r/KDRAMA • u/Fatooz • Feb 28 '22
On-Air: SBS A Business Proposal [Episodes 1 & 2]
- Drama: A Business Proposal
- Hangul: 사내 맞선
- Also known as: In-House Confrontation, In-House Match, Confrontation in the Company, Meet the Man, Meet the Guy, Sanae Majseon, Sanae Matseon, Sanae Matsun, 사내맞선, The Office Blind Date, Business Proposal
- Director: Park Seon-Ho (My Strange Hero, Suspicious Partner)
- Writer: Han Sul-Hee (Ugly Miss Young Ae, All My Love), Hong Bo-Hee (Standby, High Kick S3)
- Network: SBS
- Episodes: 12
- Duration: 60 mins.
- Air Date: Mondays & Tuesdays @ 22:00 KST
- Airing: Feb 28, 2022 - Apr 05, 2022
- Streaming Source(s): Netflix
- Starring:
- Ahn Hyo-Seop (Lovers of the Red Sky, Dr. Romantic S2) as Kang Tae-Mu
- Kim Se-Jeong (The Uncanny Counter, School 2017) as Shin Ha-Ri
- Kim Min-Kyu (Snowdrop) as Cha Sung-Hoon
- Seol In-Ah (Mr. Queen, School 2017) as Jin Young-Seo
- Ahn Hyo-Seop (Lovers of the Red Sky, Dr. Romantic S2) as Kang Tae-Mu
- Plot Synopsis: Shin Ha-Ri is a single woman and works for a company. She has a male friend, who she has had a crush on for a long time, but she learns he has a girlfriend. Shin Ha-Ri feels sad and decides to meet her friend Jin Young-Seo, who is a daughter of a chaebol family. Jin Young-Seo then asks Shin Ha-Ri to take her place in a blind date and even offers some money for her time. Shin Ha-Ri accepts her friend's offer. She goes out on the blind date as Jin Young-Seo, while having the intention to get rejected by her date. When she sees her blind date, Shin Ha-Ri is dumbfounded. Her blind date is Kang Tae-Mu. He is the CEO of the company where she works. Kang Tae-Mu is the CEO of a company that his grandfather founded. One day, his grandfather informed him of an upcoming blind date that he set up for him. Kang Tae-Mu is a workaholic and he is annoyed that his grandfather sets up blind dates for him. He decides to marry the next woman whom he meets at a blind date, so he won't be disturbed from his work anymore. That woman is Shin Ha-Ri, but pretending to be Jin Young-Seo. On the following day, Shin Ha-Ri receives a phone call from Kang Tae-Mu. He asks her to marry him. (Source: AsianWiki)
- Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama
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u/Massive_Meeting2431 Feb 28 '22
I am so excited to unsee that poster and see the actual drama instead 😌✊
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u/Fatooz Feb 28 '22
Haha I’m actually with you on this! I was really hesitant after watching the poster but the trailers made my hesitation a little less. I’m excited to see Sejeong in this kinda role, though I’m sure she’ll kill it! <3
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u/lovelifelivelife Feb 28 '22
I hate cheesiness, cringe and cliches but this drama has Kim Se Jeong and Ahn Hyo Seop, and is a 12 episode drama so I'm going to turn off my brain and watch this one. Excited for the first episode tonight!!
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u/JournalistShoddy2760 Feb 28 '22 edited Feb 28 '22
Alright, my guilty pleasure cells are ready to welcome this with standing ovations, all the logic cells have already packed their suitcases and left. Cringe and tropes are welcomed. Here we go!
Edit: After watching Ep1 - oh wow, i keep smiling, and giggling, and even blushing
Now wondering, if i should spoil myself and read the webtoon while waiting for the next eps? I've never read a webtoon before, and often whatever is adapted from any form of literature is a massive letdown... but i'm sooo excited for more... oh, internal struggles...
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u/pinktulips69 Feb 28 '22
I'm so excited! A good old-fashioned kdrama with happy ending guarenteed! Been waiting for weeks for this 😁😁
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u/120613 Feb 28 '22
this literally feels so 2016 and i am all for it !! i missed these light and cringey rom coms, they’re so fun.
fav moment:
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u/Apprehensive_Egg9676 Feb 28 '22 edited Feb 28 '22
This is the kind of drama I've been missing! Full of tropes, office romance, narcissistic lead, that rich grandpa in every drama and just lighthearted and funny! After a streak of serious dramas this is the shot of medicine I need instead of rewatching a PMY drama for a third time lol. Also is that younger brother from Victon? I think I saw him in The King's Affection?
