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Special thanks to Shin Won-jae (μ‹ μ›μž¬) and Hong Ji-yoon (ν™μ§€μœ€) for all their hard work in translating!!
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WULF: I have been to a couple shows in Seoul, but I am still new to the Korean metal scene. What is your opinion on the scene here? How does the metal scene in Seoul compare to the scene in your hometown, Busan?

Hyeon-seok: Β In other countries (especially in Western cultures), heavy metal is respected as one popular (or not) genre among various other types of music. However many Koreans still have a prejudice about this kind of intense music. I think it’s still too early for most Koreans to accept heavy metal as a special genre of music. We heavy metal musicians also need to make our music have its own Korean style, and not just copy songs from Western bands.
The most noticeable differences between Seoul and Busan are cultural factors. Compared to Busan, for example, Seoul has more stages and spacious facilities that can accommodate many people. Moreover, a number of various festivals are held annually in Seoul, and they attract diverse audiences.

WULF: Β  As far as I can tell, it has been almost 10 years since you have released any new music! Β Is this true? Β When are you going to put out some new stuff??

Hyeon-seok: Β  In addition to existing songs, we always try to show our own style to audiences every time we’re on stage. Thanks to the compilation album “MM” (Metal Man, split with Niflheim, Notrash, and Exodus of Contemporary, all metal bands from Busan), and our unusual mini-album (“I Don’t Fear to Be Died”), we won some fame as a heavy metal band.

With pressure to make our first album perfect, however, we are still hesitating to release it. We will practice harder, and finally release a perfect studio album for our fans. Currently we are trying to make our music better by performing concerts and recording a demo.

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WULF: Β Tell us a bit about your band’s history. Β Who are you? Β Where does your band name come from? Β How did your band get started? Β Why did you decide to play metal? Β Were you inspired by any older Korean metal bands?

Hyeon-seok: Β A young boy who was a big fan of Kwang-seok Kim and Huyn-sik Kim (Korean folk singers) fell in love with a guitar sound one day. A growling engine, a clap of thunder, and even the sound of rain sounded like the intense tone of the guitar for him. After that, he started devoting himself to playing the guitar everyday. That became a starting point of β€˜MARA’.
Mara means a demon, the personification of temptation in Buddhist mythology. Although I wasn’t a Buddhist, I was really interested in Buddhism at that time, and also I thought that the word, Mara, could reflect the struggle for overcoming extreme anger and isolation (loneliness) that I was feeling. That’s the reason why I named our band β€˜MARA’.
Like other players, I practiced the guitar at first by listening to and copying songs of Iron Maiden, Led Zepplin, Judas Priest and so on. Especially, I felt a magnetic attraction to the playing style of Marty Friedman (of Megadeth).
I believe heavy metal is the most effective way to express our emotion(sadness and anger). The sound of heavy metal still makes me excited.

WULF: Β  How would you describe your music?

Hyeon-seok: Β MARA’s own music. Once we started writing music, we try to avoid listening to other heavy metal songs to find out our own style. Therefore, I can’t compare our songs to anything.

WULF: Β You are scheduled to play at the upcoming Hellride Resurrection of Death Party in early October. Β What can the audience expect to see during your performance? Β What are you hoping to accomplish?

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Hyeon-seok: Β Since the vocalist of Silent Eye, Seo Jun-hui (and the former president of WASP club) matched us with Death Party, we have participated in every show up to now. It has given us many chances to play on various stages.

Also, we are quite pleased to take part in this party again. We hope that it will be a meaningful concert for the audiences, and also we wish not only big fans but people who are not interested in metal music to be fascinated with our music at Death Party.

WULF: Β Could you tell us a bit about your lyrics? Β What are your songs about? Β Is your music inspired by any particular books or movies?

Hyeon-seok: Β Through the lyrics, we want to convey our attitudes towards meeting Death. I can sum up our all lyrics in a sentence, β€œI’m not afraid of death, but I might be sad.”
The scene from the movie, ‘The Crow’, that shows a crow’s stare in the darkness provided an inspiration for our work, and then I could organize MARA’s thought (philosophy) after reading Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy’.

