History of a Salaryman
| History of a Salaryman | |
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Promotional poster for History of a Salaryman
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| 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(s) | Kim Ji-soo |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Korea |
| Running time | Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST) |
| Production company(s) | JS Pictures |
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| Original network | Seoul Broadcasting System |
| Original release | 2 January – 13 March 2012 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | A Thousand Days' Promise |
| Followed by | Fashion King |
| External links | |
| SBS official website | |
History of a Salaryman (Hangul: 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, 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.) to become a parody of modern office politics.
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...
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