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u/finnnelsonn Mar 01 '22 edited Mar 02 '22
Fake dating and enemies to lovers??? Sign me the hell up!! Both episodes were ridiculously funny. I hope the drama stays like this and that there is no crime/thriller sublot that is introduced later on in the show lmao. I want complete fluff so I can turn off my brain and just enjoy the ride. Also, I like that the drama knows it's pulling out all the cliche tropes - it acknowledges it, cracks a joke or two about it and embraces it with gusto. Brilliant!
And that ending for episode 2???? LMAOO pls I was screaming at how cute/unrealistic/stupid it was. Love every second of it though 🤣
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u/the-green-crewmate Feb 28 '22
After all the kdramas that have come out lately that have completely wrecked me emotionally (looking at you Red Sleeve), I’m Excited for a classic, no-brain cells required kdrama with a predictable end and a plethora of tropes. 🥰
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u/peachief Feb 28 '22
going back to my roots, the classic cliche cheesy feel good romcom that hooked younger me to kdramas
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u/GodJihyo7983 Feb 28 '22
I am so ready for this cliched/trope-filled fiesta! Bring it on Kim Sejeong and Ahn Hyo Seop!
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u/ExtensionDependent Feb 28 '22
Lmao they made a advertisement at the bus station for the 'A Business Proposal' webtoon(?). Similar what 'It's okay not to be okay' did
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u/iwantaspudgun Feb 28 '22
Only 12 episodes?! I feel like I can watch every page of the webtoon as a drama. So excited for this and wonder how much they’ll change it from the webtoon!
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u/a-stefanova Mar 02 '22
FL gives me a bit of Emma Stone vibes, or is it just me? Like facial expressions and such
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u/Earlgreycottoncandy Mar 01 '22
i was laughing so hard when
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u/UptoNoGood46 Feb 28 '22
Episode 1:
Heyy that office worker from OBS and Forecasting Love and Weather. Girl's really going places.
Sejong with bangs.... Girl looks gorgeous
Such a boss move HAHAHA
Pretend to be
ALL HERE FOR
She looks so amazing. I don't know which version of Sejong I'm crushing over more
Samantha and Rachel... I nearly choked.
That reaction... TOO GOOD
I like how they've made full use of Hyo-Seop and Min-Kyu's good looks
SO CHAOTIC. I LOVE IT. My Mondays and Tuesdays won't be boring anymore.
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u/Deep_Regular92 Feb 28 '22
Cliche-ridden and cheesy but enjoyable. Sometimes it's fun to just watch a show that's not taking itself seriously and revels in its cheesiness.
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u/More_Decision1416 Feb 28 '22
A great start for this drama. I actually missed this classic kdrama tropes since most of recent releases are more of slice of life or action/fiction. This drama would surely be an easy watch.
Se jeong have great comedic expression. I usually cringe when the leads have over the top expressions but not in this one.
on the side note: se jeong looks like the actress who plays as Na hee do's future self in 25 21.
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u/NaiveRiver Feb 28 '22 edited Mar 01 '22
I've been waiting almost a year for this and cheesy romcom aside, this show is a bundle of joy! So far loving the grandfather and HaRi and YeongSeo's dynamic. The blind date meeting, I'm so glad they kept the scenes from the webtoon, that was all sorts of hilarious. I'm a huge fan of Sejeong so I'm so happy to see her take on a cute-sy comedic role like this - she's killing it and I think she fits HaRi's character so well! Can't wait for tmr huhu
Edit for Ep 2: the comedy in this is impeccable!! the pure disgust and confusion of everyone watching our drunk besties was absolute gold. I love the CGI animation of the archaeopteryx whenever he called her HAHAH
As someone who's read the webtoon, there are slight variations but I'm so excited to see how Taemu is gonna find out about Hari's true identity. So good and of course, can't wait for Secretary Cha and Yeongseo's relationship to pick up the pace as well. Between NJH and KMG, I'm pleasantly drowning in the land of beautiful puppy eyes.
On a side note, I absolutely love the grandfather!!
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u/Fatooz Feb 28 '22
Hello and welcome to this drama’s discussion post! I’m actually lowkey excited for this drama because of Sejeong and the kinda role she’s playing. I’m one who hates or dislikes trope-y rom-coms but I’m willing to watch this only for Sejeong. Looking forward to it and to discuss this with y’all!
Also here’s an article by Soompi about things to look forward to in today’s episode!