History of a Salaryman

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History of a Salaryman
Promotional poster
Also known as Salaryman Cho Han Ji
Genre Comedy
Thriller
Romance
Written by Jang Young-chul
Jung Kyung-soon
Directed by Yoo In-shik
Starring Lee Beom-soo
Jung Ryeo-won
Jung Gyu-woon
Hong Soo-hyun
Composer Kim Ji-soo
Country of origin South Korea
Original language Korean
No. of episodes 22
Production
Executive producer Choi Moon-seok
Producers Kim Yang
Lee Jin-suk
Production company JS Pictures
Original release
Network SBS TV
Release January 2  ( 2012-01-02 )  ?
March 13, 2012  ( 2012-03-13 )

History of a Salaryman ( Korean :  샐러리맨 초한지 ; RR :  Selreorimaen Chohanji ; lit. "Salaryman Cho Han Ji") is a 2012 South Korean television series that aired on SBS from January 2 to March 31, 2012 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 22 episodes. Starring Lee Beom-soo , Jung Ryeo-won , Jung Gyu-woon , Hong Soo-hyun , Lee Deok-hwa , and Kim Seo-hyung , [1] the series is a quirky comedy and murder mystery about an ordinary salaryman who finds himself involved with corporate spies and rival pharmaceutical companies . It satirizes the historical events during China's Chu?Han Contention (206?202 B.C.) using the background of modern office politics . [2] [3]

Plot [ edit ]

Yoo-bang ( Lee Beom-soo ) sneaks into a villa at night and discovers the dead body of Chunha Medical Group executive Ho-hae ( Park Sang-myun ). His niece Yeo-chi ( Jung Ryeo-won ) is hiding in the room. At the funeral, both Yoo-bang and Yeo-chi get arrested for murder. How did things come to this? It all began three months ago when Chunha began trial testing for their new medicine. In exchange for a job recommendation from Ho-hae, Yoo-bang agrees to join the trial testing and steal information about the drug. Rival company director Hang-woo ( Jung Gyu-woon ) is also there undercover to find out about the new drug. Spoiled rich girl Yeo-chi is undergoing training because her grandfather wants her to inherit Chunha one day, though she herself is completely uninterested. For the trial testing, 30 testers, including Yoo-bang and Hang-woo, are shut off from the outside world for 10 days. During the trial period, strange things begin to happen...

Cast [ edit ]

Hero of the series who is a bright and optimistic man. He steals the heart of Yeo-chi. His historical analogue is Liu Bang , the first emperor of Han Dynasty .
A spoiled rich girl who was raised by her grandfather after her parents' death. Her historical analogue is Empress Lu Zhi .
A man who tries to get revenge against Chairman Jin for his father's suicide. His fiancee is Cha Woo Hee. His historical analogue is Xiang Yu , the self-styled "Hegemon King" of Western Chu .
A woman who is engaged to Hang-woo, and whom Yoo-bang is very close with. In an earlier draft of the script, Woo-hee dies after reuniting with Hang-woo, but the script was modified to give fans a happier ending. [4] Her historical analogue is Consort Yu .
Antagonist of the series. She worked as the secretary for Jin Si-hwang, whom she later kills to become the company chairman herself. She manipulates people to do her bidding, among them her colleague Park Bum-jung, who sincerely loved her. In the end she goes insane after she is found guilty for conspiring to kill Jin and the attempted murder of Woo-hee. Her historical analogue is Zhao Gao , an official who served all 3 emperors of the Qin Dynasty yet played an instrumental role in the dynasty's downfall. [5]

Soundtrack [ edit ]

  1. 성냥팔이 少女 (Little Match Girl) ? Yoon Gun feat. Misty
  2. 너 때문에 (For You) ? JeA ( Brown Eyed Girls )
  3. Bravo ? Lee Teuk ( Super Junior ), Key ( SHINee )
  4. 期待했단 말야 (Not What I Expected) ? Joo
  5. 샐러리맨 초한지 Title
  6. 莫無可奈
  7. Relax Your Mind
  8. 긴 旅程
  9. Determination
  10. 自中之亂
  11. 群雄割據
  12. 房이 Theme
  13. 천년지애
  14. 落張不入
  15. 샐러리맨 초한지 Score Title
  16. 桃園結義
  17. 髀肉之歎

Episode ratings [ edit ]

Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS [6] AGB Nielsen [7]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide Seoul
1 2 January 2012 8.1% 9.9% 8.7% 9.8%
2 3 January 2012 10.2% 11.9% 10.0% 12.3%
3 9 January 2012 11.3% 12.8% 10.5% 12.3%
4 10 January 2012 10.2% 12.1% 10.1% 11.4%
5 16 January 2012 13.5% 14.9% 12.1% 12.7%
6 17 January 2012 11.5% 12.2% 10.6% 11.6%
7 23 January 2012 9.2% 9.4% 9.9% 10.8%
8 24 January 2012 12.6% 14.5% 12.8% 13.5%
9 30 January 2012 14.5% 16.1% 13.7% 15.2%
10 31 January 2012 15.9% 17.3% 15.1% 15.8%
11 6 February 2012 17.1% 19.1% 14.6% 15.7%
12 7 February 2012 19.4% 21.5% 15.1% 15.0%
13 13 February 2012 20.1% 23.8% 15.9% 16.3%
14 14 February 2012 20.4% 22.9% 16.0% 16.2%
15 20 February 2012 21.6% 25.2% 16.9% 18.1%
16 21 February 2012 22.2% 24.3% 19.1% 19.6%
17 27 February 2012 21.0% 22.8% 18.8% 19.4%
18 28 February 2012 23.0% 25.2% 19.2% 19.7%
19 5 March 2012 22.7% 24.7% 18.7% 19.2%
20 6 March 2012 23.3% 24.5% 21.0% 21.9%
21 12 March 2012 22.1% 23.5% 19.1% 19.9%
22 13 March 2012 24.2% 24.7% 21.7% 22.4%
Average 17.0% 18.8% 14.9% 15.8%

Sources: TNmS Media Korea , AGB Nielsen Korea

Awards and nominations [ edit ]

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2012 2012 SBS Drama Awards Top 10 Stars Jung Ryeo-won Won
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Jung Ryeo-won Won
Special Award, Actor in a Miniseries Lee Deok-hwa Won
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Lee Beom-soo Nominated
Special Acting Award, Actress in a Miniseries Kim Seo-hyung Nominated

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "Kim Suh-hyung Prepared to Play Villain While Biding Time" . The Chosun Ilbo . 23 March 2012 . Retrieved 2013-02-25 .
  2. ^ Noh, Hyun-gi (25 December 2011). " History of Salaryman , comic tribute to breadwinners" . The Korea Times . Retrieved 2013-02-25 .
  3. ^ Choi, Ji-eun (3 January 2012). "REVIEW: SBS TV series Salaryman, Cho Han Ji ? 1st Episode" . 10Asia . Retrieved 2013-02-25 .
  4. ^ "Kim Suh Hyung on Salaryman: Hong Soo Hyun Dies in Original Script" . Drama Haven . 8 July 2012 . Retrieved 2013-02-25 .
  5. ^ "두 얼굴의 모가비…"反戰 열쇠는 제 손에 있죠" " . 10 February 2012.
  6. ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu" . TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2013-11-28 . Retrieved 2012-01-02 .
  7. ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu" . AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2013-12-26 . Retrieved 2012-01-02 .

External links [ edit ]

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