High School King of Savvy

High School King of Savvy
Genre Romance
Workplace Comedy
Written by Jo Sung-hee
Yang Hee-seung
Directed by Yoo Je-won
Starring Seo In-guk
Lee Ha-na
Lee Soo-hyuk
Lee Yeol-eum
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 17 + 1 (special)
Production
Production location(s) South Korea
Production company(s) Chorokbaem Media
Distributor CJ E&M
Release
Original network tvN
Original release June 16 (2014-06-16) – August 11, 2014 (2014-08-11)
External links
Website
High School King of Savvy at Chorokbaem Media
High School King of Savvy
Hangul 고교처세왕
Hanja 高校處世王
Revised Romanization Gogyocheosewang
McCune–Reischauer Kogyoch'ŏsewang

High School King of Savvy (Hangul: 고교처세왕; RR: Gogyocheosewang) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Seo In-guk, Lee Ha-na, Lee Soo-hyuk and Lee Yeol-eum.[1] It aired on tvN from June 16 to August 11, 2014 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 for 17 episodes.[2]

Plot

Lee Min-seok is a high school student and varsity ice hockey player. He and his older brother Hyung-seok look very much alike, despite their nine-year age gap. When he gets a mysterious phone call from Hyung-seok telling him to impersonate his brother at the latter's new job, Min-seok 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-seok 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 characters

Supporting characters

Cameo appearances

  • Yoon Yoo-sun as Jin-woo's mother
  • Jang Se-hyun as Jin-woo's friend
  • Min Ji-ah as Soo-young's hometown friend
  • Shim Hyung-tak as a busy boyfriend
  • Lee Chung-ah as attractive girl
  • Park Hee-von as contract girl
  • Hana (Gugudan) as High School Girl

Original soundtrack

No.TitleArtistLength
1."고교처세왕 Title" (High School King of Savvy - Title)Various Artists0:33
2."One Way"Trans Fixion3:56
3."살다가보면" (As Life Goes On)Jung-in3:52
4."설렘" (Fluttering Heart)Honey G3:47
5."돌아오는 길" (Finding Myself)Seo In-guk3:43
6."Butterfly"Ciel3:38
7."돌아오는 길 (Inst.)" (Finding Myself (Inst.))Various Artists3:43
8."빅뉴스" (Big News)Various Artists1:54
9."무조건 열심히"Various Artists2:20
10."Blue Sky"Various Artists2:18
11."Raining"Various Artists3:10
12."Sundown"Various Artists2:18
13."우정"Various Artists1:58
14."정비서"Various Artists2:01
15."Ice Field"Various Artists2:18
16."Run"Various Artists2:31
17."고마워요" (Thank You)Various Artists2:36

Ratings

Date Episode Nationwide
2014-06-16011,47%
2014-06-17021,33%
2014-06-23031,66%
2014-06-24041,08%
2014-06-30051,74%
2014-07-01061,95%
2014-07-07071,51%
2014-07-08081,72%
2014-07-14091,45%
2014-07-15101,85%
2014-07-21112,9%
2014-07-22121,92%
2014-07-28131,53%
2014-07-29141,49%
2014-08-04151,74%
2014-08-05161,91%
2014-08-11171,83%
Average1.66%
2014-08-12Special-

Source: AGB Nielsen Korea (cable standard ratings)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2014
7th Korea Drama Awards
 Excellence Award, Actor Seo In-guk Nominated
2016
tvN10 Awards
 Best Kiss Seo In-guk and Lee Ha-na Nominated
Best Chemi Seo In-guk (as Lee Min-suk) and Seo In-guk (as Lee Hyung-suk) Nominated

International broadcast

References

  1. ↑ Jeon, Ah-ram (14 April 2014). "Seo In Guk and Lee Ha Na Cast as Leads for New Rom-Com Drama". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  2. ↑ Oh, Jean (11 June 2014). "Seo In-guk back in summer rom-com". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  3. ↑ Kim, Hee-eun (16 April 2014). "Seo In-guk returns to tvN". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  4. ↑ Kim, Ji-soo (16 April 2014). "Seo In-guk to star in new drama". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  5. ↑ Ock, Hyun-ju (21 July 2014). "Seo In-guk tells of what makes his role attractive". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  6. ↑ Ock, Hyun-ju (21 July 2014). "Seo In-guk says he doesn't want drama to come true". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  7. ↑ "High School King star assesses his character's virtues". Korea JoongAng Daily. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  8. ↑ Kim, Hee-eun (12 June 2014). "Lee Ha-na returns to drama". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  9. ↑ Baek, Byung-yeul (17 June 2014). "Return of romantic comedy queen". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
  10. ↑ "Rom-Com Queen Lee Ha-na Returns to Airwaves". The Chosun Ilbo. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
  11. ↑ Jin, Eun-soo (25 April 2014). "Lee Soo-hyuk cast in new TV series". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  12. ↑ Ock, Hyun-ju (21 July 2014). "Actress Lee Ha-na gives thumbs up to Lee Soo-hyuk's fit body". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  13. ↑ "High School King หนุ่มฮอตสลับขั้ว – ซีรีย์เกาหลี". korea.tlcthai.com. 6 September 2015. Thai: ภาษาไทย
  14. ↑ "高校處世王". GTV. 29 August 2017. (in Chinese)
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