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The displays of teamwork and camaraderie would feel much better if they didn’t come with a side of betrayal.

Mother-son duo Yong-sik and Geum-ja know exactly which personal enemy to mention to push each other to win their minigames, but it’s Hyun-ju who undeniably carries this team to victory. She dreams of using the money from one more game to finish transitioning and start a new life in Thailand, which Yong-sik confirms is home to a lot of attractive trans women. The army’s reasoning was that the loss of male genitals constituted a “disability.” Byun appealed the decision, tearfully pleading for a chance to serve her country again, but it wasn’t until after her death that that her discharge was illegal.

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