A Tangle of Links/Cast & Characters

The main characters of the series vary, usually having 1 K-Pop group as a focus per story. South Korean idol groups whose members will make an appearance and even hold major roles in each story include SEVENTEEN, EXO, Red Velvet, Pentagon, BLACKPINK etc. and with from several other groups.

SEVENTEEN

 * All of them sans Joshua are natives of Dimension 3612.


 * Joshua Ji-Soo Hong — a human from Dimension 1342. Joshua Ji-Soo Hong is the eldest son of Rhys Hong and Eliane Suh and the elder adoptive brother to Jennie Kim and Roséanne Park. He is a senior and student council president at the Parthenon International Academy for the Arts and Sciences who seems to always be busy doing something, whether it's school-related or just him catching up with his favourite anime and manga.


 * [IASWM] Chaebol heir turned Dimension Hopper, Joshua is the latest victim to the hijinks of the younger Fate deities who decided to activate a random Dimensional Link and see who ends up where. Joshua's latest manga happened to be the Dimensional Link chosen by the Fate deities, thus throwing him into an unfamiliar world of Magic, princes, and kick-starting his quest to return to his home dimension before anyone else notices his absence.


 * Magical Info: None
 * Roles: Main character in It All Started With A Manga


 * Prince Yoon Jeong-Han — formally known as HRH Yoon Jeong-Han Kyung-Shin Do-Hyun, First Son of the Sae Clan and Heir to the Sebong Throne, Jeonghan is the first son of Sae Bo-Min and Sae Chae-Rin, King and Queen of Diamanterra, and the crown prince of Diamanterra who becomes betrothed to Pristina's Crown Princess Na-Young against his will.


 * [IASWM] On the way home from a rather eventful meal at his future in-laws' palace, Jeonghan and his company stumble upon a stranger who seemed to be not from their world... and Jeonghan is rather interested in this strange, but pretty fellow.


 * Magical Info: Libban-type Born Mage [ Focal Points are Hydrokinesis, Healing and Empathy ]
 * Roles: Main character in It All Started With A Manga


 * Choi Seung-Cheol — Diamanterra’s very own Captain of the Guard and last known descendant of the fallen Noble House of Choi. He is Prince Jeonghan’s confidante and personal guard, and the two share a strong brotherly bond. Apparently taken in by the Royal Family after his own had perished, Seungcheol is forever in debt to them, swearing his own life for them and had taken on the path of knighthood out of gratitude. However, he would soon unearth the circumstances that lead to the Choi clan’s fall and it would change his entire world perspective, for better or for worse.


 * Magical Info: Non-Magic User
 * Roles: Major character in It All Started With A Manga


 * Lee Ji-Hoon — the only son of Sapphire Gem Spirit Kim Yong-Sun and Magus Eric Nam, Jihoon is the prodigious Healer Woozi from the Bijou region of Euphonia who is rumored to have been personally blessed by Leeteuk, for his healing ability is leagues above Magical healers despite being unable to perform magic himself. He is currently employed at the royal palace as the head healer and appears to have a quest of his own, starting with the mysterious alexandrite ring he cherishes more than his life.


 * Magical Info: Half-Gem Spirit[ Rose Quartz-type ]; bound Magical Core
 * Roles: Major character in It All Started With A Manga


 * Wen Jun-Hui — a mysterious Mage who was cursed into a fox and found by Minghao in the gardens of the Serene Palace. His curse was broken not a few months after a quest he and Minghao undertook. He refuses to talk about the circumstances that lead to him being cursed and for his curse to break nor about his real identity and where he came from. Whoever cursed him is still hunting for him, and he won’t be as forgiving as the first time around.


 * Magical Info: Nocturnal-type Born Mage [ Focal Points are shadow magic, stellar magic, and potions ]
 * Roles: Major character in It All Started With A Manga


 * Xu Ming-Hao — born Xu Yuan, courtesy name Xu MingHao, he is the crown prince of Liuanhua Wang, the dimension’s biggest High Elven sect, and the only son of Wang FeiFei. Civil unrest within Liuanhua, the hidden region of the High Elves in Rhynence, prompted him to take refuge within the walls of the Serene Palace five years before the start of the story. Though he loves the currently peaceful life he has, his love for his homeland and his sense of responsibility as a crown prince makes him itch to return home and stop the conflicts there once and for all.


