GENRE: ROMANTIC COMEDY
NETWORK: MBC
RELEASE: 2005
EPISODES: 20
CASTS: Eric Moon (ho) | Han Ga-in (mi-ok) | Oh Ji-ho (bong-sam)
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SUPER ROOKIE
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SYNOPSIS: He maybe a happy-go-lucky guy but Ho definitely has ambitions. He has high hopes of having a brighter future ahead of him. When LG, the most prestigious company in Korea, was looking for new applicants, he tried his luck and applied. To everybody's surprise, he got a perfect score in the preliminary exams and passed the interview with flying colors. There he met and fell in love with Mi-ok, who used to date his childhood rival, Bong-sam. The management wasn't convinced with the results. When they found out that their scoring system failed and instead, Ho got zero, they decided to keep it as a secret to hide their flaws. Even though they hired him as the top rookie, they made his stay difficult so he would voluntarily quit. With jealousy in his heart, Bong-sam conspired with a department head to sabotage the company's reputation out of personal revenge. Since Bong-sam still holds a grudge, he framed up Ho.

REVIEWS: I like the plot. It's believable because it really happens in any workplace. Everyone could relate to the situation and could easily identify themselves with the characters. The editing is good too. It won't confuse you as they try to build up the conflicts .

Even if he is in line with music, Eric wasn't a bad actor himself. He was able to give justice to his character as a clueless but pure-hearted worker. And with Ga-in as his love interest, they've shown good chemistry on-screen.

Despite revenge and jealousy as the main point, there were no tragic scenes or even death in the story. It was so light and funny at the same time. The punch line was timely delivered and the best part are the dream sequences. But behind the comedy, there is definitely a promising message - that eventhough people doesn't believe in you, you'll be able to achieve your goals at your best effort as long as you believe in yourself. Oh, such a wonderful insight!