A Normal Family — Characters & Cast

At first, success, money and status. Later, a pragmatic and stubborn sense that what was done cannot be undone or hidden.

He starts as a cold, materialistic lawyer who will defend anyone for a fee. When his own daughter's crime comes to light, he becomes the parent who argues that the children should be turned in. The cynic ends up standing for accountability.

His self-image as a good man, and in the end the urge to protect his son at any cost.

He begins as a principled pediatrician who volunteers abroad and lectures his brother about doing the right thing. Once his son's future is at risk, his ideals give way to a fierce protective instinct, and that leads him to the film's most shocking act.

Protecting her son and her family's standing.

She is an assertive professional who cares for her mother-in-law and openly looks down on Ji-su. When the crisis hits she takes a more active role than her younger sister-in-law, acts on her own, and becomes the fiercest advocate for protecting the children.

Acceptance into the family and protecting her newborn.

At first she seems shallow, absorbed in fitness and eager to win over her sister-in-law. As Jae-wan's young second wife and stepmother to Hye-yoon, she becomes a quiet observer with no blood tie to the children, which gives her a different view of the situation.

Self-preservation and entitlement. Her inner life is kept deliberately opaque.

She is Jae-wan's teenage daughter from his late first wife and tutors her cousin Si-ho. Her part in the assault, and her lack of remorse, expose how empty the family's privilege really is.