Special Labor Inspector

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Special Labor Inspector
Special Labor Inspector Jo.jpg
Promotional poster
Also known as
  • Special Labor Inspector Jo
  • Special Labor Inspector Mr. Jo
  • Special Labor Inspection Team
Hangul특별근로감독관 조장풍
Hanja特別勤勞監督官 조장풍
Genre
Created byKang Dae-sun
Written byKim Ban-di
Directed byPark Won-kook
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes32[a]
Production
Executive producers
  • Choi Jin-ho
  • Kim Sung-jo
ProducerHong Suk-woo
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time35 minutes[a]
Production companies
  • Silkwood
  • Hello Contents
DistributorMunhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Release
Original networkMBC TV
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original releaseApril 8 (2019-04-08) –
May 28, 2019 (2019-05-28)
External links
Website

Special Labor Inspector[3][4] (Korean: 특별근로감독관 조장풍; Hanja: 特別勤勞監督官 조장풍; RR: Teukbyeolgeunrogamdokgwan Jo Jang-pung; lit. Special Labor Inspector Jo Jang-poong) 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[]

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.[5][6]
Jin-gap's ex-wife who is a former judo athlete turned detective.[7]
Ace lawyer of the legal department at Myeongseong Group.[8]
Jin-gap's former pupil who becomes his loyal secret investigator.[9]

Supporting[]

The personal secretary of Myeongseong Group's chairperson.[10]

Guests[]

  • as Lee Chang Gyu, as Intern Doctor.

Production[]

The first script reading of the cast was held in early January 2019.[15] Ryu Deok-hwan and Park Se-young have previously worked together in the 2012 series Faith.

Ratings[]

  • In this table, 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.
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[16] TNmS
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 April 8, 2019 4.3% (NR) 5.0% (NR) 4.0%
2 5.0% (NR) 5.8% (17th) 4.1%
3 April 9, 2019 3.9% (NR) 4.2% (NR) 4.3%
4 4.7% (NR) 5.2% (NR) 5.2%
5 April 15, 2019 5.4% (19th) 6.5% (14th) 4.3%
6 6.3% (15th) 7.7% (8th) 5.3%
7 April 16, 2019 5.8% (17th) 6.8% (10th) N/A
8 6.8% (11th) 7.9% (8th) 5.5%
9 April 22, 2019 5.7% (18th) 6.6% (13th) N/A
10 6.6% (14th) 7.6% (8th) 5.3%
11 April 23, 2019 5.9% (20th) 7.0% (13th) N/A
12 6.4% (18th) 7.6% (10th) 5.7%
13 April 29, 2019 5.7% (18th) 6.5% (14th) N/A
14 6.2% (17th) 7.0% (9th) 5.4%
15 April 30, 2019 5.5% (NR) 6.7% (13th) N/A
16 6.7% (13th) 7.8% (6th) 5.7%
17 May 6, 2019 6.7% (10th) 7.5% (10th) 6.3%
18 7.7% (8th) 8.5% (5th) 7.4%
19 May 7, 2019 6.0% (16th) 6.8% (10th) 6.0%
20 7.4% (6th) 8.4% (4th) 7.2%
21 May 13, 2019 6.7% (15th) 7.8% (7th) 6.8%
22 7.7% (8th) 8.7% (5th) 7.4%
23 May 14, 2019 6.7% (10th) 7.6% (6th) 6.8%
24 8.7% (5th) 9.6% (4th) 8.3%
25 May 20, 2019 6.8% (10th) 7.4% (8th) 6.2%
26 7.7% (7th) 8.6% (5th) 7.0%
27 May 21, 2019 6.4% (10th) 7.2% (8th) 6.6%
28 8.4% (5th) 9.3% (4th) 7.9%
29 May 27, 2019 6.5% (14th) 7.3% (8th) 6.3%
30 8.3% (9th) 9.5% (5th) 7.8%
31 May 28, 2019 7.3% (9th) 8.3% (7th) N/A
32 8.3% (5th) 9.1% (4th) N/A
Average 6.5% 7.4% —[b]

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2019 14th Seoul International Drama Awards Best Actor Kim Dong-wook Won [17]
12th Korea Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor Won [18]
MBC Drama Awards Drama of the Year N/A Nominated [19][20]
Grand Prize (Daesang) Kim Dong-wook Won
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries Kim Dong-wook Won
Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries Kim Kyung-nam Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries Park Se-young Won
Best Supporting Cast in Monday-Tuesday Miniseries Oh Dae-hwan Won
Seol In-ah Nominated
Scene Stealer Award Song Ok-sook Nominated
Best One-minute Couple Award Kim Dong-wook & Kim Kyung-nam Nominated
Writer of the Year Kim Ban-di Won

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.[2]
  2. ^ Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.

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