The upcoming tvN drama series "Encounter" shared detailed descriptions of each of its character through their official Twitter account. The drama will focus on the love story of Cha Soo Hyun (Song Hye Kyo) and Kim Jin Hyuk (Park Bo Gum).
Cha Soo Hyun helps her father in his election races where she became popular and considered as a celebrity, Soompi reported. She is the head of Dong Hwa Hotel and married to the son of Tae Kyung Group, but their marriage eventually ended up in a divorce. As her alimony, Cha Soo Hyun received the Dong Hwa Hotel and turned it to be the best in the industry. She hopes to be known as the head of Dong Hwa Hotel and not just only a former daughter-in-law of Tae Kyung Group. However, her former in-laws still shadowed her.
The 29-year-old Kim Jin Hyuk was born and raised in Hongjae-dong, who was adored by elderly living in their area. He always carries his kind personality and stayed connected to his neighbors, but they are curious why he hasn't found a job after he graduated even though he's a good student. He works part-time jobs, and he decided to travel to Cuba for four weeks to treat himself for the last time. During the last day of his trip, Kim Jin Hyuk met a lost woman who will eventually change his life.
People around Cha Soo Hyun
Jung Woo Seok (Jang Seung Jo) is the ex-husband of Cha Soo Hyun and the head of Tae Kyung Group. He dated a lot of women, not wanting to be part of his family and their status. He thinks Cha Soo Hyun was different, so he hoped she would love him back, but it didn't go the way he wanted it to be. Later on, he asked for a divorce and told her he found someone else.
Kim Hwa Jin (Cha Hwa Yeon) is the mother of Jung Woo Seok, who runs the Tae Kyung Group. She will protect her family's name at all cost and even invites Cha Soo Hyun during her birthday dinner for the sake of her appearance and send her a dress code.
Jin Mi Ok (Nam Ki Ae) and Cha Jong Hyun (Moo Sung Geun) are the parents of Cha Soo Hyun. They met in a broadcasting station as they both worked there, and got married later on. Jin Mi Ok has driven her husband to enter politics, and she'll sacrifice her daughter just to climb up in the social ladder. Cha Jong Hyun, on the other hand, was contended being an anchor but he's willing to give up his career for his wife. However, he started to question himself when he realized he hadn't seen his daughter smiling in a long time.
Nam Myung Shik (Go Chang Suk) is the driver of Cha Soo Hyun, who went to college with her father. He worked as a reporter for a long time, but Cha Soo Hyun's parents requested him to be her driver and caretaker. Nam Myung Shik took care of Cha Soo Hyun since she was young, and he's always there for her when she needed someone to talk to, and he's not afraid to give her straight answers.
Jang Mi Jin (Kwak Sun Young) is the secretary and friend of Cha Soo Hyun, where they went to high school together. Cha Soo Hyun relies on her as a friend as she's the only one who listens to her troubles.
People around Kim Jin Hyuk
Kim Jang Soo (Shin Jung Geun) and Joo Yeon Ja (Baek Ji Won) are the parents of Kim Jin Hyuk and owners of a fruit store. They have done their best in raising their two sons, they are happy with their first son but worried with their second son as he always gets in trouble.
Kim Jin Myung (Block B's P.O) is the younger brother of Kim Jin Hyuk, a cheerful and a carefree person. He decided to give up college as he thinks it wasn't the one he needed in his life. He wanted to become a successful business owner, but not with his father's fruit store, so he decided to come up with his plans.
Jo Hye In (Jeon So Ni) is Kim Jin Hyuk's childhood friend, who developed feelings for him. She is an employee of Dong Hwa Hotel's PR team, and she hoped Kim Jin Hyuk would get a job and settle down, so he can finally see her and fall in love with her.
