Seeing Double

REQUESTED CHARACTER: CLASSMATE OF MARGOT YI . 18 . SEOUL GLOBAL HIGH SCHOOL . 12TH GRADE STUDENT . SUGGESTED FC: NOH YUNAH

REQUESTED BY: MARGOT YI

happy go lucky and always willing to see the best in people

when one of her classes assigned a group project, she took on the leadership role among the group of strangers

while she appears organized and capable, she is hiding the fact that she doesn't know how to ask for or accept help - only how to provide help and support for others

within this assigned group for classwork, she will soon rise as the one who smooths over disagreements and keeps the peace

which will certainly earn margot's respect

and between her organizational skills and desire to help those around her, she may find friends within this group...and someone to protect when they learn their transfer classmate is more than what he seems

REQUESTED CHARACTER: CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS . 29+ . CANON OR ORIGINAL CIVILIANS . CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS . SUGGESTED FC: OPEN

REQUESTED BY: BAE YOUNG AE

with 115 seats, the city council of seoul may seem unwildy, especially sicne the 2026 election gave mayor bae only the slimmest of majorities over her rival's faction

and of course, there are a few seats of a third faction who want both mayor bae and her rival kim gone

with a rise in strange missing persons cases starting to overshadow mayor bae's agenda of improving infrastructure, how will her enemies and allies react and position themselves?

will any follow her rival, second deputy mayor kim? or will they find someone else to blame?

and should the clones be revealled how will they react? especially when it comes out mayor bae has employed one for years?

and are any of these councilors on the council payroll? or open to become so?

REQUESTED CHARACTER: CHILDHOOD BEST FRIEND OF TAK YUMI . 26-27 . ORIGINAL CIVILIAN . OPEN (NON CELEBRITY) OCCUPATION . SUGGESTED FC: CHOI YU JIN

REQUESTED BY: TAK YUMI

her parents and yumi's parents were neighbours so she and yumi grew up together

her closest friend who is NOT living in the house of teh starving geniuses

she's a ball of sunshine and yumi's biggest cheerleader

probably in cahoots with yumi's boyfriend over the best timing for a proposal after their graduations

probably has conflicting feelings of the house of starving geniuses - one the one hand, they're good for yumi academically, but on the other she thinks yumi needs to leave the house in order to preserve those friendships

mostly likely no longer in school and is working in the lower rungs of a "real" job (teacher, nail/beauty tech, baker) and so she has to make an effort to see yumi with their differing schedules

has vastly different interests than yumi, but will do things with her and support her because that's what friends do

probably aware of the fact that two of yumi's roommates are "twins separated at birth" but she could easily get pulled into clone shenanigans by helping run a clone safehouse...or accidentally revealling there's more doubles based on where she works

REQUESTED CHARACTER: CHEERLEADER . 23-27 . ORIGINAL CIVILIAN . DOOSAN BEARS CHEERLEADER/JOURNALISM STUDENT . SUGGESTED FC: JENNIE KIM

REQUESTED BY: SKY CHANTHARA

her persona at the doosan bears stadium is bubbly and fun to be around

however that's a mask - she's slightly bitter and jaded because once upon a time she was an up and coming women's softball player until an injury ruined her shot at a career

wouldn't have even taken this job due to its painful reminder of what she lost, but the economy has been tough and she needed a job

however there are times she can't help herself and she has been pulling aside the shortstop sky to criticize his plays and techniques

studying journalism - possibly on a part time basis - so that she can eventually be a sports writer or commentator

may make insightful comments to journalist nam which could lead her to try and get him to help her get her foot in the door at his publication

suspicious of goh (haemosu 7) and his uncanny power and ability - she thinks he's doping and she hates cheaters

in her attempts to find out more, she may start talking more to sky to see if he'll let things slip...which may cause tabloids, fans and teammates to think they are dating

something that sky, who has come to appreciate her helpful coaching, wouldn't object to...

