Queen of the Office

Queen of the Office

Promotional poster for Queen of the Office
Also known as The Queen of Office
God of the Workplace
Goddess of the Workplace
Genre Romance
Comedy
Drama
Written by Yoon Nan-joong
Directed by Jeon Chang-geun
Noh Sang-hoon
Starring Kim Hye-soo
Oh Ji-ho
Jung Yu-mi
Lee Hee-joon
Jeon Hye-bin
Jo Kwon
Composer(s) Kang Dong-yoon
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 16
Production
Executive producer(s) Hwang Eui-kyung
Producer(s) Ham Young-hoon
Park Woo-ram
Editor(s) Kim Young-joo
Location(s) Korea
Cinematography Kwon Hyuk-kyun
Kim Yong-soo
Running time 60 minutes on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST)
Production company(s) KBS Media
MI Media
Queen of the Office SPC
Release
Original network Korean Broadcasting System
Original release April 1, 2013 (2013-04-01) – May 21, 2013 (2013-05-21)
Chronology
Preceded by Ad Genius Lee Tae-baek
Followed by Shark
Related shows Haken no Hinkaku
External links
Website
Korean name
Hangul 직장의 신
Hanja 職場의神
Revised Romanization Jikjang-ui Sin
McCune–Reischauer Chikchangŭi Sin

Queen of the Office (Hangul: 직장의 신; RR: Jikjang-ui Sin; lit. "God of the Workplace") is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Kim Hye-soo, Oh Ji-ho, Jung Yu-mi, Lee Hee-joon, Jeon Hye-bin, and Jo Kwon. It aired on KBS2 from April 1 to May 21, 2013 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 for 16 episodes.[1] Kim later won the Daesang (or "Grand Prize"), the highest honor at the 2013 KBS Drama Awards.[2]

Based on the 2007 Japanese drama Pride of the Temp (ハケンの品格 Haken no Hinkaku), the comedy/drama series uses the modern Korean workplace culture as a backdrop and revolves around charismatic perfect employee Miss Kim, who's good at everything that even her bosses are a little afraid of her. But her life is shrouded in mystery and she always disappears after her three-month temp contract is up.[3][4][5]

The early working title was Come Back, Miss Kim (Hangul: 돌아와요 미스김; RR: Dorawayo Miseugim).[6][7]

Cast

Main characters

Kim Hye-soo as Miss Kim[8]
Always wearing a neutral-colored business suit and with her hair firmly in place, Miss Kim is a non-regular worker. She holds 124 skill certifications in all sorts of fields, executes work with perfection, and speaks a bunch of languages including Russian. She traverses the jungle of office buildings and suddenly disappears after her three-month work contract ends. Her very name inspires awe in her colleagues, and even her superiors are afraid of her. Miss Kim goes to work at 9 a.m., and leaves at 6 p.m., unwilling to spend a microsecond more. She refuses to do work outside of her job description, never misses her lunch break, and the company wouldn't dare ask her to come in on weekends. Miss Kim says that if the company doesn't approve of her actions, it should hire three more regular employees since she does three people's work in a limited period of time. Her life outside work is shrouded in mystery: No one knows her first name, her age, or her background. Miss Kim's confidence about her ability, and also the frustration from her contract situation, allows her to be protective about her private life and blatantly reject after-work drinking sessions and other oppressive traditions of the macho corporate culture. She avoids all personal interactions, and instead chooses to live her life in her own way.
Oh Ji-ho as Jang Gyu-jik
Jang Gyu-jik works in the upper management of Y-Jang Food Company (his name is a pun on jung gyu-jik, the Korean phrase for permanent employee). He finished his MBA in the United States, then returned to Korea. Upbeat and energetic and armed with professionalism and good work ethics, Gyu-jik is strongly devoted to his company, and puts everything on the line for his work. But he treats temps dismissively, thinking they only exist to assist regular employees with menial chores. Hot-headed and with a rather childish mentality, Gyu-jik keeps attempting to humiliate Miss Kim, but he is frequently stymied by her unexpected reactions. Gyu-jik and Miss Kim engage in numerous conflicts and confrontations, but gradually feelings of respect and love grow between them, two seemingly incompatible people.
Jung Yu-mi as Jung Joo-ri
Jung Joo-ri has failed countless job interviews because she came from a third-rate university and has a less-than-stellar resume. Thus, she gets hired at Y-Jang Food Company only as a temp. She tries her hardest at everything but keeps making mistakes, and she lapses into saturi (or regional/rural dialect) during stressful moments. Joo-ri has a crush on her boss Jang Gyu-jik.
Lee Hee-joon as Mu Jeong-han
He entered the company at the same time as his friend and colleague, Jang Gyu-jik. But as Gyu-jik moved up the ranks, Jeong-han kept getting left behind. Jeong-han is cold and serious (his name literally means "heartless" in Korean), and different from Gyu-jik in every way, from attitude, nature, to personal values.
Jeon Hye-bin as Geum Bit-na
Geum Bit-na (her name means "shines like gold") was hired at the same time as Jung Joo-ri. But unlike Joo-ri, she has all the right qualifications and a first-rate education, and gets hired as a regular employee. She also happens to be the ex-girlfriend of Jang Gyu-jik.
Jo Kwon as Kye Kyung-woo[9]
A very polite and upright new hire.

