Favorite Characters

♥♥♥ Lee Rang portrayed by Kim Beom is my all time favorite K-Drama character and one of my favorite characters of all time across all media formats. (As an aside, I greatly prefer him in S1 as he was originally portrayed. He acts very different in S2, I guess because he's younger and at a different stage in his life in S2?)

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I also like Ki Yuri portrayed by Kim Yong Ji, and Gu Shinju portrayed by Hwang Hee in S1. I also liked Su Oh, Taluipa, and Hyuneuiong. I like Lee Yeon and Nam Ji Ah as well on and off (I like them a lot in some scenes and circumstances but it's not a consistent feeling?) I love the entire cast of characters in S1 collectively more than in S2 and in most K-Dramas in general. I still mostly like the other characters more so because of their relationship to Lee Rang than because I'm a massive fan of them individually. 

Lee Rang and Lee Yeon's relationship is my favorite relationship in K-Drama and probably my favorite fictional relationship of all time.

♥♥ Go Seungtak portrayed by Kim Beom and Professor Cha Youngmin portrayed by Rain. I also liked the coma ghost side characters.

I like Seungtak as an individual character and his relationship with Youngmin a lot. 

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Outside of Lee Rang and Go Seungtak, the rest of this list are characters I only mildly liked while watching the show but am not seriously super attached to longterm/don't post about and think about a ton outside of when currently watching the show. I hope in the future I can find more K-Dramas where I am able to become more attached longterm to the characters the way I frequently am able to for other media formats such as webcomics/manhwa and anime/manga. I personally feel like most K-Dramas are written as more plot-driven and less character-driven stories than compared to most anime.

Yang Kangchil played by Jung Woosung and Lee Gooksoo played by Kim Beom. I loved their relationship and also loved Kangchils' relationship with his son Im Jung played by Choi Taejoon.

I really liked Kangchil so much in this drama that he was close to being one of my top favorite characters who I was attached to longterm, but the finale kind of killed it for me a bit.

Kang Yohan played by Ji Sung.  I'm not sure why I'm not as attached to Yohan longterm as I expected to be, but I think he is an incredible character and hard carried this show. He feels like a character who should have a massive cult following and be considered a sort of pop culture icon.

I also liked Jung Sun Ah played by Kim Min Jung in a "this character is intriguing" rather than a rooting for her type of way. I liked Yohan's relationship with Kang Elijah played by Jeon Chae Eun.

Grim Reaper portrayed by Lee Dongwook and Sunny portrayed by Yoo In Na. 

Lee Su Ho portrayed by Cha Eun Woo and Lim Joo Gyung portrayed by Moon Ga Young. I also liked Han Seojun portrayed by Hwang Inyoup and Jugyeong's sister played by Im Semi (and her romance side plot).

Lee Joon Ki portrayed by Lee Yi Kyung is one of the funniest characters I've ever seen and hard carried this show. I also liked Yoon Ah and Sol.

Seo Moonjo portrayed by Lee Dongwook. I like watching his relationship with Yoon Jongwoo played by Im Siwan.

Do Bong Soon portrayed by Park Bo Young and Ahn Min Hyuk portrayed by Park Hyung Sik.

Pyo Chi Su portrayed by Yang Kyung Won,  Kim Ju Muk portrayed by Yoo Soo Bin, and Geum Eun Dong portrayed by Tang Jun Sang. I also liked the Rat.

Choi Namra portrayed by Jo Yihyun.  

This story was not long enough to know virtually anything about the characters beyond a concept, but I liked the vibes of So Minhye played by Geum Haena.