Character Relationship Map: Holiday

Characters

• Kwon Sang-ho (played by Moon Young-dong) — supporting

  A member of the fugitive group who is wounded during the final standoff at the hideout.

• Go Hyo-joo (played by Jo An) — supporting
• Choi Min-seok (played by Yeo Hyun-soo) — supporting

  A member of the fugitive group who becomes worried about his family and the future he hoped to build with his younger sister during the police siege.

• Lee Ju-hwan (played by Seol Sung-min) — supporting

  A resident who confronts the men carrying out the forced eviction of a poor neighborhood. His resistance occurs as authorities and hired enforcers use violence to clear the settlement for a national r...

• Inmate (played by Kim Won-jung) — minor
• Hyo-joo's mother (played by Cha Yu-kyeong) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Hyo-joo's mother → Go Hyo-joo (mother)

Story Dynamics

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

• Lee Ju-hwan → Inmate (Conflict Opposing Participants) — Their positions are linked to opposing sides of the violent forced-clearance operation.

  Lee Ju-hwan confronts the men carrying out the neighborhood eviction, while the authorities bring inmates to assist with the clearance operation.

• Inmate → Choi Min-seok (Alliance Fellow Prisoner) — They share membership in the escaped-prisoner group.

  The prisoners act together during the assault on their captors and subsequent escape, while Choi Min-seok is later described as part of the fugitive g...

• Inmate → Kwon Sang-ho (Alliance Fellow Prisoner) — The Inmate and Kwon Sang-ho are connected through the collective prison escape.

  The plot states that the prisoners overpower their captors, seize weapons, and escape; Kwon Sang-ho is later identified as one of the fugitives and is...

• Kwon Sang-ho → Choi Min-seok (Alliance Fellow Escapee) — They belong to the same escaped-prisoner group during the standoff.

  Both Kwon Sang-ho and Choi Min-seok are identified as members of the fugitive group after the prisoners escape and move toward Yeon-hee-dong.

Story Analysis

A prison escape develops into a desperate public challenge against forced eviction, unequal justice, and state power.

Plot Progression

1. A City Built Over Homes — Authorities prepare Seoul for an international event by ordering the removal of a poor settlement. Resident protest becomes violent when officials and hired forces begin the clearance.
2. Prisoners With Nothing Left — Inside prison, inmates discuss unequal justice, harsh sentences, lost families, and brutal treatment. An assault by a government officer pushes them toward collective resistance.
3. Escape Into A Closed City — The prisoners overpower their captors, seize weapons, and escape. Police checkpoints spread across Seoul as the fugitives move toward Yeon-hee-dong and use hostages to publicize their grievances.
4. The Hideout Before Assault — Pressure inside the fugitive group grows as some members consider surrender or separation. The police surround the hideout, Kwon Sang-ho is wounded, and the group refuses to surrender.