Character Relationship Map: Master

Characters

• President Jin (played by Lee Byung-hun) — protagonist

  The chairman of One Network, President Jin has deceived tens of thousands of members through persuasive speeches, personal charm, and influential political and governmental connections. As Kim Jae-myu...

• Park Jang-goon (played by Kim Woo-bin) — supporting

  Park Jang-goon is President Jin's closest aide and the mastermind behind One Network's growth. His exceptional programming ability and sharp intellect helped build the company's operations. When Kim J...

• Sin Gemma (played by Uhm Ji-won) — supporting
• One Network Member 11 (played by Kim Jin-man) — minor
• One Network Member (played by Han Woo-yeol) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Park Jang-goon → One Network Member 11 (Professional Operational Architect And Affected Member) — Park's behind-the-scenes operational role connects him directly to the system experienced by One Network Member 11.

  Park Jang-goon helped build One Network's operations through exceptional programming ability, while One Network members were presented with the compan...

• Park Jang-goon → One Network Member (Professional Operational Architect And Affected Member) — Park's technical and organizational work supports the system in which One Network members participate.

  Park Jang-goon is identified as the mastermind behind One Network's growth, while the company's members are the people exposed to its investment promi...

• President Jin → One Network Member 11 (Power Leader And Follower) — One Network Member 11 is positioned within the membership base affected by President Jin's public promises and leadership claims.

  The founding-anniversary presentation describes President Jin's promise of daily dividends, aggressive investment, and transparency to One Network mem...

• President Jin → One Network Member (Power Leader And Follower) — President Jin uses a family-like public image and promises of daily dividends to maintain the loyalty of One Network members.

  At One Network's founding anniversary, President Jin claims that the company's members have embraced him like family while presenting the organization...

Story Dynamics

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

• President Jin → Sin Gemma (Conflict Target Of Asset Struggle) — Sin Gemma becomes involved in the operational consequences of the struggle over President Jin's assets and the planned financial transaction.

  After President Jin is reported dead, a larger financial deal is set in motion, and Sin Gemma is assigned command if anything happens to the operation...

• Park Jang-goon → Sin Gemma (Alliance Participant In Competing Plans) — The later financial operation places Park and Sin Gemma in related but separately defined roles within the competing plans surrounding the Manila deal.

  Park Jang-goon is approached about helping with the new scheme, while Sin Gemma is placed in command if anything happens to the police operation.

• President Jin → Park Jang-goon (Conflict Trusted Aide Turned Adversary) — Their relationship begins as a close operational partnership but becomes unstable when Park's knowledge and access to the ledger make him central to the struggle surrounding President Jin.

  Park Jang-goon is described as President Jin's closest aide and the mastermind behind One Network's growth. As the investigation intensifies, Park is...

Story Analysis

A corporate fraud investigation expands into a struggle over evidence, assets, and an unresolved international financial scheme.

Plot Progression

1. The Promise of One Network — President Jin presents One Network as a transparent investment family during its founding anniversary. Accusations of a pyramid scheme begin to undermine that public image.
2. The Ledger Under Pressure — The investigation turns toward One Network's finances, hidden ledger, and data-center records. Park Jang-goon's technical importance makes him central to the search.
3. Kidnapping and Dispossession — A police operation is disrupted when Park is kidnapped and the ledger changes hands. Efforts to secure headquarters and recover evidence continue at the same time.
4. After Jin's Reported Death — President Jin is reported dead, but associates continue fighting over his assets. The resulting struggle prepares a much larger financial transaction.
5. The Manila Gambit — Park is approached about the new scheme while Sin Gemma is assigned command if the operation changes. The planned Manila meeting, money freeze, and ledger bargain remain unresolved.