diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/admin/chat/character/curation/CharacterCurationAdminController.kt b/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/admin/chat/character/curation/CharacterCurationAdminController.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa6870f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/admin/chat/character/curation/CharacterCurationAdminController.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+package kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.admin.chat.character.curation
+
+import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.common.ApiResponse
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value
+import org.springframework.security.access.prepost.PreAuthorize
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.DeleteMapping
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PutMapping
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestBody
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController
+
+@RestController
+@RequestMapping("/admin/chat/character/curation")
+@PreAuthorize("hasRole('ADMIN')")
+class CharacterCurationAdminController(
+    private val service: CharacterCurationAdminService,
+    @Value("\${cloud.aws.cloud-front.host}")
+    private val imageHost: String
+) {
+    @GetMapping("/list")
+    fun listAll(): ApiResponse<List<CharacterCurationListItemResponse>> =
+        ApiResponse.ok(service.listAll())
+
+    @GetMapping("/{curationId}/characters")
+    fun listCharacters(
+        @PathVariable curationId: Long
+    ): ApiResponse<List<CharacterCurationCharacterItemResponse>> {
+        val characters = service.listCharacters(curationId)
+        val items = characters.map {
+            CharacterCurationCharacterItemResponse(
+                id = it.id!!,
+                name = it.name,
+                description = it.description,
+                imageUrl = "$imageHost/${it.imagePath ?: "profile/default-profile.png"}"
+            )
+        }
+        return ApiResponse.ok(items)
+    }
+
+    @PostMapping("/register")
+    fun register(@RequestBody request: CharacterCurationRegisterRequest) =
+        ApiResponse.ok(service.register(request).id)
+
+    @PutMapping("/update")
+    fun update(@RequestBody request: CharacterCurationUpdateRequest) =
+        ApiResponse.ok(service.update(request).id)
+
+    @DeleteMapping("/{curationId}")
+    fun delete(@PathVariable curationId: Long) =
+        ApiResponse.ok(service.softDelete(curationId))
+
+    @PutMapping("/reorder")
+    fun reorder(@RequestBody request: CharacterCurationOrderUpdateRequest) =
+        ApiResponse.ok(service.reorder(request.ids))
+
+    @PostMapping("/{curationId}/characters")
+    fun addCharacter(
+        @PathVariable curationId: Long,
+        @RequestBody request: CharacterCurationAddCharacterRequest
+    ) = ApiResponse.ok(service.addCharacter(curationId, request.characterId))
+
+    @DeleteMapping("/{curationId}/characters/{characterId}")
+    fun removeCharacter(
+        @PathVariable curationId: Long,
+        @PathVariable characterId: Long
+    ) = ApiResponse.ok(service.removeCharacter(curationId, characterId))
+
+    @PutMapping("/{curationId}/characters/reorder")
+    fun reorderCharacters(
+        @PathVariable curationId: Long,
+        @RequestBody request: CharacterCurationReorderCharactersRequest
+    ) = ApiResponse.ok(service.reorderCharacters(curationId, request.characterIds))
+}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/admin/chat/character/curation/CharacterCurationAdminDto.kt b/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/admin/chat/character/curation/CharacterCurationAdminDto.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb46b03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/admin/chat/character/curation/CharacterCurationAdminDto.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.admin.chat.character.curation
+
+data class CharacterCurationRegisterRequest(
+    val title: String,
+    val isAdult: Boolean = false,
+    val isActive: Boolean = true
+)
+
+data class CharacterCurationUpdateRequest(
+    val id: Long,
+    val title: String? = null,
+    val isAdult: Boolean? = null,
+    val isActive: Boolean? = null
+)
+
+data class CharacterCurationOrderUpdateRequest(
+    val ids: List<Long>
+)
+
+data class CharacterCurationAddCharacterRequest(
+    val characterId: Long
+)
+
+data class CharacterCurationReorderCharactersRequest(
+    val characterIds: List<Long>
+)
+
+data class CharacterCurationListItemResponse(
+    val id: Long,
+    val title: String,
+    val isAdult: Boolean,
+    val isActive: Boolean
+)
+
+// 관리자 큐레이션 상세 - 캐릭터 리스트 항목 응답 DTO
+// id, name, description, 이미지 URL
+// 이미지 URL은 컨트롤러에서 cloud-front host + imagePath로 구성
+
+data class CharacterCurationCharacterItemResponse(
+    val id: Long,
+    val name: String,
+    val description: String,
+    val imageUrl: String
+)
