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Ryan the Cat

## Ryan

* Jerry Kwon (Owner)

**Ryan (라이언 *Lyon*)** is a stray cat that was originally owned by Eli and Sally. He was later adopted by Jerry Kwon.

## Appearance

Although it is never explicitly stated, Ryan seems to resemble a tuxedo cat with low-grade spotting. His eye colour is inconsistent throughout the series, however it mostly remains black.

## Relationships

**Eli Jang**

Former owner and caretaker of Ryan

**Sally Park**

Former owner and caretaker of Ryan

**Jerry Kwon**

Current owner and caretaker of Ryan

## Synopsis

### Profile

Ryan was Eli Jang's pet cat from his childhood. When Eli ran away from home, he took Ryan with him. The two of them lived together on the streets before Ryan led Sally to Eli, who was squatting in her house.

Nothing much is said about Ryan other than that he is a stray cat that lives with Sally, and in most parts, is the comedic relief of the story, and appears in certain situations. Sometimes it appears as though Ryan is talking, but that is because he has a habit of meowing when other people are talking.

Eli gave Ryan the final letter of Hostel, and considered him part of their family. Ryan was almost killed by Olly Wang, but was saved by Jerry Kwon, who decided to adopt the cat. He is the one who gave Jerry the scars on his face, as well as Max.

## Fighting Prowess

Ryan has shown exceptional strength even scarring the likes of Max Kang and Jerry Kwon. As Jerry has marked a scar on Gun Park, it is safe to assume Ryan is on par or relative to the latter.

## Quotes

* “Come here, meow!”
* “Meow”

## Trivia

* Ryan is responsible for the L in Hostel, which causes Olly Wang great distress contributing to his development of an inferiority complex towards the rest of Hostel.
* Ryan resembles a black bicolor/tuxedo cat.

## Gallery

### Eli Jang (Arc)

Ep. 232 - Sally with a catEp. 233 - Ryan walking towards SallyEp. 233 - Sally holding Ryan as she looks at EliEp. 233 - Sally holding RyanEp. 233 - Eli taking a showerEp. 234 - Ryan sittingEp. 235 - Younger Eli & RyanEp. 237 - Ryan standingEp. 239 - Ryan waving Olly to come overEp. 240 - Everyone getting a HEp. 242 - Johan with Ryan & EdenEp. 244 - Ryan scratching at doorEp. 245 - Sally sitting next to RyanEp. 247 - Jerry helping RyanEp. 248 - Warren's flashbackEp. 249 - Ryan attacking Jerry
Olly Wang/Relationships

**Sub-Pages:*** Overview
* Synopsis
* **Relationships**
* Image Gallery

## Hostel

### Eli Jang

Olly is obsessed with Eli and constantly seeks his attention. After the split of Hostel, he continues to look for Eli Jang and models Hostel A after his old club.

### Heather

Olly had a grudge against Heather for taking away Eli's attention. He called her mother to take her away, but he did not expect the other members of Hostel to be removed as well. When Heather confided in Olly about her pregnancy, he pretended to be Eli and told her to get an abortion. Eli beat him viciously after he found out his deceit, and Olly grew even more resentful. However, it is later revealed that Olly felt tremendous guilt for causing Heather's death and regrets his actions deeply because he considered her his friend and the only one who truly understood what he was going through.

## Other

### Jong Gun

Gun and Olly have a working relationship. As one of the four major crew leaders, Olly works under Gun and pays a fee every month to the other man. It is suggested that Gun has some level of respect for Olly as either a crew head or fighter. He has also been shown to admire the fact that Olly cannot feel pain.
Namsoo

## Namsoo Lee

"*TBA*"
—Namsoo Lee in episode TBA

**Namsoo Lee** is a fashion student at J High School.

## Appearance

He is a short teen with brown hair and square glasses.

## Personality

He is very materialistic and obsessed with seeming rich. He judges people based on their wealth.

## Relationships

### J High School

#### Daniel Park

He was jealous of his good looks and wanted to embarrass him by revealing his low-wealth.

#### Jay Hong

He was jealous of his good looks and wealth.

#### Zack Lee

He was scared of him and jealous of his good looks and popularity.

## Synopsis

### Jay Arc

Namsoo is introduced as feeling inferior towards the other students in the Fashion department. When he hears that Daniel Park has no fashion sense, he begins spreading the rumor that Daniel is poor. However, when he and the other students wait for Daniel in the classroom, he arrives in fashionable clothing. He tries to make Daniel feel bad about his old wallet, but nobody pays him any attention. He feels ashamed that Daniel is proud of having an old wallet, and he is not.

### Second Hand Rana Arc

One day Zack Lee asked Namsoo to look for some shoes on Craiglist for him. Namsoo became scared Zack wanted to bully him, and fearfully tried to buy the shoes for him. He found a girl selling them online, but when he went to meet her he was robbed of his money by some scammers. When Zack learned about this, he went to go get his money back.

## Gallery

### Jay Arc

Ep. 19 - Namsoo Realizes life is unfairEp. 19 - Namsoo showing his ringEp. 20 - Namsoo realises that Daniel is not emberased about his wallet
### Second Hand Rana Arc

Ep. 34 - Namsoo wearing shoulder & butt pads & insertsEp. 35 - Mira, Yui and Namsoo going after themEp. 36 - Zack seeing Mira, Yui & NamsooEp. 38 - Namsoo jealous
Old Face

* Workers
* Big Deal

"*TBA*"
—Old Face in episode TBA

**Old Face(*노안* Noan)** is a member of the Workers, and a former members of Big Deal.

## Appearance

Old Face is estimated to stand at 6'3", with a gray buzzcut. As his nickname suggests, he has a wrinkly face which makes him look much older than his age. This is also commented upon by peers. When he is introduced in the Eli Jang Arc and Jake Kim Arc, he is shown to be wearing Big Deal clothing, which consists of a black blazer, with black trousers, and a white collared shirt. This never gave an indication to what his figure looked like, but later he is revealed to be lean and toned with muscles upon his shoulders, arms, and bares a six pack.

