Unlock My Boss Explained

Image Upright:	1.15
Alt Name:	Unlock the CEO^[1]
Native Name:	Hangul: 사장님을 잠금해제 Rr: Sajangnim-eul Jamgeumhaeje Lk: Unlock the Boss
Genre:	Fantasy^[2] Comedy^[3] Thriller
Director:	Lee Cheol-ha
Music:	Kim Ji-ae
Country:	South Korea
Language:	Korean
Num Episodes:	12
Runtime:	60 minutes^[4]
Network:	ENA

Unlock My Boss is a South Korean television series starring Chae Jong-hyeop, Seo Eun-soo, and Park Sung-woong. It is based on a webtoon of the same Korean title by writer Park Seong-hyun, which was serialized on Naver.^[5] It aired on ENA from December 7, 2022 to January 12, 2023, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:00 (KST).^[6] It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea, and on Netflix in selected regions.^[7]

Synopsis

The series is about a company president who gets trapped in a smartphone due to a suspicious incident, and an unemployed young man whose life changes after picking up the strange smartphone.^[8]

Cast

Main

• Chae Jong-hyeop as Park In-seong: a job-seeker who is majored in acting, and has lived a hard life, but still has not accomplished anything^[8]
• Seo Eun-soo as Jung Se-yeon: a robot-like secretary who becomes In-seong's strongest ally^[8]
• Park Sung-woong as Kim Seon-joo: president of Silver Lining, an emerging IT company^{[6] [8]}

Supporting

• Lee Sang-hee as Oh Mi-ran: executive director of Beomyoung Group, the largest domestic market capitalization company^[9]
• Kim Sung-oh as Ma-pi/Jang Ju-seong: a loan shark^[10]
• Jung Dong-hwan as Oh Young-geun: vice chairman of Beomyoung Group^[11]
• Kim Byeong-chun as Kwak Sam-soo: a managing director at Silver Lining^[11]
• Ki So-yu as Kim Min-ah: Seon-joo's daughter^[10]
• Heo Ji-na as Jung Ji-hye: Seon-joo's live-in housekeeper^{[10] [12]}

Extended

• Ahn Nae-sang as Park Jae-chun: In-seong's father^[13]
• Kim Young-sun as Choi Soo-jin: In-seong's mother^[14]
• Yoon Byung-hee as Jung Hyeon-ho: In-seong's best friend^[10]
• Choi Jin-ho as Shim Seung-bo: Seon-joo's butler^[10]
• Bang Joo-hwan as Noh Wi-je: a secretary and bodyguard^[15]
• Byun Jun-seo as Nam Sang-won: a team leader at Silver Lining^[16]
• Han Ji-sang as Choi Seong-jun: a veteran detective^[17]
• Jung Hee-tae as Managing Director Kim: a managing director at Silver Lining^[18]

Special appearances

• Jo Jae-yoon^[19]
• Jang Hang-jun^[20]
• Im Chul-soo^[21]

Release

The series was initially scheduled to premiere on November 30, 2022, but was pushed back to December 7.^[6]

