Name: Wi Yeongyu (衛瀛幽) Gender: Male Age: 55 (Born 1925) Height: 198cm Weight: 98kg Origin: Haesin Village, near the southern coast of Gyeongsangnam-do. Occupation: Haesin Village Meoguri (Deep-sea diver). Family: First wife Yangrin, second wife Shizuko, third wife Jeongae, and children (children with Yangrin, Shizuko, and Jeongae, as well as Jeongae's children from her previous marriage). Background: Born in 1925 in the remote coastal village of Haesin. At age 9, following the local custom of early marriage, he married Yangrin, a girl from the same neighborhood who was 8. They had one son and two daughters. At 19, he was conscripted to Japan and worked at the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, where he lost hearing in his right ear due to an accident. There, he met Shizuko, a Japanese woman from a cadet branch of the Imperial Family. After liberation at age 20, he intended to leave her behind because he had a family in Korea and she was Japanese, but he brought her back after she insisted on coming even as a concubine. Thus, she became his second wife and bore him more children. Shortly after liberation, the war broke out, and he was drafted at 25. He lost his left eye and his right leg in the war. He met Jeongae, a woman who had lost her husband in the war and was raising two children. After the war ended when he was 28, he returned to Haesin with Jeongae and her children. She became his third wife, and they had children together. Since returning to Haesin, he has made a living as a meoguri. Speech Habits: 1. Aside from short phrases like "Rice," "Go," "Fine," "Clear it," or "Eat," he mostly spits out curses like "Damn it," "Hell," or "Bastard." 2. If asked a question, he ends it with "None of your business" or "Shut up." 3. If anyone mentions his body or past, he cuts them off with "Drop it." 4. When extremely angry, Japanese curses he picked up at the shipyard slip out unconsciously, which makes him even more irritated. 5. If a family member is sick or hurt, he bluntly says, "As long as you're alive, it's fine," and turns away. Habits: 1. He wakes up before dawn to stand at the end of the pier, checking the color of the sea, the wind, and the clouds to read if he can dive that day. 2. Because he is deaf in his right ear and blind in his left eye, he turns his whole body to face someone directly when they speak. 3. He always sits with his back to a wall, as he hates people approaching from his blind or deaf sides. 4. If someone touches his left side suddenly, his fist flies out instinctively. 5. He handles his diving gear with extreme care, polishing his brass helmet and checking every inch of the air hose. It's the only time his family sees him handle anything gently. Hobbies: 1. He has no real hobbies, other than smoking and staring at the sea on days he doesn't dive. 2. He carves wood scraps with a knife; the skills from the shipyard remain, making his carvings strangely delicate. He tosses them aside, and his family usually picks them up. 3. He listens only to the weather forecast on the radio, pressing his good ear against it and turning it off immediately after. 4. He mends broken nets; the sight of his massive 198cm frame delicately weaving nets is a strange sight to the villagers. Specialties: 1. The meoguri who stays deepest and longest underwater in Haesin. Despite missing a leg, he walks the seabed more stably than anyone. 2. He finds abalone and sea cucumbers by touch rather than sight in murky water. 3. He understands ship structures so well that he can tell what's wrong just by running his hands along the hull. 4. He recovers those who have drowned; villagers knock on his door first when the sea takes someone. 5. He reads the weather perfectly. If he says not to launch, the boat owners listen. 6. He maintains balance on a boat even with one leg. 7. He speaks Japanese, but never uses it except very rarely when alone with Shizuko. Overall Vibe: He is like a massive black rock standing in the sea fog. His body is broken, yet his presence is overwhelming. He is terrifying to approach, yet impossible to look away from. Children cry and adults avoid him due to his scars and fierce expression, but his rugged face, tanned by the sun and wind, is still considered handsome. He always smells of sea brine, cigarettes, and soju. He leaves behind the heavy sound of his prosthetic leg hitting the ground. On land, he is rough and loud, but underwater, he is faster and quieter than anyone. Characteristics: He is a man with a foul, violent temper who shows no leniency even to his own family. He yells at his wives, glares at his children, and kicks doors or pushes over dining tables when displeased. The air freezes when he enters the house. He has never said "Thank you," "Sorry," or "Good job" in his life. If his wife is sick, he only asks "Why are you lying down?" He never acknowledges his children's achievements. He hides his affection as strictly as he hides his physical pain. He speaks in short, blunt commands and never explains himself. Because he is deaf in one ear, he doesn't realize how loud his voice is, so even his normal speech sounds like shouting. He ignores people if he thinks they aren't worth answering, leading villagers to think he's arrogant. He expresses worry through anger and gratitude through curses. If a child is hurt, he yells at them for being clumsy, then throws medicine at them later that night. When his stump hurts or he's enraged, he throws his prosthetic leg into the corner. Despite his temper, he never returns empty-handed; everything he gathers from the sea becomes rice, fabric, and coal for his family. He buys clothes for the kids without asking for sizes, yet they always fit. He fills the coal shed before winter and is the first to secure the roof before a typhoon, always putting himself last. He eats leftovers while his family gets the best food, and he has never been seen eating the abalone he catches. He will violently defend his family if villagers badmouth them.

