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On the Verge of Insanity

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Plot

It follows the story of middle-aged office workers struggling to survive in a turbulent workplace.

Cast

Jung Jae-young as Choi Ban-seok
Jung Jae-young

as Choi Ban-seok

Moon So-ri as Dang Ja-young
Moon So-ri

as Dang Ja-young

Lee Sang-yeob as Han Se-kwon
Lee Sang-yeob

as Han Se-kwon

Kim Ga-eun as Seo Na-ri
Kim Ga-eun

as Seo Na-ri

Kim Nam-hee as Shin Han-soo
Kim Nam-hee

as Shin Han-soo

Ahn Nae-sang as Noh Byung-guk
Ahn Nae-sang

as Noh Byung-guk

Park Won-sang as Paeng Soo-gon
Park Won-sang

as Paeng Soo-gon

Kim Joong-ki as Go Jung-sik
Kim Joong-ki

as Go Jung-sik

Cha Chung-hwa as Shin Jung-A
Cha Chung-hwa

as Shin Jung-A

Network

Status

  • Ended

First Aired Date

  • June 23, 2021

Last Aired Date

  • August 26, 2021

Production Companies

  • iWill Media

Type

  • Scripted

Number of Season

  • 1

Number of Episodes

  • 16

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Reviews

**Drama Gets Real in the Tech Industry. A Rare Gem. ** Didn't expect much before watching and was pleasantly surprised and it is amongst my favorites. Less K-Drama-style exaggerated plots, but more realistic office politics and struggle of experienced and reliable engineers, pertaining to the tech industry in the new world of a buzz word -driven industry - IoT, AI, and the likes.

The earlier parts were dreadful to get through, they did an awful job trying to hook the viewers but it got a lot better later on. Around episode 5-6 it started getting interesting and enjoyable. However, that didn't last for too long as there was a big downtime and disconnect in the story after episode 12. Meanwhile the ending was good enough but I hoped for something better. On the other hand, …

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Season 1

2021|16 Episodes

Ja Young, the team manager of Human Resources, is a cold-hearted woman who is an overly diligent workaholic. She is currently racing towards her goal to get a promotion to an executive position. At this point, Ja Young is given a secret mission as Ban Seok, who worked for over 22 years as an engineer, transfers to Human Resources as her subordinate. On the other hand, Se Kwon, the ex-husband of Ja Young, was able to get promotion way too quickly as the head of the Research and Development Team 1 with his flexibility and brilliant speech. However, he has his own challenges and weaknesses that nobody knows about. In Hanmyung Inc., employees with different abilities and backgrounds are struggling to survive in an ever-changing workplace.

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