Coupang Play series ‘Office Workers’ (directed by Kim Min, Kang Na-rae) will feature actor Kang Ha-neul as a guest in episode 5.

Coupang Play series ‘Office Workers’ is set in the midst of a crisis at small and medium-sized marketing company DY Planning, and is about the office survival story of MZ people who are becoming ‘sandwiched’ between AZ and GenZ.

Actor Kang Ha-neul, who has shown his solid acting skills in dramas and movies, appears at DY Planning and requests image consulting. In order to go beyond the ‘good guy’ image shown in existing works, he will be putting his heads together with the DY Planning staff to achieve a new transformation with a cocky mood and a bad boy image.



In the released stills of Episode 5, the extraordinary gaze and force of South Korea‘s representative angel actor Kang Ha-neul, who is known for being full of good stories, are captured, capturing all eyes. As expected of a representative ‘upright young man’ in the entertainment industry, Kang Ha-neul greets Hyun Bong-sik politely saying, “I will learn well”, but during a meeting for image consulting, he shoots a sharp gaze and shows a darkened appearance, drawing attention to what really happened at DY Planning. Kang Ha-neul’s provocative pose with one arm raised along with the DY Planning staff also draws attention, and expectations are rising about DY Planning‘s lively and refreshing solution that will make Kang Ha-neul, the ‘angel type’, completely change 180 degrees.

‘Office Workers’, which previously presented realistic materials that evoked sympathy from real office workers such as the aftermath of company dinners, extended lunch hours, and company benefits, is set to make Hyun-soo laugh out loud this time with the episode “Office Workers.” The DY Planning staff, who wait for work every day, start a strategy to be mindful today as well, and new assistant manager Hyun Bong-sik, who has shed his shy mood at the beginning of his career and has risen to the rank of ‘man with integrity’, eventually says “Stop being mindful” and confidently steps forward to successfully leave work, but it all goes down the drain with the appearance of his client, actor Kang Ha-neul. In the end, with the surprise visit from Kang Ha-neul today, forced overtime work confirmed, the DY Planning staff members are feeling uneasy, and they are curious about how the customized solution for Kang Ha-neul, which was completed under the unfavorable gazes of the staff, will turn out.



Later, at the dinner, the youngest member Shim Ja-yoon, who is ‘full of passion’ and never gives in to any situation, suggests a night time to her seniors, and she makes spirited jokes toward her direct supervisor Ji Ye-eun who usually nags her, but instead receives an even sharper scolding. Interest in the full story of the DY Planning dinner is gathering.

Meanwhile, the stars who visited DY Planning are adding to the unique charm of ‘office workers’ by reflecting the results of the image solution in reality. The stars are expanding their world of humor by putting the solutions they received into practice by sharing them with their fans through SNS. In this way, viewers not only get fresh laughter through the comedy but also a kind of ‘cookie’ that connects them to reality, and they get to take home a variety of viewing points.

‘Office Workers’, which has emerged as a new role model for realistic office comedies in Korea with thrilling ad-lib battles and unexpected laughter, is released every Saturday at 8 PM on Coupang Play.

Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com reporter yyynnn@donga.com

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