The Queen of Office
The Queen of Office is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Kim Hye-soo, Oh Ji-ho, Jung Yu-mi, Lee Hee-joon, Jeon Hye-bin, and Jo Kwon. It aired on KBS2 from April 1 to May 21, 2013, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 for 16 episodes. Kim later won the Daesang, the highest honor at the 2013 KBS Drama Awards.
Based on the 2007 Japanese drama The Pride of the Temp, the comedy/drama series uses the modern Korean workplace culture as a backdrop and revolves around charismatic perfect employee Miss Kim, who's good at everything that even her bosses are a little afraid of her. But her life is shrouded in mystery and she always disappears after her three-month temp contract is up.
The early working title was Come Back, Miss Kim.
Cast
Main characters
;* Kim Hye-soo as Miss Kim;* Oh Ji-ho as Jang Gyu-jik
;* Jung Yu-mi as Jung Joo-ri
;* Lee Hee-joon as Mu Jeong-han
;* Jeon Hye-bin as Geum Bit-na
;* Jo Kwon as Kye Kyung-woo
Supporting characters
;Marketing and Sales Division- Kim Eung-soo as Hwang Gab-deuk
- Lee Ji-hoon as Gu Young-shik
- Na Seung-ho as Shin Min-goo
- Lee Mi-do as Park Bong-hee
- Song Ji-in as Oh Ji-rang
- Lee So-yoon as Yeon Na-ra
- Kim Gi-cheon as Go Jung-do
- Kim Na-woon as Yeo Jang-mi
- Kim Ki-yeon as Hong Min-ah
- Chae Ji-won as the youngest staff member
- Kim Bo-mi as Jo Ho-boon
- Lee Hyun-jae as Julisesa
- Oh Yong as Ahn Jong-chul
- Park Jin-wook as Ahn Tae-soo
- Lee In-chul as Park Bon-jwa
- Min Sung-ok as Maeng In-sa
- Kim Kwang-kyu as manager Han
- Kim Hae-gon as mart director
- Go Soo-hee as Choi Da-sung
- Lee Jun-hyeok as Han Jung-soo
- Lee Deok-hee as Jin Mi-ja
- Kang Shin-chul as Won Joo-hwan
- Kim Jong-gu as Geum Bae-jib
- Kwon Sung-deok as Ong Ah-jib
- Han Seung-hyun as Ong So-shin
- Lee Ah-ra as daughter in-law
- Kim Mi-kyung as Kim Sook-ja, Jung Joo-ri's mother
- Lee Ji-ha as Show host
- Tatina as Sara Siva
- Oh Chang-hoon as Park Seung-oh
- Gong Sang-ah as Son Bo-ra
- Choi In-kyung as Kang Dong-hee
Cameos
- Yang Sang-gook as car wash part-timer 1
- Kim Ki-yeol as car wash part-timer 2
- Heo Kyung-hwan as Chinese restaurant deliveryman
- Kim Joon-hyun as construction worker
- Kim Gi-ri as bouncer
- Jung Il-woo as Cha Chi-soo, Chasung Group soy sauce model
- Kim Byung-man as seasoned raw crab master
- Jung Won-joong as Jang Dae-han
- Myung Gye-nam as owner of Mother's Hand Restaurant
Ratings
Awards and nominations
International broadcast
- It aired in Japan on cable channel KNTV from April 1 to May 21, 2013.
- It aired in Thailand on Workpoint TV from December 16, 2015, to January 16, 2016, on Tuesdays to Saturdays at 04:00-5:00 a.m.