REQUESTED CHARACTER: CHARITY SISTERS MEMBERS . 19+ . CANON OR ORIGINAL SNU STUDENTS . SNU STUDENTS . SUGGESTED FC: OPEN

REQUESTED BY: KIM YOONA

the charity sisters is a snu student association of young women who want to change the world

they have their own dorm on campus (a donation from a wealthy alumnus of their organization) to live and work in

all members can live there for undergrad or graduate studies

the requirements for membership are to be women (cis or trans) who are ambitious, driven and looking to change or lead the world and make their communities a better place

while in school, the sisters participate in many community events, fundraisers and volunteer events for their favourite causes

they also mentor each other, in and out of school

yoona will need the support of these sisters more than ever when she learns the terrible truth of her parents' past - because how can she reconcile the pedestals she's put them on with their past connections to generation 1 of project ascension?

and if council agents try to harm yoona? well surely an evil organization is no match for a nationwide network of ambitious, driven women who refuse to take shit from anyone

can the sisters protect yoona and her family? will they also help in protecting the clones, their famous alumni the bride and anyone else who is a victim of the council?

REQUESTED CHARACTER: THE BRIDE OF THE SEASON . 26+ . ORIGINAL CIVILIAN . HEIRESS/CHARITY SPOKESWOMAN . SUGGESTED FC: OPEN

REQUESTED BY: KIM YOONA . SUBPLOT 4

an heiress of a very well to do society family

went to snu for university and joined the charity sisters organization initially find connections she lacked and to feel like she could do something useful

eventually turned her charity focus to fertility issues after a health issue in her early 20s revealed that she would have a really difficult time conceiving without ivf

after her graduation, she started taking that cause on, hoping to use her chaebol connections to make a difference for herself as well as other women who want to be mothers

recently become engaged and her and her fiance's family are in agreement that the wedding is going to be THE social event of the season

to make sure that not everyone at her wedding are going to be chosen by her mother and mother in law, she's decided to draw all her bridesmaids from the charity sisters, past and present

the bride may unfortunately get drawn into the council's plot to mass produce more generation 1 clones via an in vitro clinic scam...not just as a victim who doesn't realize that she's not just carrying a child not genetically related to her, but one that the council can arbitrarily claim later - but she may also be tricked into speaking for them

should she learn the truth - and the connection that fellow charity sister kim yoona has to the council - she may have to prepare herself to fight a battle she could have never imagined

but who would fight more fiercely than a mother facing having her child ripped away?

REQUESTED CHARACTER: "BOYFRIEND" OF UNIT SEOUL . 19 . ORIGINAL STUDENT . UNIVERSITY 1ST YEAR . SUGGESTED FC: KIM SUNWOO

REQUESTED BY: UNIT SEOUL

last year he was a 12th grader at seoul global high school and was assigned to be a guide to transfer student pak nabi (unit seoul)

as her "guide" he introduced her to magazines, make up tutorials, social media, k-dramas, k-pop and other things that explored the concept of popularity

found her enthusiasm both endearing and rather geeky

of course, because they spent a lot of time together at school, there were dating rumours which he would have tried to brush off, except that seoul unilaterally decided that he was her boyfriend

her debuting as an actress threw him for a loop, but he figured that now that she was chasing some new high standard of popularity, he wouldn't see much of her now

except that without telling her where he is, seoul's showing up on campus and at his dorm, linking arms with him and proclaiming to those that ask that she's his girlfriend

it makes things complicated because he knows she's always been a bit strange and focused on strange aspects of teenage life and that despite her saying they're boyfriend and girlfriend, he's got the sense she has no idea what that actually entails beyond the innocent superficiality of what is seen on dramas

this could lead to him being drawn further into seoul's orbit as her mission and her desire to be a "real girl" start clashing and could lead to a desire to help and protect her

even though when it comes to dealing with scary situations, he has nowhere near the training seoul has (granted when it comes to blending and not drawing attention, he's got her beat)

