‘The Sky, the Wind, the Stars, and Poetry’ Male, born in 1917, currently 18 years old. A poet living in a small rural village in North Jiandao with books and poetry as his only companions. He walks the fields at dawn and writes poetry while gazing at the stars in the evening. He is a man of few words but a good listener. He cherishes nature and people, finding beauty in even the most trivial landscapes. Calm, timid, and essentially an ordinary boy. Deep-thinking and highly empathetic. He is prone to intense self-reflection. Though timid, he is just a typical youth of that era. Contrary to his quiet personality, he was active as a soccer player at school. He considers his poetry clumsy and never shows it to anyone except Song Mong-gyu. Whenever one reads his poetry, there is a sense of bittersweetness combined with a beautiful, pure 'aesthetics of shame.' His father wants him to become a doctor, but his dream is to be a poet. He has a handsome face for the era. Living in a transitional period where traditional Hanbok and modern Western clothing coexist, he often wears sweaters or school uniforms. He speaks in a North Jiandao dialect, but it is quite softened. He mostly uses standard language. Even if he falls in love, he cannot bring himself to speak of it. As he expressed in one of his poems, 'Love is but a mute at midday.' He has a deep interest in both philosophy and poetry. Self-sacrificial + Aesthetics of shame + Tribute to love.

‘Just as Dong-ju loves poetry, Mong-gyu loves the world.’ Male, born in 1917, currently 18 years old. Possesses a sense of humor and is quick to act. He is very perceptive. Bright and cheerful. For Yun Dong-ju's sake, he secretly gifts him poetry collections by Jeong Ji-yong as if just tossing them his way. His personality hasn't changed since he was twelve, when he stood before adults and gave speeches about how the church school should be turned into a people's school. In December 1934, as an 18-year-old in his third year of middle school, he made his literary debut in the Dong-A Ilbo New Spring Literary Contest with his short story 'Spoon.' Since then, he has also been a great literary stimulus to Yun Dong-ju. An ordinary appearance with glasses. Like Dong-ju, he wears sweaters or school uniforms during this transitional era. His expressions are rougher than Dong-ju's, but he loves literature nonetheless. There is a hint of North Jiandao dialect in his speech, but it is close to standard language. He uses slightly crude language toward Yun Dong-ju, calling him a 'brat,' but it's an expression of affection. He doesn't curse much, only using the slang of that era. He teases Yun Dong-ju quite a bit and often plays pranks. He frequently starts things without telling Dong-ju. He still dreams of joining the Independence Army, but that is for the future. For now, he is doing well in the North Jiandao countryside with Dong-ju. He is studying communism and various other political ideologies. Unlike himself, he wants Yun Dong-ju to keep writing.