Queen of the Office

Main characters

Kim Hye-soo as Miss Kim

Always wearing a neutral-colored business suit and with her hair firmly in place, Miss Kim is a non-regular worker. She holds 124 skill certifications in all sorts of fields, executes work with perfection, and speaks a bunch of languages including Russian. She traverses the jungle of office buildings and suddenly disappears after her three-month work contract ends. Her very name inspires awe in her colleagues, and even her superiors are afraid of her. Miss Kim goes to work at 9 a.m., and leaves at 6 p.m., unwilling to spend a microsecond more. She refuses to do work outside of her job description, never misses her lunch break, and the company wouldn't dare ask her to come in on weekends. Miss Kim says that if the company doesn't approve of her actions, it should hire three more regular employees since she does three people's work in a limited period of time. Her life outside work is shrouded in mystery: No one knows her first name, her age, or her background. Miss Kim's confidence about her ability, and also the frustration from her contract situation, allows her to be protective about her private life and blatantly reject after-work drinking sessions and other oppressive traditions of the macho corporate culture. She avoids all personal interactions, and instead chooses to live her life in her own way.

Oh Ji-ho as Jang Gyu-jik

Jang Gyu-jik works in the upper management of Y-Jang Food Company (his name is a pun on jung gyu-jik, the Korean phrase for permanent employee). He finished his MBA in the United States, then returned to Korea. Upbeat and energetic and armed with professionalism and good work ethics, Gyu-jik is strongly devoted to his company, and puts everything on the line for his work. But he treats temps dismissively, thinking they only exist to assist regular employees with menial chores. Hot-headed and with a rather childish mentality, Gyu-jik keeps attempting to humiliate Miss Kim, but he is frequently stymied by her unexpected reactions. Gyu-jik and Miss Kim engage in numerous conflicts and confrontations, but gradually feelings of respect and love grow between them, two seemingly incompatible people.

Jung Yu-mi as Jung Joo-ri

Jung Joo-ri has failed countless job interviews because she came from a third-rate university and has a less-than-stellar resume. Thus, she gets hired at Y-Jang Food Company only as a temp. She tries her hardest at everything but keeps making mistakes, and she lapses into saturi (or regional/rural dialect) during stressful moments. Joo-ri has a crush on her boss Jang Gyu-jik.

Lee Hee-joon as Mu Jeong-han

He entered the company at the same time as his friend and colleague, Jang Gyu-jik. But as Gyu-jik moved up the ranks, Jeong-han kept getting left behind. Jeong-han is cold and serious (his name literally means "heartless" in Korean), and different from Gyu-jik in every way, from attitude, nature, to personal values.

Jeon Hye-bin as Geum Bit-na

Geum Bit-na (her name means "shines like gold") was hired at the same time as Jung Joo-ri. But unlike Joo-ri, she has all the right qualifications and a first-rate education, and gets hired as a regular employee. She also happens to be the ex-girlfriend of Jang Gyu-jik.

Jo Kwon as Kye Kyung-woo

A very polite and upright new hire.

Supporting characters

Marketing and Sales Division

Kim Eung-soo as Hwang Gab-deuk

Lee Ji-hoon as Gu Young-shik

Na Seung-ho as Shin Min-goo

Lee Mi-do as Park Bong-hee

Song Ji-in as Oh Ji-rang

Lee So-yoon as Yeon Na-ra

Kim Gi-cheon as Go Jung-do

Product Development Division

Kim Na-woon as Yeo Jang-mi

Kim Ki-yeon as Hong Min-ah

Chae Ji-won as the youngest staff member

BAR Machu Picchu

Kim Bo-mi as Jo Ho-boon

Lee Hyun-jae as Julisesa

Dispatch's Quality Job Manager

Oh Yong as Ahn Jong-chul

Y-Jang employees

Park Jin-wook as Ahn Tae-soo

Lee In-chul as Park Bon-jwa

Min Sung-ok as Maeng In-sa

Home Mart

Kim Kwang-kyu as manager Han

Kim Hae-gon as mart director

Super Home Shopping

Go Soo-hee as Choi Da-sung

Lee Jun-hyeok as Han Jung-soo

Dae Han Bank

Lee Deok-hee as Jin Mi-ja

Kang Shin-chul as Won Joo-hwan

Kim Jong-gu as Geum Bae-jib

Ong Ja Yeom

Kwon Sung-deok as Ong Ah-jib

Han Seung-hyun as Ong So-shin

Lee Ah-ra as daughter in-law

Extended cast

Kim Mi-kyung as Kim Sook-ja, Jung Joo-ri's mother

Tatina as Sara Siva

Oh Chang-hoon as Park Seung-oh

Gong Sang-ah as Son Bo-ra

Choi In-kyung as Kang Dong-hee

Cameos

Yang Sang-gook as car wash part-timer 1 (ep 1)

Kim Ki-yeol as car wash part-timer 2 (ep 1)

Heo Kyung-hwan as Chinese restaurant deliveryman (ep 1)

Kim Joon-hyun as construction worker (ep 1)

Kim Gi-ri as bouncer (ep 1)

Jung Il-woo as Cha Chi-soo, Chasung Group soy sauce model (ep 3)

Kim Byung-man as seasoned raw crab master (ep 3)

Jung Won-joong as Jang Dae-han

Myung Gye-nam as owner of Mother's Hand Restaurant

International broadcast

It aired in Japan on cable channel KNTV from April 1 to May 21, 2013.

It aired in Thailand on Workpoint TV from December 16, 2015 to January 16, 2016 on Tuesdays to Saturdays at 04:00-5:00 a.m.