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/admin/chat/character/curation/CharacterCurationAdminService.kt b/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/admin/chat/character/curation/CharacterCurationAdminService.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72b7690
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/admin/chat/character/curation/CharacterCurationAdminService.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+package kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.admin.chat.character.curation
+
+import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.chat.character.ChatCharacter
+import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.chat.character.curation.CharacterCuration
+import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.chat.character.curation.CharacterCurationMapping
+import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.chat.character.curation.repository.CharacterCurationMappingRepository
+import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.chat.character.curation.repository.CharacterCurationRepository
+import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.chat.character.repository.ChatCharacterRepository
+import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.common.SodaException
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service
+import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional
+
+@Service
+class CharacterCurationAdminService(
+    private val curationRepository: CharacterCurationRepository,
+    private val mappingRepository: CharacterCurationMappingRepository,
+    private val characterRepository: ChatCharacterRepository
+) {
+
+    @Transactional
+    fun register(request: CharacterCurationRegisterRequest): CharacterCuration {
+        val sortOrder = (curationRepository.findMaxSortOrder() ?: 0) + 1
+        val curation = CharacterCuration(
+            title = request.title,
+            isAdult = request.isAdult,
+            isActive = request.isActive,
+            sortOrder = sortOrder
+        )
+        return curationRepository.save(curation)
+    }
+
+    @Transactional
+    fun update(request: CharacterCurationUpdateRequest): CharacterCuration {
+        val curation = curationRepository.findById(request.id)
+            .orElseThrow { SodaException("큐레이션을 찾을 수 없습니다: ${request.id}") }
+
+        request.title?.let { curation.title = it }
+        request.isAdult?.let { curation.isAdult = it }
+        request.isActive?.let { curation.isActive = it }
+
+        return curationRepository.save(curation)
+    }
+
+    @Transactional
+    fun softDelete(curationId: Long) {
+        val curation = curationRepository.findById(curationId)
+            .orElseThrow { SodaException("큐레이션을 찾을 수 없습니다: $curationId") }
+        curation.isActive = false
+        curationRepository.save(curation)
+    }
+
+    @Transactional
+    fun reorder(ids: List<Long>) {
+        ids.forEachIndexed { index, id ->
+            val curation = curationRepository.findById(id)
+                .orElseThrow { SodaException("큐레이션을 찾을 수 없습니다: $id") }
+            curation.sortOrder = index + 1
+            curationRepository.save(curation)
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Transactional
+    fun addCharacter(curationId: Long, characterId: Long) {
+        val curation = curationRepository.findById(curationId)
+            .orElseThrow { SodaException("큐레이션을 찾을 수 없습니다: $curationId") }
+        if (!curation.isActive) throw SodaException("비활성화된 큐레이션입니다: $curationId")
+
+        val character = characterRepository.findById(characterId)
+            .orElseThrow { SodaException("캐릭터를 찾을 수 없습니다: $characterId") }
+        if (!character.isActive) throw SodaException("비활성화된 캐릭터는 추가할 수 없습니다: $characterId")
+
+        val existing = mappingRepository.findByCuration(curation)
+            .firstOrNull { it.chatCharacter.id == characterId }
+        if (existing != null) return // 이미 존재하면 무시
+
+        val nextOrder = (mappingRepository.findByCuration(curation).maxOfOrNull { it.sortOrder } ?: 0) + 1
+        val mapping = CharacterCurationMapping(
+            curation = curation,
+            chatCharacter = character,
+            sortOrder = nextOrder
+        )
+        mappingRepository.save(mapping)
+    }
+
+    @Transactional
+    fun removeCharacter(curationId: Long, characterId: Long) {
+        val curation = curationRepository.findById(curationId)
+            .orElseThrow { SodaException("큐레이션을 찾을 수 없습니다: $curationId") }
+        val mappings = mappingRepository.findByCuration(curation)
+        val target = mappings.firstOrNull { it.chatCharacter.id == characterId }
+            ?: throw SodaException("매핑을 찾을 수 없습니다: curation=$curationId, character=$characterId")
+        mappingRepository.delete(target)
+    }
+
+    @Transactional
+    fun reorderCharacters(curationId: Long, characterIds: List<Long>) {
+        val curation = curationRepository.findById(curationId)
+            .orElseThrow { SodaException("큐레이션을 찾을 수 없습니다: $curationId") }
