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The Dream Life of Mr. Kim

The Dream Life of Mr. Kim

20258.51 Season12 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Kim Nak-su is a middle-aged man who loses everything he once considered valuable in an instant. After a long journey, he finally discovers his true self, beyond his role as a department manager at a large corporation.

Created by Kim Hong-ki
Written by Kim Hong-ki
NetworksJTBC

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Top Cast

Ryu Seung-ryong

Ryu Seung-ryong

Kim Nak-su

Myung Se-bin

Myung Se-bin

Park Ha-jin

Cha Kang-yoon

Cha Kang-yoon

Kim Su-gyeom

Yoo Seung-mok

Yoo Seung-mok

Baek Jung-tae

Lee Shin-ki

Lee Shin-ki

Do Jin-woo

Shin Dong-won

Shin Dong-won

Song Ik-hyun

Jung Soon-won

Jung Soon-won

Jung Sung-gu

Ha Seo-yoon

Ha Seo-yoon

Kwon Song-hee

Lee Kang-wook

Lee Kang-wook

Han Sang-cheol

Lee Se-hee

Lee Se-hee

Park Ha-young

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Themes & Keywords

officeoffice workerbased on webcomic or webtoon

About The Dream Life of Mr. Kim

The Dream Life of Mr. Kim is a comedy, drama series that first aired in 2025 exploring themes of office, office worker, based on webcomic or webtoon. Created by Kim Hong-ki, it stars Ryu Seung-ryong, Myung Se-bin, Cha Kang-yoon. Kim Nak-su is a middle-aged man who loses everything he once considered valuable in an instant. After a long journey, he finally discovers his true self, beyond his role as a department manager at a large corporation.

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