Hope: Kitai Zero no Shinnyu Shain

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Drama: Hope: Expectation Zero's New Employee (literal title)
Romaji: Hope: Kitai Zero no Shinnyu Shain
Japanese: HOPE～期待ゼロの新入社員～
Director: Keita Kono
Writer: Yoon Tae-Ho (original comic), Yuichi Tokunaga
Network: Fuji TV
Episodes: 9
Release Date: July 17 - September 18, 2016
Runtime: Sundays 21:00
TV Ratings: 6.1%
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Ayumu Ichinose (Yuto Nakajima) began to play Go from an early age. He focused only on Go and dreamed of becoming a professional Go player, but he repeatedly failed tests to turn pro. He is now 22-years-old. This is now his last chance to turn pro, because of the age limit of under 23-years-old. The day before his test, his mother collapses from overwork and is hospitalized. Ayumu fails again.

Ayumu is dejected that he can't become a pro Go player and spends his days as a part-time worker. His heartbroken mother asks acquaintances to make Ayumu take the last step step of an employment test at a general trading company. The last step is a one month internship at the general trading company. Aware of his mother's heartbroken feelings, Ayumu begins to work as an intern there. He quickly becomes known around the office as an intern that doesn't know anything and unable to even make simple document copies. Nevertheless, Ayumu decides to not give up and become an employee at the company.

Notes

Drama series is a remake of 2014 tvN drama series "[[Misaeng]” which is based on webcomic "Misaeng" by Yoon Tae-Ho (published from January 20, 2012 to October 14, 2013).
Related titles:
1. Misaeng: Incomplete Life | Misaeng (tvN / 2014)

Cast



Yuto Nakajima	Kenichi Endo	Koji Seto	Akito Kiriyama
Ayumu Ichinose	Yujin Oda	Shinji Kiriake	Shogo Hitomi



Mizuki Yamamoto	Takaya Yamauchi	Mayumi Asaka	Morio Kazama
Akane Katsuki	Kosuke Aki	Yuki Ichinose	Yoshiro Takano



Tomomi Maruyama	Kenji Matsuda	Yuri Nakamura	Kazuyuki Matsuzawa
Masaharu Yuuki	Makoto Hiyama	Ryoko Shiraishi	Michitaka Uno



Toshiya Toyama	Dori Sakurada	Masaki Kaji	Kunito Watanabe
Noboru Kobayakawa	Keita Niimura	Yoshihiko Nagai	Masaru Oshimoto

Additional Cast Members:

Ririka Yoshizawa - Sae Shiraishi (ep.4)
Makoto Araki - man in charge (ep.5)

Episode Ratings

Episode	Date	Ratings (Kanto Region)
01	07/17/2016	6.5%
02	07/24/2016	7.1%
03	07/31/2016	6.0%
04	08/07/2016	6.4%
05	08/14/2016	6.0%
06	08/28/2016	6.5%
07	09/04/2016	4.8%
08	09/11/2016	4.9%
09	09/18/2016	6.6%
Average		6.1%

Source: Video Research, Ltd.

Comments

Me Apr 27 2021 10:19 am I'm watching this drama, probably quite late compared to the time it came out. I have never seen the Korean version so there is no comparison. I just want to say that I like this Japanese version. I'm 22 years old this year so I have sympathy with the main character. I am looking forward to other Yuto's dramas.

jiro Feb 21 2021 2:39 am I watched the original misaeng and was so hooked by Siwan acting. Im going to watch this bcs of Yuto too. Im hoping i will get the same vibe as the original.

Aya Oct 13 2018 2:01 pm Cant believe it only has 6.1% rating. This series gave me Hope. I definitely love the plot. Am totally aware that this is a remake so whoever writes the story is a genius. Yuto is as amazing as always, Kenichi Endo is totally respectable in this series. Love both of them ?

fauzi_hawking Oct 17 2016 8:51 am I just finished this drama aired on wakuwaku japan. I haven't watched the original misaeng yet, so it will be unfair if I attempt to make a comparison between these two.

I love the drama, it's so inspiring and the casts are fresh, especially for mizuki yamamoto. she looks so smart. I am into strong and smart-ish girl

Yet, I'm kinda disappointed by the ending. In my opinion Ayumu deserves a better ending by getting promotion rather than the actual ending.

amel Aug 20 2016 6:33 pm it's not as good as i hoped it to be, but i'm glad that they tried

yukieka Jul 20 2016 1:09 am It's airing now, guys! Let's support our beloved yutyut <3

kiku Jun 23 2016 10:51 pm so excited!!!! I love the korean version! I'm sure this one will be really good in its own unique style

mi May 06 2016 11:18 am ahhhh Yutti omedetou gozaimasu~~ can´t wait to see him acting again ^^

ay May 02 2016 11:14 pm can't wait~~

shiharu Apr 29 2016 8:03 pm Yuto in a lead role yes!!!! Omedatou!

jaime Apr 28 2016 7:22 am

-OOOOO misaeng?! hyped!

yutti love Apr 28 2016 4:13 am Yey, finally! Glad to see yuto acting again. This drama was so popular in korea, so i hope this drama will get well too in japan. On top off it, really happy for yuto being lead character in this drama.

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