Supporting characters

Marketing and Sales Division
Product Development Division
BAR Machu Picchu
Dispatch's Quality Job Manager
Y-Jang employees
Home Mart
Super Home Shopping
Dae Han Bank
Ong Ja Yeom
Extended cast

Cameos

Ratings

Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[10] AGB Nielsen[11]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 1 April 2013 9.4% 9.8% 8.2% 8.9%
2 2 April 2013 9.3% 9.9% 8.6% 9.0%
3 8 April 2013 10.6% 11.8% 12.3% 12.1%
4 9 April 2013 12.2% 13.5% 12.1% 12.1%
5 15 April 2013 12.0% 12.6% 13.4% 12.5%
6 16 April 2013 13.3% 13.4% 14.2% 14.6%
7 22 April 2013 13.6% 14.9% 14.0% 14.1%
8 23 April 2013 13.2% 14.6% 14.6% 13.9%
9 29 April 2013 12.6% 13.5% 13.5% 13.2%
10 30 April 2013 13.3% 14.3% 14.5% 14.8%
11 6 May 2013 12.2% 12.8% 13.6% 13.8%
12 7 May 2013 12.8% 13.4% 14.0% 13.9%
13 13 May 2013 11.6% 11.9% 13.1% 13.8%
14 14 May 2013 11.8% 13.0% 12.8% 13.2%
15 20 May 2013 11.8% 12.8% 14.4% 16.2%
16 21 May 2013 12.8% 13.6% 14.2% 14.9%
Average 12.0% 12.9% 13.0% 13.2%

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2013
7th Mnet 20's Choice Awards
20's Drama Star - Male Oh Ji-ho Nominated
20's Drama Star - Female Kim Hye-soo Nominated
6th Korea Drama Awards
Grand Prize (Daesang) Kim Hye-soo Nominated
Best Drama Queen of the Office Nominated
Best Production Director Jeon Chang-geun Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor Kim Kwang-kyu Nominated
2nd APAN Star Awards
Top Excellence Award, Actress Kim Hye-soo Nominated
21st Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards
Grand Prize (Daesang) in Drama Kim Hye-soo Won
Excellence Award, Actor in Drama Oh Ji-ho Won
KBS Drama Awards
Grand Prize (Daesang) Kim Hye-soo Won
Top Excellence Award, Actor Oh Ji-ho Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actress Kim Hye-soo Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Oh Ji-ho Won
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Kim Hye-soo Nominated
Jung Yu-mi Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Lee Hee-joon Nominated
Best Couple Award Oh Ji-ho and Kim Hye-soo Won
2014
47th WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival
Platinum Remi Award for Comedy TV Series Queen of the Office Won
50th Baeksang Arts Awards
Best Actress (TV) Kim Hye-soo Nominated

International broadcast

It aired in Japan on cable channel KNTV from April 1 to May 21, 2013.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Choi, Eun-hwa (28 February 2013). "Kim Hye Soo Joins First Script Reading for God of the Workplace". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  2. ↑ Lee, Cory (2 January 2014). "Kim Hye-soo Reclaims Glory, Good Doctor, Secret Love Win Big at the 2013 KBS Drama Awards". TenAsia. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  3. ↑ Baek, Byung-yeul (19 April 2013). "Grueling office life being satirized". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
  4. ↑ Lee, Sun-min (3 April 2013). "KBS viewers love sassy office worker". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
  5. ↑ Ahn, Sung-mi (16 January 2015). "Weekender: Office theme prevails on TV". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
  6. ↑ Park, Eun-jee (26 February 2013). "Kim Hye-soo to play career woman". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  7. ↑ Choi, Eun-hwa (26 February 2013). "Kim Hye Soo and Oh Ji Ho to Attempt to Revive KBS Dramas with Come Back Miss Kim". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  8. ↑ "Kim Hye-soo's Latest Soap 'a Microcosm of Society'". The Chosun Ilbo. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  9. ↑ Lee, Hye-ji (22 May 2013). "Jo Kwon: Being in The Queen of Office was the Best Thing This Year". TenAsia. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
  10. ↑ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved 2013-04-01.
  11. ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved 2013-04-01.
  12. ↑ http://www.kntv.co.jp/prog/detail/?p=26751

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