## Personality

Old Face, back in the Jake Kim Arc, was shown to be ruthless and two faced. He did have a sense of loyalty to Big Deal, however he also had a sense of disloyalty as well due to the fact that he was never truly loyal to Sinu Han's ideology, but he would always follow Sinu Han's orders and do every one of his tasks that were given. We know his sense of loyalty to Sinu Han was not all false as he respected Sinu Han for his strength and acknowledged him as Big Deal's Big Boss, at the time of the Jake Kim Arc, and stood up to Goo, well was about to, until Sinu Hand had told him not to get involved, which Old Face respected and stood down.

Based on the type of people that Old Face chooses, and from what we have seen of him as a character and how he rose to the position that he was in Big Deal, it is very clear that he prefers those with power, influence and money, e.g. Samuel Seo, which is just like himself. When Sinu Han had planned his final act and had told Old Face that he was going to give up his ideology and sell Big Deal to workers this hit home to Old Face due to the fact that, 1, Sinu giving up on the ideology meant money finally coming to him, which shows his greed and, 2, being sold to Workers meant that they would gain money and, he himself, would climb his way within Workers and gain power, which also comes with influence as well.

In summary Old Face is loyal/unloyal, greedy, and wants to gain power one way or another no matter what he has to do.

## Gallery

### Eli Jang (Arc)

Ep. 243 - Old face silhouetteEp. 244 - Old Face looking at Jerry & Jake
### Jake Kim (Arc)

Ep. 303 - Old Face recruiting SamuelEp. 306 - Old Face & SinuEp. 307 - Old Face & SinuEp. 308 - Big Deal shockedEp. 309 - Alexander pouring a drinkEp. 310 - Jake leavingEp. 311 - Story flashbackEp. 313 - Old Face & SinuEp. 315 - Gun's flashback
### One Night II

Ep. 320 - Old Face in Club ViviEp. 321 - Jerry vs Old Face pastEp. 321 - Vasco easily defeats Old FaceEp. 321 - Jake takes Old Face
### Workers (3rd Affiliate)

Ep. 330 - Old Face stuffed with toilet paper
## References

1. ↑ Episode 243
2. ↑ Webtoon, Episode 303
3. ↑ Webtoon, Episode 244
4. ↑ Webtoon, Episode 321
Damon Goh

"*TBA*"
—Damon Goh in episode TBA

Damon Goh is a second year student at Jae Won High School, he is part of the Architecture and Interior Design Department. He is also a member of the Burn Knuckles and one of The Seven Meisters also known as the Cute Duck.

## Appearance

Damon Goh has been shown to be a tall muscular man with a chiseled face. But this is when he is series when he is relaxed with the other Meister's he was shown to be very handsome.

He's usually seen in a white uniform wearing glasses, during the god dog arc he wore the same white uniform but it was missing sleeves. He is usually seen carying a yellow duck, he's been shown to have 8 ducks in total yellow, white, red, Light green, light blue, dark blue, orange and purple ducks respectively.

## Gallery

### Vasco's Blind Date

Ep. 178 - Jace call the meeting of the Seven MeisterEp. 179 - 7 Meisters minus Jace
### God Dog Arc

Ep. 199 - Burn Knuckles protecting Daniel & JayEp. 200 - Damon confronting God DogEp. 200 - Damon looking at God DogEp. 201 - Damon beatenEp. 205 - Burn Knuckles fights backEp. 206 - Damon restingEp. 209 - Damon with his ducksEp. 209 - Three Meister's of Burn KnucklesEp. 212 - Mason, Damon & IroEp. 213 - Burn Knuckles secret move
### Jacedaichi Case Files Arc

Ep. 214 - Burn Knuckles protecting the PrincipleEp. 216 - Burn Knuckles torturing Vasco
### Hostel (Arc)

Ep. 275 - Burn Knuckles worried about Vasco
Soomi

"*TBA*"
—Soomi in episode TBA

**Soomi** is a minor character in Lookism
Soomi is a girl from Potato High School. She is one of the prettiest girls in that school, and she looks down on ugly girls. Seonong has a crush on her but she doesn't reciprocate because she believes he is ugly.

## Synopsis

### Picnic Arc

Soomi falls in love with Daniel during the Picnic arc and tries to woo him but he rejects her. She takes out her anger on the J High girls and tries to burn Yui's face, but Crystal beats her and her friends. Soomi later falls for Jay but she is intimidated by Crystal's attractive form, who is familiar with Jay. She eventually gives up on her endeavors and decides to be kinder to Seonong.

## Trivia

* Hilariously enough, She shares the same name to Kpop Singer Somi even to the point of looking like her at times.

## Gallery

### Picnic Arc

Ep. 139 - Soomi with her friendsEp. 140 - Soomi blushing at DanielEp. 141 - Soomi annoyedEp. 142 - Soomi warning CrystalEp. 143 - Soomi with her friendsEp. 145 - Soomi shockedEp. 146 - Potato High students finds SeonongEp. 147 - Soomi with her friendsEp. 148 - Soomi gives Seonong a shirt
Jay and Inu's Pups

## Summary

* Jay and Daniel lose their dogs and go to find them

In alphabetical order:

* Episode 69
* Episode 70

## Synopsis

### Episode 69

Jay is forced to take his dogs for a walk by his father's assistant. He is scared of them so he walks them from a distance. He meets Daniel and they chat for a while. When Jay notices his dog pooped he ties them to clean it up, but they escape. He panics and discovers Daniel lost Enu as well.

Enu's puppies are in an alleyway with a feral dog. The dog bites and injures one of the puppies, and Enu runs to its rescue.

### Episode 70

As Enu is fighting the dog Daniel runs and grabs it, scaring the dog. It runs away and they are spared. Jay sees the dogs are hurt and starts crying. They take them to the vet and they are patched up. Jay learns how to get over his fear of dogs after a long time hanging out with them.

