내안의 그놈
"A body swap that changed everything."
Director: Kang Hyo-jin
Cast: Jung Jinyoung, Park Sung-woong, Ra Mi-ran, Lee Soo-min, Lee Pung-un
The Dude in Me — Characters & Cast
Character Analysis
Jang Pan-soo / Dong-hyun's body
Park Sung-woong (Pan-soo); Jung Jin-young (Dong-hyun's body)
Motivation
First to get his own body and life back. Later, to protect his daughter and make amends.
Character Arc
He begins as an ambitious, self-serving gangster. Stuck in a teenager's body, he sees the cost of what he left behind and starts acting like a father.
Dong-hyun
Jung Jin-young (Park Sung-woong in the other body)
Motivation
To return to his own life.
Character Arc
An ordinary student swept into a gangster's world. The film's comedy depends on how each swapped character adapts to the other's life.
Mi-seon
Ra Mi-ran
Motivation
To protect her daughter and her dignity.
Character Arc
She raised a child alone after being left behind, and the swap gives her a confrontation with the past.
Hyun-jeong
Lee Soo-min
Motivation
To get through school and find safety and connection.
Character Arc
Bullied at school, she comes to be protected by the odd new student who turns out to be her father.
Cast
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