WULF: Β What are your plans for the future? Β Any new music, tour plans, or maybe even a DVD??

Hyeon-seok: Β Standing on larger stages, attracting more audiences, making/releasing memorable songs, etc. We are hoping to achieve these goals in the future. Additionally, contributing metal music which will thrive someday is also one of our dreams.
We will surely produce a remarkable outcome (new album, DVD, etc) within the next year! To achieve it, we are always doing the best we can.

WULF: Β That’s all the questions for now!! Β Thank you so much for doing this interview! Β Any final comments?

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Hyeon-seok: Β I could look back on MARA’s 10-year-life during this interview. Especially, while answering your second question, I could realize that it is also important for us to produce visible results while continuing to make music. We really appreciate you giving us a chance to look both back and ahead.

 

 

 

 

 


Original Interview:

WULF: μ €λŠ” μ„œμšΈμ—μ„œ λͺ‡ 번의 μ‡Όλ₯Ό λ΄€μ—ˆλŠ”λ° μ—¬μ „νžˆ ν•œκ΅­μ˜ ν—€λΉ„λ©”νƒˆμ˜ λͺ¨μŠ΅μ€ μƒμ†Œν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. ν•œκ΅­μ˜ λ©”νƒˆμ˜ λͺ¨μŠ΅μ— λŒ€ν•œ λ‹Ήμ‹ μ˜ 생각은 μ–΄λ–»μŠ΅λ‹ˆκΉŒ? λ‹Ήμ‹ μ˜ κ³ ν–₯인 λΆ€μ‚°κ³Ό 비ꡐ해 봀을 λ•Œ, μ„œμšΈμ˜ ν—€λΉ„λ©”νƒˆμ˜ λͺ¨μŠ΅μ€ μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ λ‹€λ¦…λ‹ˆκΉŒ?

JEONG HYEON-SEOK: 개인적으둜 ν•œκ΅­λ©”νƒˆμ˜ λ¬Έμ œκ°€ μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ μΌλ°˜λŒ€μ€‘λ“€μ΄ λ©”νƒˆμ„ 바라볼 λ•Œ κ°€μ§€λŠ” μ„ μž…κ²¬μ΄ 문제라고 μƒκ°ν•œλ‹€. λ‹€μ–‘ν•œ 맀체에 μ˜ν•œ 자유둜운 λ¬Έν™”κ°€ 자리 작고 μžˆλŠ” 외ꡭ에 λΉ„ν•΄ κ΅­λ‚΄λŠ” 많이 쒋아지긴 ν–ˆμ§€λ§Œ λŒ€μ€‘λ“€μ΄ λ°›μ•„λ“€μ΄κΈ°μ—λŠ” 아직도 μ‹œκΈ°κ°€ 이λ₯Έ 것 κ°™λ‹€. λ¬Όλ‘  λ°΄λ“œλ“€λ„ μ™Έκ΅­λ°΄λ“œλ₯Ό μΉ΄ν”Όν•˜λŠ” λ“―ν•œ λ©”νƒˆμ—μ„œ λ²—μ–΄λ‚˜ μ’€ 더 ν•œκ΅­μ μΈ λ©”νƒˆλ‘œ λŒ€μ€‘λ“€μ—κ²Œ λ‹€κ°€κ°ˆ 수 μžˆλŠ” λ‹€μ–‘ν•œ μ‹œλ„λ₯Ό ν•΄μ•Ό ν•  ν•„μš”κ°€ μžˆλ‹€κ³  μƒκ°ν•œλ‹€. μ„œμšΈκ³Ό λΆ€μ‚°μ˜ μ°¨μ΄λŠ” μ—­μ‹œ μœ„μ—μ„œ λ§ν•œ κ²ƒμ²˜λŸΌ λ¬Έν™”μ˜ 차이라고 μƒκ°ν•œλ‹€. 뢀산에 λΉ„ν•΄ μ„œμšΈμ€ μ’€ 더 λ§Žμ€ λ¬΄λŒ€, νŽ˜μŠ€ν‹°λ²Œ, λ‹€μ–‘ν•œλ¬Έν™”λ₯Ό μˆ˜μš©ν•  수 μžˆλŠ” 곡간적인 μ—¬μœ κ°€ 있기 λ•Œλ¬Έμ— κ΄€κ°λ“€μ˜ 폭이 λ„“λ‹€. ν•˜μ§€λ§Œ μ„œμšΈλ³΄λ‹€ λ©”νƒˆνŒ€μ΄ 적은 뢀산은 λ°΄λ“œλ“€μ΄ νž˜μ„ λͺ¨μ•„ μ—΄μ‹¬νžˆ ν•˜κ³  μžˆλŠ” 쀑이닀. μ†Œμˆ˜μ˜ λΆ€μ‚° λ©”νƒˆλ©”λ‹ˆμ•„λ“€ μ—­μ‹œ μ–Έμ œλ‚˜ 큰 힘이 λœλ‹€~!

