Choi Pro (played by Kim Ji-hoon) is a protagonist in Ballerina.
Choi Pro is a sex trafficker who records assaults, extorts women, and drugs victims without the gang leader's permission. He targets Jang Ok-joo after she escapes, lies about killing her, tortures the High School Student, and is ultimately shot by Ok-joo before being burned on the beach. Choi Min-hee (played by Park Yu-rim) appears in Ballerina.
Choi Min-hee is Jang Ok-joo's best friend and one of Choi Pro's victims. After being filmed and exploited, she commits suicide and leaves Ok-joo a final request for revenge. Her labeled USB recording reveals the abuse and becomes the emotional foundation of Ok-joo's campaign against Choi Pro. High School Student (played by Shin Se-hwi) appears in Ballerina.
The High School Student is held at the hotel as a sex slave and helps Jang Ok-joo escape after Choi Pro's attack. Choi Pro and the Pharmacist later torture her for information, but she survives, shoots at Choi, and gives Ok-joo the chance to kill him before helping burn his body. Pharmacist (played by Kwak Jae-min) appears in Ballerina.
The Pharmacist makes the drug Choi Pro uses to render victims unconscious and agrees to help track down Jang Ok-joo for one-hundred million won. He assists in attacking Ok-joo and torturing the High School Student, but Choi kills him when he attempts to claim the promised payment.
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Characters
Choi Pro
(played by Kim Ji-hoon) — protagonist
Choi Pro is a sex trafficker who records assaults, extorts women, and drugs victims without the gang leader's permission. He targets Jang Ok-joo after she escapes, lies about killing her, tortures the...
Choi Min-hee
(played by Park Yu-rim) — supporting
Choi Min-hee is Jang Ok-joo's best friend and one of Choi Pro's victims. After being filmed and exploited, she commits suicide and leaves Ok-joo a final request for revenge. Her labeled USB recording...
High School Student
(played by Shin Se-hwi) — supporting
The High School Student is held at the hotel as a sex slave and helps Jang Ok-joo escape after Choi Pro's attack. Choi Pro and the Pharmacist later torture her for information, but she survives, shoot...
Pharmacist
(played by Kwak Jae-min) — minor
The Pharmacist makes the drug Choi Pro uses to render victims unconscious and agrees to help track down Jang Ok-joo for one-hundred million won. He assists in attacking Ok-joo and torturing the High S...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Choi Pro → High School Student
(Power Captive Holder)
The High School Student was kept at the hotel as a sex slave connected to Choi Pro's operation.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
High School Student → Pharmacist
(Conflict Torture Victim)
Choi Pro and the Pharmacist torture the High School Student while trying to discover the pursuer's location.
Choi Pro → Pharmacist
(Alliance Criminal Partner)
Choi Pro asks the Pharmacist to help track down the pursuer and promises him one-hundred million won.
Choi Pro → Choi Min-hee
(Conflict Victimizer)
Choi Pro filmed Choi Min-hee while she was unconscious and extorted money and sex from her.
Story Analysis
A revenge-driven pursuit exposes a trafficking network and ends with the destruction of its central abuser and criminal evidence.
