Kkondae Intern (Korean꼰대인턴; RRKkondaeinteon) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Park Hae-jin and Kim Eung-soo. The workplace comedy-drama series is about what happens when a man finally gets a chance to lord over a previous boss, who made his life miserable during his rookie days with his old school ways. It aired every Wednesday and Thursday starting from May 20, 2020 on MBC TV.[3][4]

Kkondae Intern
Promotional poster
Also known asOld School Intern[1]
Hangul
꼰대인턴
GenreComedy drama
Written byShin So-ra
Directed byNam Sung-woo
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes24[a]
Production
Executive producerHong Seok-woo
Producers
  • Jung Koo-young
  • Yoon Hong-mi
  • Kim Ji-ha
  • Moon Ju-hee
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time35 minutes[a]
Production companyStudio HIM[1]
Original release
NetworkMBC TV
ReleaseMay 20 (2020-05-20) –
July 1, 2020 (2020-07-01)

Synopsis

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Kkondae Intern is an office comedy that depicts a man's delightful revenge on his previous boss, who was also his worst manager.

Ka Yeol-chan (Park Hae-jin) had a bad internship experience because of a nasty and overbearing boss. He quits his job and starts working in a ramen company. With his sheer hard work, he develops a chicken noodle recipe — which becomes a top product — and gets elevated to the position of general manager.

Lee Man-sik (Kim Eung-soo) is a manager in the Ongol Ramen Department, and has a reputation as a "terror senior".

After 30 years in the company, he loses hope of being promoted to an executive position before retirement. So he takes and passes the Senior Internship at Junsu Food.

A reversal of fate occurs, and now Lee Man-sik starts working as an intern at the same company and is assigned under Ka Yeol-chan.[5][6]

Cast

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Main

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Supporting

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One of the three interns that joins the Sales & Marketing Team of Joonsu Food. She is the daughter of Lee Man-sik.[9]
President of Joonsu Food and son of Namgoong Pyo.[10]
Contract worker under the Sales & Marketing Team of Joonsu Food. She is the ex-Girlfriend of Ka Yeol-Chan.[11]
One of the three interns that joins the Sales & Marketing Team of Joonsu Food.[12]
Chairman of Joonsu Food and father of Namgoong Joon-soo.

Original soundtrack

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Part Artist Title Release date
Part 1 Young Tak Kkondae Latte[14] May 21, 2020
Part 2 Lee Chan-won Fate in Time[15] May 27, 2020
Part 3 Kim Hee-jae Uphill[16] June 4, 2020
Part 4 Lee Soo-young Shine Bright[17] June 10, 2020
Part 5 Jang Min-ho Hit The Jackpot[18] June 18, 2020

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
Nielsen Korea[19] TNmS
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 May 20, 2020 4.4% 4.9% 4.9%
2 6.5% 7.2% 6.9%
3 May 21, 2020 3.5%
4 4.7% 4.6%
5 May 27, 2020 4.2% 4.5%
6 6.4% 7.0% 7.1%
7 May 28, 2020 3.7% 3.7%
8 4.9% 4.9% 4.4%
9 June 3, 2020 4.9% 5.4% 5.1%
10 5.1% 7.1% 6.5%
11 June 4, 2020 4.8% 5.5%
12 6.3% 6.9% 6.5%
13 June 10, 2020 5.6% 6.4%
14 7.1% 8.2% 5.5%
15 June 11, 2020 4.4% 4.8%
16 5.8% 6.0% 5.9%
17 June 17, 2020 4.1%
18 5.5% 6.1% 5.1%
19 June 18, 2020 5.1% 5.8%
20 6.1% 6.8% 5.6%
21 June 24, 2020 4.8% 5.5% 5.5%
22 6.6% 7.5% 6.8%
23 July 1, 2020 4.9% 5.3% 5.6%
24 6.2% 6.8% 6.8%
Average 5.2% [b] [b]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2020 MBC Drama Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) Park Hae-jin Won [20]
Drama of the Year Kkondae Intern Won
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries Kim Eung-soo Won
Park Hae-jin Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries Park Ki-woong Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries Han Ji-eun Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Kim Sun-young Won
Best New Actor Noh Jong-hyun Nominated
Best Couple Award Park Hae-jin and Kim Eung-soo Nominated

Notes

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  1. ^ a b In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.[2]
  2. ^ a b Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Old School Intern". Studio HIM Corporation. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  2. ^ Park, Jin-hai (May 16, 2017). "Drama viewers angry over commercial breaks". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via PressReader.
  3. ^ "Park Hae Jin Transforms Into A Classy Boss In The "Old School Intern" Poster". HelloKpop. April 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "'꼰대인턴' 박해진 1차 포스터 공개, 5월 20일 첫방". 스포츠동아. April 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "Park Hae Jin, Han Ji Eun & Kim Eung Soo To Headline New MBC Drama". HelloKpop. Jan 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "[종합] 한지은·박해진·김응수, '꼰대인턴' 주인공..현실공감 오피스물". Sports Chosun. Jan 15, 2020.
  7. ^ "박해진, '꼰대인턴' 남자주인공 낙점…12년 만에 MBC 복귀 [공식입장]". 엑스포츠뉴스. February 3, 2020.
  8. ^ "[단독] '곽철용 신드롬' 김응수, MBC '꼰대인턴' 통해 첫 주인공". Ilgan Sports. December 24, 2019.
  9. ^ "한지은, '꼰대인턴' 출연 확정…박해진과 호흡 [공식입장]". 엑스포츠뉴스. February 7, 2020.
  10. ^ "박기웅, '꼰대인턴' 복귀작 확정..믿보배 활약 잇는다[공식]". enews24. February 12, 2020. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  11. ^ "박아인, '꼰대인턴' 출연 확정…박해진X박기웅 만난다 [공식]". TV리포트. February 17, 2020.
  12. ^ "노종현, '꼰대인턴' 출연 확정…풋풋한 신입인턴 변신". 뉴스1. February 21, 2020.
  13. ^ "고건한, '꼰대인턴' 캐스팅…새로운 모습 예고". 엑스포츠뉴스. February 17, 2020.
  14. ^ "[꼰대인턴 OST Part 1] 영탁 (Young Tak) - 꼰대라떼 (Kkondae Latte) MV". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  15. ^ [꼰대인턴 OST Part 2] 이찬원 (Lee Chan Won) - 시절인연 (時節因緣) (Fate in Time) MV, retrieved 2020-06-18
  16. ^ 김희재 Kim Hee Jae l '오르막길 (Uphill)' MV l 꼰대인턴 OST Part3, retrieved 2020-06-18
  17. ^ "[꼰대인턴 OST Part 4] 이수영 (Lee Soo Young) - 찬란하게 빛날 거예요 (Shine Bright) MV". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  18. ^ [꼰대인턴 OST Part 5] 장민호 (Jang Min Ho) - 대박 날 테다 (Hit the Jackpot) MV, retrieved 2020-06-18
  19. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  20. ^ Lee, Woo-joo (December 30, 2020). "[2020 MBC 연기대상] 박해진, 영예의 대상 "소중한 일상과 맞바꾸고파"…'꼰대인턴' 4관왕 (종합)". Sports Chosun (in Korean).
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