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WULF: μ œκ°€ μ•Œκ³ μ„œ 말할 수 μžˆλŠ” ν•œ, μƒˆλ‘œμš΄ 곑이 λ°œν‘œλœ 지, μ–΄μ—° 10년이 λ‹€ λ˜μ–΄κ°‘λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ–Έμ œμ―€ μƒˆλ‘œμš΄ 곑을 λ°œν‘œν•  μ˜ˆμ •μΈκ°€μš”?]

JEONG HYEON-SEOK: μƒˆλ‘œμš΄ 곑이라기 보단 μ•¨λ²”λ°œλ§€λ₯Ό λ§ν•˜λŠ” 것 같은데 기쑴의 곑과 μƒˆλ‘œμš΄ 곑, 또 λ‹€λ₯Έ μƒ‰κΉ”μ˜ 마라λ₯Ό 보여주기 μœ„ν•œ λ‹€μ–‘ν•œ μ‹œλ„λ₯Ό 맀번 곡연 λ•Œλ§ˆλ‹€ ν•˜κ³  μžˆλ‹€. λΆ€μ‚°λ©”νƒˆμ—°ν•© β€œMM”μ»΄ν•„λ ˆμ΄μ…˜μ•¨λ²”κ³Ό ꡭ내에선 μƒμ†Œν–ˆλ˜ λ―Έλ‹ˆμ‹±κΈ€μ•¨λ²”μœΌλ‘œ λ§ˆλΌκ°€ μ•Œλ €μ§€κΈ΄ ν–ˆμ§€λ§Œ μ •κ·œ 1μ§‘μ΄λΌλŠ” λ¬΄κ²Œκ°μ— 망섀이고 μžˆλ‹€. 쑰금 더 μ‹ μ€‘ν•˜κ²Œ μ€€λΉ„ν•΄μ„œ μ™„λ²½ν•œ μ •κ·œ1집을 보여주고 μ‹Άλ‹€. ν˜„μž¬λŠ” κ³΅μ—°ν™œλ™κ³Ό 데λͺ¨λ…ΉμŒμœΌλ‘œ 내싀을 닀지고 μžˆλ‹€.

WULF: λ‹Ήμ‹ μ˜ λ°΄λ“œμ˜ 역사에 λŒ€ν•΄ μ’€ λ§ν•΄μ£Όμ„Έμš”. 당신은 λˆ„κ΅°κ°€μš”? λ‹Ήμ‹ μ˜ λ°΄λ“œμ˜ 이름은 μ–΄λ””μ—μ„œ λ”° 온 μ΄λ¦„μΈκ°€μš”? λ‹Ήμ‹ μ˜ λ°΄λ“œλŠ” μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ μ‹œμž‘ν•˜κ²Œ λ˜μ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆκΉŒ? 당신은 μ™œ ν—€λΉ„λ©”νƒˆμ„ ν•˜κΈ°λ‘œ ν–ˆμ£ ? ν˜Ήμ‹œ ν•œκ΅­μ˜ μ˜ˆμ „ ν—€λΉ„λ©”νƒˆ λ°΄λ“œμ—μ„œ μ˜κ°μ„ λ°›μ•˜λ‚˜μš”?

