2020 South Korean television daily drama
Phoenix 2020 Promotional poster
Also known as Firebird Hangul 불새 2020
Lit. Firebird 2020 RR Bulsae 2020 MR Pulsae 2020
Genre Created by Choi Young-hoon Studio S (SBS) Written by Lee Yoo-jin Directed by Lee Hyun-jik Starring Composer Choi Cheul-ho Country of origin South Korea Original language Korean No. of episodes120 Executive producer Park Young-soo Producers Ahn Je-hyun Shin Sang-yoon Running time 35 minutes Production companies Budget ₩5.2 billion[ 1] Network SBS TV Release October 26, 2020 (2020-10-26 ) – (2021-04-09 ) Phoenix
Phoenix 2020 Korean : 불새 2020 ; RR : Bulsae 2020 romantic drama series directed by Lee Hyun-jik starring Hong Soo-ah ,[ 2] Seo Ha-jun and Park Young-rin . The series is a reboot of the 2004 MBC series [ a] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] SBS TV on October 26, 2020, and aired on weekdays at 8:35 KST until April 9, 2021.
Wealthy chaebol , Lee Ji-eun (Hong Soo-ah ) falls in love with the poor Jang Sae-hoon and marries against their families' wishes. Ji-eun was engaged to Sae-hoon's family friend, Seo Jeong-in (Seo Ha-jun), but he was in a committed relationship with another woman. The couple was expecting a child despite the lack of approval from Jeong-in's father. Ji-eun and Sae-hoon eventually divorce, and Jeong-in later dies. After ten years, Ji-eun and Sae-hoon meet again but with swapped lifestyles. Once affluent, Ji-eun lost her fortune while Sae-hoon became a rich entrepreneur. Their changes in wealth allow them to view the world differently and understand each other leading to their reunification.
However, they both have other love interests. Ji-eun meets Seo Jeong-min (Seo Ha-jun), heir to the Seorin Group and Jeong-in's twin brother, and they start going out while Sae-hoon is dating his girlfriend, Mi-ran. At the same time, Jeong-min's ambitious stepmother, Choi Myung-hwa, wants to hang on to Seorin Group at all costs. She is Mi-ran's mother but living under an assumed name and has not seen Mi-ran in years. Jeong-min dislikes Myung-hwa, and Seo Moon-soo (chairman of Seorin Group, Jeong-min's father, and Myung-hwa's husband) plans to remove her.
The show ends with a series of legal cases against Seorin Group, ironically brought to court by Jeong-min himself after he tires of his father's controlling tendencies. Seo Moon-soo is angry at his only living son after Jeong-in's death. In the legal chaos, Moon-soo jettisons Myung-hwa but she kills him and stays with her daughter. Ji-eun and Jeong-min break up, and Ji-eun and Sae-hoon start to work together again.
Yang Hye-jin as Cho Hyun-sook
Kim Seung-hyun as Cho Hyun-min Lee Ji-eun's maternal uncle
Lee Chung-mi as Ji-eun's younger sisterJeong Seo-ha as Lee Young-eun, Lee Ji-eun's sister
Ok Ji-young as Nam Bok-ja, Lee Ji-eun's best friend Jang Se-hun's family and people around him Shin Seong-gyun as Jang Ji-wook, Jang Se-hoon's father
Kim Ho-chang as Kim Ho-jin, Jang Se-hun's best friend Seo Jeong-min's family and people around him Others Oh Cho-hee as Hannah Na-kyung
Kim Byung-chun as Park Kwang-cheol
Kang Sung-jin as Lecturer
On June 30, 2020, SBS announced their remake of the 2004 drama Phoenix with the original writer, Lee Yoo-jin. The remake ran for 120 episodes, a much longer run compared to the original's 26 episodes. Lee Yoo-jin commented on the story, "It seems to be a different story from the original. The setting of reunion between Lee Ji-eun and Jang Se-hoon is changed, but the reunion and love journey of the two are different from the original. After reuniting the once-loved man and woman, the process of recovering and understanding the wounds that have been inflicted on each other has been depicted, rather than the ending of achieving love again."[ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
The television series first aired on October 26, 2020, on SBS TV and aired on weekday mornings until April 9, 2021.
