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Jang Geu Rae has played the game of Go since he was a child. When his plans of becoming a professional Go player fail, the down-and-out Geu Rae is forced to take an office job as an intern set up for him by an acquaintance’s recommendation for him to a large company called One International. On his first day of work, Geu Rae meets an eager fellow intern, An Yeong Yi, as they both try to please their new boss, Section Chief Oh Sang Shik and keep up with the ambitious employee, Jang Baek Ki. But they quickly find that their department is a little different from the others. Geu Rae does his best at his new job while trying not to lose his humanity along the way. ~~ Adapted from the webtoon series "Misaeng: Incomplete Life" (미생 - 아직 살아 있지 못한 자) by Yoon Tae Ho (윤태호). Edit Translation

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  • Country: South Korea
  • Type: Drama
  • Episodes: 20
  • Aired: Oct 17, 2014 - Dec 20, 2014
  • Aired On: Friday, Saturday
  • Original Network: tvN
  • Duration: 1 hr. 20 min.
  • Score: 8.7 (scored by 12,587 users)
  • Ranked: #299
  • Popularity: #392
  • Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

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Completed
yankumicho
156 people found this review helpful
Jan 5, 2015
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed 7
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
Sometimes in drama watching, we follow a path in choosing what to watch, when to watch it, and in what manner we'll watch it. Paths in life are not as simple; decisions can make or break us--they can open or close opportunities and /or adventures. Misaeng (Incomplete Life) is all about paths. It's about growth. It's about finding oneself and asking the big question, "What am I doing with my life?"

Misaeng's path of story transcends the typical office narrative. It's not just watching office workers struggle, suffer, get praise, or be joyful. We know these characters; we know their faces and names, their pasts, their hang-ups, and their fears. However, we don't know them only as Jang Geu Rae, Oh Sang Shik, Kim Dong Shik, Jang Baek Ki, Ahn Young Yi, or Han Suk Yeol. We KNOW these people; they are our friends, neighbors, acquaintances, and often, ourselves. That's what Misaeng brings in its storytelling, its cinematography, its constant image of being small in a big world and finding what we can do to be significant.

That path was taken by, in my opinion, one of the greatest ensembles I have ever seen in a drama. The entire cast has this way of making one completely identify or not identify with their actions. We see how everyone starts--naive, raw, rough, intimidated, at times, arrogant and ridiculous. Yet we also experience their growth, admissions of success and failure, and admissions of self-centeredness or guilt.

Behind the ensemble, traversing the path of Misaeng was an exciting and memorable soundtrack. Each piece told a story. I enjoyed the somewhat folk storytelling of the OST tracks because it mirrored the narrative of the day-to-day experience of the office workers. One could argue that the music is a character in and of itself as it travels the visual text.

Through its story, cast, and music, Misaeng took me on a journey. At times, I felt like Jang Geu Rae, wondering and asking myself the same questions. That's what I loved about Misaeng. I'm not an office worker, but I identify with their struggle. I ask myself the same questions. I feel defeated at times. At the end of the day, I'm just an incomplete life looking for completion.

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Completed
Mitta
76 people found this review helpful
Mar 21, 2015
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
There are very few dramas that I would give a rating of 10 or even re-watch it in its entirety. Misaeng deserves both. It is a masterpiece.

As much as I love my usual rom-coms, Misaeng completely took me by surprise and gave me thrills and heart wrenching moments in every single episode. Some people find the pace slow, but it worked for me. I was engrossed with each and every character and every single plot. I laughed and cried with the trio from Sales Team #3 and its group of supporting casts. It has unexpected moments and original story telling that is rarely seen. I absolutely loved it!

Give it a try. If nothing else, you will walk away with a few valuable life lessons.

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Details

  • Drama: Misaeng: Incomplete Life
  • Country: South Korea
  • Episodes: 20
  • Aired: Oct 17, 2014 - Dec 20, 2014
  • Aired On: Friday, Saturday
  • Original Network: tvN
  • Duration: 1 hr. 20 min.
  • Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Statistics

  • Score: 8.7 (scored by 12,587 users)
  • Ranked: #299
  • Popularity: #392
  • Watchers: 32,409

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