Characters in American Hagwon

Main characters

• John Koh

  Patriarch of the Koh family, undone by a betrayal from his oldest friend and then the 1997 financial crisis.

• Helen Koh

  Matriarch of the Koh family, who leaves Seoul with her husband and three children.

• Bo

  One of the three Koh children, who eventually work together at an American hagwon.

• DH

  One of the three Koh children, who eventually work together at an American hagwon.

• Mido

  One of the three Koh children, who eventually work together at an American hagwon.