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Even If This Love Disappears Tonight
Drenched in sunlit youth and gentle melancholy, this high school romance paints a fragile portrait of ephemeral devotion, where fleeting days flicker like sunbeams caught on ocean waves before vanishing into morning light.
Even If This Love Disappears Tonight
Even If This Love Disappears Tonight

오늘 밤, 세계에서 이 사랑이 사라진다 해도

"One night... One love... A thousand goodbyes..."

24 December 2025 South Korea 106 min 8.5 (212)

Director: Kim Hye-young

Cast: Choo Young-woo, Shin Sia, Cho Yu-jung, Jin Ho-eun, Cho Han-cheul

Drama Romance Ephemerality of Memory vs. Permanence of Feeling Living in the Present Moment Selfless Love and Sacrifice Grief, Loss, and Healing
Box Office: $5,516,015

Even If This Love Disappears Tonight — Characters & Cast

Character Analysis

Han Seo-yoon

Shin Sia

Archetype: Innocent / Resilient Heroine Key Trait: Persistent cheerfulness and emotional resilience.

Motivation

To live a bright, normal high school life without burdening others with her condition.

Character Arc

Transitions from living a strictly controlled, script-bound existence governed by daily notes to embracing spontaneous joy and trusting her emotional intuition.

Kim Jae-won

Choo Young-woo

Archetype: Selfless Protector / Tragic Hero Key Trait: Gentle empathy, quiet sacrifice, and observational warmth.

Motivation

To ensure Seo-yoon smiles every day, even at the cost of his own anonymity.

Character Arc

Begins as an aimless, quiet boy detached from his surroundings; finds deep purpose and devotion in becoming Seo-yoon’s daily anchor of happiness.

Choi Ji-min

Cho Yu-jung

Archetype: Loyal Confidante / Guardian Key Trait: Unwavering loyalty and emotional strength.

Motivation

Protecting Seo-yoon from emotional destruction and sorrow.

Character Arc

Starts as Seo-yoon's protective best friend; bears the heavy burden of Jae-won’s final request to erase him, but eventually realizes true healing requires restoring his memory.

Kim Sang-hyeon

Cho Han-cheul

Archetype: Grieving Father / Moral Anchor Key Trait: Melancholic tenderness and parental quietude.

Motivation

Keeping the memory of his family alive with dignity.

Character Arc

Struggles with grief after losing his wife to a heart condition, and later learns to find peace through the legacy of love his son Jae-won left behind.

Jung Tae-hun

Jin Ho-eun

Archetype: Catalytic Classmate / Vulnerable Friend Key Trait: Earnestness and vulnerability.

Motivation

Finding his footing amidst school dynamics.

Character Arc

Serves as the initial reason for Jae-won’s intervention against school bullies, remaining a loyal peer throughout their high school days.

Cast

Choo Young-woo as Kim Jae-won
Shin Sia as Han Seo-yoon
Cho Yu-jung as Choi Ji-min
Jin Ho-eun as Jeong Tae-hoon
Cho Han-cheul as Kim Seong-hyeon
Lee Chae-kyung as Doctor
Jang Yoo-sang as Korean Teacher
Yun Ki-chang as Math Teacher
Yoo Ah-reum as Jae-won's Mother
Lee Gyeong-hwa as Seo-yoon's Mother
Ryu Sun-gyu as Seo-yoon's Father
Moon Jeong-hyeon as Koo Dong-sik
Park Jae-hyeon as Troubled Student 1
Moon Si-hwan as Troubled Student 2
Lee Heon-jin as Troubled Student 3

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