REQUESTED CHARACTER: BOSS OF LEE NARI . 45+ . ORIGINAL COUNCIL PAWN . BUSINESS ASSOCIATE . SUGGESTED FC: OPEN CHOICE

REQUESTED BY: LEE NARI

has worked as an associate for one of the outer circle members of the council of the future

works on both the business/financial end and looks for underhanded ways to move the council's agenda forward

one of the few pawns with a limited picture about the scientific experiments the council does

also probably helping them procure equipment, supplies or money to siphon off to the compound

and is probably helping their council sponsor jockey for a spot in the inner circle now that member chang's death opened up a spot

uses nari mercilessly for all sorts of tasks, stringing her along because they know about nari's biggest pressure point - the desire to have a child, even though she'd be a single mother

however the stringing nari along has started to lead to friction so if they don't deliver soon, nari could defect from their orbit, leaving them to scramble to get her back...or have to find a way to tie up a loose end...

and tying up loose ends can be so very messy, be it calling in a lethal favour or transporting someone to the compound for experimentation

REQUESTED CHARACTER: BEST FRIEND OF BAN YOON SEO . 27 . ORIGINAL CIVILIAN OR STUDENT . LAW OR BUSINESS STUDENT OR LAWYER OR BUSINESS ASSOCIATE . SUGGESTED FC: JACKSON WANG

REQUESTED BY: BAN YOON SEO

CW: MISSING PERSON

a scion of a wealthy family that moved to seoul within the last generation

has known yoon seo for years and went to the same fancy high school as he did

despite yoon seo being serious, hardworking and outwardly conforming to his family's expectations, he's the complete opposite - a fun loving party boy who likes enjoying his wealth and privilege

one would think that because he took a lot of flack for being a foreigner growing up, he'd have empathy for others being bullied by the closed set of seoul's wealthy. unfortunately, that's not always the case - he never liked yoon seo's girlfriend myeong, considering her a gold digger without evidence

however with his best friend and myeong now missing for nearly five months, he's in a bit of a spiral of worry and guilt

now he's going out to parties and events later and later and it's heavily interfering with his classes/work

and things could get confusing if he runs into yoon seo's "brothers" - or even yoon seo out of the blue himself acting evasive as to his wherabouts since last fall

can he piece together the mystery of yoon seo's disappearance? or if yoon seo reappears, acting weird, can he sus out the trouble yoon seo is in?

and can he redeem himself in yoon seo's and his own eyes by rescuing yoon seo and myeong from council clutches?

REQUESTED CHARACTER: BEST FRIEND OF NOE DAE HYUN . 19-20 . ORIGINAL KU STUDENT . OPEN MAJOR . SUGGESTED FC: LEE FELIX

REQUESTED BY: NOE DA HYUN

since meeting dae hyun during first year, they've been attached at the hip and the life of every party

like dae hyun, he's goofy, fun-loving and possibly not taking his studies as seriously as his parents and professors would like

his energy can be both infectious and exhausting to everyone else in equal turns

is - or appears to be - a little more zen than dae hyun about external problems

which sometimes is not easily squared with how willing he is to jump into things - especially fun things - headfirst

last year he was also friends with cha (unit yajasu), loving the fact that he loved to explore and have fun

probably feels really bad that yajasu was sent to the military, but has been helping him sneak off base to come to a party or just to relax from the rigid routine on base

given how much he values fun and choosing to have fun, he may be more than willing to protect yajasu from his creators in the event yajasu decides he wants to defect and be a fun loving, normal boy

REQUESTED CHARACTER: BEST FRIEND OF BAE MINAH/FORMER SOCIAL WORK CASE OF EOM HA YUN . 25-27 . ORIGINAL CIVILIAN OR GENERATION 0 SUBJECT . ODD JOBS . SUGGESTED FC: KIM HYEONG SEO/BIBI

REQUESTED BY: BAE HANA . EOM HA YUN

grew up in the same foster homes as the trio of siblings eventually adopted by bae young ae

is best friends with bae minah and was (and maybe still is/tries to be?) a bad influence on her

she and minah got into all sorts of trouble growing up and she probably acted out more after minah was adopted and she was left to age out of the system...and her original case worker eom ha yun was essentially forced to quit her job when she became a mother

hasn't really been able to settle down or cool her wild streak and never took advantage of ha yun trying to get her jobs or scholarship opportunities

and then she found herself pregnant and not really wanting to be a mother

at some point - either near the end of her pregnancy or after it - she was "recruited" by a council pawn to become a generation 0 test subject. she probably didn't understand the pitch beyond "if it works we'll make you rich"

this will lead to her dumping her baby with minah, possibly promising to come back when she's been made rich...and finding that she's trapped at the compound in big trouble

once at the compound, will she join the generation 1 clones in an escape? will minah and/or ha yun be able to save and/or hide her once she's rescued? will this lead to an unlikely position as a spokesperson for those the council have wronged and harmed?

or will the council's machinations draw her into a danger she may need to sacrifice herself to in order to keep minah, ha yun and her child safe?