Original soundtrack [ edit ] Phoenix Released 4 November 2020 Genre Soundtrack Languages Label
Released on November 4, 2020 (2020-11-04 )[ 16] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Call your name" (박지용) Yang Gyeong-seok, Park Ji-yong (Honey), Wooside Yang Kyung-seok Park Ji-yong (Honeyji) 3:41 2. "Call your name (Inst.)" Yang Kyung-seok 3:41 Total length: 7:22
Released on November 12, 2020 (2020-11-12 )[ 17] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Will we be able to meet again" (기현 (Kihyun)) ALMOND 필승불패 Kihyun 4:00 2. "Will we be able to meet again (Inst.)" 필승불패 4:00 Total length: 8:00
Released on January 5, 2021 (2021-01-05 )[ 18] Title Artist 1. "Sight" Jeok Woo 3:22 2. "Gaze (Inst.)" 3:22 Total length: 6:44
Released on January 11, 2021 (2021-01-11 )[ 19] Title Artist 1. "Beautiful days...and us" DooBoo, Jincheol (Round About) 3:39 2. "Beautiful days...and us (Inst.)" 3:39 Total length: 7:18
Released on January 19, 2021 (2021-01-19 )[ 20] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Love is leaving like this" Victory and Defeat, ALMOND Victory and Defeat Kim Minwool 3:17 2. "Love is leaving like this (Inst.)" Victory and Defeat 3:17 Total length: 6:34
Released on January 25, 2021 (2021-01-25 )[ 21] Title Lyrics Artist 1. "This mind wanders aimlessly" Victory invincible, Almond Gabin Han 3:47 2. "This mind wanders aimlessly (Inst.)" 3:47 Total length: 7:34
Released on February 1, 2021 (2021-02-01 )[ 22] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "A stuffy heart" Victory and Defeat, ALMOND Victory and Defeat, 1L2L Lydia 3:27 2. "A stuffy heart (Inst.)" Victory and Defeat, 1L2L 3:27 Total length: 6:54
Released on February 8, 2021 (2021-02-08 )[ 23] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Hold my hand" Victorious and unsuccessful, ALMOND Victorious and unsuccessful, LACONIC Moon Songhee 3:25 2. "Hold my hand (Inst.)" Victorious and unsuccessful, LACONIC 3:25 Total length: 6:50
Released on February 15, 2021 (2021-02-15 )[ 24] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "You can't draw" Haeun Haeun, Park
Jungjun Damu 3:16 2. "You can't draw (Inst.)" Haeun, Park
Jungjun 3:16 Total length: 6:32
Released on February 22, 2021 (2021-02-22 )[ 25] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "The Day We Loved Each Other" Victory and Undefeated, Jamie, ALMOND Undefeated, Jamie 12DAL 4:39 2. "The Day We Loved Each Other" (Inst.) Undefeated, Jamie 4:39 Total length: 9:18
Released on March 1, 2021 (2021-03-01 )[ 26] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Destiny" Oh Heung-seon, Lee Yong-gyu, Shin Seong-jin Oh Heung-seon, Lee Yong-gyu, Shin Seong-jin Soo-ah, Park Jung-min 5:02 2. "Destiny" (Inst.) Oh Heung-seon, Lee Yong-gyu, Shin Seong-jin 5:02 Total length: 10:04
Released on March 8, 2021 (2021-03-08 )[ 27] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Your memories, our memories" Victory invincible, Yuk sang-hui, Almond Victory invincible, Yuk sang-hui, Almond Morning Coffee 3:34 2. "Your memories, our memories" (Inst.) Victory invincible, Yuk sang-hui, Almond 3:34 Total length: 7:08
Released on March 15, 2021 (2021-03-15 )[ 28] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Until today" Victorious and unsuccessful, Yoo-Kyung- hee, Almond Victorious and un-defeated, Yoo-Suk-hee, 1L2L Na-eun Seol 3:32 2. "Until today" (Inst.) Victorious and un-defeated, Yoo-Suk-hee, 1L2L 3:32 Total length: 7:04
Released on March 22, 2021 (2021-03-22 )[ 29] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Every day I Love You" Victory and Undefeated, Yoo, Yuk, and Almond Un-defeated CherryBerry 3:22 2. "Every day I Love You" (Inst.) 3:22 Total length: 6:44
Released on March 29, 2021 (2021-03-29 )[ 30] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "I Still Remember" (feat. Eun Chae) Victory and Undefeated, Yoo, Yuk, and Almond Un-defeated Espresso 3:04 2. "I Still Remember" (Inst.) 3:04 Total length: 6:08
Released on April 5, 2021 (2021-04-05 )[ 31] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Every Moment Is Happy" Victory and Undefeated, Yoo Yuk-hee, Min-hyuk Jung Victory and Defeat Jung Min-hyuk, Nakyung 3:23 2. "Every Moment Is Happy" (Inst.) Victory and Defeat 3:23 Total length: 6:46
Phoenix : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Episodes Episode number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Ep.01-20 N/A N/A N/A 748 N/A N/A N/A 700 727 N/A N/A N/A N/A 760 N/A N/A 681 N/A N/A N/A Ep.21-40 837 811 777 819 N/A N/A N/A N/A 836 N/A N/A N/A 897 895 840 N/A N/A N/A 900 N/A Ep.41-60 N/A N/A N/A 795 N/A N/A N/A N/A 913 N/A N/A N/A 833 897 N/A N/A N/A N/A 883 N/A Ep.61-80 N/A 943 871 912 881 N/A N/A N/A 1021 887 N/A N/A 849 876 795 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Ep.81-100 N/A N/A N/A 845 827 N/A N/A N/A 806 N/A N/A N/A 758 901 800 N/A N/A 788 816 N/A Ep.101-120 N/A N/A 718 799 883 N/A N/A 710 814 811 N/A 869 814 864 942 884 752 767 792 853
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by °
Nielsen Korea .
