High School King of Savvy
GenreRomance
Workplace Comedy
Written byJo Sung-hee
Yang Hee-seung
Directed byYoo Je-won
StarringSeo In-guk
Lee Ha-na
Lee Soo-hyuk
Lee Yul-eum
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes17 + 1 (special)
Production
Production locationSouth Korea
Production companyChorokbaem Media
Original release
NetworktvN
ReleaseJune 16 (2014-06-16) –
August 11, 2014 (2014-08-11)
High School King of Savvy
Hangul
고교처세왕
Hanja
高校處世王
Revised RomanizationGogyocheosewang
McCune–ReischauerKogyoch'ŏsewang

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

Synopsis

Lee Min-suk (Seo In-guk) is a high school student and varsity ice hockey 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 (Lee Ha-na), a temp with an odd personality whom he eventually falls in love with.

Cast

Main

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.
Contract employee of Retail Team at Comfo company, later Retail Team's director's secretary, 28 years old.
Director of Project Team at Comfo company, illegitimate son of company's chairman, 30 years old.
Jung Soo-young's sister, 18-year old high school student.

Supporting

People around Lee Min-suk

  • Oh Kwang-rok 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 as Jo Duk-hwan, Lee Min-suk's friend and classmate
  • Lee Tae-hwan 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
  • Ji Yoon-ho as Park Ki-hoon, Lee Min-suk's senior in ice hockey team

People at Comfo company

  • Han Jin-hee as Yoo Jae-guk, chairman of Comfo company
  • Song Young-kyu as Nam Sang-goo, director of Comfo company
  • Jo Han-chul as Kim Chang-soo, team leader of Retail Team
  • Kim Won-hae as Han Young-suk, director of Comfo company
  • Park Soo-young as Yoon Dong-jae, assistant manager of Retail Team
  • Choi Phillip as Park Heung-bae, employee of Retail Team
  • Lee Joo-seung as Ji Dae-han, employee of Retail Team
  • Lee Ah-rin as Han Sang-hee, employee of Retail Team
  • Shin Hye-sun as Go Yoon-joo, employee of Retail Team
  • Chun Yi-seul as Yoon Do-ji, employee of Retail Team

Special appearances

Production

The first script reading was held on April 25, 2014, at the CJ E&M Centre in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.[13] Filming commenced in early May 2014.[14]

Seo trained with the Kwangwoon University hockey team for two months in preparation for his role as an ice hockey player.[15]

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.[16]

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

  • In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
AGB Nielsen
Nationwide
1 June 16, 2014 1.472%
2 June 17, 2014 1.33%
3 June 23, 2014 1.662%
4 June 24, 2014 1.081%
5 June 30, 2014 1.743%
6 July 1, 2014 1.95%
7 July 7, 2014 1.513%
8 July 8, 2014 1.718%
9 July 14, 2014 1.446%
10 July 15, 2014 1.851%
11 July 21, 2014 2.091%
12 July 22, 2014 1.923%
13 July 28, 2014 1.526%
14 July 29, 2014 1.492%
15 August 4, 2014 1.742%
16 August 5, 2014 1.913%
17 August 11, 2014 1.830%
Average 1.66%
Special August 12, 2014 —
  • This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2014 Excellence Award, Actor Seo In-guk Nominated
2016 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. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. 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. ↑ Lee, Soo-young (2014-05-21). "'고교처세왕' 서인국 이하나, 첫 대본 리딩 현장 어땠나?…'웃음꽃 활짝'". mk.co.kr.
  14. ↑ Hwang, Inseong (2014-04-25). "tvN '고교처세왕' 캐스팅 확정 촬영 돌입..,호화 캐스팅". fnnews.com (in Korean).
  15. ↑ Kim, Seong-han (2014-06-06). "'고교처세왕' 서인국, 아이스하키 연습 장면 포착!". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean).
  16. ↑ Jung, Jinyoung (2014-07-22). "'고교처세왕' 연장 확정, 스페셜 방송도 추가" ['High School King of Savvy' extension confirmed, special broadcast added]. Newsen.
  17. ↑ "High School King หนุ่มฮอตสลับขั้ว – ซีรีย์เกาหลี". korea.tlcthai.com. 6 September 2015. Thai: ภาษาไทย
  18. ↑ 高校處世王. GTV (in Chinese). 29 August 2017.
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