The Awl

Details

 * Title: 송곳 / Songgot
 * Genre: Drama, human
 * Episodes: 12
 * Broadcast network: JTBC
 * Broadcast period: 2015-Oct 24 to 2015-Nov-29
 * Air time: Saturday & Sunday Night 21:40
 * Original Soundtrack: The Awl OST

Synopsis
The drama tells the story of average workers, who silently work hard on each one’s own task. They finally pull together as a team to fight through a difficult and unfair situation.

Lee Soo-In has the kind of temperament where he has to do the right thing no matter what. After his discharge from the military, he finds work at a large retail market. One day, his boss orders him to fire temporary employees at the store. Lee Soo-In refuses to do so and decides to join the labor union. He and the temporary employees struggle against unfair dismissals.

The drama is based on a webtoon of the same name, which is in turn inspired by real-life events that transpired in 2002 when union workers were unfairly fired from large supermarket chain Carrefour, and fought back.

Main Cast

 * Ji Hyun Woo as Lee Soo In
 * Lee Seo Won as young Lee Soo In
 * Ahn Nae Sang as Goo Go Shin

Workers at Fourmis Market
Produce Department
 * Hyun Woo as Joo Gang Min
 * Park Shi Hwan as Nam Dong Hyub
 * Baek Hyun Joo (백현주) as Han Young Shil
 * Lee Jung Eun as Kim Jung Mi

Seafood Department
 * Yesung as Hwang Joon Chul
 * Hwang Jung Min as Hwang Jung Min
 * Yoon Bo Hyun as Seo Min Ho

Product Specifications Department
 * Shin Yun Sook (신연숙) as Joon Geum

Department Managers
 * Jo Jae Ryong as manager Heo (seafood department)
 * Ahn Sang Woo as manager Yoon (product specifications department)
 * Kim Joong Ki (김중기) as manager Kim (household goods department)

Store Managers
 * Daniel (다니엘) as Gaston Dubois, foreign corporate manager
 * Kim Hee Won as Jung Min Chul
 * Jung Won Joong
 * Martin (마틴) as Olivier

Bu Jin Labor Law Consulting Center

 * Kim Ga Eun as Moon So Jin
 * Kim Hee Chang (김희창) as Cha Sung Hak

Extended Cast

 * Gong Jung Hwan as Go Jin Hee
 * Moon Ji Yoon as Tae Kyung
 * Jo Ryun as Jo Ryun
 * Yoon Sang Hoon as public prosecuter
 * Yoo Joo Hye (유주혜)
 * Yoo Ha Bok
 * Park Soo Young
 * Yoo Soon Woong (유순웅)
 * Jung Jin Gak
 * Kim Min Hyuk
 * Jin Sun Kyu
 * Kwak Ja Hyung

Special Appearances

 * Park Hyuk Kwon
 * Choi Moo Sung as Soo In's father

Production Credits

 * Chief Producer: Kim Suk Yoon
 * Director: Kim Suk Yoon, Yook Jung Yong (육정용)
 * Assistant Director: Im Hyun Wook, Lee Tae Kyung (이태경), Choi Won Pyo (최원표)
 * Screenwriter: Kim Soo Jin, Lee Nam Gyu
 * Original writing: Webtoon The Awl by Choi Kyu Suk (최규석)

Episode Ratings
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