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Ep. Original broadcast date
Average audience share
Nielsen Korea[ 33] [ 34]
TNmS[ 35]
°Nationwide
°°Seoul
Nationwide
1
October 26, 2020
5.4% — N/a 5.2%
2
October 27, 2020
4.6%
5.4%
3
October 28, 2020
4.7%
7.0%
4
October 29, 2020
4.8%
4.6% 5.4%
5
October 30, 2020
3.4%
— N/a — N/a
6
November 2, 2020
5.0%
5.1%
7
November 3, 2020
5.2%
5.2%
8
November 4, 2020
4.7%
5.2%
9
November 5, 2020
5.2%
5.0%
4.9%
10
November 6, 2020
4.3%
— N/a — N/a
11
November 9, 2020
5.1%
5.0%
12
November 10, 2020
4.5%
4.7%
13
November 11, 2020
4.7%
5.2%
14
November 12, 2020
5.1%
4.6%
5.4%
15
November 13, 2020
5.2%
— N/a — N/a
16
November 16, 2020
4.8%
5.2%
17
November 17, 2020
4.5%
5.0%
18
November 18, 2020
4.1%
5.0%
19
November 19, 2020
4.6%
— N/a
20
November 20, 2020
5.0%
21
November 23, 2020
5.5%
5.1%
5.5%
22
November 24, 2020
5.4%
5.1%
5.3%
23
November 25, 2020
4.9%
— N/a 5.6%
24
November 26, 2020
5.3%
5.2%
5.7%
25
November 27, 2020
5.5%
— N/a 5.6%
26
November 30, 2020
5.0%
6.0%
27
December 1, 2020
5.3%
5.6%
28
December 2, 2020
5.1%
5.4%
29
December 3, 2020
5.7%
5.3%
6.2%
30
December 4, 2020
5.1%
— N/a 5.6%
31
December 7, 2020
5.4%
5.2%
32
December 8, 2020
5.1%
5.7%
33
December 9, 2020
5.8%
5.5%
5.1%
34
December 10, 2020
5.9%
5.6%
5.3%
35
December 11, 2020
5.3%
4.9%
5.9%
36
December 14, 2020
5.4%
— N/a 5.8%
37
December 15, 2020
5.9%
5.4%
38
December 16, 2020
5.5%
5.4%
39
December 17, 2020
5.8%
5.4%
5.6%
40
December 18, 2020
5.8%
5.8%
5.4%
41
December 21, 2020
5.9%
5.9%
5.5%
42
December 22, 2020
5.7%
— N/a 5.6%
43
December 23, 2020
5.0%
5.2%
44
December 24, 2020
5.5%
5.0%
5.8%
45
December 25, 2020
5.0%
4.8%
5.6%
46
December 28, 2020
5.7%
— N/a 5.4%
47
December 29, 2020
5.6%
5.6%
48
December 30, 2020
5.5%
5.7%
49
December 31, 2020
6.4%
6.3%
6.3%
50
January 1, 2021
4.2%
— N/a — N/a
51
January 4, 2021
5.8%
6.9%
52
January 5, 2021
5.8%
6.1%
53
January 6, 2021
5.4%
5.9%
54
January 7, 2021
6.1%
6.0%
55
January 8, 2021
6.2%
6.3%
56
January 11, 2021
5.7%
6.6%
57
January 12, 2021
5.9%
6.0%
58
January 13, 2021
5.3%
5.7%
59
January 14, 2021
6.2%
6.2%
5.5%
60
January 15, 2021
5.3%
— N/a 6.1%
61
January 18, 2021
5.4%
6.2%
62
January 19, 2021
6.5%
6.3%
6.2%
63
