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High School King of Savvy

2014 South Korean television series


High School King of Savvy (Korean: 고교처세왕; RR: Gogyocheosewang) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Seo In-guk, Lee Ha-na, Lee Soo-hyuk, and Lee Yul-eum.[1] It aired on tvN from June 16 to August 11, 2014, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 (KST) for 17 episodes.[2]

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Synopsis

Lee Min-suk (Seo In-guk) is a high school student and varsity ice hockey player. He and his older brother Hyung-suk look very much alike, despite their nine-year age gap. When he gets a mysterious phone call from Hyung-suk telling him to impersonate his brother at the latter's new job, Min-suk is forced to pretend to be a high-ranking executive at an IT conglomerate. Living a double life while unaware of the rules within the Korean workplace, Min-suk learns how to navigate his way in the world of adults with the help of Jung Soo-young (Lee Ha-na), a temp with an odd personality whom he eventually falls in love with.

Cast

Main

Lee Min-suk is 18 years old high school student, who is impersonating his brother Lee Hyung-suk (28 years old) at the latter's new job as director of Retail Team at Comfo company.
Contract employee of Retail Team at Comfo company, later Retail Team's director's secretary, 28 years old.
Director of Project Team at Comfo company, illegitimate son of company's chairman, 30 years old.
Jung Soo-young's sister, 18-year old high school student.

Supporting

People around Lee Min-suk

  • Oh Kwang-rok as Choi Jang-ho, Lee Min-suk's and Lee Hyung-suk adoptive father
  • Kwon Sung-duk as Choi Man-suk, Lee Min-suk's and Lee Hyung-suk adoptive grandfather

People at Poong Jin High School

  • Kang Ki-young as Jo Duk-hwan, Lee Min-suk's friend and classmate
  • Lee Tae-hwan as Oh Tae-suk, Lee Min-suk's friend and classmate
  • Kim Seung-hoon as Kim Dae-chul, Lee Min-suk's ice hockey coach
  • Ji Yoon-ho as Park Ki-hoon, Lee Min-suk's senior in ice hockey team

People at Comfo company

  • Han Jin-hee as Yoo Jae-guk, chairman of Comfo company
  • Song Young-kyu as Nam Sang-goo, director of Comfo company
  • Jo Han-chul as Kim Chang-soo, team leader of Retail Team
  • Kim Won-hae as Han Young-suk, director of Comfo company
  • Park Soo-young as Yoon Dong-jae, assistant manager of Retail Team
  • Choi Phillip as Park Heung-bae, employee of Retail Team
  • Lee Joo-seung as Ji Dae-han, employee of Retail Team
  • Lee Ah-rin as Han Sang-hee, employee of Retail Team
  • Shin Hye-sun as Go Yoon-joo, employee of Retail Team
  • Chun Yi-seul as Yoon Do-ji, employee of Retail Team

Special appearances

Production

The first script reading was held on April 25, 2014, at the CJ E&M Centre in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.[13] Filming commenced in early May 2014.[14]

Seo trained with the Kwangwoon University hockey team for two months in preparation for his role as an ice hockey player.[15]

On July 22, 2014, it was announced that the series would be extended by one episode, and a special broadcast would be aired following the end of the 17 episodes.[16]

Original soundtrack

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Ratings

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International broadcast


References

  1. Jeon, Ah-ram (14 April 2014). "Seo In Guk and Lee Ha Na Cast as Leads for New Rom-Com Drama". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  2. Oh, Jean (11 June 2014). "Seo In-guk back in summer rom-com". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  3. Kim, Hee-eun (16 April 2014). "Seo In-guk returns to tvN". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  4. Kim, Ji-soo (16 April 2014). "Seo In-guk to star in new drama". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  5. Ock, Hyun-ju (21 July 2014). "Seo In-guk tells of what makes his role attractive". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  6. Ock, Hyun-ju (21 July 2014). "Seo In-guk says he doesn't want drama to come true". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  7. Kim, Hee-eun (12 June 2014). "Lee Ha-na returns to drama". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  8. Baek, Byung-yeul (17 June 2014). "Return of romantic comedy queen". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
  9. Jin, Eun-soo (25 April 2014). "Lee Soo-hyuk cast in new TV series". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  10. Hwang, Inseong (2014-04-25). "tvN '고교처세왕' 캐스팅 확정 촬영 돌입..,호화 캐스팅". fnnews.com (in Korean).
  11. Jung, Jinyoung (2014-07-22). "'고교처세왕' 연장 확정, 스페셜 방송도 추가" ['High School King of Savvy' extension confirmed, special broadcast added]. Newsen.
  12. 高校處世王. GTV (in Chinese). 29 August 2017.

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