Special Labor Inspector () 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 +Original broadcast dateAverage audience shareNielsen KoreaTNmSNationwideSeoulNationwide 1April 8, 2019 4.3% 5.0% 2 5.0% 5.8% 4.1% 3April 9, 2019 4.3% 4 4.7% 5.2% 5.2% 5April 15, 2019 5.4% 6.5% 4.3% 6 6.3% 7.7% 5.3% 7April 16, 2019 5.8% 6.8% 8 6.8% 7.9% 5.5% 9April 22, 2019 5.7% 6.6% 10 6.6% 7.6% 5.3% 11April 23, 2019 5.9% 7.0% 12 6.4% 7.6% 5.7% 13April 29, 2019 5.7% 6.5% 14 6.2% 7.0% 5.4% 15April 30, 2019 5.5% 6.7% 16 6.7% 7.8% 5.7% 17May 6, 2019 6.7% 7.5% 6.3% 18 7.7% 8.5% 7.4% 19May 7, 2019 6.0% 6.8% 6.0% 20 7.4% 8.4% 7.2% 21May 13, 2019 6.7% 7.8% 6.8% 22 7.7% 8.7% 7.4% 23May 14, 2019 6.7% 7.6% 6.8% 24 8.7% 25May 20, 2019 6.8% 7.4% 6.2% 26 7.7% 8.6% 7.0% 27May 21, 2019 6.4% 7.2% 6.6% 28 9.3% 7.9% 29May 27, 2019 6.5% 7.3% 6.3% 30 8.3% 9.5% 7.8% 31May 28, 2019 7.3% 8.3% rowspan="2" 32 8.3% 9.1% Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the 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 Ref. 2019 14th Seoul International Drama Awards Best Actor Kim Dong-wook 12th Korea Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor MBC Drama AwardsDrama of the YearN/AGrand Prize (Daesang)Kim Dong-wookTop Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday MiniseriesKim Dong-wookExcellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday MiniseriesKim Kyung-namExcellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday MiniseriesPark Se-youngBest Supporting Cast in Monday-Tuesday MiniseriesOh Dae-hwanSeol In-ahScene Stealer AwardSong Ok-sookBest One-minute Couple AwardKim Dong-wook & Kim Kyung-namWriter of the YearKim Ban-di
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