Viewership

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Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)
Nationwide^[22]	Seoul^[23]
1	December 7, 2022	1.096%	1.523%
2	December 8, 2022
3	December 14, 2022	1.139%	1.383%
4	December 15, 2022	1.198%
5	December 21, 2022	1.078%	rowspan="3"
6	December 22, 2022	1.215%
7	December 28, 2022	0.981%
8	December 29, 2022	1.298%	1.451%
9	January 4, 2023	1.136%	1.289%
10	January 5, 2023	1.397%	1.352%
11	January 11, 2023	1.416%	1.503%
12	January 12, 2023
In the table above, the represent the lowest published ratings and the represent the highest published ratings. N/A denotes rating that was not released. This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Series. Studio N. December 7, 2022.
2. Web site: [콘텐츠메이커]'우영우'로 기대하는 '스튜디오지니·ENA' 시너지]. Chae Seong-oh. Bloter. Naver News. July 3, 2022. October 17, 2022. ko.
3. Web site: 6 webtoons, web novels from Naver set for screen adaptation by end of year. Park Han-sol. The Korea Times. September 21, 2022. October 18, 2022.
4. Web site: Unlock My Boss. KT Studio Genie. May 31, 2023.
5. Web site: '사장님을 잠금해제' 원작자 "채종협X서은수X박성웅 신의 캐스팅 감탄". Park Ah-reum. Newsen. Naver. November 25, 2022. November 29, 2022. ko.
6. Web site: 박성웅·채종협 잠금해제 공조 어떨까 (사장님을 잠금해제). Hong Se-young. Sports Dong-a. Naver. November 9, 2022. November 9, 2022. ko.
7. Web site: ko:'사장님을 잠금해제' 매회 반전으로 '꿀잼' 보장...인물관계도 및 지난 줄거리. 'Unlock the Boss' is guaranteed to be 'fun' with twists in every episode...Character relationship chart and previous storyline. https://www.nbntv.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=999070. NBN TV. ko. Jin. Byung-hoon. December 21, 2022. August 16, 2024.
8. Web site: "Unlock the Boss" With Chae Jong-hyeop, Seo Eun-soo and Park Sung-woong to Be Released on November 30th. HanCinema. News1 Korea. October 13, 2022. October 17, 2022.
9. Web site: 이상희, 재벌 2세 경영인 변신…'사장님을 잠금해제' 출연 [공식]]. Lee Min-ji. Lee Sang-hee transforms into a second-generation chaebol executive… Appearing in 'Unlock My Boss' [Official]. Newsen. Naver. November 30, 2022. November 30, 2022. ko.
10. Web site: '사장님을 잠금해제' 작가 "요즘 세상에 참 어울릴 법한 이야기". Park Ah-reum. Newsen. Naver. December 6, 2022. December 7, 2022. ko.
11. Web site: 채종협vs정동환 대립 본격화 (사장님을 잠금해제). Hong Se-young. Sports Dong-a. Naver. December 14, 2022. December 20, 2022. ko.
12. Web site: 2521 보나母' 허지나, '사장님을 잠금해제' 합류…박성웅 가사도우미. Kim Hyun-jung. 2521 Bona Mother' Heo Ji-na joins 'Unlock the Boss'… Park Sung-woong's Housekeeper. X-ports News. Naver. November 16, 2022. November 16, 2022. ko.
13. Web site: 채종협, 안내상에 첫 월급 효도 플렉스 "따스한 공감+웃음 선사"(잠금해제). Park Ah-reum. Newsen. Naver. December 22, 2022. December 23, 2022. ko.
14. Web site: 김영선, 채종협 엄마 된다…'사장님을 잠금해제' 출연. Hyun Jung-min. Kim Young-sun, Chae Jong-hyeop become mothers… Appearing in 'Unlock My Boss'. Sports World. Naver. November 29, 2022. November 29, 2022. ko.
15. Web site: 방주환, ENA '사장님을 잠금해제' 캐스팅…채종협X서은수와 연기 호흡. Yoo Byung-cheol. Korea Economy TV. Naver. November 16, 2022. November 18, 2022. ko.
16. Web site: 변준서, '사장님을 잠금해제' 출연...채종협X박성웅과 호흡. Ahn Ha-na. MBN. Naver. November 24, 2022. November 24, 2022. ko.
17. Web site: '사장님을 잠금해제' 한지상, 베테랑 형사로 강렬한 첫 등장. Hwang Su-yeon. Xports News. Naver. December 23, 2022. December 23, 2022. ko.
18. Web site: '사장님을 잠금해제' 채종협vs이상희-정희태, 회의장서 날 선 대립. Kim Myung-mi. Newsen. Naver. December 29, 2022. December 29, 2022. ko.
19. Web site: 첫방 '사장님을 잠금해제' 채종협 파란만장 스토리 '짠내 UP'. Yoon Sang-geun. Star News. Naver. December 7, 2022. December 20, 2022. ko.
20. Web site: 장항준, '잠금해제' 특별출연…뜻밖의 진실 전한다. Jang In-young. Newsis. Naver. December 21, 2022. December 21, 2022. ko.
21. "레디, 액션!" 사랑과 배우의 꿈 모두 이룬 채종협! 캬~ 사장님을 잠금해제 I EP12 I ENA 채널. "Ready, action!" Chae Jong-hyeop achieved both his love and his dream of becoming an actor! kya~ Unlock My Boss I EP12 I ENA Channel. Naver TV. ENA. ko. 0.28. January 12, 2023. January 13, 2023.
22. Nielsen Korea ratings:
    • Web site: Ep. 1. December 7, 2022. December 8, 2022. Nielsen Korea. ko.
    • Web site: Ep. 2, 3, 5, 6, 7. December 8, 2022. December 9, 2022. Nielsen Korea. Daum. ko.
    • Web site: Ep. 3 (Viewers). December 14, 2022. December 15, 2022. Nielsen Korea. ko.
    • Web site: Ep. 4. December 15, 2022. December 18, 2022. Nielsen Korea. ko.
    • Web site: Ep. 5 (Viewers). December 21, 2022. December 23, 2022. Nielsen Korea. ko.
    • Web site: Ep. 6 (Viewers). December 22, 2022. December 23, 2022. Nielsen Korea. ko.
    • Web site: Ep. 8. December 29, 2022. December 30, 2022. Nielsen Korea. ko.
    • Web site: Ep. 9. January 4, 2023. January 5, 2023. Nielsen Korea. ko.
    • Web site: Ep. 10. January 5, 2023. January 9, 2023. Nielsen Korea. ko.
    • Web site: Ep. 11. January 11, 2023. January 13, 2023. Nielsen Korea. ko.
    • Web site: Ep. 12. January 12, 2023. January 13, 2023. Nielsen Korea. ko.
23. Nielsen Korea ratings:
    • Web site: Ep. 1. December 7, 2022. December 15, 2022. Nielsen Korea. ko.
    • Web site: Ep. 3. December 14, 2022. December 15, 2022. Nielsen Korea. ko.
    • Web site: Ep. 4. December 15, 2022. December 18, 2022. Nielsen Korea. ko.
    • Web site: Ep. 8. December 29, 2022. December 30, 2022. Nielsen Korea. ko.
    • Web site: Ep. 9. January 4, 2023. January 5, 2023. Nielsen Korea. ko.
    • Web site: Ep. 10. January 5, 2023. January 9, 2023. Nielsen Korea. ko.
    • Web site: Ep. 11. January 11, 2023. January 13, 2023. Nielsen Korea. ko.
    • Web site: Ep. 12. January 12, 2023. January 13, 2023. Nielsen Korea. ko.