Ryu Seung-ryong’s Mr. Kim Struggles and Perseveres in 'The Dream Life of Mr. Kim' Ep.5

Nov 09, 2025

In JTBC's Saturday-Sunday drama 「The Story of Manager Kim who works at a large company in Seoul」, Kim Nak-soo, played by Ryu Seung-ryong, was depicted strengthening his will to make a comeback at a downgraded factory. In the fifth episode, which aired on the 8th, the reality of Kim Nak-soo, who is struggling to adapt after being appointed to the ACT Asan plant, was vividly unfolded.

As his first job at the new workplace, Kim Nak-soo was taught how to clean up the mess by a former team leader of the safety management team. "Why do I have to do this?When asked ", the team leader replied "Slippery and slippery are dangerous. It's a matter of safety." Even during lunchtime, he was in a difficult situation even in his small daily life, such as being pushed out of the competition for food and not being able to properly pack meals.

The next day, he even took on a demonstration of safety gymnastics in front of the employees and tasted a series of humiliation. The greeting text to Baek Jung-tae (Yoo Seung-mok) at the headquarters only returned a volatile reply saying "Okay, good work" and was publicly humiliated when he was caught by Lee Ju-young (Jung Eun-chae), the head of the work team, while taking two yopples.

I visited my house in Seoul with chicken on a weekend day, but there was no one at home. His wife Park Ha-jin (played by Myung Se-bin) was at a real estate agent examination academy without her husband's knowledge, and when she answered the phone, she came to see a movie with Ha-young"It's all around. The family, who came home late, forcibly ate chicken together and looked at Kim Nak-soo's face.

Returning to the factory, Kim Nak-soo asked Lee Ju-young, who has excellent leadership, about the secret of managing the organization, but Lee Ju-young only gave joking answers such as `double reading discussions, seasonal plays, group meditation.' Kim Nak-su was just asked to clean up the dog poop and change the water well, and his stomach burned.

Meanwhile, Kim Nak-soo, who accidentally discovered the exile diary of Shim Kang-hoon, the executive director who returned to the headquarters in 2008, found out through Jung Sung-gu (played by Jung Soon-won) that he was the only person who returned to the headquarters from the factory. He tried to contact Shim Kang-hoon directly and once again decided to return to the headquarters. "It's going back. Kim Nak-su's pledge to "must" resonated deeply.

The Story of Manager Kim who works at a large company in Seoul will air every Saturday at 10:40 p.m. and Sunday at 10:30 p.m. on JTBC.

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