January 20, 2021
6.0%
5.8%
5.4%
64
January 21, 2021
5.5%
5.1%
6.0%
65
January 22, 2021
5.7%
— N/a 5.5%
66
January 25, 2021
5.7%
5.2%
5.8%
67
January 26, 2021
6.1%
— N/a 6.3%
68
January 27, 2021
5.1%
5.9%
69
January 28, 2021
6.5% 6.3% 6.0%
70
January 29, 2021
5.7%
5.5%
5.8%
71
February 1, 2021
5.4%
— N/a 5.8%
72
February 2, 2021
5.6%
5.9%
73
February 3, 2021
5.5%
5.2%
5.7%
74
February 4, 2021
5.7%
5.1%
5.9%
75
February 5, 2021
5.0%
— N/a 5.8%
76
February 8, 2021
5.1%
6.0%
77
February 9, 2021
5.3%
5.5%
78
February 10, 2021
4.9%
4.8%
79
February 11, 2021
4.7%
— N/a
80
February 12, 2021
2.8% — N/a
81
February 15, 2021
5.8%
5.6%
82
February 16, 2021
5.3%
5.4%
83
February 17, 2021
5.2%
4.8%
4.9%
84
February 18, 2021
5.7%
5.6%
5.8%
85
February 19, 2021
5.4%
5.3%
5.5%
86
February 22, 2021
5.1%
— N/a — N/a
87
February 23, 2021
5.1%
5.1%
88
February 24, 2021
4.8%
4.6%
89
February 25, 2021
5.5%
5.4%
4.8%
90
February 26, 2021
3.7%
— N/a — N/a
91
March 1, 2021
5.0%
92
March 2, 2021
5.5%
5.4%
93
March 3, 2021
5.2%
5.3%
94
March 4, 2021
5.9%
5.3%
5.9%
95
March 5, 2021
5.3%
— N/a 5.4%
96
March 8, 2021
5.1%
4.7%
97
March 9, 2021
5.9%
5.4%
5.2%
98
March 10, 2021
5.3%
5.3%
5.2%
99
March 11, 2021
5.4%
5.1%
5.1%
100
March 12, 2021
5.2%
— N/a 5.7%
101
March 15, 2021
4.6%
— N/a
102
March 16, 2021
5.5%
5.5%
5.7%
103
March 17, 2021
4.8%
— N/a 5.2%
104
March 18, 2021
5.4%
5.1%
5.5%
105
March 19, 2021
5.8%
5.6%
6.4%
106
March 22, 2021
5.2%
— N/a 6.2%
107
March 23, 2021
5.4%
5.5%
5.7%
108
March 24, 2021
5.0%
4.9%
5.7%
109
March 25, 2021
5.4%
5.6%
5.5%
110
March 26, 2021
5.2%
4.9%
6.1%
111
March 29, 2021
5.8%
— N/a 6.3%
112
5.9%
5.6%
6.4%
113
March 30, 2021
5.8%
5.5%
6.3%
114
5.7%
5.4%
6.3%
115
March 31, 2021
6.3%
5.9%
6.9%
116
April 5, 2021
5.9%
5.8%
6.2%
117
April 6, 2021
5.3%
5.9%
118
April 7, 2021
5.4%
5.2%
4.8%
119
April 8, 2021
5.5%
5.4%
5.9%
120
April 9, 2021
5.7%
5.7%
5.5%
Average
5.33% — [ b] — [ b]
In this table, the blue numbers the red numbers
N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
°(Analysis criteria: 13 regions nationwide, households, unit:%) °°(Analysis criteria: metropolitan area, household, unit:%)
Awards and nominations [ edit ]
Year
Award
Category
Nominee
Result
Ref.
