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Part melodrama, part comedy, this series takes its cues from the epic legend "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms," with its characters taking on names from the story. One night Yoo Bang enters a dark, mysterious villa with nothing but a flashlight, only to find an executive of the Chunha Medical Group, Ho Hae slouched in a chair, dead and Jin Ho Hae's niece, Yeo Chi hiding behind a curtain. At Ho Hae's funeral, Yoo Bang and Yeo Chi are suddenly taken into custody for his murder. We're taken three months into the past to reveal what led to this murder and exactly who was responsible. During this flashback we meet Choi Hang Woo, a director from Ho Hae's rival pharmaceutical company, who is undercover to steal the formula for their new drug and the Chief Researcher from Chunha Group, Cha Woo-Hee. The lives of these individuals will all be intertwined within these three months to reveal exactly just who murdered Ho Hae, and why.

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  • Jan 14, 2013 22 of 22 episodes seen
    GraceLauzon
    22 of 23 people found this review helpful
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    • Overall  10
    • Story  10
    • Acting/Cast  10
    • Music  10
    • Rewatch Value  8
    I've watched this drama right after Padam Padam. Their trailer before was so different that I don't know why I was magnetized to watch it. :D LOL! I love the twist of this drama 'cause it won't give you any dull moments especially for the first few episodes that'll make you burst into laughter! 100 percent!!! You'll love Lee Bum Soo (GIANT) and Jung Ryeo Won's (My Name Is Kim Sam Soon) love and hate relationship in this drama. Give it a try to watch this and you'll love it too.
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  • Mar 14, 2012 22 of 22 episodes seen
    neets_45
    21 of 21 people found this review helpful
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    • Overall  10
    • Story  10
    • Acting/Cast  9
    • Music  9
    • Rewatch Value  8
    This drama is full of exciting twists and dark humor. I was a little reluctant to start watching it, but I'm so freakin glad I did. I loved that the characters' personalities had a nice development as the drama progressed. My emotional tummy almost fully satiated--there were heart-wrenching moments where I was just bawling like a baby, fist-clenching moments where I yelled at the screen and let loose curses that would've made Yeo Chi proud, and painful-I-can't-breathe moments when I was guffawing so loud my neighbor came to check if I was mentally stable.

    The acting is absolutely top-notch, the music is currently on infinite repeat in my apt, and I would watch this drama again.

    I wished that there were more heart-pumping, squee/cringing moments--that kind
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  • Murder, revenge, corruption... both suspenseful (Salaryman has more humor to it) and all-around wonderful. Loved both.
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Comments (61)

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  • maboksan 12 days ago
    one of the best Korean drama I've ever watched!Good plot, strong cast lineup, hilarious and refreshing!!never bored to watch until the end of each episode (I love the Behind The Scene part...very funny!!!)Love when Baek Yeo Chi cursing.
    4 ❤
  • locurabella 15 days ago
    This drama was absolutely amazing. Never once a dull moment, superb acting, and great plot.
    1 ❤
  • Mary28 15 days ago
    Awesome. I loved all da twist and turns of da dramas, i was at da edge of my sit. There was never a dull moment and it was unpredictable, so it was very funny. Na it was hilarious. Also there was romance in da drama. This was like da best cast ever, superb acting.
    3 ❤
  • bimba 28 days ago
    strong plot, funny , sweet and smart with great cast ! love it !^^
    3 ❤
  • iamsarah Apr 20, 2013
    This drama was a masterpiece. I think this is the funniest most hilarious melodrama ever made. It was a unique and well written story that had a wonderful plot. When you start this drama you watch it to the end. The actor played their roles like the characters were made for them!!!
    5 ❤
  • HAVA-RAVA Apr 20, 2013
    Except the cliche ending this was a masterpiece. The ending made me give one minus point so this gets 9/10 from me.
    2 ❤
  • HAVA-RAVA Apr 13, 2013
    OMFG the laugh of Yoo Bang is hilarious XDDD
    4 ❤
  • sunflower63 Mar 22, 2013
    I unexpectedly really enjoyed this drama. I thought it was original, clever, funny and all in all a very pleasant watch. I liked the way they managed to create a great antagonism between the two main male leads and how this wasn't tied to love rivalry but more to business and personality differences. The endings of each episode were very funny and the story had a very fast and interesting rhythm. I think this drama is a little underrated as it is really pretty good and I gave it a 9.
    4 ❤
  • Nana87 Feb 15, 2013
    Great Drama!!
    2 ❤
  • tiitek Feb 10, 2013
    loving the poster *.* one of the best I ever seen!
    3 ❤
  • tiitek Feb 10, 2013
    I adore this drama!!! Truly a must watch show!
    1 ❤
  • TheTranquilKnight Jan 10, 2013
    Versailles Yoo xD
    8 ❤
  • arang1989 Jan 3, 2013
    I'm watching this next after King of Dramas..haha
    3 ❤
  • mszither Jan 3, 2013
    Came across this drama for Lee Joon. Ha ha ha ha XD
    1 ❤
  • ylisse Dec 11, 2012
    Great drama! Even though business world is not my thing, it managed to caught my interest with its consistent humor. I specifically loved the epilogues of each episode. Liked the two couples but Woo-Hee/ Hang Woon pairing was the most romantic as far as the love story goes.
    3 ❤

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Salaryman

Salaryman

Title

  • Main Title: Salaryman
  • Native title: 샐러리맨 초한지
  • Also Known as: Salaryman Chohanji ; History of the Salaryman ; Selreorimaen Chohanji ; Salary Man

General Details

  • CountrySouth Korea
    TypeDrama
    NetworkSBS
  • Aired: January 2, 2012 to March 13, 2012
  • Airs On: Monday, Tuesday
  • # of Episodes 22
    Average Duration 1 hr. 5 min. per episode
  • Genres: Business, Comedy, Melodrama, Mystery

Statistics

  • Score: 8.42 (scored by 597 users)
  • Ranked: #58
  • Popularity: #174
  • Members: 1,740
  • Favorites: 0
4.2 stars - based on 597 votes

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