IN | Hyeonseo | Lee | Protagonist. Aka: Kim Ji Hae, Park Min Young, Chae Mi-Ran, Jang Soon-Hyang, Chae In-Hee, Park Sun-Ja. |
PR | Min-Ho | | Min Young's brother. |
| | | Part 1 |
2 | Money | | Min Young's uncle. Executive at a successful trading company. |
| Poor | | Min Young's uncle. Talented artist. |
| Cinema | | Min Young's uncle. Man who ran a movie theater. |
| Opium | | Min Young's uncle. Drug dealer. |
| Old | | Min Young's aunt. |
| Tall | | Min Young's youngest aunt. |
| Pretty | | The most beautiful of Min Young's aunts. |
3 | Jong-Il | Kim | Kim Il-Sung's son. |
| Jong-Suk | Kim | Heroine of the anti-Japanese who died young. Il-Sung's wife. |
4 | Il-Sung | Kim | North Korean leader. |
| Jin-Sung | Jan | Korean poet. |
5 | Kyeong-Sul | Baek | A woman who was accused of stealing. |
7 | Mr. | Ahn | Min Young's mother's chief partner trader. Korean-Chinese. |
| Mr. | Chang | Min Young's mother's chief partner trader. Korean-Chinese. |
12 | Mrs. | Kang | Min Young's new physics teacher. |
| | | The Bowibu - The Ministry of State Security. |
14 | Chun Hui | Ri | Famous news anchor. |
13 | Chul | Tae | Min Young's first boyfriend. Hoodlum. |
| Sun-I | | Min Young's friend. |
16 | | | Kotchebi - Food snatchers in North Korea. |
18 | Chang-Ho | Ri | Border guard. Min Young's mother's friend. |
| | | Part 2 |
20 | Jing-Gil | | Min Young's uncle. Owner of a trading company. |
| Sang Hee | | Min Young's aunt. Pharmacist. |
22 | Mrs. | Jang | Member of the Korean-Chinese social circle. Sang Hee's friend. |
| Soo | Geon | Mrs. Jang's son. Min Young's fiance. |
23 | Miss | Ma | Owner of the salon that offered Min Young a job. |
24 | Ji-Woo | | Min Young's co-waitress and new friend. |
25 | Soo-Jin | | The girl Min Young met at the birthday party. Waitress. |
26 | Inspector | Xu | The interrogator. |
27 | Jin-Su | Shin | Sergeant of Police. Min Young's boyfriend. |
30 | Yee-Un | | Min Young's Korean-Chinese acquaintance. |
31 | Ok-Hee | | Min Young's new North Korean friend in China. |
35 | Kim | | Min Young's boyfriend. |
36 | Shin-Suh | | North Korean woman who wants to escape North Korea. |
| | | Part 3 |
38 | Sun-Mi | | Min Young's new friend. |
39 | Yoon-Ji | | Min Ho's girlfriend. |
| Mr. | Park | A kind and friendly policeman. |
40 | Jung-Sik | Seol | The provincial secretary for Socialist Youth League. |
| Reverend | Kim | Protestant pastor. |
45 | Mr. | Fang | Reverend Kim's broker. |
| Yin | | Restaurant owner. |
47 | Dick | Stolp | Australian man who helped North Korean people. |
50 | John | | Min Ho's co-prisoner. |
53 | Brian | | Man from Wisconsin. Min Young's fiance. |
| Jong-Un | Kim | Jong-Il's son. |