Netflix’s 'The Price of Confession' Cast & Character Guide

K-dramas are currently overflowing with psychopaths everywhere. I don’t know what this new obsession is, but from Dear X and The Manipulated to even a comedy show like Genie, Make A Wish, the drama world has suddenly become obsessed with emotionless and relentless characters. In The Price of Confession, too, you see this pattern again, but this time the psychopath is actually in jail for once. Here’s the thing: after you get into the show a little bit, you start to wonder if said character is genuinely just evil for the sake of being evil or has a motive making them act psychopathic. At least this is new, and I’m here for it. Anyway, The Price of Confession is a show that tells the story of women in prison. Well, kinda. It’s about Yun-Su, who gets arrested for murdering her husband, though she’s desperate for people to believe her when she says she didn’t do it, and it’s also about Mo Eun, who confesses to a murder and doesn’t even feel remorse for it. The two women cross paths, and Mo Eun offers Yun-Su a deal: “You must commit a murder if you want to go free.” Interesting take, but is it the right thing to do? You’ll have to watch The Price of Confession to find out. But until then, let’s have a look at this cast and character guide for the show. 

Kim Go-Eun as Mo Eun 

If you like K-dramas, there’s no way you haven’t seen this woman’s face. Her most popular role of late has definitely been in Yumi’s Cells, but of course, her most recent appearance is in You And Everything Else, an interesting show about friendship, also a Netflix Friday release. The actress is a powerhouse who never seems to miss, and her role as Mo Eun is the perfect example. As I mentioned earlier, it feels like K-dramas have started to lean heavily into the unfeeling psychopathic female lead in 2025; and “the witch,” Mo Eun, definitely makes an impression. At first it feels like this is a show about Yun-Su only, but soon you realize Mo Eun’s just as much of a lead. 

Jeon Do-Yeon as An Yun-Su 

Jeon Do-Yeon is a veteran actress who made a big splash with Kill Boksoon. Just before that, she did a cute little show called Crash Course In Romance, and you’d never believe the two characters were played by the same person. I can say the same about Yun-Su too. The actress has such a knack for transforming for her roles that she disappears into them. She also makes interesting choices, never failing to shock us. An Yun-Su’s not exactly what the ideal Korean woman’s supposed to be, and neither is her husband a breadwinning bland corporate man. But they’re happy with each other; that is, of course, until the night Yun-Su finds her husband’s corpse in his studio and ends up being arrested for his murder. Oh, and she’s got tattoos (yikes). 

Park Hae-Soo as Baek Dong-Hun (prosecutor)

Hae-Soo is another veteran who you may have seen in Squid Game, but he’s also slated to be in the Netflix original The Great Flood, which comes out on the 19th of this month. The actor is certainly a familiar face, but he shines in roles like this one, contemplative but also annoying. I suppose he took out a page from his days on Prison Playbook, which was certainly an excellent and unforgettable performance. As a former cop, Dong-Hun’s approach to his job as a prosecutor is unorthodox, to say the least. He sees procedure and bureaucracy like a personal enemy that’s out to get him, often outraging people with his investigative behavior. Right from the beginning, he’s the biggest threat to Yun-Su’s chances of winning her freedom.

Jin Sun-Kyu as Jang Jeong-Gu (Yun-Su’s lawyer) 

This man is literally everywhere. The actor was last in Typhoon Family, which literally just wrapped up last week. This year alone he’s been in 6 K-dramas, including this one, uff. The actor has a way of adding a comedic flair to serious roles or shows that really works. This cast is clearly filled with greats. No one was more surprised than Jeong-Gu when Yun-Su hired him to represent her in court. With her case getting so much media attention, she would have had no trouble getting a more experienced lawyer, but she settled on this honest, fresh lawyer with a conspicuously broken nose.

Kim Sun-Yung as Walsun 

I’m honestly a little bit disappointed by how they’ve used veteran actress Kim Sun-Yung in this show. Yet another familiar face who has had so many excellent supporting roles, there’s a high chance even if you’re new to K-dramas you’ve seen her in at least one other show. Again, 6 whole shows in 2025, and we all love her! But in The Price of Confession, all she does is spend time in the toilet. No, that’s literally her role, and I know she’s just too impressive to miss out on; I wish she had more to do than just that. But nonetheless, I’m sure she still had fun.  

Lee Jae-In as Hui-Young 

This tiny package has already had such an expansive career. Alright, she’s not a kid anymore, but I’ve just seen her for so many years; it feels odd to think she’s all grown up. You may have seen her in Night Has Come, Our Unwritten Seoul, Hospital Playlist, and more. Her role in The Price of Confession is small but memorable still. She’s got an important part to play. 

Lee Cho-Hee as Ryu Ji-Su 

Cho-Hee had two interesting shows before this one this year; one is the zombie show Newtopia, and the other is the very divisive When The Stars Gossip. The actress plays a stoic cop in The Price of Confession, eager for answers, but I will admit I feel like her character loses momentum by the end of the series and also ends up somewhat sidelined. It’s a shame, really, because she’s got excellent screen presence too. 

Lee Gyu-Hoe as Ko Dong-Uk 

To be honest, I didn’t recognize this old man, so I had to go look him up, and it turns out he’s not actually that old. Now it makes sense I didn’t recognize him. The actor was last in Squid Game 3 and is also married to beloved actress Lee Bong-Ryun. He’s excellent as the old man, and I didn’t even realize he wasn’t as old as he was playing for one second. 

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