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Incomplete Life

★ 8.4 3K votes 2014–2014 1 season · 20 episodes Ended tvN
WorkplaceThe job and its social ecosystem as the stage.This show: 10/10Working classOrdinary people, ordinary money, real stakes.This show: 9/10Contemporary lifeRecognizably the present day, ordinary life included.This show: 8/10NaturalisticUnderstated, lifelike performances and look.This show: 8/10K-dramaKorean drama storytelling: emotional arcs, romance beats and format traditions.This show: 8/10Social commentaryDeliberate critique of how society works.This show: 8/10Character studyInterior life matters more than plot.This show: 8/10Tight writingNo wasted scenes, just disciplined storytelling.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Yim Si-wanLee Sung-minKang So-raKang Ha-neulByun Yo-hanKim Dae-myung
Starring
Yim Si-wanLee Sung-minKang So-raKang Ha-neulByun Yo-hanKim Dae-myung
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
020406080

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About

"The most accurate office drama ever filmed"

Misaeng follows Jang Geu-rae, a former professional Go player who lands an internship at a major trading company despite lacking a college degree. Rather than romance or melodrama, the show digs into the grinding reality of Korean corporate life: office politics, thankless tasks, quiet humiliations, and small victories. It's slow-burn and dialogue-heavy, carried by understated performances and a script that treats workplace drudgery with real weight. Anyone who has worked an entry-level office job will recognize the frustrations and rare moments of dignity it captures with unusual honesty.

Watch it for

the unflinching, detail-perfect portrayal of corporate hierarchy and entry-level office life.

Maybe skip if

you want romance, fast plotting, or anything resembling typical K-drama escapism.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12014
8.38892024h 25m
Equipped with nothing more than a GED and strategies for the board game Go, an office intern gets thrown into the cold reality of the corporate world.
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Episode #1.18.0
7290 min
▶2Episode #1.28.4
5664 min
▶3Episode #1.38.0
5467 min
▶4Episode #1.48.3
5071 min
▶5Episode #1.58.3
4469 min
▶6Episode #1.68.5
4470 min
▶7Episode #1.77.9
4569 min
▶8Episode #1.88.2
4170 min
▶9Episode #1.98.3
4369 min
▶10Episode #1.109.0
4669 min
▶11Episode #1.118.4
3869 min
▶12Episode #1.128.6
3869 min
▶13Episode #1.138.6
4069 min
▶14Episode #1.148.5
4173 min
▶15Episode #1.158.7
3974 min
▶16Episode #1.168.3
3776 min
▶17Episode #1.178.6
4279 min
▶18Episode #1.187.9
3779 min
▶19Episode #1.198.1
4281 min
▶20Episode #1.207.8
4088 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Yim Si-wan Jang Geu-rae
Lee Sung-min Oh Sang-sik
Kang So-ra Ahn Yeong-i
Kang Ha-neul Jang Baek-gi
Byun Yo-han Han Seok-yool
Kim Dae-myung Kim Dong-sik
Shin Eun-jung Seon Ji-yeong
Park Hae-joon Cheon Gwan-woong
Kim Jong-soo Kim Boo-ryeon
Ryu Tae-ho Ko Dong-ho

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