JEONG HYEON-SEOK:김광석,κΉ€ν˜„μ‹(포크솑)을 μ’‹μ•„ν•˜λ˜ ν•œ μ†Œλ…„μ΄ μ–΄λŠ λ‚  ν—€λΉ„λ©”νƒˆμ„ λ“£κ³  μ „μžκΈ°νƒ€μ†Œλ¦¬μ— λΉ μ Έλ“€μ—ˆλ‹€. λ²„μŠ€μ—”μ§„μ†Œλ¦¬, 천λ‘₯μ†Œλ¦¬, λΉ—μ†Œλ¦¬μ—μ„œλ„ μ „μžκΈ°νƒ€μ†Œλ¦¬κ°€ λŠκ»΄μ‘Œλ‹€. κ·Έ μ΄ν›„λ‘œ μ†Œλ…„μ€ 미친 듯이 κΈ°νƒ€μ—°μŠ΅μ— μ—΄μ€‘ν–ˆκ³  κ·Έλ•ŒλΆ€ν„° MARAκ°€ μ‹œμž‘λ˜μ—ˆλ‹€ MARAλŠ” λ‚΄μ•ˆμ— 자리 작고 μžˆλŠ” μ‚¬μ•…ν•œ μ•…λ§ˆλΌλŠ” 뜻의 λΆˆκ΅μš©μ–΄μ΄λ‹€. 쒅ꡐ가 λΆˆκ΅λŠ” μ•„λ‹ˆμ§€λ§Œ λΆˆκ΅μ‚¬μƒμ— 관심이 λ§Žμ•˜κ³  λ‚΄ μžμ‹ μ΄ ν’ˆκ³  μžˆλŠ” κ·Ήν•œμ˜ 뢄노와 고독, 그리고 그것을 κ·Ήλ³΅ν•˜κΈ°μœ„ν•œ μžμ‹ κ³Όμ˜ 싸움이 잘 ν‘œν˜„λœ μš©μ–΄λΌκ³  μƒκ°ν–ˆκΈ° λ•Œλ¬Έμ— β€œλ§ˆλΌβ€λΌλŠ” 이름을 μ§“κ²Œ λ˜μ—ˆλ‹€. μ—¬λŠ ν—€λΉ„λ©”νƒˆ μ—°μ£Όμžλ“€μ²˜λŸΌ λ‚˜ μ—­μ‹œ μ²˜μŒμ—” Iron maiden, Led zepplin, Judas priestλ“±μ˜ μŒμ•…μ„ λ“£κ³  μΉ΄ν”Όν•˜λ©° μ—°μŠ΅ν–ˆλ‹€. 특히 Megadeth의 Martin adam friedman의 연주에 맀λ ₯을 λŠκΌˆλ‹€. Β λ‚˜μ—κ²Œ ν—€λΉ„λ©”νƒˆμ΄λž€ , μ‚¬λžŒμ΄ κ°€μž₯ μŠ¬ν”„κ³  λΆ„λ…Έν•  λ•Œ ν‘œμΆœν•  수 μžˆλŠ” κ·Ήν•œμ˜ κ°μ •ν‘œν˜„μ΄λ‹€. λ©”νƒˆμ‚¬μš΄λ“œλŠ” 아직도 λ‚  ν₯λΆ„μ‹œν‚¨λ‹€!

WULF: 당신이라면 λ‹Ήμ‹ μ˜ μŒμ•…μ„ μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ λΉ„μœ ν•˜κ² μŠ΅λ‹ˆκΉŒ?

JEONG HYEON-SEOK: 마라만의 μŒμ•…μ΄λ‹€. 곑을 λ§Œλ“€κΈ° μ‹œμž‘ν•œ μˆœκ°„λΆ€ν„° λ‹€λ₯Έ ν—€λΉ„λ©”νƒˆμ€ κ°€λŠ₯ν•œ 듣지 μ•Šκ³  λ‚˜λ§Œμ˜ 색깔을 μ°ΎκΈ° μœ„ν•΄ λ…Έλ ₯ν–ˆλ‹€. κ·Έλ ‡κΈ° λ•Œλ¬Έμ— 마라의 μŒμ•…μ€ λ‹€λ₯Έ 것에 λΉ„μœ ν•  수 μ—†λ‹€.

