Super Rookie
{{short description|Television program}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox television
| alt_name = New Employee
| image = Super Rookie TV poster.jpeg
| caption = Promotional poster
| camera =
| runtime =
| producer = Kim Sa-hyun
| director = Han Hee
| writer = {{ubl|Kim Ki-ho | Lee Sun-mi}}
| executive_producer =
| starring = {{ubl|Eric Mun | Han Ga-in | Oh Ji-ho | Lee So-yeon }}
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| network = Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
| first_aired = {{start date|2005|3|23}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2005|5|26}}
| num_episodes = 20
| opentheme =
}}
{{Infobox Korean name
| title = Korean name
| hangul = 신입사원
| hanja = 新入社員
| rr = Sin-ip Sa-won
| mr = Sin-ip Sa-wŏn
}}
Super Rookie ({{ko-hhrm|신입사원||Sin-ip Sa-won|lit=New Employee}}) is a 2005 South Korean television series starring Eric Mun, Han Ga-in, Oh Ji-ho, and Lee So-yeon. It aired on MBC from March 23 to May 26, 2005 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes. The workplace comedy is a satire on Korea's corporate culture and unemployment among the country's younger generation. It scored solid viewership ratings in the 20% range.{{cite web|title=Rookie Employees Talk About the New Hit Show Super Rookie|url=http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2005051278818|access-date=November 18, 2012|work=The Dong-a Ilbo|date=May 11, 2005|archive-date=January 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114155120/http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2005051278818|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Moon|first=Iris|title=Job, household chores subject of real dramas|url=http://www.hancinema.net/job-household-chores-subject-of-real-dramas-2513.html|access-date=November 18, 2012|work=The Korea Herald via Hancinema|date=March 28, 2005|archive-date=October 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017015014/http://www.hancinema.net/job-household-chores-subject-of-real-dramas-2513.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=A Year of Big Changes and Small Setbacks for Korean TV|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2005/12/27/2005122761014.html|work=The Chosun Ilbo|access-date=May 28, 2013|date=December 27, 2005|archive-date=September 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928054954/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2005/12/27/2005122761014.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=KOREAN TV DRAMA REVIEWS: 신입사원 (Super Rookie) |url=http://www.twitchfilm.net/archives/004867.html |work=Twitch Film |access-date=May 24, 2013 |date=January 20, 2006 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070226113812/http://www.twitchfilm.net/archives/004867.html |archive-date=February 26, 2007 }}
Plot
Kang Ho (Eric Mun) is just an average guy who got a college degree in physical education from a second-rate, provincial university. Disheveled, unskilled, and unemployed, Kang Ho has wasted most of his life kickboxing and reading comic books, much to the frustration of his family and friends who think he's just a freeloader. He sends his resumes to many companies, but nobody gives him a shot because he has no experience and no apparent prospects. One day, Kang Ho decides to apply to the same prestigious company that his handsome, successful classmate Bong-sam (Oh Ji-ho) works at. He completely bungles the interview process, but thanks to a computer error, he gets hired as the number one recruit. Struggling in a job he's totally unqualified for, Kang Ho gets by with his enthusiasm and street smarts. His co-workers include Bong-sam, an overachiever trapped by his own ambitions; Mi-ok, a mousy, bespectacled contract worker (or "temp") who was dumped by Bong-sam; and Hyun-ah, the privileged daughter of a company executive.
