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Yesterday (22nd) was the first Friday since social distancing was lifted.

The downtown area was crowded with people enjoying the fire and gold after a long time, but reports of late-night incidents followed.



Reporter Park Se-won went to the scene with police officers.



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Today around 1:20 am, the food alley in Hwayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul.



[Police Officer: A report came in that a drunken man hit him.] A report that a



drunken man hit another drunken man.



[Police Officer: Why did you hit him, why did you hit him?]



[Respondent: I didn't hit him at all.

I didn't even touch it.]



[Reporter: He said he didn't hit me, wow...

.]



Returning to the district with the patrol car, another drunken man is lying on the floor as if it were his own house.



[Emergency Crew: Can I go home?]



Soon after, around 2:10 a.m., a report was received that a stranger had hit him in front of the smoking room at the bar.



While the dispatched police officers intervene, a report of obstruction of business comes in from a nearby karaoke room.



[Karaoke Part-timer: Even though I brought you food, you said 'Why are you throwing it?'

Even if you come down now, you keep pointing.]



[Seongsoon Choi / Police Officer Hwayang District, Seongdong Police Station, Seoul: It seems that Monday (the time limit for distancing) has been lifted more than once or twice.

Number of reports.]



The police officers had a busy night, but the self-employed were still smiling at the packed customers.



[Kim Ae-jeon/Staff President: Good.

I feel good and business is going well...

.

This week was a little better than last week.] This is a food



alley near Konkuk University Station.



The time is past 3 am, and if it was last week, all the shops had to close at this time alone, but the streets are still crowded with people.



I'm still half excited and half worried.



[Choi Chan-hyung / Nowon-gu, Seoul: Tomorrow is the weekend, so I can rest…

I think the feeling of 'now I'm free' is the biggest.]



[Convenience store CEO: Just fighting...

I've been so comfortable...

.

(It's been a little over two years since the enforcement of distance.] In



order to take off our masks together and return to a 'complete daily life', we need attention and consideration, such as thorough personal quarantine.



(Video coverage: Kim Yong-woo, video editing: Lee So-young)