Soo-jung is a scriptwriter for a local cable television station and the story's central figure. She accompanies Young-soo to seek financing from Jae-hoon, reluctantly accepts Jae-hoon's conditional offer of companionship, and faces a decision about her virginity while both men express romantic interest in her.
Choi Ga-hee is a sultry jazz singer who performs at a nightclub and is Lee Ki-hoon's passionate mistress. Her relationship with him forms one side of his hidden double life, contrasting with his marriage to Han Su-hyun. She and Han Su-hyun are also former high-school schoolmates, linking the two women in his personal conflict.
An art student who shares an umbrella with Seo In-woo in 1983, sparking a romantic relationship. She gifts him a customized gold lighter engraved with her face before being fatally hit by a truck. Later revealed to be the reincarnation of student Im Hyun-bin, she represents the central soulmate connection that drives the narrative across two lifetimes.
A cheerful but emotionally complex woman who shares a road trip and romantic tension with Ji-hwan. She secretly loves him, kisses him, and later hides a hand injury sustained from breaking a clock. After Soo-in's death, she receives his letters, eventually reunites with Ji-hwan, and writes a poignant farewell letter confessing her feelings before passing away.
Lee Eun-ju has 11 screen credits in a career dating back to 1999. Signature works include Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War, Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, The Scarlet Letter. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
