨네21 |language=ko}}

Our Blues premiered on tvN on April 9, 2022, and aired every Saturday and Sunday at 21:10 (KST) for a total of 20 episodes.{{Cite web |title=Our Blues - (Korean Drama, 2022, 우리들의 블루스) |url=https://www.hancinema.net/korean_drama_Our_Blues.php |access-date=January 21, 2022 |website=HanCinema}}{{Cite news |author=Im |first=Soo-yeon |date=January 20, 2022 |title='우리들의 블루스' 김규태 감독: 마음과 마음을 연결하는 노희경 스타일의 변주 |language=ko |trans-title='Our Blues' Director Kim Gyu-tae: A variation of Noh Hee-kyung's style that connects hearts |work=Cine21 |url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/140/0000046440 |access-date=January 21, 2022 |via=Naver}}

Noh is close to Pomnyun, a Buddhist monk well known for his involvement in humanitarian issues.{{cite web|title=Roh Hee-kyung: 'It Hurts to Hate Others'|url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=7041|work=KBS Global|accessdate=2013-05-22|date=12 June 2009}} They are both active in Join Together Society (JTS Korea), an international relief group which donates to third-world countries and North Korea.{{cite web|title=Korea's Top Celebrities Take Part in Relief Campaign to Help N. Koreans|url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=1156|work=KBS Global|accessdate=2013-05-22|date=29 May 2008}}

{{See also|Category:Television shows written by Noh Hee-kyung}}

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• Bae Jong-ok, actress
• Pyo Min-soo, director
• Na Moon-hee, actress
• Lee Jae-ryong, actor
• Youn Yuh-jung, actress
• Kim Kyu-chul, actor
• Kim Kyu-tae, director
• Song Hye-kyo, actress

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• [http://blog.naver.com/noh_writer/ Noh Hee-kyung blog] at Naver {{in lang|ko}}
• {{HanCinema person}}
• {{IMDb name|4953825}}
• [http://daheefanel.wordpress.com/tag/everyone-not-in-love-now-are-guilty/ English translations of Noh Hee-kyung's essays Everyone Not in Love Now Are Guilty]

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