diff --git a/src/main/java/com/mosabulgyeo/bewavoca/entity/User.java b/src/main/java/com/mosabulgyeo/bewavoca/entity/User.java
index 163cabd..a4de99f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/mosabulgyeo/bewavoca/entity/User.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/mosabulgyeo/bewavoca/entity/User.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class User {
 	 * 선택되지 않은 경우 null.
 	 */
 	@Column(nullable = true)
-	private Long selectedCharacterId;
+	private Long selectedCharacterId = 1L;
 
 	@ElementCollection
 	@CollectionTable(name = "user_cleared_stages", joinColumns = @JoinColumn(name = "user_id"))
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ public User(String deviceId, String nickname) {
 
 		this.deviceId = deviceId;
 		this.nickname = nickname;
+		this.selectedCharacterId = 1L;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/mosabulgyeo/bewavoca/service/CharacterService.java b/src/main/java/com/mosabulgyeo/bewavoca/service/CharacterService.java
index e6840e2..18da935 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/mosabulgyeo/bewavoca/service/CharacterService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/mosabulgyeo/bewavoca/service/CharacterService.java
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@ public List<CharacterResponse> getAvailableCharacters(String deviceId) {
 	 * @param request 선택 요청 데이터 (기기 ID, 캐릭터 ID 포함)
 	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException 사용자 또는 캐릭터가 존재하지 않거나 캐릭터 잠금 해제가 되지 않았을 경우
 	 */
+	/**
+	 * 캐릭터 선택 기능
+	 * 사용자가 특정 캐릭터를 선택하면 해당 캐릭터를 설정.
+	 *
+	 * @param request 선택 요청 데이터 (기기 ID, 캐릭터 ID 포함)
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException 사용자 또는 캐릭터가 존재하지 않을 경우
+	 */
 	@Transactional
 	public void selectCharacter(SelectCharacterRequest request) {
 		User user = userRepository.findByDeviceId(request.getDeviceId())
@@ -69,10 +76,6 @@ public void selectCharacter(SelectCharacterRequest request) {
 		Character character = characterRepository.findById(request.getCharacterId())
 			.orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalArgumentException("Character not found"));
 
-		if (!user.hasClearedRegion(character.getRegion().getId())) {
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Region not cleared for the selected character.");
-		}
-
 		user.setSelectedCharacterId(character.getId());
 		userRepository.save(user);
 	}