Enu is walking past her old owner's home and gets sad. She goes to find Daniel and is hounded by the feral dog. The dog is fended off by one of her puppies, who has grown in this time. Jay has gotten over his fear of dogs and now enjoy walking them, unlike before.

## Notes

* This episode contains no dialogue, seeing as it is from Jay's perspective
Taegon Wi

* Current
* Past

"*It’s so damn peaceful here*"
—Taegon Wi

**Taegon Wi** is one of the four executives at the Workers third affiliate.

## Relationships

### Eli Jang

Taegon respected Eli enough to use his staff against him. His fight with Eli was one of the best he's had in Korea.

## Synopsis

### History

Taegon Wi grew up without a family in China. He was targeted by kidnappers as a kid, and he did whatever he could to survive. When he became older he was approached by Xiaolong who offered him a position. Although he has been in Korea for some time, he hasn’t found any opponents as strong as those in China.

In the past, Taegon wanted to see who is the strongest of the Workers 3rd affiliate executives by fighting. He chose to spar with Ho Hwang because in his opinion he was obviously the strongest of the four.

Taegon Wi, also known as "King Gon", had fought with Justin Peng and Chuck Kwak before. He refuses to use his staff against people who do not deserve it.

### Club Arc

Taegon Wi first appeared when Vivi explained to him the rape ring she hosts for her friends. Taegon threw a kunai at Daniel. Then he chokes Daniel with his nunchuks and tells him that while his moves are stellar, he lacks the mindset for fighting. Daniel remembers Sophia telling him something similar as he blacks out, and then he sees the TikTacTok girl and gains the guts to fight back, kicking Taegon. He is about to lunge at Taegon when he suddenly falls asleep due to Jake waking his other body.

### Workers (3 Affiliates)

Taegon Wi was originally tasked with monitoring Jake Kim, who was going under the alias Yejin Kim. Taegon sais Jake was a playboy and an undignified guard, but a hard working and easygoing person as well.

Taegon told Eli that he was waiting for a real fight in Korea,and he could have his badge if he wins. After some sparring, Taegon decides Eli is worthy of his staff, and he puts his nunchucks together. He bats Eli’s staff away but he grabs a frying pan instead. Taegon starts imagining his own victory before he returns to consciousness. He asks Eli how he could have lost when he was so miserable, and Eli says he must have been worse off than Taegon in that case.

## Quotes

* *It’s so damn peaceful here*
* *Strength is proportional to unhappiness. That’s what got me this far. Why couldn’t I beat you even though I was so miserable?*

## Gallery

### Club Arc

Ep. 328 - Taegon attacking DanielEp. 329 - Taegon vs Justin & Chuck
### Workers (3rd Affiliate)

Ep. 330 - Workers third affiliate executivesEp. 331 - Taegon complements Eli's reputationEp.332 - Starving TaegonEp.332 - Taegon Wi dreams that defeated Eli JangEp.332 - The realityEp. 334 - Eli taking Taegon's badgeEp. 337 - Xiaolong's flashbackEp. 338 - Workers 3rd Affiliation first meeting
## References

1. ↑ Episode 332
2. ↑ Episode 338
3. ↑ Episode 328, Episode 329
4. ↑ Episode 328, Episode 329
5. ↑ Episode 337
Jiho's Father

"*TBA*"
—Jiho's Father in episode TBA

**Jiho's Father** is a minor character in Lookism, he's the father of Jiho.

## Trivia

* His first appearance is in a Family photo in Ep. 8, but his real appearacne is in Ep. 90.

## Gallery

### Illegal Toto Arc

Ep. 90 - Jiho's parentsEp. 90 - Jiho's Father
### The Truth Behind Daniel Park

Ep. 175 - Jiho's father talking to detectiveEp. 176 - Jiho's parents meet DanielEp. 177 - Jiho with his parents in Court
Natalie Cho

"*TBA*"
—Natalie Cho in episode TBA

**Natalie Cho** is a minor character in *Lookism*.

## Relationships

### Amy Lee

Natalie and Amy both joined Hostel when they were young, and were part of the same family. After Hostel disbanded, they stayed together and attempted to find a job streaming for One MCN.

## Synopsis

### History

Like What and Hilarious are two minor characters introduced in the Runaway Fam arc. They are called such because those are phrases they repeat all the time. However, Like What's real name is Amy and Hilarious is Natalie, this was revealed during the Workers 4 Affiliates Arc by Warren Chae.

Both of the girls used to live in dysfunctional families before running away. They joined Riley's runaway fam and committed prostitution scams to earn money for themselves.

Daniel saved them from their abusive leader and they were found by Sally and Warren, who employed them in a tteokbokki restaurant. The two of them have been taken care of by Hostel B ever since.

The girls are known to be very cute as they smile, and are known to be attractive, people from the streets couldn't believe that someone like them would run away from their homes selling stuff this way. One of the guys would even want to eat Tteokbokki for every meal because of these girls.

## Trivia

* The scene where she, Daniel and Natalie are eating together in episode 220 make a cameo appearance episode 11 of Pak Taejun's other work, My Life as a Loser.

