# Kkondae Intern

Kkondae Intern (Korean: 꼰대인턴; RR: Kkondaeinteon) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Park Hae-jin and Kim Eung-soo. The workplace comedy-drama series is about what happens when a man finally gets a chance to lord over a previous boss, who made his life miserable during his rookie days with his old school ways. It aired every Wednesday and Thursday starting from May 20, 2020 on MBC TV.

## Synopsis

Kkondae Intern is an office comedy that depicts a man's delightful revenge on his previous boss, who was also his worst manager.
Ka Yeol-chan (Park Hae-jin) had a bad internship experience because of a nasty and overbearing boss. He quits his job and starts working in a ramen company. With his sheer hard work, he develops a chicken noodle recipe — which becomes a top product — and gets elevated to the position of general manager.
Lee Man-sik (Kim Eung-soo) is a manager in the Ongol Ramen Department, and has a reputation as a "terror senior".
After 30 years in the company, he loses hope of being promoted to an executive position before retirement. So he takes and passes the Senior Internship at Junsu Food.
A reversal of fate occurs, and now Lee Man-sik starts working as an intern at the same company and is assigned under Ka Yeol-chan.

## Cast
### Main

* Park Hae-jin as Ka Yeol-chan
* Kim Eung-soo as Lee Man-sik

### Supporting

* Han Ji-eun as Lee Tae-ri.
    One of the three interns that joins the Sales & Marketing Team of Joonsu Food. She is the daughter of Lee Man-sik.
* Park Ki-woong as Namgoong Joon-soo
    President of Joonsu Food and son of Namgoong Pyo.
* Park Ah-in as Tak Jung-eun
    Contract worker under the Sales & Marketing Team of Joonsu Food. She is the ex-Girlfriend of Ka Yeol-Chan.
* Noh Jong-hyun as Joo Yoon-soo
    One of the three interns that joins the Sales & Marketing Team of Joonsu Food.
* Go Geon-han as Oh Dong-geun
* Kim Hyun-mok as Park Cheol-min
* Hong Seung-bum as Kim Seung-jin
* Kim Sun-young as Koo Ja-sook
* Son Jong-hak as An Sang-jong
* Ko In-beom as Namgoong pyo
    Chairman of Joonsu Food and father of Namgoong Joon-soo.
* Kim Ki-cheon as Eom Han-gil
* Moon Sook as Ok-kyung
* Jang Sung-kyu as Park Beom-jun

## Original soundtrack

| Part | Artist | Title | Release date |
| Part 1 | Young Tak | Kkondae Latte | May 21, 2020 |
| Part 2 | Lee Chan-won | Fate in Time | May 27, 2020 |
| Part 3 | Kim Hee-jae | Uphill | June 4, 2020 |
| Part 4 | Lee Soo-young | Shine Bright | June 10, 2020 |
| Part 5 | Jang Min-ho | Hit The Jackpot | June 18, 2020 |

## 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 | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nielsen Korea | Nielsen Korea | TNmS |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide |
| 1 | May 20, 2020 | 4.4% | 4.9% | 4.9% |
| 2 | May 20, 2020 | 6.5% | 7.2% | 6.9% |
| 3 | May 21, 2020 | 3.5% | — | — |
| 4 | May 21, 2020 | 4.7% | 4.6% | — |
| 5 | May 27, 2020 | 4.2% | 4.5% | — |
| 6 | May 27, 2020 | 6.4% | 7.0% | 7.1% |
| 7 | May 28, 2020 | 3.7% | 3.7% | — |
| 8 | May 28, 2020 | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.4% |
| 9 | June 3, 2020 | 4.9% | 5.4% | 5.1% |
| 10 | June 3, 2020 | 5.1% | 7.1% | 6.5% |
| 11 | June 4, 2020 | 4.8% | 5.5% | — |
| 12 | June 4, 2020 | 6.3% | 6.9% | 6.5% |
| 13 | June 10, 2020 | 5.6% | 6.4% | — |
| 14 | June 10, 2020 | 7.1% | 8.2% | 5.5% |
| 15 | June 11, 2020 | 4.4% | 4.8% | — |
| 16 | June 11, 2020 | 5.8% | 6.0% | 5.9% |
| 17 | June 17, 2020 | 4.1% | — | — |
| 18 | June 17, 2020 | 5.5% | 6.1% | 5.1% |
| 19 | June 18, 2020 | 5.1% | 5.8% | — |
| 20 | June 18, 2020 | 6.1% | 6.8% | 5.6% |
| 21 | June 24, 2020 | 4.8% | 5.5% | 5.5% |
| 22 | June 24, 2020 | 6.6% | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 23 | July 1, 2020 | 4.9% | 5.3% | 5.6% |
| 24 | July 1, 2020 | 6.2% | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| Average | Average | 5.2% | — | — |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 2020 | MBC Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Park Hae-jin | Won |
| 2020 | MBC Drama Awards | Drama of the Year | Kkondae Intern | Won |
| 2020 | MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries | Kim Eung-soo | Won |
| 2020 | MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries | Park Hae-jin | Nominated |
| 2020 | MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries | Park Ki-woong | Nominated |
| 2020 | MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries | Han Ji-eun | Nominated |
| 2020 | MBC Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Kim Sun-young | Won |
| 2020 | MBC Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Noh Jong-hyun | Nominated |
| 2020 | MBC Drama Awards | Best Couple Award | Park Hae-jin and Kim Eung-soo | Nominated |