List of Characters - Irene Te

Note: this list is included in both the eBook and paperback editions of This Place is Magic!

Apollo

Jaehwan (Jeon Jaehwan) – Apollo’s leader and exasperated mother. Serving in the army.
Kazu (Ueda Kazuhiko) – Cheapskate eldest member of Apollo; allergic to clothes.
Nick (Kim Ahnjong) – Apollo’s choreographer and professional pot-stirrer.
Namgyu (Hong Namgyu) – The main vocalist. His head is empty and full of sunshine!
Jungwoo (Park Jungwoo) – Songwriter, composer, producer, playboy…??
Ari (Ari Goldsmith-Song / Song Eunjae) – Our protagonist and head dishwasher.
Max (Max Lee) – Rapper and PR nightmare. Needs to wash his mouth out with soap.
Kei (Moriyama Keiichi) – Rapper who dreams of singing ballads. Craves structure.
Jesse (Ahn Ji-woon) – The youngest member; career crybaby.

Joey Han (Han Jin-cheol) – Drama enthusiast, retired security officer, original gong breaker.
Lizzie Han (Han Bo-yeon) – Wanna Waffle’s official owner. Austen fan. Secret F1 driver??
Han Jiyeon (Emma Han) – A hairstylist who adopts random K-pop idols on random Wednesday nights.
Denny Han (Han Woosung) – Alas, you lack the security clearance for this information…
Janie Han Cortez (née Han Jihae) – The eldest Han sibling. Lives in Spain with her husband, Sam.
Jeannie Vho – Part time Wanna Waffle employee. Don’t make her do things, she’s a baby.
Evan Bautista – Part time Wanna Waffle employee, full-time octopus expert.

Sun Soyeon – Co-founder and majority shareholder of Emerald Entertainment.
Choi Haewon – Co-founder of Emerald Entertainment. Talented but often uncredited songwriter.
Yoon Hyunseok – CEO of Emerald Entertainment. (“We don’t like him.” – Kei)
Seo Nami – Apollo manager who’s lasted the longest; she’s probably so tired.
Ji Doyoung – Apollo’s least favorite manager. (“Collective groaning” – Apollo members)

Hazel Lim – An actress who co-starred in Apollo’s music video for Trickster.
Arthur Hong – An estate lawyer. Jiyeon’s ex-boyfriend. Eunjae’s email buddy.
Simon Song – Eunjae’s dad. A commercial airline pilot for Qantas.
Leila Goldsmith-Song – (“I have nothing to say about that woman.” – Jaehwan)
Ezra Goldsmith-Song – Eunjae’s little brother. Attends a fancy boarding school in Singapore.
Vivian Romero – Eunjae’s beloved nanny.

Jooney Chun – Co-host of the weekly K-pop news podcast Omma Gosh!
Frederica “Freddie” Dang – Co-host and producer for Omma Gosh!
Maisie Chun – Omma Gosh! co-host and titular mom. Specifically, Jooney’s mom.
Sunshines – The official name used for Apollo’s fans.