The Dream Life of Mr. Kim
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A home of his own in Seoul, and the title of sales-team manager at a major conglomerate — for twenty-five years Kim Nak-su has held his life together with just those two things. Then an early-retirement notice arrives, and the title, the household and the pride all come apart in turn, forcing him to ask, from scratch, who he ever was outside the company. A human drama about a middle-aged salaryman, adapted from Song Hee-gu's novel of the same name.
The ACT headquarters Kim Nak-su strides into each morning is Centerfield, the twin glass towers in the heart of Gangnam, while his rival's 3.8-billion-won "Banpo River Palace" is in fact a brand-new complex out in Incheon — a gap that sharpens the show's quiet satire. Walk beneath the glass facades of Teheran-ro and the weight carried by one middle-aged breadwinner behind all that polish feels suddenly close.
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The building that stands in as the exterior and lobby of "ACT," the conglomerate Kim Nak-su has entered with pride for twenty-five years. It is Centerfield, the high-rise twin office towers at the junction of Teheran-ro and Eonju-ro.
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The luxury apartment portrayed as "Banpo River Palace," where Kim Nak-su, arriving to pick up his superior, is left speechless at the mention of a 3.8-billion-won lease deposit. It is in fact not Seoul's Banpo but Singeomdan Royal Park City II, a new complex in Incheon's Seo-gu — a scene that has become emblematic of the show's satire on wealth.