Seo-hyun (played by Kang Soo-youn) is a protagonist in JUNG_E.
Dr. Yun Seo-hyun, head of the Jung_E research project at Kronoid. Motivated by guilt and love, she aims to memorialize her mother as a hero through AI development. After learning of her terminal cancer relapse and the project's cancellation, she escapes the facility with an AI Jung_E model. Jung-yi (played by Kim Hyun-joo) is a protagonist in JUNG_E.
Captain Yun Jung-yi, a legendary mercenary of the Allied Forces who fought in the decades-long war against the Adrian Republic. She fell into a coma after failing her final mission, and her brain data was later cloned by Kronoid to create the AI mercenary Jung_E. Sang-hoon (played by Ryu Kyung-soo) appears in JUNG_E.
Kim Sang-hoon, the director of the Jung_E project. Revealed to be a robot with an AI brain, he shoots Seo-hyun during her escape but is ultimately destroyed by Jung_E when their train car plummets. Chairman (played by Lee Dong-hee) appears in JUNG_E.
The chairman of Kronoid who halts combat AI development due to the upcoming peace treaty with the Adrian Republic, redirecting the company's resources toward household and sex robots.
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Characters
Seo-hyun
(played by Kang Soo-youn) — protagonist
Dr. Yun Seo-hyun, head of the Jung_E research project at Kronoid. Motivated by guilt and love, she aims to memorialize her mother as a hero through AI development. After learning of her terminal cance...
Jung-yi
(played by Kim Hyun-joo) — protagonist
Captain Yun Jung-yi, a legendary mercenary of the Allied Forces who fought in the decades-long war against the Adrian Republic. She fell into a coma after failing her final mission, and her brain data...
Sang-hoon
(played by Ryu Kyung-soo) — supporting
Kim Sang-hoon, the director of the Jung_E project. Revealed to be a robot with an AI brain, he shoots Seo-hyun during her escape but is ultimately destroyed by Jung_E when their train car plummets.
Chairman
(played by Lee Dong-hee) — supporting
The chairman of Kronoid who halts combat AI development due to the upcoming peace treaty with the Adrian Republic, redirecting the company's resources toward household and sex robots.
Key Relationships
Seo-hyun → Chairman
(Conflict Opposing Authority)
Seo-hyun → Sang-hoon
(Conflict Antagonist)
Seo-hyun → Jung-yi
(Family Mother)
Story Analysis
A sci-fi thriller exploring memory, legacy, and artificial consciousness through a cloned mercenary's journey.
Plot Progression
Desolation and War
Cloning and Simulation
Cancellation and Escape
Betrayal and Liberation
Directed by Yeon Sang-ho
JUNG_E (2023) · 6.1/10 · science-fiction, action, adventure, drama