## Gallery

### Runaway Fam Arc

Ep. 219 - Amy & Natalie meeting DanielEp. 220 - Amy & Natalie taking a photo with DanielEp. 221 - Amy & Natalie sitting with Daniel on roofEp. 221 - Amy & Natalie talking about their pastEp. 223 - Daniel's flashbackEp. 224 - Daniel's flashbackEp. 226 - Vasco's homeless famEp. 227 - Natalie & Amy afraid of WarrenEp. 229 - Natalie & Amy selling foodEp. 229 - Natalie & Amy smiling
### Workers (4th Affiliate)

Ep. 287 - Amy & Natalie surprisedEp. 288 - Amy & NatalieEp. 289 - Natalie looking at computerEp. 290 - Natalie & Amy afraidEp. 291 - Daniel's flashbackEp. 292 - Hostel girls eating fried chickenEp. 293 - Girls panikEp. 294 - One MCN live streamersEp. 297 - Manager Kim looking for his handkerchiefEp. 297 - Natalie with Manager Kim's handkerchiefEp. 297 - Live Streamers being afraidEp. 298 - Amy & Natalie knocked outEp. 299 - Hostel girl'sEp. 299 - Warren's family
### The Kidnapping of Daniel Park

Ep. 394 - Everyone leavingEp. 395 - Sally running away
### The Hunt for Hostel

Ep. 399 - Hostel Girls ready to fightEp. 400 - Sanghui catches Hostel girlsEp. 401 - Sanghui taking Hostel girlsEp. 402 - Tom taking the kidsEp. 403 - Warren talking about his and Eli's situation
### First Generation King

Ep. 404 - Sally slapping money out of Amy & Natalie's handEp. 406 - Eli's imagination
## References

1. ↑ Webtoon, Episode 220
2. ↑ My Life as a Loser, Episode 11
Vasco's Blind Date

## Summary

* The Burn Knuckles help Vasco prepare for a blind date

In alphabetical order:

* Episode 178
* Episode 179

## Synopsis

### Episode 178

Jace finds a worried Vasco in a cherry tree field and asks what the problem is. He is mortified to find out Vasco is going on a blind date. He consults the Burn Knuckles but quickly realizes they have no experience with women. He asks Zack Lee, and he teaches Vasco how to corner a girl into a wall like a romantic. He ignores this advice but Vasco is awed.

Jace finds Leonn surrounded by girls and she asks him if he is going to the fireworks event that night. He tells her about Vasco's date and asks for advice. Vasco tells Leonn he wants to get married someday. Leonn is offended and kicks Vasco, telling him to change his fashion sense. Later, she is seen working out to release her anger towards Vasco. She calls him an idiot for not realizing that he had asked a girl for love advice.

Jace begs Jay to help Vasco prepare to the date since he is good at fashion. When Jace and Leonn spy on Vasco's date they are shocked to see she is very pretty. When they see Vasco finally appear they do not recognize him because he looks a lot better than he did before.

### Episode 179

Jay worked very hard to change Vasco's appearance, giving him nice clothing and fixing his hair. As Vasco approaches the girl he does Zack's wall trick, but there is no wall, which confuses the girl. He takes her to a fish store which serves disgusting food, but she tries to be polite to him. As Vasco remembers Jace's advice, he holds the girl's hair up as she is eating food. Leonn laughs at Vasco's idiocy and Jace is horrified.

The girl runs off in tears and almost trips when Vasco catches her. He tells her he is sorry for being a terrible date, and that he is only inexperienced. The girl falls for his kindness and decides to give him another chance. Jace is happy to hear it but Leonn is not. She kicks him and walks away, and Jace suspects she has a crush on Vasco.

Near the Han river Leonn skips stones, upset that Vasco's date is going so well. Vasco appears with the fireworks and asks if he is late to the event. Leonn is surprised that he remembered, and Vasco tells her he left his date because the Burn Knuckles are more important to him than love. She chases him with the firecracker and laughs at his stupidity.

### Cookie 1

Vasco explains to the girl that he cannot date her because he wants to raise a kangaroo. He leaves her to go to the Burn Knuckles, and Jace is confused.

### Cookie 2

The girl visits J high to find Vasco. She is shocked to see his actual appearance and doesn't believe it. When she runs into Leonn she mistakes her for a boy and falls for her, but is rejected immediately.

### Cookie 3

The Burn Knuckles are celebrating Vasco's success by setting up a venue on how to date girls. Onlookers warn girls to stay away from the Burn Knuckles.
Panjun Kim

**Panjun Kim** is a minor character in Lookism. He is one of Logan's friend and a former bully to Daniel.

## Gallery

Ep. 1 - Daniel's bulliesEp. 1 - Hyeji's Boyfriend talking about Daniel being Ko'ed by LoganEp. 7 - Daniel remembering his bulliesEp. 13 - Drunk Daniel flashbackEp. 18 - Daniel misunderstanding VascoEp. 46 - Daniel holding Mae & Hyeji's boyfriendEp. 46 - Hyeji, Hyeji's Boyfriend and Mae seeing DanielEp. 47 - Danile's bully leavingEp. 49 - Hyeji with her boyfriendEp. 50 - Hyeji's boyfriend asking what pikachu should doEp. 125 - Daniel's flashbackEp. 127 - Logans backstoryEp. 131 - Daniel's flashbackEp. 432 - Panjun and Maesik KimEp. 432 - Panjun
Mira Kim

**Sub-Pages:*** **Overview**
* Synopsis
* Relationships
* Image Gallery

* Current
* Past

**Mira Kim *(김미진 Kim Mi Jin)*** is a character in *Lookism*. She is a student in the fashion department of Jae Won High School, as well as Zack Lee's love interest and one of Daniel's friends.

## Appearance

Mira is a teenage girl who is considered to be really beautiful and sexy by many of the other characters. She has auburn colored hair with a fringe, coupled with large, dark eyes. Mira has a slim figure, a lower than average stature, and pale skin.

In many chapters, she is shown wearing her school uniform; but when she is not wearing her school uniform, she tends to wear nice and fashionable clothes, which sometimes tend to be pink.

Mira used to wear her hair in two braids in the earlier chapters but later changed her signature hairstyle into a bun.

## Personality

She dislikes fighting and believes there are better ways to solve problems. As she gets upset when Zack gets into fights, she is part of the reason why Zack has stopped acting aggressively.

She is kind, caring and helpful. She is also very observant, as can be seen when she noticed that Zack was getting repeatedly upset in the Sports Day as he could not beat Daniel in any of the events. She enjoys studying in the library.

Mira is also very innocent and someone who does not judge people quickly. She has a habit of repeatedly giving people chances, which is shown when she still trusted Jasmine Huh even after she framed Vasco.

## Fighting Prowess

Mira has experience with boxing as a child, and was the inspiration for Zack Lee to learn how to fight. She eventually quit boxing and has not been seen using these skills in the series.

