# Special Labor Inspector

Special Labor Inspector (Korean: 특별근로감독관 조장풍) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Kim Dong-wook, Park Se-young, Ryu Deok-hwan and Kim Kyung-nam. It aired from April 8 to May 28, 2019 on MBC TV.

## Synopsis

The series follows the story of a civil servant who is appointed as a labor inspector in the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

## Cast
### Main

* Kim Dong-wook as Jo Jin-gap, a pure-hearted, hardworking, and honest person with strong sense of justice. He was once a promising judo athlete but was forced to quit after trying to protest an unfair result. He then attempted to become a fitness teacher, but it did not last long as he was unable to control his quick temper in front of the chairman's son. He eventually studied and passed the level nine civil servant exam and becomes a civil servant for a secured government position. However, everything changes when he is assigned as a labor inspector for the Ministry of Employment and Labor.
* Park Se-young as Joo Mi-ran, Jin-gap's ex-wife who is a former judo athlete turned detective.
* Ryu Deok-hwan as Woo Do-ha, an ace lawyer of the legal department at Myeongseong Group.
* Kim Kyung-nam as Cheon Deok-gu, Jin-gap's former pupil who becomes his loyal secret investigator.

### Supporting

* Seol In-ah as Go Mal-sook, the personal secretary of Myeongseong Group's chairperson.
* Oh Dae-hwan as Goo Dae-gil
* Lee Won-jong as Ha Ji-man
* Kang Seo-joon as Lee Dong-young
* Song Ok-sook as Choi Seo-ra
* Go Geon-han as Kim Sun-woo
* Shin Cheol-jin
* Yoo Su-bin
* Lee Sang-yi as Yang Tae-soo

### Special appearance

* Lee Gyu-hyun as Lee Chang Gyu, as an intern doctor.

## Production

The first script reading of the cast was held in early January 2019. Ryu Deok-hwan and Park Se-young have previously worked together in the 2012 series Faith.

## Ratings

| 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 | April 8, 2019 | 4.3% (NR) | 5.0% (NR) | 4.0% |
| 2 | April 8, 2019 | 5.0% (NR) | 5.8% (17th) | 4.1% |
| 3 | April 9, 2019 | 3.9% (NR) | 4.2% (NR) | 4.3% |
| 4 | April 9, 2019 | 4.7% (NR) | 5.2% (NR) | 5.2% |
| 5 | April 15, 2019 | 5.4% (19th) | 6.5% (14th) | 4.3% |
| 6 | April 15, 2019 | 6.3% (15th) | 7.7% (8th) | 5.3% |
| 7 | April 16, 2019 | 5.8% (17th) | 6.8% (10th) | N/A |
| 8 | April 16, 2019 | 6.8% (11th) | 7.9% (8th) | 5.5% |
| 9 | April 22, 2019 | 5.7% (18th) | 6.6% (13th) | N/A |
| 10 | April 22, 2019 | 6.6% (14th) | 7.6% (8th) | 5.3% |
| 11 | April 23, 2019 | 5.9% (20th) | 7.0% (13th) | N/A |
| 12 | April 23, 2019 | 6.4% (18th) | 7.6% (10th) | 5.7% |
| 13 | April 29, 2019 | 5.7% (18th) | 6.5% (14th) | N/A |
| 14 | April 29, 2019 | 6.2% (17th) | 7.0% (9th) | 5.4% |
| 15 | April 30, 2019 | 5.5% (NR) | 6.7% (13th) | N/A |
| 16 | April 30, 2019 | 6.7% (13th) | 7.8% (6th) | 5.7% |
| 17 | May 6, 2019 | 6.7% (10th) | 7.5% (10th) | 6.3% |
| 18 | May 6, 2019 | 7.7% (8th) | 8.5% (5th) | 7.4% |
| 19 | May 7, 2019 | 6.0% (16th) | 6.8% (10th) | 6.0% |
| 20 | May 7, 2019 | 7.4% (6th) | 8.4% (4th) | 7.2% |
| 21 | May 13, 2019 | 6.7% (15th) | 7.8% (7th) | 6.8% |
| 22 | May 13, 2019 | 7.7% (8th) | 8.7% (5th) | 7.4% |
| 23 | May 14, 2019 | 6.7% (10th) | 7.6% (6th) | 6.8% |
| 24 | May 14, 2019 | 8.7% (5th) | 9.6% (4th) | 8.3% |
| 25 | May 20, 2019 | 6.8% (10th) | 7.4% (8th) | 6.2% |
| 26 | May 20, 2019 | 7.7% (7th) | 8.6% (5th) | 7.0% |
| 27 | May 21, 2019 | 6.4% (10th) | 7.2% (8th) | 6.6% |
| 28 | May 21, 2019 | 8.4% (5th) | 9.3% (4th) | 7.9% |
| 29 | May 27, 2019 | 6.5% (14th) | 7.3% (8th) | 6.3% |
| 30 | May 27, 2019 | 8.3% (9th) | 9.5% (5th) | 7.8% |
| 31 | May 28, 2019 | 7.3% (9th) | 8.3% (7th) | N/A |
| 32 | May 28, 2019 | 8.3% (5th) | 9.1% (4th) | N/A |
| Average | Average | 6.5% | 7.4% | — |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date. N/A denotes that the rating is not known. |||||

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2019 | 14th Seoul International Drama Awards | Best Actor | Kim Dong-wook | Won |
| 2019 | 12th Korea Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Kim Dong-wook | Won |
| 2019 | MBC Drama Awards | Drama of the Year | N/A | Nominated |
| 2019 | MBC Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Kim Dong-wook | Won |
| 2019 | MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries | Kim Dong-wook | Won |
| 2019 | MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries | Kim Kyung-nam | Nominated |
| 2019 | MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries | Park Se-young | Won |
| 2019 | MBC Drama Awards | Best Supporting Cast in Monday-Tuesday Miniseries | Oh Dae-hwan | Won |
| 2019 | MBC Drama Awards | Best Supporting Cast in Monday-Tuesday Miniseries | Seol In-ah | Nominated |
| 2019 | MBC Drama Awards | Scene Stealer Award | Song Ok-sook | Nominated |
| 2019 | MBC Drama Awards | Best One-minute Couple Award | Kim Dong-wook & Kim Kyung-nam | Nominated |
| 2019 | MBC Drama Awards | Writer of the Year | Kim Ban-di | Won |