Misaeng

Details[]

Title: 미생 / Misaeng
Also known as: Incomplete Life
Tagline: 아직 살아 있지 못한 자 (Not yet alive)
Genre: Drama, human, office worker
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: tvN
Broadcast period: 2014-Oct-17 to 2014-Dec-20
Air time: Friday & Saturday 20:40 (ep 1-2), Friday & Saturday 20:30 (ep 3-20)
Original Soundtrack: Misaeng OST
Related TV show: Misaengmul (tvN, 2015), HOPE (Fuji TV, 2016)

Synopsis[]

Jang Geu Rae was once a baduk player since 7 year old but then gives up the path because of family circumstances. He was given a chance to become an employee of One International Company and because of his mother, he decided to start working there despite of having only G.E.D. qualification for the past 26 years. The drama follows the lives of ordinary salary men and details their struggles in the workplace.

User/Viewer Ratings[]

Cast[]

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Organization Chart - click to enlarge

Main Cast

Im Si Wan as Jang Geu Rae (26, Sales Team 3)
- Choi Ha Ho as teen Geu Rae
- Kim Ye Joon as child Geu Rae
Lee Sung Min as Oh Sang Shik (43, Chief of Sales Team 3)
- Bae Yoo Ram as younger Oh Sang Shik
Kang So Ra as Ahn Young Yi (26, Resource Team 2)
- ?? as child Young Yi
Kang Ha Neul as Jang Baek Ki (26, Steel Team)
- ?? as child Baek Ki
Kim Dae Myung as Kim Dong Shik (32, Assistant Manager of Sales Team 3)
Byun Yo Han as Han Suk Yool (27, Fabric Team 1)
- Lee Hyun Bin as child Suk Yool

Sales Department

Park Hae Joon as Chun Kwang Woong (37, Manager of Team 3)
Shin Eun Jung as Sun Ji Young (38, Deputy-head of Department / Chief of Team 1)
Kim Jong Soo as Kim Boo Ryun (48, Head of Department)
Ryu Tae Ho as Go Dong Ho (43, Chief of Team 2)
Park Jin Soo as Mr. Hwang (Assistant manager, Team 2)
Kim Ga Young as Jang Mi Ra (Team 2)
Kim Kyung Ryong as Lee Shin Tae (Head of Department, later)
Kim Won Hae as Park Young Ho (Chief of Team 3, later)

Resources Department

Son Jong Hak as Ma Bok Ryul (48, Head of Department)
Jung Hee Tae as Jung Hee Suk (39, Chief of Team 2)
Kim Hee Won as Park Jong Shik (40, Chief of Team 3)
Jun Suk Ho as Ha Sung Joon (32, Assistant Manager of Team 2)
Shin Jae Hoon as Yoo Hyung Gi (30, Assistant Manager of Team 2)
?? as Cha Soo Jin (33, Team 2)

Steels Team

Choi Young as Cha Jung Ho (40, Chief)
Oh Min Suk as Kang Hae Joon (30, Assistant Manager)
Park Jin Suh as Shin Da In (22)

Fabrics Team

Jang Hyuk Jin as Moon Sang Pil (40, Chief of Team 1)
Tae In Ho as Sung Joon Shik (32, Assistant Manager of Team 1)
Lee Joon Hyuk as cameo (Team 3) (ep 1)
Kim Ki Bang as cameo (Team 3) (ep 1)
Kim Min Chan as cameo (Team 3) (ep 1)

IT Sales Team

Kim Jung Hak as Lee Suk Joong (Chief)
Choi Gwi Hwa as Park Young Goo (35, Assistant Manager)

One International Company

Lee Kyung Young as Choi Young Hoo (52, Executive Director)
Nam Kyung Eup as One International CEO / President
Hwang Suk Jung as Kim Sun Joo (Head of Finance Department)
Song Young Kyu as Chief of Planning Team
Kwak In Joon as audit team leader
Jung Soo Young as Ms Kang (HQ's employee)
Han Gab Soo as Jordan branch manager
Choi Jae Woong as Jordan branch worker
Song Jae Ryong as Seo Jin Sang (China's factory manager)

