Special Labor Inspector

*Special Labor Inspector*
Special Labor Inspector
	Promotional poster
Hangul	특별근로감독관 조장풍
Hanja	特別勤勞監督官 조장풍
Literal meaning	Special Labor Inspector Jo Jang-poong
Revised Romanization	Teukbyeolgeullogamdokgwan Jo Jang-pung
Genre	Social satire; Action; Comedy;
Created by	Kang Dae-sun
Written by	Kim Ban-di
Directed by	Park Won-kook
Starring	Kim Dong-wook; Park Se-young; Ryu Deok-hwan; Kim Kyung-nam;
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	32
Production
Executive producers	Choi Jin-ho; Kim Sung-jo;
Producer	Hong Suk-woo
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	35 minutes
Production companies	Silkwood; Hello Contents;
Original release
Network	MBC TV
Release	April 8 –; May 28, 2019

Special Labor Inspector^[3]^[4] (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.^[5]^[6]
Park Se-young as Joo Mi-ran, Jin-gap's ex-wife who is a former judo athlete turned detective.^[7]
Ryu Deok-hwan as Woo Do-ha, an ace lawyer of the legal department at Myeongseong Group.^[8]
Kim Kyung-nam as Cheon Deok-gu, Jin-gap's former pupil who becomes his loyal secret investigator.^[9]

Supporting

Seol In-ah as Go Mal-sook, the personal secretary of Myeongseong Group's chairperson.^[10]
Oh Dae-hwan as Goo Dae-gil^[11]
Lee Won-jong as Ha Ji-man^[12]
Kang Seo-joon as Lee Dong-young^[13]
Song Ok-sook as Choi Seo-ra
Go Geon-han as Kim Sun-woo
Shin Cheol-jin
Yoo Su-bin^[14]
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.^[15] Ryu Deok-hwan and Park Se-young have previously worked together in the 2012 series Faith.

Ratings


Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		Nielsen Korea^[16]		TNmS
		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		6.5%	7.4%	—^[b]
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	Ref.
2019	14th Seoul International Drama Awards	Best Actor	Kim Dong-wook	Won	^[17]
	12th Korea Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor	Kim Dong-wook	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
		Best Supporting Cast in Monday-Tuesday Miniseries	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

^ ^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]
^ Due to some unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.

References

^ "MBC 측 "사회풍자 드라마 '특별근로감독관 조장풍' 내년 봄 편성"(공식입장)". Naver (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
^ Park, Jin-hai (May 16, 2017). "Drama viewers angry over commercial breaks". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via PressReader.
^ "Special Labor Inspector [Title in the URL]". iMBC.com. Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
^ [Speciallaborinspector] EP01,become a labor supervisor,특별근로감독관 조장풍 20190408. YouTube (in Korean). MBC Drama. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
^ "김동욱, MBC '특별근로감독관 조장풍' 타이틀롤 캐스팅 확정 [공식입장]". Naver (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
^ 김동욱 '특별근로감독관 조장풍' 캐스팅 확정, 9급공무원 변신(공식입장). Naver (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
^ [공식]박세영 '특별근로감독관 조장풍' 합류…김동욱 전 아내 형사役. Naver (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
^ "Ryu Deok-hwan to join "Special Labor Inspector Jo" as Elite Lawyer". HanCinema. SE Daily. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
^ 김경남 '특별근로감독관 조장풍' 합류, 김동욱과 호흡(공식입장). Naver (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
^ "설인아, MBC '특별근로감독관 조장풍' 캐스팅 확정…시크하고 도도한 비서로 변신". Naver (in Korean). Korea Economic Daily. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
^ 오대환, '특별근로감독관 조장풍' 합류…악덕 사장 役. Naver (in Korean). Tensia. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
^ "이원종, '특별근로감독관 조장풍' 출연... '손 the guest' 김동욱과 재회". Naver (in Korean). Tensia. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
^ [공식] 배우 강서준, ‘특별근로감독관 조장풍’ 환상의 라인업 합류. Naver (in Korean). SE Daily. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
^ 유수빈, '특별근로감독관 조장풍' 출연...김경남과 호흡. Naver (in Korean). Tensia. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
^ '특별근로감독관 조장풍' 김동욱 "저만 잘하면 될 것 같다" 각오…대본 리딩 현장 공개. Naver (in Korean). iMBC. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved April 8, 2019.
^ "Seoul International Drama Awards8". www.seouldrama.org. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
^ Park, Pan-suk (October 2, 2019). "'하나뿐인내편' 최수종, 2019 코리아드라마 어워즈 대상 영예[공식]". Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2020 – via Naver.
^ "수상내역 | 2019 MBC 연기대상". www.imbc.com. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
^ Kim, Hyun-jung (30 December 2019). 김동욱, 영예의 대상…'특별근로감독관 조장풍' 5관왕 겹경사 [MBC 연기대상](종합) [Dongwook Kim, the subject of honor ... 'Special Labor Inspector Jo Jang-Pung' 5 Kings Double Slope [MBC Drama Awards] (Comprehensive)]. Xports News (in Korean) – via Naver.

