| Alt Name: | Old School Intern[1] | ||
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| Genre: | Comedy drama | ||
| Director: | Nam Sung-woo | ||
| Country: | South Korea | ||
| Language: | Korean | ||
| Num Episodes: | 24 | ||
| Executive Producer: | Hong Seok-woo | ||
| Camera: | Single-camera | ||
| Runtime: | 35 minutes | ||
| Company: | Studio HIM | ||
| Network: | MBC TV |
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.[2] [3]
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.[4] [5]
One of the three interns that joins the Sales & Marketing Team of Joonsu Food. She is the daughter of Lee Man-sik.[8]
President of Joonsu Food and son of Namgoong Pyo.[9]
Contract worker under the Sales & Marketing Team of Joonsu Food. She is the ex-Girlfriend of Ka Yeol-Chan.[10]
One of the three interns that joins the Sales & Marketing Team of Joonsu Food.[11]
Chairman of Joonsu Food and father of Namgoong Joon-soo.
| Part | Artist | Title | Release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1 | Young Tak | Kkondae Latte[13] | 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[14] | June 10, 2020 | |
| Part 5 | Jang Min-ho | Hit The Jackpot | June 18, 2020 |
| Original broadcast date | Average audience share | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nielsen Korea[15] | 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 | |||||
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | MBC Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Park Hae-jin | [16] | |
| 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 |