Character Relationship Map: Microhabitat

Characters

• Jung-mi's Husband (played by Kim Hie-won) — supporting
• Jung-mi (played by Kim Jae-hwa) — supporting

  Former bandmate who appears financially stable and allows Mi-so to stay rent-free. Mi-so saves money but is eventually evicted after a conversation with her husband irritates her.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Jung-mi's Husband → Jung-mi (husband)

Story Analysis

A woman navigates financial precarity and shifting social boundaries by cycling through former bandmates, ultimately adapting to a nomadic existence.

Plot Progression

1. The Rent Dilemma — Miso struggles with rising costs and decides to abandon rent payments to prioritize cigarettes, whiskey, and her boyfriend. She begins cycling through old bandmates for housing.
2. The Bandmate Circuit — Miso stays with Hyeon Jeong, Dae Yong, and Woo Moon Gi, facing domestic friction, romantic insecurity, and parental expectations. Each stay ends due to social or personal boundaries.
3. The Choi Jeong-mi Incident — A comfortable stay turns sour when Miso's past clashes with her host's husband, leading to her expulsion. She attempts to find affordable housing but fails completely.
4. The Highway Tent — After failing to secure housing, time jumps to a funeral where bandmates remember Miso. The film concludes with Miso living nomadically in a roadside tent.