External links

[epcount-3] 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]

[18] Due to some unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.

[1] "MBC 측 "사회풍자 드라마 '특별근로감독관 조장풍' 내년 봄 편성"(공식입장)". Naver (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved January 26, 2019.

[2] Park, Jin-hai (May 16, 2017). "Drama viewers angry over commercial breaks". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via PressReader.

[4] "Special Labor Inspector [Title in the URL]". iMBC.com. Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 8, 2019.

[5] [Speciallaborinspector] EP01,become a labor supervisor,특별근로감독관 조장풍 20190408. YouTube (in Korean). MBC Drama. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

[6] "김동욱, MBC '특별근로감독관 조장풍' 타이틀롤 캐스팅 확정 [공식입장]". Naver (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved January 26, 2019.

[7] 김동욱 '특별근로감독관 조장풍' 캐스팅 확정, 9급공무원 변신(공식입장). Naver (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved January 26, 2019.

[8] [공식]박세영 '특별근로감독관 조장풍' 합류…김동욱 전 아내 형사役. Naver (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved January 26, 2019.

[9] "Ryu Deok-hwan to join "Special Labor Inspector Jo" as Elite Lawyer". HanCinema. SE Daily. Retrieved January 26, 2019.

[10] 김경남 '특별근로감독관 조장풍' 합류, 김동욱과 호흡(공식입장). Naver (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved January 26, 2019.

[11] "설인아, MBC '특별근로감독관 조장풍' 캐스팅 확정…시크하고 도도한 비서로 변신". Naver (in Korean). Korea Economic Daily. Retrieved January 26, 2019.

[12] 오대환, '특별근로감독관 조장풍' 합류…악덕 사장 役. Naver (in Korean). Tensia. Retrieved January 26, 2019.

[13] "이원종, '특별근로감독관 조장풍' 출연... '손 the guest' 김동욱과 재회". Naver (in Korean). Tensia. Retrieved January 26, 2019.

[14] [공식] 배우 강서준, ‘특별근로감독관 조장풍’ 환상의 라인업 합류. Naver (in Korean). SE Daily. Retrieved January 26, 2019.

[15] 유수빈, '특별근로감독관 조장풍' 출연...김경남과 호흡. Naver (in Korean). Tensia. Retrieved January 26, 2019.

[16] '특별근로감독관 조장풍' 김동욱 "저만 잘하면 될 것 같다" 각오…대본 리딩 현장 공개. Naver (in Korean). iMBC. Retrieved January 26, 2019.

[17] "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved April 8, 2019.

[19] "Seoul International Drama Awards8". www.seouldrama.org. Retrieved 2019-08-29.

[20] Park, Pan-suk (October 2, 2019). "'하나뿐인내편' 최수종, 2019 코리아드라마 어워즈 대상 영예[공식]". Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2020 – via Naver.

[21] "수상내역 | 2019 MBC 연기대상". www.imbc.com. Retrieved 2020-02-13.

[22] Kim, Hyun-jung (30 December 2019). 김동욱, 영예의 대상…'특별근로감독관 조장풍' 5관왕 겹경사 [MBC 연기대상](종합) [Dongwook Kim, the subject of honor ... 'Special Labor Inspector Jo Jang-Pung' 5 Kings Double Slope [MBC Drama Awards] (Comprehensive)]. Xports News (in Korean) – via Naver.

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