Chunhyangjeon
Pangja
Mongryong's servant
Mongryong's witty, street-smart valet who carries messages between the lovers.
Pangja is Mongryong's personal servant, quick with a joke and quicker on his feet. He is practical, observant, and loyal, and he knows the town better than his master does. When Mongryong asks about the girl on the swing, Pangja is the one who knows her name and her reputation.
He provides much of the story's humor, especially in his running banter with Hyangdan. But he is also an essential go-between. He is respectful to his elders and entirely devoted to his young master, and he is happy to run like the wind to carry a message. He is the kind of friend a young nobleman needs, honest enough to tell him what the town is saying.
“Ah! That is no fairy, young master. That is the daughter of Wolmae!”
In the story
Contains spoilers.
Pangja leads Mongryong to Gwanghallu Pavilion and delivers the first message to Chunhyang, getting a polite scolding in return. He carries her reply back, then guides Mongryong to Wolmae's gate by lantern light.
He announces the royal courier's news about Lord Yi's promotion, and he is shocked when Mongryong asks for traveler's rags before going south, saying he has gone from first scholar of the realm to a ragged beggar. He is among those celebrating at the final reunion.
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