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Incomplete Life

Incomplete Life

Sweat, tears, and frustration. How much more I should shed?

20148.61 Season20 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Since he was a child, the board game baduk has been everything to Jang Geu-rae. But when he fails at achieving his dream of becoming a professional baduk player, Geu-rae must leave his isolated existence and enter the real world armed with nothing but a high school equivalency exam on his resume.

Created by Yoon Tae-ho
Written by Yoon Tae-ho, Jung Yoon-jung
Produced by Ham Seung-hoon, Lee Jae-moon
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Top Cast

Yim Si-wan

Yim Si-wan

Jang Geu-rae

Lee Sung-min

Lee Sung-min

Oh Sang-shik

Kang So-ra

Kang So-ra

Ahn Young-yi

Kang Ha-neul

Kang Ha-neul

Jang Baek-gi

Byun Yo-han

Byun Yo-han

Han Seok-yool

Kim Dae-myung

Kim Dae-myung

Kim Dong-sik

Park Hae-joon

Park Hae-joon

Chun Kwan-woong

Lee Kyung-young

Lee Kyung-young

Choi Young-hoo

Shin Eun-jung

Shin Eun-jung

Sun Ji-young

Tae In-ho

Tae In-ho

Sung Joon-sik

Themes & Keywords

officebromancetradegoworkplace comedyoffice workerteamworkbased on webcomic or webtoonseoul, south koreabased on manhwaweiqi

About Incomplete Life

Incomplete Life is a comedy, drama series that first aired in 2014 exploring themes of office, bromance, trade, go, workplace comedy, office worker. Created by Yoon Tae-ho, it stars Yim Si-wan, Lee Sung-min, Kang So-ra. Since he was a child, the board game baduk has been everything to Jang Geu-rae. But when he fails at achieving his dream of becoming a professional baduk player, Geu-rae must leave his isolated existence and enter the real world armed with nothing but a high school equivalency exam on his resume.

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