 * Magical Info: High Elf
 * Roles: Major character in It All Started With A Manga


 * Prince Jeon Won-Woo — formally known as HRH Jeon Won-Woo Kyung-min Do-hwan, Second Son of the Sae Clan and Second-in-Line to the Sebong Throne, he is rather infamous for his ability to talk to shadows as if they were sentient beings and his natural inclination towards necromancy. Shunned by his peers as a child, it’s no surprise he grew up to be the quietest and the most solitary out of the three royal siblings. Unbeknownst to him, his special ties with the shadows and his affinity for necromancy are quiet callings to a greater purpose that will soon be revealed.


 * Magical Info: Nocturnal-type Born Mage [ Focal Points are shadow magic, necromancy, and lunar magic ]
 * Roles: Major character in It All Started With A Manga


 * Kim Min-Gyu — formally known as Kim Min-Gyu Byeong-Cheol Tae-Min of the Kim Clan, he holds the title of Diamanterra’s finest knight and Prince Wonwoo’s childhood playmate and personal guard. He is the first of his bloodline to be born with an inactive Magical Core, rendering him unable to use Magic. Since childhood he has followed around and swore to protect Prince Wonwoo from anything that would bring him pain, the latter promise becoming the very foundation of his path to knighthood. But when Wonwoo begins to walk a path he cannot seem to follow, what is he to do next?


 * Magical Info: Non-Magic User
 * Roles: Major character in It All Started With A Manga


 * Boo Seung-Kwan —


 * Magical Info: Siren
 * Roles: Major character in It All Started With A Manga


 * Han-Sol Vernon Chwe —


 * Magical Info: Half-Dryad
 * Roles: Major character in It All Started With A Manga


 * Lee Seok-Min —


 * Magical Info: Sunny-type Weather Spirit
 * Roles: Major character in It All Started With A Manga


 * Kwon Soon-Young — the cheerful head chef of the Serene Palace with a penchant for mischief and culinary skills to die for. Unbeknownst to all, he is actually Hoshi, the heir of the now-extinct Draconic Kwon clan of Rhynence and a near-direct descendant of the Dragon God G-Dragon. After his entire clan was slaughtered, he and his younger sibling Rena fled and sought refuge with the Royal Family.


 * Magical Info: Dragon
 * Roles: Major character in It All Started With A Manga


 * Prince Lee Chan — formally known as HRH Lee Jung-Chan Kyung-joon Do-yeong, Third Son of the Sae Clan and Third-in-Line to the Sebong Throne,


 * Magical Info: _-type Born Mage [ Focal Points are _ ]
 * Roles: Major character in It All Started With A Manga

EXO

 * All of them are natives of Dimension 3612 and are part of its Divine Court.

Red Velvet

 * All of them are natives of Dimension 3612 and are part of Rosseluna, a nomadic matriarchal warrior tribe worshipping Moon Goddess Sunmi. Masters of lunar magic and illusionary magic, they are tied to no land and go where their Lady tells them to go. One of its most illustrious members and greatest Queen, Joo-Hyun Bae, found love and settled down with Princess, now Queen, Seulgi of Diamanterra. Selected members of Rosseluna became the queens’ personal guard after their marriage and coronation.


 * Bae Joo-Hyun — formally known as High Queen Irene Joo-Hyun Bae of the Sebong Throne and famously as Velvet Irene of the Rose Moon or simply the Velvet Rose, she is the direct descendant of the first mortal queen of Rosseluna. She has been heralded as the greatest Rosselunar queen and general to ever live and her marriage to Princess Seulgi of Diamanterra and subsequent settling down shocked most of the world. In present time, she rules Diamanterra with her wife Seulgi and is the proud mother of three.


 * Magical Info: Nocturnal-type Born Mage [ Focal Points are lunar magic, illusion magic, and _ ]


 * Kang Seul-Gi — formally known as High Queen Seul-Gi Kang of the Sebong Throne and nicknamed the Red Storm for her legendary magical strength, she is an honorary member of Rosseluna for two reasons. First is through her marriage to Rosselunar Queen Irene and the second is being a direct descendant of a former Rosselunar maiden who found love and settled down with the Sae scion of her time. In present time, she rules Diamanterra with her wife Irene and is the proud mother of three.


