Park Hae-jin chooses next project, MBC’s Old School Intern
by tineybeanie
With his KBS drama Forest settled and off to a promising start, it looks like Park Hae-jin is itching for his next project. Recently, he confirmed that he will be co-starring with Kim Eung-soo (Chief of Staff 2) in MBC’s upcoming Old School Intern.
It’s a comedic-revenge office drama about what happens when a man finally gets a chance to lord over a previous boss, who made his life miserable during his rookie days with the his old school ways.
For the drama, Park Hae-jin plays a man who was immediately promoted to the highest ranks of a ramyun company after saving it from bankruptcy with his food innovation: “Hot Fried Chicken Noodles.” He rises to the position of marketing department head when his old boss, played by Kim Eung-soo, enters the company as a senior intern.
From that point on, Kim Eung-soo’s life becomes miserable, but as they go back-and-forth arguing over the best way to handle things, they learn from each other. Together, they learn how to appreciate their inter-generational differences and respect each other for their different skill sets.
MBC’s Wednesday-Thursday miniseries Old School Intern was written by Shin So-ra, who won the 2018 MBC Drama Screenwriting Competition with this script. It will be directed by Nam Sung-woo (Kill It) and begin airing in May.
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1 latebloomer
February 5, 2020 at 10:41 AM
Promising? Did you say Forest was off to a promising start? Sadly, I think the promos were promising, but beanies are losing enthusiasm after two strange and mediocre opening episodes.
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larelle79
February 5, 2020 at 12:20 PM
Mediocre?
I don't know, even that seem complementary.
The episodes were just.....there.
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jillian
February 5, 2020 at 12:56 PM
I tried to watch it for PHJ but I will just stick to the recaps.
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YY Chats with Toast Between Bites
February 5, 2020 at 10:20 PM
Promising ...Oppa in a bathrobe, Oppa in a towel...the promise of Oppa in full Oppa glory beckons. The rest....*shrugs*
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Eazal
February 6, 2020 at 1:02 AM
I dropped before episode 1 ended.
And I’ve watched Melting me softly to the end.
So far for promising.
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theTINYL
February 6, 2020 at 4:29 AM
This was also me.
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Stardust
February 6, 2020 at 4:37 AM
Those who finished melty should all get a medal 🏅
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Eazal
February 6, 2020 at 5:27 AM
We really deserve it 💪🏻
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rue
February 6, 2020 at 1:49 PM
You do. You really do.
Rumi~
February 6, 2020 at 5:06 AM
Omg you deserve an award. How did you make it through last two episodes? I tried so hard to hang on but in the end I also gave up. It's a good thing that even a quarter of its total run is enough to validate my opinion of worst drama ever.
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Eazal
February 6, 2020 at 5:28 AM
FF Button was my best friend.
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2 Ally
February 5, 2020 at 10:46 AM
This actually would be a premise I’d watch.
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larelle79
February 5, 2020 at 12:19 PM
But I wouldn't trust that May release date.
We might not see it until May 2022.
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YY Chats with Toast Between Bites
February 6, 2020 at 12:16 AM
You broke Oppa's heart. And mine.
💔💔💔💔
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PakalanaPikake
February 6, 2020 at 10:55 AM
@yyishere,
Can we look forward to another of your cameos in OLD SCHOOL INTERN? You blew me away as the strange wind in CRASH LANDING ON YOU. ;-)
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Ms. Rabbit 🐇
February 6, 2020 at 2:16 PM
Hey, at least now you're like Oppa. Heartless.
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PakalanaPikake
February 6, 2020 at 10:50 AM
Same here, @ally-le.
Aside from being a ramyun fangirl, I also love Kim Eung-soo. He's one of my very favorite senior actors. I can just imagine him as a crotchety old geezer ruling the office with an imperious iron hand and running roughshod over a hapless rookie.
Maybe we'll even get an exciting nightmare action sequence courtesy of the KILL IT director as a competitor attempts to swipe the secret recipe for "Hot Fried Chicken Noodles" -- which are sure to become a big seller at PEGASUS MARKET. They sound delicious. Makes me wonder about PPL. It would be hilarious if this show ties in with a new product launch.
I'm crossing my fingers that we get a cameo by Dark Death himself, just to keep things interesting. In which case it becomes RAMYUN TO RAMYUN.
Or RAMYUN OVER GRANDPA?! ;-)
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3 rue
February 5, 2020 at 11:18 AM
“Hot Fried Chicken Noodles.”
I'm in.
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YY Chats with Toast Between Bites
February 6, 2020 at 12:22 AM
@katakwasabi @msrabbit @azzo1 The romance will be with the chicken, of course. Oppa co-habitates with a chicken on a farm. He starts to develop feelings for the bird. (Is a chicken a bird?) His hand shakes every time he goes to the chicken coop with his chopper. He realises he can't kill it. Can't make chicken noodles out of it.
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Eazal
February 6, 2020 at 1:03 AM
Chicken is a bird. Possitive.
This plot sound really good.
I would be in for the chicken.
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Ms. Rabbit 🐇
February 6, 2020 at 9:39 AM
So he uses his genius brain to develop fake chicken meat out of wood. And it turns out, he's right in not killing the chicken. It turns out to be a long lost beloved pet of a conglomerate. He gave Oppa tons of money to buy that Forest land where he lives happily ever after with the chicken.
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azzo
February 6, 2020 at 12:28 AM
Oppa made that Hot Fried Chicken Noodles with his Fiery Hands!