Cast
= Main characters =
- Eric Mun as Kang Ho{{cite web|title=Eric|url=http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2006083194728|work=The Dong-a Ilbo|access-date=May 28, 2013|date=August 31, 2006|archive-date=November 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113022422/http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2006083194728|url-status=live}}
- Han Ga-in as Lee Mi-ok
- Oh Ji-ho as Lee Bong-sam
- Lee So-yeon as Seo Hyun-ah
= Supporting characters =
- Jung Jin as Joo Sung-tae (Kang Ho's friend)
- Park Chil-yong as Kang Chul (Kang Ho's father)
- Park Hye-sook as Gong Hye-ja (Kang Ho's mother)
- Seo Dong-won as Kang Min (Kang Ho's younger brother)
- Kwon Ki-sun as Madam Kwon
- Yang Hee-kyung as Madam Yang
- Kim Se-joon as Chief Moon Young-ho
- Lee Ki-young as Chief Goo Bon-chul
- Kim Il-woo as Director Song
- Lee Ki-yeol as Director Kim Ki-yeol
- Lee Joo-hee as Na Ae-ri
- Kim Sook as Sook-hee
- Yoo Da-young as Oh Young-ran
- Kim Young-min as Lee Il-man (Bong-sam's father)
- Jung Joon-ha as Kochi (boxing promoter)
- Lee Seung-chul as Chairman Maruyama
- Seo Bum-shik as Miyazaki
- Kim Hun-goo as yakuza
Ratings
| class="wikitable"
! width=100 | Episode ! width=100 | Nationwide ! width=100 | Seoul |
| align=center
| Ep. 1 | 14.3% | 15.1% |
| align=center
| Ep. 2 | 15.0% | 16.1% |
| align=center
| Ep. 3 | 15.1% | 16.2% |
| align=center
| Ep. 4 | 15.1% | 16.8% |
| align=center
| Ep. 5 | 17.5% | 18.5% |
| align=center
| Ep. 6 | 15.8% | 16.7% |
| align=center
| Ep. 7 | 15.1% | 15.1% |
| align=center
| Ep. 8 | 14.6% | 15.0% |
| align=center
| Ep. 9 | 16.4% | 17.6% |
| align=center
| Ep.10 | 17.2% | 18.1% |
| align=center
| Ep.11 | 15.9% | 16.3% |
| align=center
| Ep.12 | 16.8% | 17.8% |
| align=center
| Ep.13 | 15.0% | 16.2% |
| align=center
| Ep.14 | 19.0% | 20.1% |
| align=center
| Ep.15 | 17.3% | 18.7% |
| align=center
| Ep.16 | 16.5% | 17.4% |
| align=center
| Ep.17 | 16.3% | 17.2% |
| align=center
| Ep.18 | 15.9% | 17.7% |
| align=center
| Ep.19 | 17.8% | 18.9% |
| align=center
| Ep.20 | 23.1% | 23.9% |
| align="center"
| Average | 16.4% | 17.47% |
Source: [http://www.tnms.tv/ TNSMK Media Korea]
International broadcast
Fuji TV reportedly paid {{SK won|2 billion}} for the drama's broadcasting rights in Japan.{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Yong-sung|title=Is it all over already? Gloomy signs overshadow rosy statistics of Hallyu|url=http://www.hancinema.net/is-it-all-over-already-gloomy-signs-overshadow-rosy-statistics-of-hallyu--3403.html|work=The Korea Herald via Hancinema|access-date=August 22, 2013|date=July 11, 2005|archive-date=March 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327122936/https://www.hancinema.net/is-it-all-over-already-gloomy-signs-overshadow-rosy-statistics-of-hallyu--3403.html|url-status=live}} It was well received by Japanese viewers when it began airing on October 27, 2005, which contributed to Eric Mun's increased popularity in the country.{{cite web|title=Huge Crowds Greet Eric's Arrival in Tokyo|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2005/12/19/2005121961020.html|work=The Chosun Ilbo|access-date=May 28, 2013|date=December 19, 2005|archive-date=January 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116143343/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2005/12/19/2005121961020.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Shinhwa's Eric draws Japanese media spotlight|url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=1643|work=KBS Global|access-date=August 20, 2013|date=December 20, 2005|archive-date=January 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116120235/http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=1643|url-status=live}}[http://www.hancinema.net/eric-to-be-the-oncoming-generation-of-hallyu-star-4720.html "Eric to be the oncoming generation of Hallyu star"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116132735/http://www.hancinema.net/eric-to-be-the-oncoming-generation-of-hallyu-star-4720.html |date=January 16, 2014 }}. Hancinema. December 18, 2005. Retrieved January 18, 2014. It re-aired on cable channel KNTV from January 19 to February 24, 2011.{{Cite web |url=http://www.kntv.co.jp/prog/detail/?p=19393 |title=Ｋｎｔｖ ドラマ 新入社員 |access-date=July 21, 2014 |archive-date=May 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522195240/http://www.kntv.co.jp/prog/detail/?p=19393 |url-status=dead }}
In Thailand first aired on Channel 7 from March 25 to May 7, 2006.{{cite web|script-title=th:Super Rookie – น้องใหม่เบอร์ 1 (อึดสุดยอด)|url=http://www.blike.net/node/542|work=blike|date=February 14, 2016|language=Thai|access-date=February 14, 2016|archive-date=April 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426013538/http://www.blike.net/node/542|url-status=live}}
In Indonesia first aired on antv from May 12 to August 19, 2007.
See also
References
{{reflist|2}}
External links
- [https://program.imbc.com/superrookie Super Rookie official MBC website] {{in lang|ko}}
- [http://content.mbc.co.kr/program/drama/2604793_64285.html Super Rookie] at MBC Global Media
- {{hancinema film|Super_Rookie|Super Rookie}}
- {{IMDb title|0883870|Super Rookie}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060215155636/http://www.koreanwiz.org/at/drama-superrookie.html Super Rookie] at KoreanWiz
Category:2005 South Korean television series debuts
Category:2005 South Korean television series endings
Category:Korean-language television shows