 * Magical Info: Libban-type Born Mage [ Focal Points are Crystallokinesis, Crykokinesis, and Atmokinesis ]


 * Son Seung-Wan — also known as Wendy, she inherited Irene’s title of general of Rosseluna after Irene’s new duties as queen of both Diamanterra and Rosseluna caught up with her.


 * Magical Info: _-type Born Mage [ Focal Points are _ ]


 * Park Soo-Young — also known as Joy, she is Rosseluna’s primary strategist and navigator.


 * Magical Info: _-type Born Mage [ Focal Points are _ ]


 * Kim Ye-Rim — also known as Yeri, she is the youngest of Rosseluna who was taken in by the members when she was orphaned at a very young age.


 * Magical Info: _-type Born Mage [ Focal Points are _ ]

Pentagon

 * All of them are natives of Dimension 3612 and are citizens of the Split Reality-type Magical Anomaly Quinaterum.


 * Lee Hwi-Taek —


 * Magical Info: Aequilibra-born _ type Born Mage [ Focal Points are _ ]


 * Jo Jin-Ho —


 * Magical Info: Ma'at-born _ type Born Mage [ Focal Points are _ ]


 * Yang Hong-Seok —


 * Magical Info: Isfet-born _ type Born Mage [ Focal Points are _ ]


 * Ko Shin-Won —


 * Magical Info: Ma'at-born _ type Born Mage [ Focal Points are _ ]


 * Yeo Chang-Gu —


 * Magical Info: Isfet-born _ type Born Mage [ Focal Points are _ ]


 * Yan An —


 * Magical Info: Aequilibra-born _ type Born Mage [ Focal Points are _ ]


 * Adachi Yuto —


 * Magical Info: Isfet-born _ type Born Mage [ Focal Points are _ ]


 * Kang Hyung-Gu —


 * Magical Info: Ma'at-born _ type Born Mage [ Focal Points are _ ]


 * Jung Woo-Seok —


 * Magical Info: Aequilibra-born _ type Born Mage [ Focal Points are _ ]


 * Kim Hyo-Jong —


 * Magical Info: Aequilibra-born _ type Born Mage [ Focal Points are _ ]

BLACKPINK

 * All of them are natives of Dimension 1342 and are students of Joshua's exclusive boarding school, the Parthenon International Academy for the Arts and Sciences.


 * Kim Ji-Soo —


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 * Kim Jennie —


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 * Roséanne Chae-Young Park —


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 * Lalisa Manoban —


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Stray Kids

 * All of them are natives of Dimension 3612 and are guardians/researchers of the Hidden Veil-type Magical Anomaly District 9.


 * Bang Chan —


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 * Hwan Hyun-Jin —


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 * Yang Jeong-In —


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 * Kim Woo-Jin —


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f(x)

 * All of them are natives of Dimension 3612 and are part of _, a Mermaid/Siren yakuza.

LOONA

 * All of them are natives of Dimension 3612 and are priestesses of the goddess Yubin.


 * Jo Ha-Seul —


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 * Wong Gaahei —


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 * Ha Soo-Young —


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 * Jeon Hee-Jin —


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 * Park Chae-Won —


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 * Choi Ye-Rim —


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 * Son Hye-Joo —


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 * Im Yeo-Jin —


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NCT

 * All of them are natives of Dimension 3612 and are subordinates of SM Artist characters.


 * Lee Tae-Yong —


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 * Moon Tae-Il —


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 * Seo Young-Ho —


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 * Nakamoto Yuta —


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 * Qian Kun —


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 * Kim Dong-Young —


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 * Ten Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul —


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 * Jung Yoon-Oh —


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 * Dong Sicheng —


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 * Kim Jung-Woo —


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 * Wong Yukhei —


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 * Lee Min-Hyung —


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 * Xiao Dejun —


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 * Wong Kunhang —


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 * Huang Renjun —


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 * Lee Je-No —


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 * Lee Dong-Hyuck —


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 * Na Jae-Min —


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 * Liu Yangyang —


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 * Zhong Chenle —


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 * Park Ji-Sung —


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OCs

 * Mostly just personas for shits and giggles. Don't really play any major role and are mostly supporting characters.