Super Rookie

Super Rookie
Also known as New Employee
Written by Kim Ki-ho
Lee Sun-mi
Directed by Han Hee
Starring Eric Mun
Han Ga-in
Oh Ji-ho
Lee So-yeon
Country of origin South Korea
No. of episodes 20
Production
Producer(s) Kim Sa-hyun
Running time Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55
Broadcast
Original channel Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Original run March 23, 2005 – May 26, 2005
External links
Website
Korean name
Hangul 신입사원
Hanja 新入社員
Revised Romanization Sin-ip Sa-won
McCune–Reischauer Sin-ip Sa-wŏn

Super Rookie (Hangul: 신입사원; RR: Sin-ip Sa-won; lit. "New Employee") is a 2005 South Korean television series starring Eric Mun, Han Ga-in, Oh Ji-ho, and Lee So-yeon. It aired on MBC from March 23 to May 26, 2005 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes. The workplace comedy is a satire on Korea's corporate culture and unemployment among the country's younger generation. It scored solid viewership ratings in the 20% range.[1][2][3][4]

Plot

Kang Ho (Eric Mun) is just an average guy who got a college degree in physical education from a second-rate, provincial university. Disheveled, unskilled, and unemployed, Kang Ho has wasted most of his life kickboxing and reading comic books, much to the frustration of his family and friends who think he's just a freeloader. He sends his resumes to many companies, but nobody gives him a shot because he has no experience and no apparent prospects. One day, Kang Ho decides to apply to the same prestigious company that his handsome, successful classmate Bong-sam (Oh Ji-ho) works at. He completely bungles the interview process, but thanks to a computer error, he gets hired as the number one recruit. Struggling in a job he's totally unqualified for, Kang Ho gets by with his enthusiasm and street smarts. His co-workers include Bong-sam, an overachiever trapped by his own ambitions; Mi-ok, a mousy, bespectacled contract worker (or "temp") who was dumped by Bong-sam; and Hyun-ah, the privileged daughter of a company executive.

Cast

Main characters

Supporting characters

Ratings

Episode Nationwide Seoul
Ep. 1 14.3% 15.1%
Ep. 2 15.0% 16.1%
Ep. 3 15.1% 16.2%
Ep. 4 15.1% 16.8%
Ep. 5 17.5% 18.5%
Ep. 6 15.8% 16.7%
Ep. 7 15.1% 15.1%
Ep. 8 14.6% 15.0%
Ep. 9 16.4% 17.6%
Ep.10 17.2% 18.1%
Ep.11 15.9% 16.3%
Ep.12 16.8% 17.8%
Ep.13 15.0% 16.2%
Ep.14 19.0% 20.1%
Ep.15 17.3% 18.7%
Ep.16 16.5% 17.4%
Ep.17 16.3% 17.2%
Ep.18 15.9% 17.7%
Ep.19 17.8% 18.9%
Ep.20 23.1% 23.9%
Average 16.4% 17.47%

Source: TNSMK Media Korea

International broadcast

Fuji TV reportedly paid ₩2 billion for the drama's broadcasting rights in Japan.[6] It was well received by Japanese viewers when it began airing on October 27, 2005, which contributed to Eric Mun's increased popularity in the country.[7][8][9] It re-aired on cable channel KNTV from January 19 to February 24, 2011.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rookie Employees Talk About the New Hit Show Super Rookie". The Dong-a Ilbo. 11 May 2005. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  2. ↑ Moon, Iris (28 March 2005). "Job, household chores subject of real dramas". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  3. ↑ "A Year of Big Changes and Small Setbacks for Korean TV". The Chosun Ilbo. 27 December 2005. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  4. ↑ "KOREAN TV DRAMA REVIEWS: 신입사원 (Super Rookie)". Twitch Film. 20 January 2006. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  5. ↑ "Eric". The Dong-a Ilbo. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  6. ↑ Lee, Yong-sung (11 July 2005). "Is it all over already? Gloomy signs overshadow rosy statistics of Hallyu". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
  7. ↑ "Huge Crowds Greet Eric's Arrival in Tokyo". The Chosun Ilbo. 19 December 2005. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  8. ↑ "Shinhwa's Eric draws Japanese media spotlight". KBS Global. 20 December 2005. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
  9. ↑ "Eric to be the oncoming generation of Hallyu star". Hancinema. 18 December 2005. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  10. ↑ http://www.kntv.co.jp/prog/detail/?p=19393

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