Title: 김과장 / Chief Kim
Chinese Title: 金科長
Also Known as: Good Manager
Genre: Comedy, Office
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2017-Jan-25 to 2017-March-30
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 22:00
Synopsis
Can corporate politics turn a bad person into a good person? Kim Sung Ryong (Nam Goong Min) is a skilled accountant who works for gangsters. He makes his way into a company called TQ Group as a middle manager in the accounting department with the intention of embezzling money from the company. As he contends with hot-shot accountant Yoon Ha Kyung (Nam Sang Mi), financial prodigy Seo Yool (Lee Joon Ho) and peppy intern Hong Ga Eun (Jung Hye Sung), Sung Ryong finds himself embroiled in office politics and notices other shenanigans by those in power that threaten to bring down the company. Sung Ryong slowly comes to realize that he’d rather fight against corporate corruption and fight for employees’ rights than complete the mission he originally came to do. Can he succeed at his new objective against all odds?
Cast
Main Cast
Nam Goong Min as Kim Sung Ryong
Nam Sang Mi as Yoon Ha Kyung
Lee Joon Ho as Seo Yool
Jung Hye Sung as Hong Ga Eun
TQ Group Accounting Department
Kim Won Hae as Choo Nam Ho
Kim Kang Hyun as Lee Jae Joon
Jo Hyun Shik as Won Ki Ok
Ryu Hye Rin as Bing Hee Jin
Kim Sun Ho (김선호) as Sun Sang Tae
People at TQ Group
Park Young Kyu as Park Hyun Do
Lee Il Hwa as Jang Yoo Seon
Seo Jung Yeon as Executive Director
Jung Suk Yong as Ko Man Keun
Kim Min Sang as Lee Kang Shik
Hwang Young Hee as Uhm Keum Sim
Kim Jae Hwa as Na Hee Yong
Dong Ha as Park Myung Suk
People at Seoul Central District Prosecutors
Jung Moon Sung as Han Dong Hoon
Nam Sung Joon (남성준) as Lee Suk Soo
People at Gunsan
Im Hwa Young as Oh Kwang Sook
Others
Kim Eung Soo as Bae Duk Po
Lee Sung Wook as Sang Hyuk
Production Credits
Chief Producer: Kim Sung Geun
Producer: Lee Eun Jin, Choi Joon Ho
Director: Lee Jae Hoon, Choi Yoon Suk
Screenwriter: Park Jae Bum
Note
Cha Tae Hyun was first offered the lead male role, but declined.
Episode Ratings
| Date | Ep | TNmS | TNmS | AGB | AGB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 2017-01-25 | 1 | 6.6 (19th) | 7.1 (19th) | 7.8 (17th) | 7.7 (15th) |
| 2017-01-26 | 2 | 6.3 (20th) | 6.5 (18th) | 7.2 (18th) | 7.2 (15th) |
| 2017-02-01 | 3 | 11.7 (7th) | 13.3 (4th) | 12.8 (5th) | 12.8 (5th) |
| 2017-02-02 | 4 | 11.5 (7th) | 13.3 (4th) | 13.8 (4th) | 14.1 (4th) |
| 2017-02-08 | 5 | 13.2 (4th) | 15.5 (4th) | 15.5 (4th) | 15.8 (4th) |
| 2017-02-09 | 6 | 12.1 (6th) | 12.9 (4th) | 16.7 (4th) | 17.6 (3rd) |
| 2017-02-15 | 7 | 13.1 (4th) | 15.0 (4th) | 16.1 (4th) | 16.3 (4th) |
| 2017-02-16 | 8 | 13.7 (4th) | 15.6 (4th) | 17.6 (4th) | 17.3 (4th) |
| 2017-02-22 | 9 | 15.5 (4th) | 16.2 (4th) | 17.8 (3rd) | 18.0 (3rd) |
| 2017-02-23 | 10 | 15.2 (4th) | 15.6 (4th) | 17.2 (4th) | 17.3 (3rd) |
| 2017-03-01 | 11 | 15.6 (4th) | 17.0 (3rd) | 18.4 (3rd) | 19.2 (3rd) |
| 2017-03-02 | 12 | 16.3 (4th) | 17.8 (3rd) | 18.4 (3rd) | 18.5 (3rd) |
| 2017-03-08 | 13 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 16.8 (4th) | 16.8 (4th) |
| 2017-03-09 | 14 | 14.3 (4th) | 14.9 (4th) | 17.1 (4th) | 16.9 (3rd) |
| 2017-03-15 | 15 | 14.6 (4th) | 16.1 (3rd) | 18.4 (4th) | 19.1 (3rd) |
| 2017-03-16 | 16 | 16.2 (4th) | 18.1 (3rd) | 17.1 (4th) | 17.6 (3rd) |
| 2017-03-22 | 17 | 17.4 (4th) | 19.7 (4th) | 17.4 (4th) | 17.5 (4th) |
| 2017-03-23 | 18 | 16.0 (4th) | 17.3 (3rd) | 17.0 (4th) | 17.5 (3rd) |
| 2017-03-29 | 19 | 17.0 (4th) | 18.6 (3rd) | 16.9 (4th) | 16.8 (4th) |
| 2017-03-30 | 20 | 18.0 (4th) | 18.7 (3rd) | 17.2 (4th) | 17.8 (3rd) |
Sources: TNmS Media Korea & AGB Nielsen Korea
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June 6th, 2017 at 8:29 pm
This is such a great drama!! HIghly recommended…love it how they can turn even the most serious scenes into a comedy…such a good storyline! A Must- watch