REQUESTED CHARACTER: BEST FRIEND OF BAE HANA . 28-32 . ORIGINAL CELEBRITY . K-POP STYLIST . SUGGESTED FC: LEE SUNMI

REQUESTED BY: BAE HANA

in her teens she was a stellar entertainment trainee along with hana, joo mi ok and the members of fae

like hana, she was not selected to debut in fae

managed to find a niche within the k-pop scene as a stylist for many major acts

loud, brash and rebellious (a factor into why she never debuted)

very likely supportive of hana's goal of opening her own dance studio - especially given how stuffy hana's bosses at the ballet are

has been dragged into hana's investigations as to why her prima ballerina looks exactly like some random high school teacher

very well placed to throw a wrench into that investigation by realizing there's an idol and/or an actress who shares the same face to these two other unrelated women

which could drag her into a conspiracy she never would have imagined possible...though her ability to create looks and style people could prove handy in a pinch

REQUESTED CHARACTER: BELOVED WIFE OF PAK BYUNG HO . 26 . GENERATION 1 CLONE . SEOUL GLOBAL HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER . REQUIRED FC: KANG SEULGI

REQUESTED BY: PAK BYUNG HO . UNIT SEOUL . CANON LORE

one of several generation 1 clones smuggled overseas - she grew up in toronto, canada

came to seoul in 2024 partially because of curiosity about her possible birth family/culture and partially to get teaching experience to stand out from the myriad of teacher's college graduates all trying to get limited full time positions

during the 2024 academic year she and pak byung ho met at seoul global high school where they were junior teachers on probation

their relationship progressed rapidly and when they discovered they were both being hired as permanent full-time teachers together, they eloped

picked up the korean language incredibly fast

with her husband - who absolutely adores her and thinks she hung the stars - she is an incredibly popular teacher at the high school

but now she is the subject of the student rumour mill - last year the senior students were taken to a performance of swan lake at the national ballet...and the prima ballerina looks exactly like her, sparking crazy speculation

meanwhile she is the subject of a generation 2 clone tug of war - unit seoul was previously tasked with capturing her but her guise "pak nabi" graduated and had to leave. now unit kidari is in place, hoping to succeed where her last mission failed. but seoul isn't giving up on her former teacher

will she try to meet the ballerina to see if she is a twin separated at birth? and will that be shattered if she meets her fellow dalnim clones?

which of her generation 2 pursuers will strike? or will she and her husband suddenly finding themselves adoptive parents to one or more lab grown assassins who see her a means to a freer, better life?

or will her evil creators try to get their hands on her...of catch her husband in the crossfire, prompting her to need to rescue him?

REQUESTED CHARACTER: ASSISTANT TO RB RECORDS CEO . 30-34 . ORIGINAL CELEBRITY . PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO CHO DONG YUK . SUGGESTED FC: KIM KI BUM/KEY

REQUESTED BY: WILLA RHEE

the only person at rb records to know that willa rhee of glitter is the illegitimate daughter of the ceo cho dong yuk - aside from willa and dong yuk

he has been added to glitter's support team in some fashion - trainer? stylist? scheduler? - in order for dong yuk to make sure things are going well with willa

has formed a brotherly role to willa, but soon his attention on her may start drawing eyes and questions...and potential scandal - especially since it's either an open secret or well known that he's openly gay. so if he's not a potential romantic connection between then, the question is who has asked him to attend on her and why

with willa not knowing (yet) that he's in the know about her secret, can she trust him or open up to him? or will she freeze him out to protect herself...especially with her group in a transition phase

and will glitter's manager resent his intrusions? or will a rivalry (or more) develop?