Jinx: Daily Jinx Advent Insight 1 📅

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As the title is indicating it, I am planning to release a short essay or podcast each day until the start of the second season. That’s the reason why I am employing the idiom “Advent”. Each day a new window will be opened, and my readers will get a new interpretation. Naturally, I can not write a long essay each day, for I am working as a teacher. As a conclusion, the texts shouldn’t be longer than 1000 words. But how is it possible, especially for me who is so talkative? 😉 The answer is simple. I am intending to focus on one question, panel or scene from Jinx and present new observations. And now, my avid readers can grasp the illustration. I will use these panels for the next analyses.

1. „Where is Doc Dan?“

So let’s start with this panel. (chapter 40) Park Namwook answers to the maknae’s question about the doctor’s whereabouts. Kim Dan is with the security from MFC because of the drug incident. So far, this is nothing new and very interesting. But the devil is in the details. How did the MFC guys get informed about the drug incident? It seems easy to answer: Park Namwook must have informed them, as he is the one giving the answer to Potato’s question. Furthermore Nevertheless, we shouldn’t forget that the questioning was taking place in the USA. The official language is English!! And now look at Kim Dan’s reaction, when he was being interrogated. : (chapter 40) He could barely talk in English, he had troubles to understand the comments from the men in black.

This raises the following question. Can Park Namwook speak English too?

2. Park Namwook and English

I don’t think so. Why? It is because he would always let the champion do the talking. (chapter 37) Only Joo Jaekyung speaks English fluently, a sign that he is intelligent and educated. On the stage after his victory, you can see him talking to Dominic Hill, whereas Park Namwook is standing next to him alone! (chapter 40) He could go to Dominic Hill or to the moderator for example, but no. But I found a more concrete evidence for my assumption in this panel: (chapter 37) Interesting is that Park Namwook was standing behind „his boy“ while trying to restrain him. But he was not looking at the American coach, a sign that he was not trying to talk to that man. On the other hand, he didn’t separate them either or slapped Joo Jaekyung on the neck in order to silence him. (Chapter 31) The passive attitude from the manager displays that he needs the star‘s intervention. It becomes clear that Joo Jaekyung had to communicate in order to obtain something. Moreover, the moment you compare this situation to the one from chapter 31, where the fighter was forced to apologize, it dawned on me that the athlete’s anger was not totally disapproved by Park Namwook in the end. As my avid readers can observe, Park Namwook remained rather passive during the argument. (Chapter 37) Another important detail is that this incident is told from Yoon Gu’s perspective, and the latter seems to have become biased. He is talking about coaches, BUT here we only see one!! This shows that his narration is not reliable. He is blaming Joo Jaekyung. Hence we should question ourselves why the man got upset with the local coaches.

In my opinion, this has something to do with the local gym and his schedule. Something had gone wrong, therefore he couldn’t train like he wanted. In other words, Park Namwook had failed to prepare their trip properly, but he needed to blame someone for his failure. Therefore I come to the following deduction. What Kim Dan was narrating was the coach’s version. And now, if you look back at all the pictures from episode 37, you will see a passive and silent coach in the States (chapter 37) except in front of Kim Dan! The latter’s passivity and silence in all the images from episode 37 shows that the Korean coach in the States was putting a lot of responsibilities on his “boy”. Hence I can only conclude that he is not fluent in English exactly like Kim Dan . Moreover, since the physical therapist has a diploma, but he can not speak very well, I can only jump to the following conclusion. Park Namwook’s knowledge in English must be quasi-inexistent. This observation leads me back to my initial question. How could he have mentioned the incident with the drugged nutrition shake to MFC authorities, when he can not speak English? I doubt that the MFC security guys could talk in Korean.

3. Park Namwook‘s contact

It is because he knew someone who could speak Korean! And that would be this man: (chapter 37) And that’s how it dawned on me that Park Namwook must have met him or talked to him. Hence I am deducing that this mysterious man must be an acquaintance of Park Namwook. I would even go so far to say that this could be the mysterious MFC manager. That’s the reason why he hid his face with the cap. He needed to make sure that the person opening the door wouldn‘t recognize him. This observation led me to another question: if the manager knows him well, how could he be sure not to get caught? And now, look at this! Jeong Yosep was on the phone, therefore he couldn‘t open the door. This call was not random in my opinion. (Chapter 37) As for Park Namwook, there is no ambiguity that he would never open the door. He is the champion‘s coach and manager. Finally, we shouldn‘t overlook the fact that the MFC manager never appeared at the gym. He contacted Team Black (chapter 5) and the agency through the phone. (Chapter 36) So none of the members from Team Black could recognize him. Since Park Namwook is a former wrestler, it is very likely that he knew this man from the past. Naturally, because the man is a fellow citizen, there is no ambiguity that the manager would entrust him with this terrible incident.

4. The coach and MFC

And now, it is time to return our attention to the initial picture: (chapter 40) The moment Park Namwook heard about the intervention of the security, he should have realized that these men in black would talk in English. They were in the States. Yet, he did nothing. His attitude seems to imply that this is no big deal, but his words sound different: „taken in for questioning“. Furthermore, at no moment, he worried about Kim Dan. This description outlines his indifference and selfishness. But why did he nothing here?

It is because this man fears scandals, as the latter embodies obedience and conformity! (For more read the essay To Give  Or To Take? The Subtle battle between Love  and Power  in Jinx) How so? A person embodying conformity and adherence to social norms often fears scandal most, as it represents a rupture in their social standing, reputation, and acceptance within the community. Such individuals often derive their sense of self-worth and security from alignment with societal expectations, which makes public exposure of a deviation or perceived wrongdoing especially distressing.

For such individuals, a scandal threatens not only their reputation but also the very social fabric in which they find comfort and meaning. They often prioritize stability, predictability, and acceptance, so anything that could jeopardize these elements—such as social disgrace or loss of respect—can be deeply unsettling. Scandal embodies unpredictability, potential isolation, and criticism, which are all counter to their need for social approval and norm adherence.

In psychology, this tendency can be related to a high level of “public self-consciousness” or even social anxiety, where fear of judgment or exposure drives behavior. For those strongly oriented toward social norms, avoiding scandal is almost synonymous with self-preservation, as their identity is closely tied to their public perception and social acceptance. But how could he be tainted by the scandal? We shouldn‘t overlook that the coach (chapter 37) was the one who had encouraged Kim Dan to drink the poisoned nutrition shake. So Kim Dan could blame for his suggestion, especially when the physical therapist had suggested to return the beverage. That‘s how I realized why Park Namwook had also an interest to abandon Kim Dan, as he didn‘t want to become responsible. Moreover, he couldn‘t intervene either, he couldn‘t speak in English either. That way, he could mask his incompetence. (Chapter 40) The man prefers relying on others, even delegate tasks to others, but at the same time, he takes credit for Joo Jaekyung‘s success.

And before closing this essay, I would like to add this: Due to his fear of a scandal, there is no ambiguity that Park Namwook has an interest to protect MFC as an organization. Should the latter be linked to a scandal, this would affect his reputation, for he is the champion‘s manager and coach. He is vouching for this company. And now, you know why neither the security guys from MFC were questioned or prosecuted nor the incidents with the spray and the poisoned beverage were leaked to the public. It was not in the coach‘s interest to expose these incidents, it is better, if the athlete takes the fall! Yes… a new version of the scene in the States.

That‘s it.

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