## Quotes

* *"Zack, do you know about the boy who cried wolf? He spoke the truth in the end, but no one believed him. You can't judge people so easily."*

## Trivia

* Her name **Mizuki** means "felicitous omen, auspicious" (瑞) (**mizu**) and "hope" (希) (**ki**).
* Mira has a teddy bear charm connected to her phone, similar to the teddy bear toy she had when she was younger.
* Among all characters, Mira's character design is the one which has changed the most.
* Mira is Christian and attends a church.

## References

1. ↑ Episode 218
2. ↑ Episode 73
3. ↑ Episode 124
Jiho Park/Relationships

**Sub-Pages:*** Overview
* Synopsis
* **Relationships**
* Image Gallery

#### Old Body

He met Daniel's old body at the convenience store where Daniel worked. When Jiho met him the second time, he apologized for the fight and he had bought Duke with him as he didn't want to apologize alone.

The trio talked with each other for a long time and shared their experiences of being bullied. They became good friends and Jiho used to visit him in the store often along with Duk Hwa.

But soon he started visiting Daniel's old body only when he wanted help from him. He also stole some money from the store for illegal betting. Even though he had helped Jiho, in the end, Jiho considered Daniel's old body as having lower status than himself.

#### New Body

Daniel invited him to eat with him during lunch at school, and they soon became good friends. Through Daniel, Jiho met Zack, Mira, Jay, Joy, and Daniel's other friends. He reciprocated their friendships at first, but it did not continue as he only cared about his own status and took advantage of Daniel's popularity for himself. Daniel tried to invite Jiho to hang out with them constantly, but Jiho still felt left out of the group.

When Daniel restrained James Goh from attacking Jiho, Jiho was enraged as Daniel told him to run away. He twisted Daniel's words. This resulted in him pushing Daniel and James out of the window, thereby committing a crime - attempted murder. Even after putting them into a coma, he wished that they never wake up so that he could get away with the crime.

### Zack Lee

Zack used to bully Jiho, before he met Daniel. Zack was never close to Jiho as he noticed that Ji Ho never reciprocated their friendships and only took advantage of them. But after James cyber attacked him by looting his money, Zack was concerned about Jiho and fought for him.

## Big Deal

### Jake Kim

Jiho befriended Jake during his gambling days. Jake eventually cheated Jiho out of his money, but Jiho got it back. They meet again in juvenile prison, where Jake decides to mentor Jiho. He teaches Jiho to be ruthless towards his enemies and takes his own advice for when he decides to fight Gun.

## Other

### James Gong

When Jiho first meets James, he is overjoyed at the attention James and his friends give him. He gives James money, and eventually even gives him a credit card. When James betrays him by selling the bank account the credit card is linked to, Jiho unfriends him.

He tries to get revenge on James by harming him with a box cutter, but is beaten up, only to be saved by Daniel. In the end, he pushes both James and Daniel out a window, getting him charged for attempted murder.
Jake's brother

## The Seoul King (Jake's Brother)

* Currently
* Before as King of Seoul

**Jake's Brother (name unknown)** is a member of the 1st Generation. He was the King of Seoul in Korea, in addition, he is involved with the circumstances of the death of his father, **Gapryong Kim**. He is considered to be a bastard child (or formally illegitimate son of the legendary Fist). After dethroning **Jichang Kwak**, he become to rule as the **King of Seoul**.

Due to this circumstances, he left Korea and rules over a Mexican gang (or Cartel), in which they seem to really influential in the country. He was equal to **James Lee** in terms of strength. During his time as King of **1st Generation**, he teamed up **James Lee** and **Charles Choi** to kill **Gapryong Kim** and **Baekho Kwon,** made **Jinyoung** **Park** completely insane and flee to Mexico( Possibly due to Charles Choi's black mailing). In the current time, he has many lackey's that include the former Cheonliang's **Cheon Taejin,** who is informing him about the current situation in Seoul. There were multiple consequences for him leaving Seoul: Firstly **Charles Choi** creating the **Four Major Crews**, Daniel Park going to **J High School**, making **Charles Choi** highly influential and powerful and resulted in the creation of the **2nd Generation**.

For some unknown reason, there seems to be mutual relationship with **Daniel Park's** second body (**Big Daniel**) or the unknown consciousness in the second body (Dream Daniel in the case) in the 1st Generation, due to UI Big Daniel copying his move in his fight with UI OG Daniel.

## Appearance

Jake's brother has a leather jacket, blue jeans, and hair that resembles a topknot. His face has not yet been revealed. But it is hinted at being eerily similar to Jake's and possessing longer lashes through silhouettes.

## Personality

His personality is also still a secret, however, according to Minseon Kang, Jake's brother would represent the "evil side" of Gapryong Kim.

## Relationships

### Gapryong Kim

His relationship with his father is apparently not good, considering he was also involved in his father's death.

## Synopsis

### History

Not much is known about his past, what is known is that he was involved in the death of Gapryong Kim, and that at some point, his strength surpassed Jichang Kwak, which made him become the new King of Seoul.

## Fighting Prowess

His combat power is said by Gongseob Ji to be "the peak of the 1st Generation", therefore, he was one of the kings who, along with Jichang Kwak (but James Lee said that he felt nothing but pity for Jichang which is why), who had nothing taken away by James Lee. Furthermore, his fighting style does not seem possess a specific "technique", being just brute and **Innate Strength**.
Oliver Jang

**Oliver Jang** (*Jang Udon*) is a member of the boy band "Inspirit". He is Daniel's friend and Aru's ex-boyfriend.

## Appearance

Oliver has a long face, dark eyes and hair, and a haircut reminiscent of the Beatles.

## Personality

Oliver is a very driven individual. He is motivated to become a singer and continues to work hard at his goal, even when others discourage him.

He is also kind to those beneath him in rank like Daniel and Duke, unlike the Class A kids. He is also mature about his decisions, and although he helps Aru he makes it clear the two of them are not friends.

