New Soap Becomes Instant Hit Among Salarymen

Published on 2014/10/30 | Source

The latest soap opera on the cable channel tvN is drawing explosive response from salaried workers, who find it easy to identify with the show's characters.

"Incomplete Life", which began airing on Oct. 17, is seeing the viewer ratings increase with every episode.

Based on the web comic book series of the same title, the show revolves around a high school graduate who works at a large trading company after failing to realize his dream of a professional baduk, or go, player. It is praised for realistically depicting the corporate life of ordinary salarymen.

The popularity of the soap has boosted the sales of the original books, which surpassed the 1 million mark on Sunday.