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WULF: 당신은 10μ›” μ΄ˆμ— Hellride Resurrection of Death Partyμ—μ„œ μ—°μ£Όν•˜κΈ°λ‘œ 일정이 μ§œμ—¬ μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. 청쀑이 λ‹Ήμ‹ μ˜ 곡연을 λ³΄λŠ” λ™μ•ˆ μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ ν•  것이라고 μƒκ°ν•˜μ‹­λ‹ˆκΉŒ? 당신이 이루고 싢은 것은 λ¬΄μ—‡μž…λ‹ˆκΉŒ?

JEONG HYEON-SEOK: μ˜ˆμ „ WASP클럽 사μž₯λ‹˜μ΄μž ν˜„μž¬ Silent Eye보컬인 β€˜μ„œμ€€ν¬β€™ν˜•κ³Όμ˜ μΈμ—°μœΌλ‘œ 맀번 Death Party에 μ°Έμ—¬ν•΄ μ™”λŠ”λ° κ·Έ κ³„κΈ°λ‘œ μ„œμšΈμ—μ„œλ„ λ§Žμ€ 곡연을 ν•˜κ²Œ λ˜μ—ˆλ‹€. 10μ›” 5일 λ‹€μ‹œ μ‹œμž‘λ˜λŠ” Hellride Resurrection of Death Party에 μ°Έμ—¬ν•˜κ²Œ λ˜μ–΄μ„œ 기쁘게 μƒκ°ν•œλ‹€. λ§ˆλΌμ—κ²Œλ„ 뜻 κΉŠμ€ 곡연인 만큼 κ΄€κ°λ“€μ—κ²Œλ„ 뜻 κΉŠμ€ 곡연이 λ˜μ—ˆμœΌλ©΄ μ’‹κ² λ‹€. λ©”νƒˆλ§€λ‹ˆμ•„λ“€λΏλ§Œμ•„μ΄λΌ ν˜ΈκΈ°μ‹¬μ— μ°Ύμ•„μ€€ 관객듀도 λ©”νƒˆμŒμ•…μ˜ 맀λ ₯을 λŠλ‚„ 수 μžˆλŠ” 계기가 λ˜μ—ˆμœΌλ©΄ μ’‹κ² λ‹€.

WULF: λ‹Ήμ‹ μ˜ 가사에 λŒ€ν•΄ 말해쀄 수 μžˆλ‚˜μš”? λ‹Ήμ‹ μ˜ λ…Έλž˜λŠ” 무엇에 κ΄€ν•œ κ²ƒμž…λ‹ˆκΉŒ? λ‹Ήμ‹ μ˜ λ…Έλž˜κ°€ μ–΄λ–€ νŠΉμ •ν•œ μ±…μ΄λ‚˜ μ˜ν™”μ—μ„œ 영감 λ°›μ•˜μŠ΅λ‹ˆκΉŒ? λ‹Ήμ‹ μ˜ 미래의 κ³„νšμ€ λ¬΄μ—‡μž…λ‹ˆκΉŒ? μ–΄λ–€ λ…Έλž˜λ‚˜ νˆ¬μ–΄κ³΅μ—°, ν˜Ήμ€ DVD라도 μ†Œμ‹μ΄ μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆκΉŒ?

