Genre: Comedy
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: tvN
Broadcast period: 2014-Oct-17 to 2014-Dec-20
Air time: Friday & Saturday 20:40 (20:30 from ep 3)
Based on the webcomic “Misaeng” by Yoon Tae Ho which was published from 2012-Jan-20 to 2013-Oct-14 via cartoon.media.daum.net. This drama follows the lives of ordinary salaryman in the workplace.
Jang Geu Rae (Siwan) played the board game “baduk” (a strategy game somewhat like chess) since he was a child. Playing the game was everything to him, but he failed to become a professional baduk player. Now he is thrown out into the real world. By an acquaintance’s recommendation, He is able to begin to work at “One International” as an intern and struggles to adapt working at a company.
Meanwhile, Ahn Young Yi (Kang So Ra) is a competent and intelligent new intern and Jang Baek Ki (Kang Ha Neul) is another co-worker. Oh Sang Sik (Lee Sung Min) will play their boss.
Cast
Siwan as Jang Geu Rae
– Choi Ha Ho as Geu Rae (teen)
– Kim Ye Joon as Geu Rae (child)
Lee Sung Min as Oh Sang Shik (chief of sales 3rd team)
– Bae Yoo Ram as Oh Sang Shik (young)
Kang So Ra as Ahn Young Yi
Kang Ha Neul as Jang Baek Ki
Kim Dae Myung as Kim Dong Shik (assistant manager of sales 3rd team)
Byun Yo Han as Han Suk Yool
– Lee Hyun Bin as Suk Yool (child)
Jo Hyun Shik as Kim Suk Ho
Yoon Jong Hoon as Lee Sang Hyun
Yeo Eui Joo as Jang Ki Suk
Kang Ui Shik as one of interns
Shin Eun Jung as Sun Ji Young (vice-chief of sales 1st team)
Park Hae Joon as Chun Kwang Woong (chief of sales 3rd team)
Ryu Tae Ho as Go Dong Ho (chief of sales 2nd team)
Kim Hee Won as Park Jong Shik (chief of resources 3rd team)
Jun Suk Ho as Ha Sung Joon (Assistant Manager of Team 2)
Kim Kyung Ryong as Lee Shin Tae (chief of sales department)
Kim Won Hae as Park Young Ho (Deputy Department Head of Sales Team 3)
Park Jin Soo as Assistant Manager Hwang (assistant manager of sales 2nd team)
Shin Jae Hoon as Yoo Hyung Gi (Assistant Manager of Team 2)
Nam Kyung Eup as One International CEO
Lee Kyung Young as Choi Young Hoo (managing director)
Son Jong Hak as Ma Bok Ryul (chief of resources departement)
Jung Hee Tae as Jung Hee Suk
Oh Min Suk as Kang Hae Joon (assistant manager of steel team)
Jang Hyuk Jin as Moon Sang Pil (Section Chief of fiber 1st team)
Tae In Ho as Sung Dae Ri (assistant manager of fiber 1st team)
Hwang Suk Jung as Kim Sun Joo (chief of finance department)
Kim Jung Hak as Lee Suk Joong (chief of IT sales team)
Choi Kwi Hwa as Assistant Manager Park (IT Sales Team)
Kwak In Joon as audit team leader
Han Gab Soo as Jordan branch manager
Choi Jae Woong as One International Jordan branch worker
Song Jae Ryong as Seo Jin Sang (China’s factory manager)
Kim Jong Soo as Kim Boo Ryeon (Department Head of Sales Headquarter)