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YY Chats with Toast Between Bites
February 6, 2020 at 1:13 AM
Oppa wouldn't even need a wok! He can stir fry chicken noodles with his fire hands!
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Ms. Rabbit 🐇
February 6, 2020 at 9:35 AM
This fiery hand joke is going to replace Park Who Jin, isn't it? Poor Oppa.
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azzo
February 6, 2020 at 9:41 AM
I really hope it does.. the Who Jin joke hurts me a little 😂💔
4 Kurama
February 5, 2020 at 12:47 PM
The PD of Kill It, a new writer and the luck of Par Hae Jin?
It doesn't look good...
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💜🍍☠ Sicarius The Queen of Melonia ☠🍍💜
February 5, 2020 at 1:50 PM
Hey Kill It was at least fun... lol
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Kurama
February 5, 2020 at 2:11 PM
Fun in the way of Arthdal Chronicles or Melting Me Softly...
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💜🍍☠ Sicarius The Queen of Melonia ☠🍍💜
February 5, 2020 at 2:15 PM
You do it a disservice; it wasn't nearly as bad as those.
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Rumi~
February 6, 2020 at 5:03 AM
No no no. Those were disappointing & boring from the beginning. Kill it was FUN.
Nothing is as bad as Thrashy, not even Trashdal.
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Kurama
February 6, 2020 at 5:46 AM
I don't think Arthdal Chronicles was boring from the beginning. It had a lot of potential and at least tried to do something new. I couldn't pass the first 2 episodes of Kill It.
Rumi~
February 6, 2020 at 5:02 AM
Yup. I liked Kill It. It was such good trash that it became campy. It also made me emotional at various points. It had potential to be genuinely good before ep 6.
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Pennyroyal
February 6, 2020 at 12:43 AM
The major problem of kill it was the writing , the directing was really good I believe , came a works , editing and the music was great.
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Eazal
February 6, 2020 at 1:05 AM
I liked Killed it.
Ok, I FF a lot.
But it didn’t feel as bad as Melty.
And I cried buckets.... it should count...
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5 jillian
February 5, 2020 at 12:55 PM
I like the story and will watch out for it because of Park Hae Jin. It got me with the intergenerational thing and expect it to be heartwarming.
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6 liar song #PuppyNotPuppyLeeJaeWookIsBack
February 5, 2020 at 2:09 PM
This better be a crack show.
pleasebegoodpleasebegoodpleasebegood
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7 attolia
February 5, 2020 at 2:17 PM
I'm sorry for Park Hae-jin, but every time I see his involvement in a drama it kinda turns me off. He has had such bad luck picking them, that I always trust his taste towards the bad
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YoonSiYoonMyOppa
February 7, 2020 at 3:10 PM
I liked Man to Man. It was a silly first ep, but his relationship with Park Sung Woong was so cute. Reasonable plot progression. My husband even liked it. I think the whole "oppa" thing was weird for him tho.
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8 owl 🦉 🫰
February 5, 2020 at 5:23 PM
busy man.
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9 YY Chats with Toast Between Bites
February 5, 2020 at 10:23 PM
Oppa, you had me at chicken.
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10 azzo
February 6, 2020 at 12:29 AM
This actually sounds kind of fun.. I'll be watching it anyway, so!
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YY Chats with Toast Between Bites
February 6, 2020 at 1:14 AM
You said that, too, about Forest...
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azzo
February 6, 2020 at 1:28 AM
I've already watched the first two episodes, when I said I was hitting Play yesterday, I meant it.. I will post my Oppa-gifs later today if I have time!
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YY Chats with Toast Between Bites
February 6, 2020 at 1:51 AM
So excited. Are you going to post on the weecap? I know Oppa is waiting. Poor Oppa.
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IamPilgrim
February 6, 2020 at 3:53 AM
Don’t forget to shit post. I’ll be awaiting the gifs.
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azzo
February 6, 2020 at 8:41 AM
I'm not good at sh*tposting, but GIFs, that I'm good at!
11 Rumi~
February 6, 2020 at 5:00 AM
Did you say the director of Kill it? Ha ha ha ha. Well KILL IT's direction wasn't bad so I guess there's hope for this.
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12 Kolab
February 6, 2020 at 5:32 AM
Any feedback on his on going drama Forest? Is it any good?
By they way, just wondering Dramabeans didn’t comment about Moon Chae Won and Lee Joon Gi new drama. That was actually real news as out of the blue news for their confirmed drama casting with no pre-release ‘offer’ or ‘considering’ kind of publicity.
Maybe DB only report anything when they are paid. The LJG and MCW drama probably doesn’t need any publicity anymore.
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13 Viki
February 6, 2020 at 9:18 PM
I love it when rookie writers gets their script turn into reality via competitions! Will watch out for this.
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14 ijaymia
February 15, 2020 at 1:23 AM
I tried watching Forest, I loved the premise and the teasers, I couldn’t hold on after Ep.4, not even for Park Hae-Jin (I even liked him in Cheese in the trap). There’s just no chemistry between him and Jo Bo-Ah...and she’s never impressed with her acting.
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15 Ayan
February 15, 2020 at 1:36 AM
At least this premise sounds interesting!
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16 Evelyn Murray
August 6, 2020 at 2:57 AM
I couldn't stop crying when I did my lines in "HER NAME WAS MARY" written and produced by Liz Vice, FOUNDER OF " FISHGATE PRODUCTIONS." LIZ VICE IS NATURAL ALLOWING YOU TO FEEL THE SOUL, OF YOUR CHARACTER. I STILL GET TEARY JUST REMEMBERING.
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