JEONG HYEON-SEOK: 가사λ₯Ό 톡해 ν•˜κ³  싢은 말은 μ£½μŒμ„ λ§ˆμ£Όν•˜λŠ” μžμ„Έμ— κ΄€ν•œ 것이닀. λͺ¨λ“  κ°€μ‚¬μ˜ λ‚΄μš©μ„ ν•œμ†Œμ ˆλ‘œ ν‘œν˜„ν•˜μžλ©΄β€œμ£½μŒμ€ 두렡지 μ•Šλ‹€. λ‹€λ§Œ, 슬퍼질 뿐이닀”정도가 될 것이닀. 마라의 색깔을 μž‘λŠ” 것은 μ˜ν™”β€œCROWβ€μ—μ„œ μ–΄λ‘μš΄μ˜μƒμ†μ— νŽΌμ³μ§€λŠ” κΉŒλ§ˆκ·€μ˜ 또 λ‹€λ₯Έ μ‹œμ„ μ΄ 도움이 됐고 마라의 생각을 μ •λ¦¬ν•˜λŠ” 것은 λ‹¨ν…Œμ˜ β€œμ‹ κ³‘β€μ΄ 도움 λ˜μ—ˆλ‹€. μŒμ•…ν•˜λŠ” μ‚¬λžŒμ΄λ©΄ λ‹Ήμ—°ν•œ μƒκ°μ΄κ² μ§€λ§Œ μ’€ 더 큰 λ¬΄λŒ€, λ§Žμ€ 관객, 기얡에 남을 λ§Œν•œ μŒλ°˜μ„ μ œμž‘λ°œν‘œν•˜λŠ”κ²ƒμ΄ 미래의 λͺ©ν‘œμ΄λ‹€. 그리고 μƒˆλ‘œμš΄ 멀버듀이 μ’€ 더 μ•ˆμ •μ„ μ°Ύμ•„μ„œ λΆ„λͺ… λ‹€μ‹œ ν•œ 번 μ°Ύμ•„μ˜¬ λ©”νƒˆμ˜ λΆ€ν₯에 κΈ°μ—¬ν•˜κ³  μ‹Άλ‹€. 곡연은 항상 ν•˜λŠ” 것이고 λ‚΄λ…„μ—” κΈ°ν•„μ½” λ§Œμ‘±ν• λ§Œν•œ κ²°κ³Όλ¬Ό(음반, DVD)을 보여쀄 것이닀~!그것을 μœ„ν•΄ ν˜„μž¬λ„ μ—°κ΅¬ν•˜κ³  κ³΅λΆ€ν•˜λ©° 데λͺ¨λ…ΉμŒμ„ κ³„μ†ν•˜κ³  μžˆλ‹€.

WULF: 이것이 ν˜„μž¬κΉŒμ§€μ˜ μ§ˆλ¬Έμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. 이 인터뷰λ₯Ό ν•΄μ£Όμ…”μ„œ 맀우 κ°μ‚¬ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€! λ§ˆμ§€λ§‰μœΌλ‘œ ν•˜μ‹€ 말씀 μžˆμœΌμ‹­λ‹ˆκΉŒ?

JEONG HYEON-SEOK: 이번 μΈν„°λ·°λ‘œ μ–΄λŠλ§ 10년이 μ§€λ‚˜λ²„λ¦° 마라λ₯Ό λ‹€μ‹œ ν•œ 번 λ˜λŒμ•„λ³΄λŠ” 계기가 λ˜μ—ˆλ‹€. 특히 두 번째 μ§ˆλ¬Έμ„ λ°›κ³  μŒμ•…μ„ κ³„μ†ν•˜λŠ” 것도 μ€‘μš”ν•˜μ§€λ§Œ λˆˆμ— λ³΄μ΄λŠ” 결과물도 μ€‘μš”ν•˜λ‹€ λŠ”κ±Έ λ‹€μ‹œ ν•œ 번 느끼게 λ˜μ—ˆλ‹€. λ‚ μΉ΄λ‘œμš΄ μ§ˆλ¬Έμ— κ°μ‚¬ν•˜λ‹€ γ…Žγ…Ž
λ©”νƒˆμ΄λž€ μž₯λ₯΄κ°€ λŒ€μ€‘μ μ΄μ§€ μ•Šλ‹€λŠ” 것은 λˆ„κ΅¬λ³΄λ‹€ 잘 μ•Œκ³  μžˆλ‹€. ν•˜μ§€λ§Œ λ©”νƒˆμŒμ•…μ΄ μ’€ 더 λΆ€ν₯ν•˜κΈ° μœ„ν•΄ λͺ¨λ“  λ©”νƒˆμΈλ“€μ΄ νž˜μ„ λͺ¨μ„ 수 μžˆμ—ˆμœΌλ©΄ μ’‹κ² λ‹€.
λ§ˆμ§€λ§‰μœΌλ‘œ 인터뷰할 수 μžˆλŠ” 기회λ₯Ό μ£Όμ–΄ κ°μ‚¬ν•˜λ‹€.