Character Relationship Map: Antique

Characters

• Kim Jin-hyuk (played by Ju Ji-hoon) — protagonist

  Kim Jin-hyuk is an heir to a family fortune who has money, looks, and charm but cannot find the love of his life. He establishes the cake shop Antique to attract women, then hires Sun-woo, Gi-beom, an...

• Min Sun-woo (played by Kim Jae-uck) — protagonist

  Min Sun-woo is a talented patissier hired by Kim Jin-hyuk to work at Antique. He had a crush on Jin-hyuk back in high school, creating a personal history between them. As one of the shop's four young...

• Yang Gi-beom (played by Yoo Ah-in) — supporting

  Yang Gi-beom is an ex-boxing champion who joins Kim Jin-hyuk, Min Sun-woo, and Nam Su-young at the cake shop Antique. His former boxing career distinguishes him from the others, while his place among...

• Nam Su-young (played by Choi Ji-ho) — supporting

  Nam Su-young is a clueless bodyguard who works alongside Kim Jin-hyuk, Min Sun-woo, and Yang Gi-beom at Antique. His role adds an innocent, awkward presence to the shop's unusual group of young men. A...

• Jean-Baptiste Evan (played by Andy Gillet) — supporting
• White Beard (played by Kim Chang-wan) — supporting
• White Beard's Wife (played by Lee Hwi-hyang) — supporting
• Jin-hyuk's Mother (played by Oh Mi-hee) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Jin-hyuk's Mother → Kim Jin-hyuk (mother)
• White Beard's Wife → White Beard (wife)
• Yang Gi-beom → Nam Su-young (Professional Shop Colleagues) — They take different roles in the shop's ongoing work and support its daily operation.

  Gi-beom becomes an apprentice at Antique, while Su-young helps at the shop; the plot reference describes the staff carrying on with the business toget...

• Min Sun-woo → Nam Su-young (Professional Shop Colleagues) — Their shared work is part of the lively routine that develops at the shop.

  Sun-woo is the shop's pastry chef, and Su-young helps at Antique as the team carries on with its work.

• Min Sun-woo → Yang Gi-beom (Professional Shop Colleagues) — They contribute to the same shop in different roles as Antique grows.

  Sun-woo works as Antique's pastry chef while Gi-beom becomes an apprentice there; the plot reference says Gi-beom and the others support the business.

• Kim Jin-hyuk → Nam Su-young (Professional Employer And Shop Assistant) — Su-young helps the business operate as part of the shop's working routine.

  Jin-hyuk brings Su-young into the shop team, and the plot reference says Su-young helps at Antique.

• Kim Jin-hyuk → Yang Gi-beom (Professional Employer And Apprentice) — Jin-hyuk gives Gi-beom a new role at the cake shop after his boxing career.

  Jin-hyuk brings Gi-beom, a former boxer, into the team, where Gi-beom becomes an apprentice at Antique.

• Min Sun-woo → Jean-Baptiste Evan (Professional Former Master And Apprentice) — Sun-woo's pastry skills and continued development are tied to his demanding former master's instruction.

  Jean-Baptiste Evan is identified as Sun-woo's demanding former master, and Sun-woo continues learning from him as he pursues his craft.

• Kim Jin-hyuk → Min Sun-woo (Professional Employer And Pastry Chef) — Jin-hyuk gives Sun-woo a place at the shop and encourages him to continue when he questions whether he belongs there.

  Jin-hyuk hires Sun-woo, a gifted pastry chef, to work at Antique. When Sun-woo doubts his place and considers leaving, Jin-hyuk insists that he has ta...

Story Analysis

A cake shop brings together four young men as Jin-hyuk's unresolved childhood trauma and the team's changing relationships unfold.

Plot Progression

1. A Shop Built from a New Beginning — After Sun-woo's painful confession, Jin-hyuk decides to open Antique. He brings Sun-woo, Gi-beom, and Su-young into the shop and establishes a new working life around cakes.
2. Craft and Growing Success — Sun-woo continues developing his pastry skills under Jean-Baptiste Evan's demanding guidance. Antique attracts customers with elaborate cakes and becomes a lively business.
3. The Unanswered Childhood Trauma — An encounter connected to Jin-hyuk's past brings back the memory of his childhood kidnapping. Later conversations establish that he was missing for sixty days, cannot remember what happened, and that...
4. Doubt and Reassurance at Antique — Sun-woo questions whether he belongs at the shop and considers leaving. Jin-hyuk affirms his talent and hard work, while the staff continue supporting the business.
5. A Busy Shop and an Open Question — Antique's staff share their routine as customers come to celebrate with cakes. Su-young senses that someone may be watching the shop, but the story ends without confirming a confrontation.