Actor So Ji Sub will play the lead role in SBS's new Friday-Saturday TV series "Manager K," which is scheduled to air next year. "Manager K" is about Manager Kim, who has lived an ordinary life as a petty citizen and head of a family, but is forced to accept the love he has for his beloved.
The TV series tells the story of a man who reveals his secrets that must never be revealed in order to find his daughter, and risks everything to save her. The original webtoon "Manager K" is one of the most popular comics in Korea.
It is a spin-off work that combines the worldviews of T.Jun (Taejun = Park Taejun)'s "Appearance Supremacy," "Self-Taught Fighting," and "Life's Collapse," and has been ranked #1 on NAVER since its serialization began.
It was so popular that it was ranked number one on Tuesday's webtoon charts.
The script is written by Nam Dae-jung, a highly skilled writer, and the director is Lee Jong-ho, who has shown his sensual directing skills in delicate emotional portrayals in works such as "Wonderful World," "Tracer," and "Voice 2: The Miracle of 112."
Director Seungyeon is taking the helm, and the drama is attracting a lot of attention. In the drama, So Ji Sub works as an ordinary employee at a small savings bank, but in reality, he is a former North Korean agent, Min Ji's father, Kim.
So Ji Sub plays the role of Director Kim, a spy who has been deployed in countless special operations and is number one on North Korea's most wanted blacklist, whose existence must not be known in South Korea.
So Ji Sub has shown off his unrestrained action in various works, and through "Manager K" he simultaneously portrays the noir genre and the friendly father figure.
The production team said, "The solid original work will be complemented by the vivid acting of So Ji Sub, who will play the role of an extraordinary father, creating a 'masterful blockbuster.'"
We hope you will look forward to 'Manager K', where So Ji Sub's performance will shine."

By minmin 2025/09/11 23:50 KST