Character Relationship Map: Singles

Characters

• Na-nan (played by Jang Jin-young) — protagonist

  Na-nan is a woman approaching her 30th birthday who faces setbacks in both her personal and professional life. After her boyfriend leaves her, she is demoted from designer to restaurant manager. She i...

• Dong-mi (played by Uhm Jung-hwa) — supporting

  Dong-mi is Na-nan's best friend, a promiscuous party girl who shares an apartment with the shy and studious Jeong-jun. She supports Na-nan as she copes with being dumped and demoted at work, and as sh...

• Dong-mi's Father (played by Song Jae-ho) — supporting
• Hyun-jung (played by Choi Jeong-in) — supporting

  Hyun-jung works with Dong-mi on the Nashville project. The two have put effort into developing it, and Dong-mi objects when she is assigned conference food arrangements rather than being allowed to pr...

• Na-nan's Company Employee (played by Kim Eung-soo) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Dong-mi's Father → Dong-mi (father)
• Dong-mi → Hyun-jung (Professional Project Colleagues) — They develop the project together, but Dong-mi objects when she is assigned conference food arrangements instead of presenting their work.

  Dong-mi has worked hard on the Nashville project with Hyun-jung.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Dong-mi → Na-nan's Company Employee (Workplace Conflict) — The superior's pressure leads Dong-mi to confront him and leave her workplace.

  A superior tries to use his position to pressure Dong-mi into a private encounter, and she stands up to him and leaves the company.

• Na-nan → Dong-mi (Social Best Friends) — Dong-mi supports Na-nan as she weighs personal and professional choices, and their later reunion prompts Na-nan to reconsider her own life.

  The plot states that Na-nan and Dong-mi are best friends and describes them sharing the ups and downs of relationships and adulthood.

Story Analysis

Na-nan and her friends navigate workplace pressures, relationships, and uncertain choices about adulthood without receiving a simple answer about the future.

Plot Progression

1. Workplace Expectations — Na-nan faces everyday pressures while Dong-mi and Hyun-jung work on a promising project. Office politics divert Dong-mi from presenting their work, and a superior's pressure leads her to leave the com...
2. Uncertain Relationships — Na-nan and Dong-mi share the uncertainties of adulthood, while Jeong-jun struggles with a breakup and doubts about remaining friends with his former girlfriend. Their conversations about dating and ma...
3. A Changed Reunion — After time passes, Na-nan encounters Dong-mi again and sees that Dong-mi appears successful with a new brand. The reunion makes Na-nan question whether her current life fits her.
4. Choices Without Answers — Workplace changes and a branch-manager recommendation bring career decisions into focus. Advice about marriage, alongside talk of a child and life abroad, leaves Na-nan considering her own future with...