Character Relationship Map: Be With You

Characters

• Woo-jin (played by So Ji-sub) — protagonist

  Main male protagonist who is overjoyed when his deceased wife miraculously returns one year later. He patiently recounts their shared memories, helping her recover her lost past and rekindling their r...

• Soo-a (played by Son Ye-jin) — protagonist

  Main female protagonist who dies but returns during the summer monsoon with no memory of her past. Grows curious about her history with Woo-jin and gradually falls in love with him again as he shares...

• Ji-ho (played by Park Seo-jun) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Soo-a → Ji-ho (Family Mother And Son) — Soo-a's return lets her reconnect with Ji-ho; before leaving, she comforts him and asks him to look after his father.

  The plot identifies Ji-ho as Woo-jin and Soo-a's son. After returning, Soo-a grows close to him, reassures him about her death, and asks him to grow u...

• Woo-jin → Ji-ho (Family Father And Son) — Woo-jin is Ji-ho's devoted father, raising him alone after Soo-a's death and supporting him when she returns.

  After Soo-a dies, Woo-jin raises their son alone. He brings the returned Soo-a home and cares for Ji-ho as they try to spend time together as a family...

• Woo-jin → Soo-a (Romantic Husband And Wife Reunited) — Their marriage and shared family are at the center of the story; after her miraculous return, Woo-jin helps Soo-a rediscover their bond.

  The plot says Woo-jin and Soo-a reunited, married, and had Ji-ho. After Soo-a returns without her memories, Woo-jin recounts their shared history and...

Story Analysis

A widowed father and his son are briefly reunited with the mother they lost, whose return gives them love and memories before a final farewell.

Plot Progression

1. Waiting Through the Rain — The penguin bedtime story recalls the loss of Soo-a, whom Woo-jin has been raising Ji-ho without for a year. When the rainy season arrives, Ji-ho persuades his father to wait for her.
2. The Return Without Memory — A woman appears with no memory of Woo-jin or Ji-ho, though Ji-ho is certain she is his mother. Woo-jin takes her home, and he and Ji-ho conceal the circumstances of her death and return.
3. Memories and Renewed Closeness — Woo-jin recounts his history with Soo-a, including her illness, their separation, reunion, and marriage. In the present, Soo-a grows close to Ji-ho and takes part in family life.
4. A Farewell Before the Rain Ends — The end of the rain makes Soo-a realize that her time with Woo-jin and Ji-ho is ending. She comforts Ji-ho about his guilt, asks him to protect Woo-jin, and returns to Cloudland.