Kkondae Intern () is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Park Hae-jin and Kim Eung-soo. The workplace comedy-drama series is about what happens when a man finally gets a chance to lord over a previous boss, who made his life miserable during his rookie days with his old school ways. It aired every Wednesday and Thursday starting from May 20, 2020 on MBC TV.
Synopsis Kkondae Intern is an office comedy that depicts a man's delightful revenge on his previous boss, who was also his worst manager.
Ka Yeol-chan (Park Hae-jin) had a bad internship experience because of a nasty and overbearing boss. He quits his job and starts working in a ramen company. With his sheer hard work, he develops a chicken noodle recipe — which becomes a top product — and gets elevated to the position of general manager.
Lee Man-sik (Kim Eung-soo) is a manager in the Ongol Ramen Department, and has a reputation as a "terror senior".
After 30 years in the company, he loses hope of being promoted to an executive position before retirement. So he takes and passes the Senior Internship at Junsu Food.
A reversal of fate occurs, and now Lee Man-sik starts working as an intern at the same company and is assigned under Ka Yeol-chan.
Cast Main Park Hae-jin as Ka Yeol-chan Kim Eung-soo as Lee Man-sik
Supporting Han Ji-eun as Lee Tae-ri. One of the three interns that joins the Sales & Marketing Team of Joonsu Food. She is the daughter of Lee Man-sik. Park Ki-woong as Namgoong Joon-soo President of Joonsu Food and son of Namgoong Pyo. Park Ah-in as Tak Jung-eun Contract worker under the Sales & Marketing Team of Joonsu Food. She is the ex-Girlfriend of Ka Yeol-Chan. Noh Jong-hyun as Joo Yoon-soo One of the three interns that joins the Sales & Marketing Team of Joonsu Food. Go Geon-han as Oh Dong-geun Kim Hyun-mok as Park Cheol-min Hong Seung-bum as Kim Seung-jin Kim Sun-young as Koo Ja-sook Son Jong-hak as An Sang-jong Ko In-beom as Namgoong pyo Chairman of Joonsu Food and father of Namgoong Joon-soo. Kim Ki-cheon as Eom Han-gil Moon Sook as Ok-kyung Jang Sung-kyu as Park Beom-jun
Original soundtrack Part Artist Title Release date Part 1 Young Tak Kkondae Latte May 21, 2020 Part 2 Lee Chan-won Fate in Time May 27, 2020 Part 3 Kim Hee-jae Uphill June 4, 2020 Part 4 Lee Soo-young Shine Bright June 10, 2020 Part 5 Jang Min-ho Hit The Jackpot June 18, 2020
Ratings In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
Original broadcast date Average audience share Nielsen Korea TNmS Nationwide Seoul Nationwide 1 May 20, 2020 4.4% 4.9% 4.9% 2 6.5% 7.2% 6.9% 3 May 21, 2020 rowspan="3" 4 4.7% 4.6% 5 May 27, 2020 4.2% 4.5% 6 6.4% 7.0% 7 May 28, 2020 3.7% 8 4.9% 4.9% 9 June 3, 2020 4.9% 5.4% 5.1% 10 5.1% 7.1% 6.5% 11 June 4, 2020 4.8% 5.5% 12 6.3% 6.9% 6.5% 13 June 10, 2020 5.6% 6.4% 14 5.5% 15 June 11, 2020 4.4% 4.8% 16 5.8% 6.0% 5.9% 17 June 17, 2020 4.1% 18 5.5% 6.1% 5.1% 19 June 18, 2020 5.1% 5.8% 20 6.1% 6.8% 5.6% 21 June 24, 2020 4.8% 5.5% 5.5% 22 6.6% 7.5% 6.8% 23 July 1, 2020 4.9% 5.3% 5.6% 24 6.2% 6.8% 6.8% Average
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.2020MBC Drama Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) Park Hae-jin Drama of the Year Kkondae Intern Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries Kim Eung-soo Park Hae-jin Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries Park Ki-woong Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries Han Ji-eun Best Supporting Actress Kim Sun-young Best New Actor Noh Jong-hyun Best Couple Award Park Hae-jin and Kim Eung-soo
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