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Jae-young, meanwhile, begins to see that his own "chaos" was a defense mechanism. He learns to appreciate the stability and sincerity in Sang-woo’s rigid honesty. Conclusion

In computer science, a occurs when a program is syntactically perfect but produces an unintended result because the logic is flawed. This story uses that concept as a metaphor for a relationship between two fundamentally different people. The Premise Semantic Error

The "error" enters his life in the form of , a talented, free-spirited design major. Jae-young is everything Sang-woo is not: chaotic, emotional, and social. He is a "semantic error" in Sang-woo’s perfectly coded reality. The Conflict Jae-young, meanwhile, begins to see that his own

The story concludes that human connection is inherently "erroneous" by logical standards. It is messy and unpredictable, but as Sang-woo eventually discovers, it is the only thing that makes the "program" of life worth running. This story uses that concept as a metaphor