S un ja ' s ▁first ▁born , ▁No a , ▁is ▁father ed ▁by ▁Koh ▁Hans u ▁and ▁her ▁second ▁born , ▁Moz as u , ▁is ▁father ed ▁by ▁Ba ek ▁Is ak . ▁ ▁Ba ek ▁Is ak ▁— ▁Ba ek ▁Is ak ▁is ▁a ▁Protest ant ▁minister ▁from ▁Py ong y ang , ▁Korea .   He ▁is ▁first ▁introduced ▁when ▁he ▁vis its ▁Yang jin ' s ▁board ing house ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁Os aka ▁to ▁move ▁in ▁with ▁his ▁brother , ▁Y ose b .   S ick ly ▁since ▁birth , ▁Ba ek ▁Is ak ▁strugg les ▁with ▁sick ness ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁Os aka . ▁ ▁Ky ung he e ▁— ▁Ky ung he e ▁is ▁Y ose b ' s ▁wife ▁and ▁Sun ja ' s ▁best ▁friend ▁and ▁sister - in - law . ▁She ▁plays ▁a ▁large ▁part ▁in ▁helping ▁Sun ja ▁support ▁their ▁families ▁in ▁living , ▁helping ▁Sun ja ▁prepare ▁Kim chi ▁to ▁sell . ▁ ▁Y ose b ▁— ▁Y ose b ▁is ▁Ba ek ▁Is ak ' s ▁brother ▁who ▁lives ▁in ▁Os aka , ▁Japan .   He ▁works ▁in ▁a ▁factory ▁to ▁support ▁his ▁family . ▁He ▁lives ▁in ▁I k ain o ▁in ▁Os aka , ▁where ▁most ▁Kore ans ▁in ▁Os aka ▁are ▁known ▁to ▁live .   He ▁receives ▁a ▁job ▁opportunity ▁in ▁Nag as aki ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 .   He ▁becomes ▁very ▁injured ▁in ▁the ▁subsequent