## History

Oliver was a trainee at the PTJ Entertainment for six years before becoming a teacher for Class C. He arrived at PTJ earlier than DG but wasn't able to be successful as quickly him, because he wasn't considered attractive. During his time in PTJ he befriended Lasol, a younger trainee.

Oliver's mindset was always on succeeding and helping his family by becoming famous, but after feeling pity for Aru he decided to take care of her. Both Oliver and Aru shared secrets and supported each other. Their relationship was very positive until Aru cheated on Oliver to further her career. In the end, Oliver was stuck being a teacher in Class C despite his talents.

## Relationships

#### Aru Lee

Oliver was very committed to being Aru's boyfriend. He was heartbroken when she cheated on him and the two of them have had a bitter relationship following this.

#### Lasol

Lasol is Oliver's best friend at PTJ. The two of them hang out a lot.

#### Daniel Park

Oliver was responsible for training Daniel, and he treated him with kindness. When he became a star in Inspirit, he asked Daniel to keep in touch.

## Synopsis

### PTJ Entertainment Arc

When Daniel and Duke joined PTJ entertainment, Oliver and Lasol were responsible for teaching him how to become an idol. He went out of his way to help Aru when she was in danger despite their enmity.

Oliver later graduated from PTJ and became an idol in the boy band "Inspirit".

## Trivia

* Oliver is modeled by Kpop group Infinite's Dongwoo. He also has a song dedicated to his character.

## Gallery

### Song

Dongwoo 'Asking The Heart' Eng & Han lyrics -Ft. Yoon Soyoon-Oliver's song to Aru
### PTJ Entertainment Arc

Ep. 96 - Oliver Jang casual clothingEp. 97 - Oliver & Lasol being pitied by A classEp. 98 - Class C entering dirty roomEp. 99 - Oliver dancingEp. 100 - Oliver shockedEp. 101 - Oliver in rainEp. 101 - Aru with Jin while Oliver is lookingEp. 102 - Lasol, Oliver & Joy shockedEp. 103 - Oliver waking Daniel upEp. 104 - Oliver hitEp. 106 - Class C & Vasco discussingEp. 107 - Everyone arriving to save AruEp. 108 - Lasol & OliverEp. 109 - Oliver in Inspirit
### Picnic Arc

Ep. 145 - OliverEp. 146 - Oliver & DG leaving
## References

1. ↑ Episode 96
2. ↑ Episode 100
Episode 167

**Ep. 167: Fake Bank Account (05)** is the 167 episode in *Lookism*.

In alphabetical order:

## Summary

James laughs at Zack and tells him his fly is undone. Jiho sees through the trick and protects Zack from James' attack while Zack beats James. James tells Jiho that he sold the account for money and that he can't reach the buyers because they use burner phones.

Zack calls his friends and they gather in the cyber café to help Jiho. Zack finds the emails of the burner phone possessors and gives each person a number of emails to scour through, but they don't find anything. Kouji overhears Jiho's situation and realizes he is a friend of Jay. He decides to help them to get on Jay's good side.

## Gallery

Zack beat's James friendsEveryone helping JihoAnna & her friend shockedJame's flashbackKouji's flashback**Ep. 167** - Kouji decides to help for free
Jaesu Noh

**Jaesu Noh** is a secondary character, a member of Team Shin Sera in the White Tiger Job Center

## Appearance

In the single panel we've seen of his past, his mullet was much longer, and he was very well-built.

Jaesu is a shorter man with black hair in a short mullet. He wears a green cap with a yellow logo, a brown plaid collared shirt, a blue jacket with the plaid pattern on the breasts, dark pants, and a pair of low-top blue shoes with white soles (Possible slippers).

## Personality

Jaesu's personality hasn't been shown too much, given his quick introduction and defeat.

## Relationships

### Tom Lee

Both seem to know each other well, with Jaesu being part of Tom's organization, in addition to having already fought together in the Gapryong Fist.

## Synopsis

### Workers (1st Affiliate)

Jaesu appears with Team Sera Shin to defeat the Allied members in the 1st affiliate, slamming Jerry Kwon into the ground. However, this soon proves to be a bad match-up as Jerry gets back up and lifts Jaesu into the air with one hand, choking him out before he gets slammed into the ground, knocking him out of the fight.

## Fighting Prowess

Jaesu Noh is someone considerably strong, taking into account that he is a member of the 0th Generation.
He's a typical strongman who's wrestled dozens of bulls. His one weakness is his bad luck.
The First Affiliate's Dark Secret

## Summary

After the revelation of the First Affiliate's obscurity, Daniel Park finds problems to invade the affiliate, since in theory the 1st Affiliate did not commit any crime, in this small arc, we have the return of Alexander Hwang and the entry of Vin Jin in the Allied

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Jihan Kwak
* Cheon Taejin
* Daniel Park
* Vasco
* Hudson Ahn
* Jace Park
* Jay Hong
* Zack Lee
* Johan Seong
* Samuel Seo
* Jinyoung Park
* Alexander Hwang
* Doo Lee (in flashback)
* Vin Jin
* Hangyeoul Baek
Sera Shin

**Sera Shin (신세라 Shin Sera)** is the White Tiger Job Centre's Section Chief. She also makes appearance on *Manager Kim Webtoon.*

## Appearance

Sera is a very tall and beautiful woman with long, brown hair. She has a slim and curvaceous figure with a large bust and curvy hips. She wears simultaneously professional and provocative business attire such as a tight white dress shirt emphasizing her large bust and tight black shorts emphasizing her curvy hips. She wears black round-trim glasses, golden ball earrings, and black high heels. She is also usually seen carrying her brown handbag with her.

## Fighting Powers

To capture Samuel Seo, Sera uses a tranquilizer to subdue him.

