Unlock My Boss
2022 South Korean television series
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Unlock My Boss (Korean: 사장님을 잠금해제) is a South Korean television series starring Chae Jong-hyeop, Seo Eun-soo, and Park Sung-woong. It is based on a webtoon of the same Korean title by writer Park Seong-hyun, which was serialized on Naver.[7] It aired on ENA from December 7, 2022 to January 12, 2023, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:00 (KST).[6][8] It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea, and on Netflix in selected regions.[9]
| Unlock My Boss | |
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Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | Unlock the CEO[1] |
| Hangul | 사장님을 잠금해제 |
| Lit. | Unlock the Boss |
| RR | Sajangnimeul jamgeumhaeje |
| MR | Sajangnimŭl chamgŭmhaeje |
| Genre | |
| Based on | Unlock the Boss by Park Seong-hyun |
| Written by | Kim Hyung-min[4] |
| Directed by | Lee Cheol-ha[4] |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Kim Ji-ae |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
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| Running time | 60 minutes[5] |
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| Original release | |
| Network | ENA |
| Release | December 7, 2022 – January 12, 2023 |
Synopsis
The series is about a company president who gets trapped in a smartphone due to a suspicious incident, and an unemployed young man whose life changes after picking up the strange smartphone.[10]
Cast
Main
- Chae Jong-hyeop as Park In-seong: a job-seeker who is majored in acting, and has lived a hard life, but still has not accomplished anything[10]
- Seo Eun-soo as Jung Se-yeon: a robot-like secretary who becomes In-seong's strongest ally[10]
- Park Sung-woong as Kim Seon-joo: president of Silver Lining, an emerging IT company[8][10]
Supporting
- Lee Sang-hee as Oh Mi-ran: executive director of Beomyoung Group, the largest domestic market capitalization company[11]
- Kim Sung-oh as Ma-pi/Jang Ju-seong: a loan shark[12]
- Jung Dong-hwan as Oh Young-geun: vice chairman of Beomyoung Group[13]
- Kim Byeong-chun as Kwak Sam-soo: a managing director at Silver Lining[13]
- Ki So-yu as Kim Min-ah: Seon-joo's daughter[12]
- Heo Ji-na as Jung Ji-hye: Seon-joo's live-in housekeeper[12][14]
Extended
- Ahn Nae-sang as Park Jae-chun: In-seong's father[15]
- Kim Young-sun as Choi Soo-jin: In-seong's mother[16]
- Yoon Byung-hee as Jung Hyeon-ho: In-seong's best friend[12]
- Choi Jin-ho as Shim Seung-bo: Seon-joo's butler[12]
- Bang Joo-hwan as Noh Wi-je: a secretary and bodyguard[17]
- Byun Jun-seo as Nam Sang-won: a team leader at Silver Lining[18]
- Han Ji-sang as Choi Seong-jun: a veteran detective[19]
- Jung Hee-tae as Managing Director Kim: a managing director at Silver Lining[20]
Special appearances
Release
Viewership
Unlock My Boss : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[24]
| Season | Episode number | ||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 1 | 208 | N/A | 241 | 286 | 248 | 292 | N/A | 297 | 217 | 305 | 292 | 271 | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) | |
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| Nationwide[24] | Seoul[25] | ||
| 1 | December 7, 2022 | 1.096% (10th) | 1.523% (3rd) |
| 2 | December 8, 2022 | 0.858% (25th) | N/A |
| 3 | December 14, 2022 | 1.139% (12th) | 1.383% (8th) |
| 4 | December 15, 2022 | 1.198% (10th) | 1.211% (9th) |
| 5 | December 21, 2022 | 1.078% (22nd) | N/A |
| 6 | December 22, 2022 | 1.215% (13th) | |
| 7 | December 28, 2022 | 0.981% (20th) | |
| 8 | December 29, 2022 | 1.298% (8th) | 1.451% (3rd) |
| 9 | January 4, 2023 | 1.136% (8th) | 1.289% (7th) |
| 10 | January 5, 2023 | 1.397% (5th) | 1.352% (6th) |
| 11 | January 11, 2023 | 1.416% (6th) | 1.503% (5th) |
| 12 | January 12, 2023 | 1.450% (5th) | 1.552% (6th) |
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