“Sweat, tears, and frustration. How much more I should shed?”
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.
1 season · 20 episodes
Equipped with nothing more than a GED and strategies for the board game Go, an office intern gets thrown into the cold reality of the corporate world.
S1 E1Episode 1
Oct 17, 201490 min
Given up on becoming a pro board game player, Jang Geu-rae is now an intern struggling to handle corporate life, reliant on his coworker Ahn Young-yi.
S1 E2Episode 2
Oct 18, 201465 min
Working alone after hours, Geu-rae finds he is isolated from his coworkers despite his boss’s advice on teamwork. Talks of a co-presentation come up.
S1 E3Episode 3
Oct 24, 201468 min
Geu-rae is left to do all the work when he partners with Han Seok-yool. Kim Dong-shik faces disciplinary action for an issue involving product export.
S1 E4Episode 4
Oct 25, 201472 min
Geu-rae and Seok-yool stumble in their presentation speech but still impress in their engagement of ideas. A week later, Geu-rae waits for results.
S1 E5Episode 5
Oct 31, 201471 min
When important materials go missing, Section Chiefs Oh and Chun get into an argument. Young-yi cries after being unfairly scolded by her boss.
S1 E6Episode 6
Nov 1, 201471 min
After learning that the client is his old schoolmate, Oh is certain the deal will go smoothly, until he is made to wait and pay for a high-end club.