## Gallery

### The Kidnapping of Daniel Park

Ep. 394 - Eugene talking about White Tiger Job Centre
Taejun Pak (Author)

Taejoon in the Line Webtoon Convention

"*I like to draw ever since I was a child. When I was 6-7 years old, I liked to copy the comics that my mother gave me. I've taken comic majors but I’ve quit since I couldn't afford it at that time. Subsequently then. I tried many jobs; from doing business online, modeling and staring in variety shows. But my interest in illustrating. rebound when I found Line Webtoon. This digital platform facilitates anyone to take part in and it has a wider medium to draw. Thus, I decided to create this Comic from my Past experiences in school.*"
—Taejun Pak (Indonesian Interview Magazine-2016) [2]

**Taejun Pak** (박태준) is a South Korean manhwa artist, author and Ulzzang. He is the author of ***Lookism*** and the CEO of **PTJ Comics** (박태준만화회사).

## Social Media

* Pak Taejun's instagram
* PTJ Comics instagram
* PTJ Comics youtube channel

## Works

### Pak Taejun's Comics

These comics are authored by Pak Taejun himself.

* Lookism
* Viral Hit
* My Life As A Loser
* Show Me the Lucky-Chan!
* Hannamdong K House
* The Real Anti-smoking Campaign
* Our Class Idol

### PTJ Company Comics

These comics are authored and illustrated by different members of PTJ Comics.

* Manager Kim
* Tales of Greed
* Questism
* Loser Coin
* Judge and Executioner
* Chest
* Silim/Male/22 (Age-restricted, requires login)
* Baek XX

## Interviews

* Indonesian Magazine
* RADIO STAR
* Dongwoo Collaboration
* Anime interview

## Gallery

Hannamdong K HouseThe Real Anti-Smoking CampaignLookism dramaMy Life As A LoserViral HitLookismTales Of Greed
Robert Choi

* Curent
* Past

"*TBA*"
—Robert Choi in episode TBA

**Robert Choi** is a minor character in *Lookism*. He was second in command of Black Bear Gang, but now works for White Tiger Center.

## Synopsis

### History

Robert was formerly second in command of Black Bear gang, but after a fight, he received an injury and retired.

## Gallery

### Workers (4th Affiliate)

Ep. 292 - Doo bossing WorkersEp. 293 - Alexander sees Manager Kim vs WarrenEp. 293 - Warren surroundedEp. 294 - Security TeamEp. 295 - Robert walking towards Warren & DanielEp. 295 - Tom interviewingEp. 296 - Security Team leavingEp. 297 - Security Team leavingEp. 298 - Robert looking out the windowEp. 299 - White Tiger agents going home
### VS Johan Seong

Ep. 300 - Robert's flashbackEp. 301 - Gabriel & Robert shocked
### Jake Kim (Arc)

Ep. 304 - Younger RobertEp. 305 - Robert finds everyoneEp. 306 - RobertEp. 309 - Robert ready to fightEp. 310 - Robert beaten
### Workers (3rd Affiliate)

Ep. 343 - Robert & Gabriel talking about Johan
### The Kidnapping of Daniel Park

Ep. 394 - Eugene talking about White Tiger Job CentreEp. 398 - White Tiger Job Centre going to HostelEp. 398 - Gabriel & Robert
### The Hunt for Hostel

Ep. 399 - White Tiger Job Center hunting HostelEp. 399 - Eli & Warren vs Robert & GabrielEp. 400 - Eli vs Robert
Na Chaegyeon

## Na Changyeon

**Na Chaegyeon** is a member of the 1st Generation and King of Incheon.

## Appearance

Na Chaegyeon is very tall, being shown to be of similar height to Taesoo Ma, and towering over Daniel Park. He has blonde hair with brown roots styled in a middle part, with rather prominent eyelashes. He seems to have a preference for expensive clothing, wearing light blue jeans secured with a luxury-brand belt, a white dress shirt with a popped collar, and several pieces of jewelry around his neck, particularly a chain, a beaded necklace, and a pendant.

## Personality

He's shown to be able to get angry quickly as well as calm down, almost instantly initiating a throw on Daniel after he supposedly scratched his car, and instantly stopping the fight upon discovering he was a minor. Similarly, he later accelerated his car towards Taesoo, who stopped it by smashing the car's hood in with a fist, causing Chaegyeon's face to twist in anger. He would again be rapidly calmed down with a few words from Gongseob Ji.

## Relationships

### Taesoo Ma

Chaegyeon and Taesoo are shown to have a mutually antagonistic relationship, with Chaegyeon attempting to hit Taesoo with his car upon seeing him, and Taesoo not hesitating to wreck it in return. However, this relationship is not so severe that it takes precedent over all else, as Chaegyeon was able to calm down for the sake of the deceased's anniversary.

## Fighting Prowess

His strength is quite impressive, as he is able to successfully capture Daniel in a grapple and throw him to the ground, before stopping the attack just short of making contact.
Mira Kim/Relationships

**Sub-Pages:*** Overview
* Synopsis
* **Relationships**
* Image Gallery

## J High School

### Zack Lee

It has been revealed that Zack has a crush on her. She seems to be neutral, or even accepting of this, but still acts very shy about it. Zack and Mira care about each other a lot and often spend time with each other. Mira dislikes when Zack fights in public or makes a scene, often pulling him away from the conflict and scolding him for it later.

When the two of them go to the library together later, Zack promises not to fight that day, but ends up getting into a conflict with a group of bullies at the library who decide to pick on him and eat the Honey BBQ chips Zack brought to give to Mira, which are her favorite. He lets it go at the insistence of Mira, but ends up fighting the leader of the group when he gropes Mira.

Mira is a little upset that Zack didn't keep his promise, but later that night in a text she hints that she is happy he defended and protected her and that she forgives him.

### Daniel Park

When Daniel first met her in his original body, he thought she was flirting with him when she smiles at him. Actually, she was only trying to apologize for Zack's aggressive behaviour. She is friendly with Daniel in his new body, and is part of the friend group that he hangs out with.

