High School King of Savvy

High School King of Savvy
GenreRomance
Workplace comedy
Written byJo Sung-hee
Yang Hee-seung
Directed byYoo Je-won
StarringSeo In-guk
Lee Ha-na
Lee Soo-hyuk
Lee Yul-eum
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes17 + 1 (special)
Production
Production locationSouth Korea
Production companyChorokbaem Media
Original release
NetworktvN
ReleaseJune 16 (2014-06-16) –
August 11, 2014 (2014-08-11)
High School King of Savvy
Hangul
고교처세왕
Hanja
高校處世王
Revised RomanizationGogyocheosewang
McCune–ReischauerKogyoch'ŏsewang

High School King of Savvy (Korean고교처세왕; RRGogyocheosewang) 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]

Synopsis

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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 him 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

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Main

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Lee Min-suk is an 18-year-old high school student who impersonates his 28-year-old brother, Lee Hyung-suk, at the latter's new job as director of Retail Team at Comfo Company.
A 28-year-old contract employee of Retail Team at Comfo Company, and later Lee Min-suk/Lee Hyung-suk's secretary.
The 30-year-old director of Project Team at Comfo Company, and illegitimate son of the company's chairman.
Jung Soo-young's sister, an 18-year-old high school student.

Supporting

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People around Lee Min-suk

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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Production

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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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No.TitleArtistLength
1."고교처세왕 Title" (High School King of Savvy - Title)Various Artists0:33
2."One Way"Trans Fixion3:56
3."살다가보면" (As Life Goes On)Jung-in3:52
4."설렘" (Fluttering Heart)Honey G3:47
5."돌아오는 길" (Finding Myself)Seo In-guk3:43
6."Butterfly"Ciel3:38
7."돌아오는 길 (Inst.)" (Finding Myself (Inst.))Various Artists3:43
8."빅뉴스" (Big News)Various Artists1:54
9."무조건 열심히"Various Artists2:20
10."Blue Sky"Various Artists2:18
11."Raining"Various Artists3:10
12."Sundown"Various Artists2:18
13."우정"Various Artists1:58
14."정비서"Various Artists2:01
15."Ice Field"Various Artists2:18
16."Run"Various Artists2:31
17."고마워요" (Thank You)Various Artists2:36

Ratings

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  • In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
AGB Nielsen
Nationwide
1 June 16, 2014 1.472%
2 June 17, 2014 1.33%
3 June 23, 2014 1.662%
4 June 24, 2014 1.081%
5 June 30, 2014 1.743%
6 July 1, 2014 1.95%
7 July 7, 2014 1.513%
8 July 8, 2014 1.718%
9 July 14, 2014 1.446%
10 July 15, 2014 1.851%
11 July 21, 2014 2.091%
12 July 22, 2014 1.923%
13 July 28, 2014 1.526%
14 July 29, 2014 1.492%
15 August 4, 2014 1.742%
16 August 5, 2014 1.913%
17 August 11, 2014 1.830%
Average 1.66%
Special August 12, 2014
  • This drama airs 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).

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Recipient Result
2014 Excellence Award, Actor Seo In-guk Nominated
2016 Best Kiss Seo In-guk and Lee Ha-na Nominated
Best Chemi Seo In-guk (as Lee Min-suk) and Seo In-guk (as Lee Hyung-suk) Nominated

International broadcast

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References

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  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. ^ "High School King star assesses his character's virtues". Korea JoongAng Daily. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  8. ^ Kim, Hee-eun (12 June 2014). "Lee Ha-na returns to drama". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  9. ^ Baek, Byung-yeul (17 June 2014). "Return of romantic comedy queen". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
  10. ^ "Rom-Com Queen Lee Ha-na Returns to Airwaves". The Chosun Ilbo. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
  11. ^ Jin, Eun-soo (25 April 2014). "Lee Soo-hyuk cast in new TV series". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  12. ^ Ock, Hyun-ju (21 July 2014). "Actress Lee Ha-na gives thumbs up to Lee Soo-hyuk's fit body". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  13. ^ Lee, Soo-young (2014-05-21). "'고교처세왕' 서인국 이하나, 첫 대본 리딩 현장 어땠나?…'웃음꽃 활짝'". Maeil Business Newspaper.
  14. ^ Hwang, Inseong (2014-04-25). "tvN '고교처세왕' 캐스팅 확정 촬영 돌입..,호화 캐스팅". fnnews.com (in Korean).
  15. ^ Kim, Seong-han (2014-06-06). "'고교처세왕' 서인국, 아이스하키 연습 장면 포착!". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean).
  16. ^ Jung, Jinyoung (2014-07-22). "'고교처세왕' 연장 확정, 스페셜 방송도 추가" ['High School King of Savvy' extension confirmed, special broadcast added]. Newsen.
  17. ^ "High School King หนุ่มฮอตสลับขั้ว – ซีรีย์เกาหลี". korea.tlcthai.com. 6 September 2015. Thai: ภาษาไทย
  18. ^ 高校處世王. GTV (in Chinese). 29 August 2017.
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