# 서울 자가에 대기업 다니는 김 부장 이야기 (2025)

> A department manager at a large Seoul corporation loses everything he once valued and must find who he is beyond his job.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/182320

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 12
- Episode runtime: 65 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: comedy, drama
- Created by: Jo Hyun-tak
- Network: JTBC
- Cast: Ryu Seung-ryong, Myung Se-bin, Cha Kang-yoon, Yoo Seung-mok, Lee Shin-ki, Shin Dong-won, Jung Soon-won, Ha Seo-yoon
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38570528/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: wry, melancholic, bittersweet, hopeful, comedic

## Synopsis

This South Korean comedy-drama follows Kim Nak-su, a middle-aged department manager at a large corporation who loses everything he once considered valuable in an instant. The series is built around his humbling attempt to recover from the collapse of a life he organized around his job. Each episode traces the everyday indignities of losing the title that defined him, along with small, unexpected revelations about who he is without it. The story is contained within a single season, moving as one arc rather than a case-of-the-week format. Set in contemporary Seoul, it captures the rigid hierarchy and quiet pressure of corporate life, where status is measured in titles and loyalty. The tone mixes wry humor with melancholy and a gentle hope, asking what remains of a man once his position is stripped away. Viewers who enjoy stories of ambition, identity and the slow unraveling of a carefully built life will find its portrait of midlife reckoning both funny and tender.

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