2020
SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid/Long-length Drama
Lee Jae-woo
Nominated
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Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid/Long-length Drama
Hong Soo-ah Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid/Long-length Drama
Seo Ha-joon Nominated
↑ Yoon, Jun-ha (October 29, 2020). 삼화네트웍스, 드라마 '불새2020' 제작 52억원 규모 공급계약 [ Samhwa Networks signs supply contract worth 5.2 billion won to produce drama 'Phoenix 2020'] . Edaily Naver . Archived from the original on January 1, 2024. Retrieved December 31, 2023 . ↑ Bae, Aurora (July 1, 2020). "Hong Soo-ah courted to star in SBS's remake of MBC hit drama 'Phoenix' . KDramaPal . Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020 . ↑ "Hit drama 'Phoenix' rises again 16 years later" . The Korea Herald . October 20, 2020. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021 .↑ Ha, Soo-jeong (August 18, 2020). '불새2020' 홍수아x이재우x서하준x박영린, 캐스팅 확정 16년만에 화려한 부활 [ 공식] [ 'Firebird 2020' Sooah Soo x Jae Woo Lee x Ha Joon Seo x Young Rin Park, a splendid resurrection after 16 years of casting confirmation [Official]] . The Chosun Ilbo Archived from the original on November 21, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2024 . ↑ "Phoenix - 2020" . HanCinema Archived from the original on November 21, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2024 .↑ Seo-Yun (August 14, 2020). "Phoenix (2020)" . Kdrama List . Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2024 . ↑ "Lee, Ji-Eun Hong Soo-Ah" . Seoul Broadcasting System Archived from the original on October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020 .↑ "Jang Se-hun Lee Jae-woo" . Seoul Broadcasting System Archived from the original on October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020 .↑ "Seo Jeong-min Seo Ha-joon" . Seoul Broadcasting System Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2024 .↑ "Miran Park Young-rin" . Seoul Broadcasting System Archived from the original on October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020 .↑ '불새 2020', 홍수아·이재우·서하준·박영린 출연 확정 [ 'Firebird 2020' confirmed to appear Hong Soo-ah, Lee Jae-woo, Ha-jun Seo, and Young-rin Park] . Newsis Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020 .↑ 진미령, 야망 가득한 홍석 스파이로 의심! Seoul Broadcasting System . Retrieved January 17, 2025 .↑ '불새 2020' 이유진 작가 "故 이은주, 지금도 문득 생각나고 보고 싶다" [ 'Firebird 2020' Lee Yoo-jin, "The late Lee Eun-ju, I still suddenly think and want to see you"] . Hankook Ilbo Archived from the original on October 13, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020 .↑ '불새'가 의외의 방식으로 리메이크 된다 Huffington Post Korea . June 30, 2020. Archived from the original on November 21, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020 .↑ [ 포토] 홍수아 '아름다운 미소'[ [Photo] Soo-ah'Beautiful Smile'] . SEGYE (in Korean). October 20, 2020. Archived from the original on November 21, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020 .↑ "불새2020 OST Part.1" [ Phoenix OST Part.1] . Melon . Retrieved December 5, 2020 .↑ "불새2020 OST Part.2" [ Phoenix OST Part.2] . Melon Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2020 .↑ "불새2020 OST Part.3" [ Phoenix OST Part.3] . Melon Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2021 .↑ "불새2020 OST Part.4" [ Phoenix OST Part.4] . Melon Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021 .↑ "불새2020 OST Part.5" [ Phoenix OST Part.5] . Melon Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved January 20, 2021 .↑ "불새2020 OST Part.6" [ Phoenix OST Part.6] . Melon Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2021 .↑ "불새2020 OST Part.7" [ Phoenix OST Part.7] . Melon Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2021 .↑ "불새2020 OST Part.8" [ Phoenix OST Part.8] . Melon Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2021 .↑ "불새2020 OST Part.9" [ Phoenix OST Part.9] . Melon Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2021 .↑ "불새2020 OST Part.10" [ Phoenix OST Part.10] . Melon . Retrieved February 15, 2021 .↑ "불새2020 OST Part.11" [ Phoenix OST Part.11] . Melon . Retrieved March 2, 2021 .↑ "불새2020 OST Part.12" [ Phoenix OST Part.12] . Melon Archived from the original on May 15, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2021 .↑ "불새2020 OST Part.13" [ Phoenix OST Part.13] . Melon Archived from the original on May 15, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2021 .↑ "불새2020 OST Part.14" [ Phoenix OST Part.14] . Melon Archived from the original on May 15, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2021 .↑ "불새2020 OST Part.15" [ Phoenix OST Part.15] . Melon Archived from the original on May 15, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2021 .↑ "불새2020 OST Part.16" [ Phoenix OST Part.16] . Melon Archived from the original on May 15, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2021 .↑ "Nielsen Korea (Nationwide) TOP 20 LIST FOR TV PROGRAMS" . AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2021 .↑ "Nielsen Korea (Seoul) TOP 20 LIST FOR TV PROGRAMS" . AGB Nielsen Media Research . Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021 .↑ 불새 2020 시청률 : 네이버 통합검색 [ Firebird 2020 ratings] . Naver Archived from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2021 .↑ "4월 9일 지상파 시청률, 이소연X최여진 '미스 몬테크리스토' 1위" [ TNmS ratings episode 120 (final)] . BreakNews (in Korean). April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021 .↑ Son, Him-chan (January 1, 2021). [ 포토Q] 남궁민 '스토브리그로 2020 SBS 연기대상 수상'[ [Photo Q] Nam Gung-min'Stove League 2020 SBS Drama Awards'] . Sports Q (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021 .
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