### Jasmine Huh

Mira gave Jasmine another chance and is very friendly with her, despite of the fact that she framed Vasco. She tries to help her whenever she can and she is not aware that Jasmine actually uses her and her friendship.

## Friend

### Johan Seong

Johan is Mira's and Zack's childhood friend. She and Johan attended the same church. Johan also has a crush on Mira. They were tight friends. Mira was upset when Johan slowly distanced himself away from her. She tried to make up for it by visiting his mother and his salon. She also prayed and hoped that they would continue to be close friends.
Seonhui Park/Relationships

**Sub-Pages:*** Overview
* Synopsis
* **Relationships**
* Image Gallery

#### First Body

As Daniel's mother, she is very protective of him. When she finds out he's being bullied, she charges at them despite being half their size and immediately transfers Daniel Park out of the school despite financial problems. She never considered Daniel as a burden to her. She is rarely seen scolding Daniel. She always tries to make good food for him and even saved up money for his glasses.

When Daniel slowly became more responsible, she became very proud of him. She was really grateful for the gift he gave to her on Thanksgiving. She was also happy at her son's progress in academics and was glad he wasn't being bullied at J High.

#### Second Body

While Daniel visited his mother in his other body, she treated him kindly and is very generous. She gave Daniel (currently in his other body) 5,000 won from picking up scraps and told him to take care of her son (Daniel in his normal body). She was grateful to new Daniel for not bullying her own son.

## Daniel Friend's

### Jay Hong

She is on good terms with Jae Yeol. When he visited her house, she treated him like a guest and was very generous.
Mandeok Bang

**Sub-Pages:*** **Overview**
* Synopsis
* Relationships
* Image Gallery

**Mandeok Bang (방만덕)** is the general vice chairman of Workers.

## Appearance

Mandeok is a tall and muscular African man sporting a large black afro.

## Personality

He generally keeps his cool and only speaks when necessary or when prompted. He also translates for other employees as well.

## Fighting Prowess

He is extremely resilient and robust. Although it is unknown if he practices martial arts, he appears to have a unique style of combat considering the motions he makes when battling Zack Lee.

He was able to keep up with Yuseong during his battle with Tom Lee. With Tom Lee, whose strength allowed him to break walls with the flick of a finger, he was exchanging punches. To test him and Yuseong before Eugene interrupted, Tom Lee claimed that their fighting skills were comparable to those of Gun and Goo.

He used capoeira-like techniques during his fight with Jerry Kwon.

## Quotes

* *"<Who are... you!>*
* *"You will not go to him... because you trust him. You've taught me something today."*

## Trivia

* He could possibly be Brazilian descent considering his knowledge in capoeira moves.
* He does not like to fight and prefers to solve everything verbally.

## References

1. ↑ https://namu.wiki/w/%EB%B0%A9%EB%A7%8C%EB%8D%95
2. ↑ Webtoon, Episode 417: The Hunt For Big Deal (7)
3. ↑ Webtoon, Episode 416: The Hunt For Big Deal (6)
4. ↑ Webtoon, Episode 417: The Hunt For Big Deal (7)
Vin Jin/Relationships

**Sub-Pages:*** Overview
* Synopsis
* **Relationships**
* Image Gallery

## Relationships

### Mary Kim

Vin Jin is almost never with without Mary by his side. Being friends ever since childhood, they both have specialized in Judo and music. Mary has been noted to be stronger than Vin Jin of the past, however their current power comparison is unknown. Furthermore, Vin Jin still finds fear in Mary's threats, and is protective of her personal life. Although Mary wholeheartedly cares about him, she affirms that Vin Jin is an idiot and exuberantly beats him.

### MC Pesticides

MC Pesticides and Vin Jin have contretemps between them, and have known each other since before J High. MC Pesticides has the intent to kill Vin Jin, he claims that he aided Vin Jin, but had to live a shitty life due to Vin Jin running away from Cheonliang. Alternatively, Vin Jin has hindrances with MC Pesticides, consistently claiming that he owes Mary an apology.

## References

Template:Reflist

1. ↑ Lookism, Episode 231
2. ↑ Lookism, Episode 267
3. ↑ Lookism, Episode 219
4. ↑ Webtoon, Chapter 262
Lookism

## 외모지상주의

### Other Names

Superficialism, Gaikenshijousyugi, Gaiken Jijou Shugi, 外見至上主義, 看脸时代, 看臉時代, APARI3NCIAS, Дискриминация по внешности, Лукизм

### Platform

Naver (Korea)
 Line Webtoon

## Statistics

### Release Date

November 20, 2014 (Korean)
 June 4, 2017 (English)

***Lookism*** ***외모지상주의*** (lit. looks supremacy) Is a Manhwa created in 2014 by former Ulzaang and author Taejoon Park. It was officially released in 2017 in English and other languages on the Line Webtoon App.

The English translation is four chapters behind the original webtoon. As of 2022, Lookism is still running with 400+ episodes. The series has slowly garnered praise by Korean readers and readers around the world for its controversial stance dealing with social issues of South Korea.

## Plot

Set in the outskirts of Seoul, Lookism is about a boy named Daniel Park (*Park Hyungseok)* who is bullied because of his looks. He decides to transfer schools, only to wake up in a new body. Throughout the story he witnesses multiple cases of 'Lookism', a form of discrimination based on a person's attractiveness. As Daniel navigates this new life, he tries to uncover the mystery behind his second body.

## Where to Read Lookism

* English
* Korean
* Bahasa Indonesia
* Spanish
* Chinese
* French
* Thai

## Adaptations

* Volumes
* Mobile game
* Drama (Chinese)
* Anime

## More About Lookism

* Korean Lookism Wiki
* Spanish Lookism Wiki
* Animanga Wiki
* Korean Webtoons Wiki
* LINE Webtoon Wiki

## Trivia

* *Lookism* is a term used to refer to the positive stereotypes, prejudice, and preferential treatment given to physically attractive people, or more generally to people whose appearance matches cultural preferences.
* Many characters in Lookism are based on the appearances of real life people, usually carrying the same name.