+        val mappings = mappingRepository.findByCuration(curation)
+        val mappingByCharacterId = mappings.associateBy { it.chatCharacter.id }
+
+        characterIds.forEachIndexed { index, cid ->
+            val mapping = mappingByCharacterId[cid]
+                ?: throw SodaException("큐레이션에 포함되지 않은 캐릭터입니다: $cid")
+            mapping.sortOrder = index + 1
+            mappingRepository.save(mapping)
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Transactional(readOnly = true)
+    fun listAll(): List<CharacterCurationListItemResponse> {
+        return curationRepository.findAllByOrderBySortOrderAsc()
+            .map { CharacterCurationListItemResponse(it.id!!, it.title, it.isAdult, it.isActive) }
+    }
+
+    @Transactional(readOnly = true)
+    fun listCharacters(curationId: Long): List<ChatCharacter> {
+        val curation = curationRepository.findById(curationId)
+            .orElseThrow { SodaException("큐레이션을 찾을 수 없습니다: $curationId") }
+        val mappings = mappingRepository.findByCurationWithCharacterOrderBySortOrderAsc(curation)
+        return mappings.map { it.chatCharacter }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/character/controller/ChatCharacterController.kt b/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/character/controller/ChatCharacterController.kt
index e7e8fb4..7e7deaa 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/character/controller/ChatCharacterController.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/character/controller/ChatCharacterController.kt
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class ChatCharacterController(
     private val bannerService: ChatCharacterBannerService,
     private val chatRoomService: ChatRoomService,
     private val characterCommentService: CharacterCommentService,
+    private val curationQueryService: kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.chat.character.curation.CharacterCurationQueryService,
 
     @Value("\${cloud.aws.cloud-front.host}")
     private val imageHost: String
@@ -85,8 +86,22 @@ class ChatCharacterController(
                 )
             }
 
-        // 큐레이션 섹션 (현재는 빈 리스트)
-        val curationSections = emptyList<CurationSection>()
+        // 큐레이션 섹션 (활성화된 큐레이션 + 캐릭터)
+        val curationSections = curationQueryService.getActiveCurationsWithCharacters()
+            .map { agg ->
+                CurationSection(
+                    characterCurationId = agg.curation.id!!,
+                    title = agg.curation.title,
+                    characters = agg.characters.map {
+                        Character(
+                            characterId = it.id!!,
+                            name = it.name,
+                            description = it.description,
+                            imageUrl = "$imageHost/${it.imagePath ?: "profile/default-profile.png"}"
+                        )
+                    }
+                )
+            }
 
         // 응답 생성
         ApiResponse.ok(
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/character/curation/CharacterCuration.kt b/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/character/curation/CharacterCuration.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..021933e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/character/curation/CharacterCuration.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.chat.character.curation
+
+import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.chat.character.ChatCharacter
+import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.common.BaseEntity
+import javax.persistence.CascadeType
+import javax.persistence.Column
+import javax.persistence.Entity
+import javax.persistence.FetchType
+import javax.persistence.JoinColumn
+import javax.persistence.ManyToOne
+import javax.persistence.OneToMany
+
+@Entity
+class CharacterCuration(
+    @Column(nullable = false)
+    var title: String,
+
+    // 19금 여부
+    @Column(nullable = false)
+    var isAdult: Boolean = false,
+
+    // 활성화 여부 (소프트 삭제)
+    @Column(nullable = false)
+    var isActive: Boolean = true,
+
+    // 정렬 순서 (낮을수록 먼저)
+    @Column(nullable = false)
+    var sortOrder: Int = 0
+) : BaseEntity() {
+    @OneToMany(mappedBy = "curation", cascade = [CascadeType.ALL], fetch = FetchType.LAZY, orphanRemoval = true)
+    var characterMappings: MutableList<CharacterCurationMapping> = mutableListOf()
+}
+
+@Entity
+class CharacterCurationMapping(
+    @ManyToOne(fetch = FetchType.LAZY)
+    @JoinColumn(name = "curation_id")
+    var curation: CharacterCuration,
+
+    @ManyToOne(fetch = FetchType.LAZY)
+    @JoinColumn(name = "character_id")
+    var chatCharacter: ChatCharacter,
+
+    // 정렬 순서 (낮을수록 먼저)
+    @Column(nullable = false)
+    var sortOrder: Int = 0
+) : BaseEntity()
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/character/curation/CharacterCurationQueryService.kt b/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/character/curation/CharacterCurationQueryService.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31db343
