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My Name
A rain-soaked crime noir of blood-bound retribution and fractured trust, where a grieving daughter transforms into a venomous blade, carving through neon-drenched shadows and deadly deceit to unmask the monster who slaughtered her world.
My Name
My Name

마이 네임

"No one can know. My enemy, my revenge."

15 October 2021 — 15 October 2021 South Korea 1 season 8 episode Ended 8.2 (1,071)

Cast: Han So-hee, Park Hee-soon, Ahn Bo-hyun, Kim Sang-ho, Lee Hak-ju

Drama Crime Mystery Vengeance as Self-Destruction Identity, Names, and Duality Twisted Mentorship and Manipulative Trust Solitude vs. Human Vulnerability The Arbitrary Border of Legality and Morality

My Name — Characters & Cast

Character Analysis

Yoon Ji-woo / Oh Hye-jin

Han So-hee

Archetype: Avenger / Tragic Antiheroine Key Trait: Relentless resilience and high physical pain tolerance.

Motivation

Initially to kill her father’s murderer; later evolves into uncovering the truth of her identity and surviving the web of lies spun around her.

Character Arc

Transforms from a traumatized, bullied high school student into a lethal gang fighter, then into a stoic undercover narcotics cop, and finally into a soul-bare avenger who slays her mentor.

Choi Mu-jin

Park Hee-soon

Archetype: Corrupt Mentor / Sociopathic Dark Father Figure Key Trait: Cold, calculated ruthlessness paired with an intense obsession with loyalty.

Motivation

Protecting his drug empire while enforcing absolute, unyielding loyalty from those he considers his own.

Character Arc

Functions as a charismatic savior and cartel leader who grooms Ji-woo, but descends into unhinged jealousy and paranoia as his web of deception unravels.

Jeon Pil-do

Ahn Bo-hyun

Archetype: The Moral Compass / Righteous Partner Key Trait: Uncompromising integrity and empathetic warmth.

Motivation

To bring down drug syndicates (motivated by his sister’s death) and save Ji-woo from consuming herself in extrajudicial violence.

Character Arc

Begins as a strict, hot-headed narcotics detective distrustful of Hye-jin, but evolves into her staunch protector and lover, providing her sole window into healing before his sudden murder.

Cha Gi-ho

Kim Sang-ho

Archetype: The Master Strategist / Veteran Handler Key Trait: Secretive pragmatism and patient tactical planning.

Motivation

Destroying Choi Mu-jin's cartel and honoring his fallen undercover officer.

Character Arc

Appears as a shadowy, antagonistic police chief obsessed with bringing down Dongcheon; revealed in late episodes to be the loyal handler of Ji-woo's true police-officer father.

Do Kang-jae

Jang Ryul

Archetype: The Volatile Traitor / Deranged Rival Key Trait: Unhinged cruelty and unpredictable violence.

Motivation

Bitter vengeance against both Mu-jin and Ji-woo for his brutal humiliation.

Character Arc

Starts as an ambitious Dongcheon recruit who is defeated by Ji-woo in a ring fight; after attempting to assault her, he is slashed and expelled by Mu-jin, returning years later as a psychotic rival drug lord.

Cast

Han So-hee as Yoon Ji-woo / Song Ji-woo / Oh Hye-jin
Park Hee-soon as Choi Mu-jin
Ahn Bo-hyun as Jeon Pil-do
Kim Sang-ho as Cha Gi-ho
Lee Hak-ju as Jung Tae-ju
Chang Ryul as Do Gang-jae
Yoon Kyung-ho as Yoon Dong-hoon / Song Joon-soo
Moon Sang-min as Go Gun-pyeong
Kim Byung-cheol as Cho Jin-se
Shin Yeon-woo as Woman on drugs
Won Choon-gyu as Buyer
Kim Chan-yi as Buyer
Hong Woo-jin as Park Jin-woo
Baek Joo-hee as Kang Soo-yeon
Kim In-woo as Yamamoto

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