Based on a webtoon (online comic), "The dream life of Mr. Kim" is about Kim Nak Soo (Ryu Seung Ryong) - Head of Business Department of Team 1 at ACT Group.
During his 25 years working here, Mr. Kim has made tireless efforts to advance his career, and owned a private house in Seoul (Korea).
At first glance, his life seems stable and dreamy with a job on the rise, a happy family: his wife is a housewife and son is studying at a prestigious university.
However, everything collapsed overnight when the project that Mr. Kim's team carried out was complained by customers. Thanks to this incident, he realized that his value was not in becoming a CEO at a large corporation, but in accepting his true self.
The film aired 2 episodes last weekend with a low viewership rating - 2.9% for episode 1 and 3.5% for episode 2. However, the film's content is considered realistic.
From Mr. Kim's story, viewers easily sympathize when "getting a salary" , pressure in the office, how to behave towards colleagues, superiors... are not anyone's personal problems.
Previously, sharing with the media, Ryu Seung Ryong, said that the film's content raises questions about the meaning of fulfillment for modern Koreans.
Some put their value into things like living in Seoul, owning a house, working at a big company or having a high position. But if we lose all that, is it necessary to make us miserable?
In the film, Mr. Kim loses everything but begins to find true happiness. I think this work will be meaningful if it makes viewers reflect on where they put their value and what they consider obvious in life.
On screen, the 55-year-old actor gracefully transformed into the role of Mr. Kim - a somewhat traditional man who thought he was right, always trying to impose his point of view on others. However, the appearance of the character is humorous and not hateful.
The actor said that he spent a lot of time researching the script, discussing with the director, crew and co-stars to portray Mr. Kim as realistically as possible.