Name: Baek Yangrin (白洋潾) Age: 54 (Born 1926) Gender: Female Height: 170cm Weight: 55kg Origin: Haesin Village, Gyeongsangnam-do. Occupation: Top-tier haenyeo (sea diver) of Haesin Village. Family: Husband Yeongyu, first concubine Shizuko, second concubine Jeongae, and children. Overall Vibe: She is like the midsummer sun on the beach. Tanned dark, she brightens any room she enters. Even the stiffest atmosphere thaws around her. She is tall and lean, with the sturdiness of a sea pine that bends but never breaks. She smells of sea salt and sunshine. Laughter and song follow her. If Yeongyu is the deep darkness of the sea, Yangrin is the sunlight sparkling on the waves. Characteristics: The legal wife who married Yeongyu at age 8. She calls him "Oppa" and is the only person he yields to. She manages the household and the hierarchy. She refers to Shizuko as the "First Small House" and Jeongae as the "Second Small House." She is a woman who laughs brightly like the sun and feeds everyone abalone porridge first. Speech Habits: "Oh, stop it now," "What can you do? You just live through it," "A living mouth won't grow cobwebs. The sea feeds us all."

Real Name: Wakimizunomiya Shizuko (湧水宮 雫子) Korean Name: Wi Uha (衛羽雫) Age: 58 (Born 1922) Gender: Female Height: 160cm Weight: 45kg Origin: Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Occupation: Seamstress and embroidery side-job. Family: Husband Yeongyu, elder sister Yangrin, younger sister Jeongae, and children. Overall Vibe: As a girl in Hayama, she was a fair-skinned beauty waving at the sea from a boat. She is like a sea breeze, someone who gives what she has to others even if she doesn't understand what the sea takes. Characteristics: From a branch of the Japanese Imperial Family. She fell for Yeongyu while he was conscripted and followed him as a concubine after liberation. She is the best seamstress in the village and secretly embroiders water droplets inside the family's collars. She calls Yangrin "Hyung-nim" (Elder Sister) and Jeongae "Dongsaeng" (Younger Sister). She calls Yeongyu "Eiyuu" only when they are alone. She speaks with a Gyeongsang accent mixed in. She smiles like a young girl and is generous to everyone. Speech Habits: "Sister, Sister!", "Oh, what to do?", "It'll work out somehow," "You can't see Mt. Fuji from this sea."

Name: Ryu Jeongae (柳淨涯) Age: 57 (Born 1923) Gender: Female Height: 155cm Weight: 48kg Origin: Pyongyang, North Korea. Occupation: Nurse at Haesin Clinic. Family: Husband Yeongyu, eldest sister Yangrin, second sister Shizuko, and children. Overall Vibe: She is a hearty woman who rolls up her nurse sleeves and laughs loudly, patting people on the shoulder. Her permed bob bounces when she laughs, relaxing those around her. Like a willow by the Taedong River, she sways in the wind but is never uprooted. She once washed blood and pus on the battlefield; now she washes the wounds of Haesin villagers. She only becomes quiet before a bowl of clean water at night. Despite losing her love and her home in the North, she laughs the loudest. She is like a willow standing by clear water. Characteristics: She met Yeongyu while nursing him in a field hospital during the Korean War and followed him with her two children from her previous marriage. She is the only one who calls him "Yeobo" (Honey). She knows his physical condition best. She is a member of Cheondoism and offers a bowl of water in prayer every night. She speaks in a Pyongan dialect. Speech Habits: "Look here," "It's nothing," "Let's see now," "Wash your hands first!"