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/character/curation/CharacterCurationQueryService.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.chat.character.curation
+
+import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.chat.character.ChatCharacter
+import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.chat.character.curation.repository.CharacterCurationMappingRepository
+import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.chat.character.curation.repository.CharacterCurationRepository
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service
+import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional
+
+@Service
+class CharacterCurationQueryService(
+    private val curationRepository: CharacterCurationRepository,
+    private val mappingRepository: CharacterCurationMappingRepository
+) {
+    data class CurationAgg(
+        val curation: CharacterCuration,
+        val characters: List<ChatCharacter>
+    )
+
+    @Transactional(readOnly = true)
+    fun getActiveCurationsWithCharacters(): List<CurationAgg> {
+        val curations = curationRepository.findByIsActiveTrueOrderBySortOrderAsc()
+        if (curations.isEmpty()) return emptyList()
+
+        // 매핑 + 캐릭터를 한 번에 조회(ch.isActive = true 필터 적용)하여 N+1 해소
+        val mappings = mappingRepository
+            .findByCurationInWithActiveCharacterOrderByCurationIdAscAndSortOrderAsc(curations)
+
+        val charactersByCurationId: Map<Long, List<ChatCharacter>> = mappings
+            .groupBy { it.curation.id!! }
+            .mapValues { (_, list) -> list.map { it.chatCharacter } }
+
+        return curations.map { curation ->
+            val characters = charactersByCurationId[curation.id!!] ?: emptyList()
+            CurationAgg(curation, characters)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/character/curation/repository/CharacterCurationMappingRepository.kt b/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/character/curation/repository/CharacterCurationMappingRepository.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db42281
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/character/curation/repository/CharacterCurationMappingRepository.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.chat.character.curation.repository
+
+import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.chat.character.curation.CharacterCuration
+import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.chat.character.curation.CharacterCurationMapping
+import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.JpaRepository
+import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.Query
+import org.springframework.data.repository.query.Param
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository
+
+@Repository
+interface CharacterCurationMappingRepository : JpaRepository<CharacterCurationMapping, Long> {
+    fun findByCuration(curation: CharacterCuration): List<CharacterCurationMapping>
+
+    @Query(
+        "select m from CharacterCurationMapping m " +
+            "join fetch m.chatCharacter ch " +
+            "where m.curation in :curations and ch.isActive = true " +
+            "order by m.curation.id asc, m.sortOrder asc"
+    )
+    fun findByCurationInWithActiveCharacterOrderByCurationIdAscAndSortOrderAsc(
+        @Param("curations") curations: List<CharacterCuration>
+    ): List<CharacterCurationMapping>
+
+    @Query(
+        "select m from CharacterCurationMapping m " +
+            "join fetch m.chatCharacter ch " +
+            "where m.curation = :curation " +
+            "order by m.sortOrder asc"
+    )
+    fun findByCurationWithCharacterOrderBySortOrderAsc(
+        @Param("curation") curation: CharacterCuration
+    ): List<CharacterCurationMapping>
+}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/character/curation/repository/CharacterCurationRepository.kt b/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/character/curation/repository/CharacterCurationRepository.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed658d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/character/curation/repository/CharacterCurationRepository.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.chat.character.curation.repository
+
+import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.chat.character.curation.CharacterCuration
+import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.JpaRepository
+import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.Query
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository
+
+@Repository
+interface CharacterCurationRepository : JpaRepository<CharacterCuration, Long> {
+    fun findByIsActiveTrueOrderBySortOrderAsc(): List<CharacterCuration>
+    fun findAllByOrderBySortOrderAsc(): List<CharacterCuration>
+
+    @Query("SELECT MAX(c.sortOrder) FROM CharacterCuration c WHERE c.isActive = true")
+    fun findMaxSortOrder(): Int?
+}