Korean girl hired as a handmaiden to serve the Japanese heiress.
A high school fencer whose team disbands due to the IMF crisis. She transfers to Taeyang High School to continue her sport and eventually joins the National Fencing Team. She is also the mother of Kim Min-chae.
A former UTS soldier and co-leader of the space sweeper crew. She defected with Tae-ho after being forced to kill refugees. She is pragmatic and tough, but develops a protective bond with Dorothy. She participates in the final battle against Sullivan and helps detach the bomb.
Nan-young is a scientist whose lifelong dream is to explore Mars and search for microbial life. After being selected for the Fourth Mars Expedition, she undertakes dangerous work on Mars, where a storm traps her in a cave with a damaged helmet and leaking oxygen. Her detector finds a life trace and a route as Rosa and the team attempt to rescue her.
Human host and daughter of Guard, raised with hidden robotic guardians.
Hye-won is the young woman at the center of the story. After leaving her traditional Korean village for Seoul in pursuit of an elusive dream, she returns to her childhood home when that dream fails to satisfy her. Through food, memories, and time with two childhood friends, she reconnects with the home her mother created.
Yeon-hee is a college student and Han Byung-yong’s niece who initially remains detached from activism. After Lee Han-yeol saves her during a clash, she becomes connected to the movement, delivers crucial visitation records after first refusing, and finally joins the democratic struggle after learning of Lee’s death.
A quiet student who does not speak in class and faces hostility and abuse from her father at home. She befriends Hee-soo and helps make a DVD from Hee-soo’s footage. Moon-young films people in public places, hoping to find her mother, who left when she was four, and sends the recordings to an aunt in Japan.
Kim Tae-ri has 15 screen credits in a career dating back to 2015. Their work is anchored in the Alienoid Series universe with 2 titles. Signature works include Mr. Sunshine, The Handmaiden, Twenty Five Twenty One. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
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