Jin-seok (played by Kang Ha-neul) is a protagonist in Forgotten.
The protagonist who suffers from dissociative amnesia after a traumatic event in 1997. He was hired to commit a murder to fund his brother's surgery during the financial crisis, but accidentally killed a daughter and her mother. He returns with restored memories, accepts full responsibility for the crimes, and ultimately poisons himself. Yoo-seok / Choi Seong-uk (played by Kim Moo-yul) is a protagonist in Forgotten.
Jin-seok's older brother who was replaced after a 19-day abduction. He is actually Choi Seong-uk, the son of the murdered doctor, raised in an orphanage. He orchestrates the hypnosis and reenactment to recover Jin-seok's past memories, confronts him with the truth, and eventually commits suicide after processing his family's tragic fate. Jin-seok's Father / Mr. Park (played by Moon Sung-keun) appears in Forgotten.
A psychiatrist hired by Choi to pose as Jin-seok's father during a hypnotic reenactment. He helps guide Jin-seok back to his repressed memories of 1997 to recover details about the murders. Jin-seok's Father / Madam Min (played by Na Young-hee) appears in Forgotten.
An actress recruited by Choi to portray Jin-seok's mother during the therapeutic reenactment. She participates in the hypnotic sessions to help trigger Jin-seok's repressed memories of the 1997 events. Professor Choi (played by Nam Myung-ryeol) appears in Forgotten.
The doctor who hired Jin-seok to murder his own wife for insurance money during the 1997 financial crisis. After discovering Jin-seok killed his daughter, he attempts to kill Jin-seok but accidentally falls to his death. He is the biological father of Choi Seong-uk. Professor Choi's Wife (played by Lee Na-ra) appears in Forgotten.
The mother of the murdered girl and wife of Professor Choi. She was the intended target of the 1997 contract killing but ends up accidentally killed by Jin-seok after her daughter's death.
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Characters
Jin-seok
(played by Kang Ha-neul) — protagonist
The protagonist who suffers from dissociative amnesia after a traumatic event in 1997. He was hired to commit a murder to fund his brother's surgery during the financial crisis, but accidentally kille...
Yoo-seok / Choi Seong-uk
(played by Kim Moo-yul) — protagonist
Jin-seok's older brother who was replaced after a 19-day abduction. He is actually Choi Seong-uk, the son of the murdered doctor, raised in an orphanage. He orchestrates the hypnosis and reenactment t...
Jin-seok's Father / Mr. Park
(played by Moon Sung-keun) — supporting
A psychiatrist hired by Choi to pose as Jin-seok's father during a hypnotic reenactment. He helps guide Jin-seok back to his repressed memories of 1997 to recover details about the murders.
Jin-seok's Father / Madam Min
(played by Na Young-hee) — supporting
An actress recruited by Choi to portray Jin-seok's mother during the therapeutic reenactment. She participates in the hypnotic sessions to help trigger Jin-seok's repressed memories of the 1997 events...
Professor Choi
(played by Nam Myung-ryeol) — supporting
The doctor who hired Jin-seok to murder his own wife for insurance money during the 1997 financial crisis. After discovering Jin-seok killed his daughter, he attempts to kill Jin-seok but accidentally...
Professor Choi's Wife
(played by Lee Na-ra) — supporting
The mother of the murdered girl and wife of Professor Choi. She was the intended target of the 1997 contract killing but ends up accidentally killed by Jin-seok after her daughter's death.
