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. It aired on

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from June 16 to August 11, 2014 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 ( KST) time slot for 17 episodes.

Synopsis

Lee Min-suk (

) is a high school student and varsity

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

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 his brother 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 (

), a temp with an odd personality whom he eventually falls in love with.

Cast

Main

as Lee Min-suk / Lee Hyung-suk ** Seo Dong-hyun as young Lee Min-suk :Lee Min-suk is 18 years old high school student, who is impersonating his brother Lee Hyung-suk (28 years old) at the latter's new job as director of Retail Team at Comfo company. *

as Jung Soo-young :Contract employee of Retail Team at Comfo company, later Retail Team's director's secretary, 28 years old. *

as Yoo Jin-woo :Director of Project Team at Comfo company, illegitimate son of company's chairman, 30 years old. *

as Jung Yoo-ah :Jung Soo-young's sister, 18-year old high school student.

Supporting

People around Lee Min-suk

Oh Kwang-rok Oh Kwang-rok (born August 28, 1962) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Film Television series Theater References External links Oh Kwang-rokat SidusHQ iHQ Inc., doing business as SidusHQ () is one of the leading talen ...

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

Kang Ki-young Kang Ki-young (born October 14, 1983) is a South Korean actor. He is well-known for his supporting roles in a number of popular Korean drama Korean dramas (; RR: ''Han-guk deurama''), more popularly known as K-dramas, are television serie ...

as Jo Duk-hwan, Lee Min-suk's friend and classmate *

Lee Tae-hwan Lee Tae-hwan (; born February 21, 1995) is a South Korean actor, model and singer. Since his acting debut in 2013, he has starred in television dramas and web series, notably '' Pride and Prejudice'' (2014) and '' W''. He is a member of 5urpris ...

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 *

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as Park Ki-hoon, Lee Min-suk's senior in ice hockey team

People at Comfo company

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as Yoo Jae-guk, chairman of Comfo company * Song Young-kyu as Nam Sang-goo, director of Comfo company *

Jo Han-chul Jo Han-chul (Korean: 조한철; born June 13, 1973) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in ''100 Days My Prince'' (2018), ''Vincenzo'' (2021), ''Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha'' (2021), and ''Jirisan'' (2021). He graduated from the ...

as Kim Chang-soo, team leader of Retail Team *

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as Han Young-suk, director of Comfo company *

Park Soo-young Park Soo-young is a South Korean actor. He is known for his roles in dramas such as ''My Beautiful Bride'' (2015), '' Listen to Love'' (2016), ''Hi Bye, Mama!'' (2020) and ''Record Of Youth ''Record of Youth'' () is a South Korean television ...

as Yoon Dong-jae, assistant manager of Retail Team *

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as Park Heung-bae, employee of Retail Team *

Lee Joo-seung Lee Joo-seung (, born July 20, 1989) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for starring in independent films, notably ''Shuttlecock'' (2014), and drama series such as ''Pinocchio'' (2014), '' The Producers'' (2015) and ''Happiness'' (2021 ...

as Ji Dae-han, employee of Retail Team * Lee Ah-rin as Han Sang-hee, employee of Retail Team *

Shin Hye-sun Shin Hye-sun (born 31 August 1989) is a South Korean actress. She made her debut in the television series ''School 2013''. In 2017, Shin played her first leading role and became well known in the weekend drama, ''My Golden Life'', which garnere ...

as Go Yoon-joo, employee of Retail Team * Chun Yi-seul as Yoon Do-ji, employee of Retail Team

Special appearances

Yoon Yoo-sun Yoon Yoo-sun (born January 17, 1969) is a famous South Korean actress. She began her career as a child actress in 1975, and continues to be active in film and television, notably in ''The Story of Two Women'' (1994), ''Even If the Wind Blows'' ( ...

as Yoo Jin-woo's mother * Jang Se-hyun as Yoo Jin-woo's friend * Min Ji-ah as Jung Soo-young's hometown friend *

Shim Hyung-tak Shim Hyung-tak (born January 12, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He starred in Korean dramas such as '' The Road Home'' (2009), '' Three Sisters'' (2010), ''Welcome Rain to My Life'' (2012), '' You Are the Boss!'' (2013), '' Let's Eat'' (2014), ...

as a busy boyfriend *

Lee Chung-ah Lee Chung-ah (born October 29, 1984) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading roles in the films ''Temptation of Wolves'' (2004) and ''My Tutor Friend 2'' (2007), as well as the cable dramas '' Cool Guys, Hot Ramen'' (2011) ...

as attractive girl *

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as contract girl *

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as Park Jin-joo *

Yein ''Yein'' ( my, ယိမ်း) is a form of group dance native to Myanmar (Burma). This dance form features multiple dancers synchronously dancing and moving their heads, waists, feet, and hands to the beats of music, often performed by a tradit ...

as Lee Bit-na

Production

The first script reading was held on April 25, 2014 at the CJ E&M Centre in

Sangam-dong Sangam-dong is a legal '' dong'' (neighborhood) of the Mapo District in Seoul, South Korea. In the wake of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, a large apartment complex and DMC business district have been created and developed into the center of western Seou ...

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. Filming commenced in early May 2014. Seo trained with the

Kwangwoon University Kwangwoon University (Abbreviated to Kwangwoon, KW and KWU) is a comprehensive, coeducational and private research university in Seoul (Wolgye Dong, Nowon-gu), South Korea, offering undergraduate and graduate programs (Master and Doctor). Chosu ...

hockey team for two months in preparation for his role as an

player. 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.

Original soundtrack

Ratings

* In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings. * N/A denotes that the rating is not known. *

Awards and nominations

International broadcast

* tvN Asia * - Workpoint TV: starting February 1, 2015 * - GTV: starting May 29, 2015 * - Tv9: starting February 16, 2016 * - Joy Prime

References

External links

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