One International Interns

Jo Hyun Shik as Kim Suk Ho
Yoon Jong Hoon as Lee Sang Hyun
Yeo Eui Joo as Jang Ki Suk
Kang Eui Shik as one of interns

Other Supporting Cast

Sung Byung Sook as Geu Rae's mother (50)
Nam Myung Ryul as Geu Rae's baduk teacher (40-50)
Song Young Jae as chief of baduk club
Lee Shi Won as Ha Jung Yun (28, kindergarten teacher)
Min Bok Gi as Kim Sang Hyup (46, former employee at One International)
Oh Yoon Hong as Oh Sang Shik's wife
Lee Seung Joon as Shin Woo Hyun from Sam Jung company
Seo Yoon Ah as Lee Eun Ji
Yoo Jae Myung as factory site worker
Oh Jung Se as husband of Mrs Lee from Chungsol
Jun Jin Gi as Young Yi's father
Lee Dal Hyung as Byun Hyung Chul (Oh Sang Sik's old friend)
Jung Ui Kap as Moon Chung Gi
Jung Suk Yong as Mr Hwang from corrupt company
Lee Go Eun as Park So Mi (Ms. Sun's daughter)
Cha Soon Bae as Mr Choi from Yung Sung company (corrupted vendor)
Ahn Sung Hoon as Mr. Oh's 1st son
Baek Kyung Min as Mr. Oh's 2nd son
Song Joon Hee as Oh Joon Woo (Mr. Oh's 3rd son)
Huh Jung Bum as Eun Ji's younger brother
Ha Jung Hoon (하정훈) as teen baduk friend
Jo Yong Jin (조용진) as neighbourhood kid
Lee Joon Ho (이준호) as neighbourhood kid
Hong Hyung Taek (홍형택) as neighbourhood kid
Choi Ji Min (최지민) as kindergarten kid
Cho Hun Hyun as himself
Han Seung Hyun as foreign buyer
Lee Jong Rae
Maeng Bong Hak as Han Suk Yool's father
Lee Ki Yeol
Won Jong Sun
Lee Joong Yul
Heo Dong Won

Production Credits[]

Chief Producer: Lee Chan Ho (이찬호)
Producers: Lee Jae Moon, Ham Seung Hoon (함승훈)
Director: Kim Won Suk
Filming Director: Choi Sang Mook (최상묵)
Art Director: Lee Hang
Music Director: Kim Joon Suk
Original writing: Manhwa/Webtoon Misaeng by Yoon Tae Ho
Screenwriter: Jung Yoon Jung
CG Team: Cho Bong Joon, Kim Joo Sung
Drama Consultant: Choi Hoon Min
Sounds / Music Coordinator: Kim Young Ho (S Studio Mixing)

Notes[]

This drama is sequel of the 2013 omnibus mobile movie Misaeng: Prequel (미생 프리퀄)
It was the very first Korean film/drama scene shot in Jordan.
On October 24, 2014, tvN announced that the air time will change from 20:40 KST to 20:30 KST starting from ep 3, thus extending the program by 10 minutes. --Source
This drama was mentioned in ep 1 of tvN's latest drama Signal
One International building is actually referred to Seoul Square building, formerly Daewoo HQ building located in Junggu near Seoul Station.

Recognitions[]

2016 tvN10 Awards:

Best Actor (Lee Sung Min)

2015 4th APAN Star Awards:

Top Excellence Actor Award - Miniseries (Lee Sung Min)
Excellence Actor Award - Miniseries (Im Si Wan)
Best Supporting Actor (Lee Kyung Young)
Best Rookie Actor (Byun Yo Han)

2015 8th Korea Drama Awards:

Best Drama
Excellence Award - Actor (Kim Dae Myung)
Special Judges' Award (Im Si Wan)

2015 10th Seoul International Drama Awards:

Best Miniseries

2015 51st Baeksang Arts Awards

Best Director (Kim Won Suk)
Top Excellence - Actor (Lee Sung Min)
Best New Actor (Im Si Wan)

Episode Ratings[]

See Misaeng/Episode Ratings

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