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Itaewon Class Character Names

13 characters · TV Series

Sae-ro-yi /Seh-roh-ee/ The determined protagonist who opens a bar in Itaewon to get revenge on the Jang family. Yi-seo /Yee-seo/ A highly intelligent and sociopathic young woman who becomes the manager of DanBam. Geun-won /Keun-won/ The spoiled and arrogant heir to the JangGa Group who bullies Sae-ro-yi and causes the initial tragedy. Geun-soo /Keun-soo/ The illegitimate son of Chairman Jang, and Geun-won's half-brother, who is caught between loyalty and ambition. Soo-ah /Soo-ah/ Sae-ro-yi's first love, who works for the JangGa Group despite his rivalry with them. Seung-kwon /Seung-kwon/ A former cellmate of Sae-ro-yi who becomes a loyal member of DanBam. Hyun-yi /Hyun-ee/ The talented chef at DanBam who struggles with her identity as a transgender woman. Hoi-long /Hoy Long/ The part-time worker at DanBam who faces discrimination due to his race and Korean language skills. Dae-hee /Deh-hee/ The ruthless chairman of the JangGa Group, and Sae-ro-yi's primary antagonist. Min-jung /Min-jung/ The director of JangGa group. She's tough and capable Sung-yeol /Sung-yul/ Park Sae-ro-yi's father, a warm and principled man whose death in a hit-and-run accident at the hands of Jang Geun-won sets the entire plot in motion. His unwavering moral character deeply shapes Sae-ro-yi's values and lifelong pursuit of justice. Tong-il /Tong-il/ A North Korean defector who becomes part of the DanBam crew, bringing an outsider's perspective to Seoul's cutthroat food-and-beverage industry. His integration into the team reflects the show's recurring theme of chosen family across social boundaries. Geun-myeong /Geunn-myung/ A senior executive within the Jangga Group hierarchy loyal to Chairman Jang Dae-hee, representing the institutional corporate machine that Sae-ro-yi's DanBam must dismantle. He embodies the blind obedience to power that the show critiques.

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