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Drama: Cold Blooded Intern (English title) / Cruel Intern (literal title)
Revised romanization: Janhokhan Intern
Hangul: 잔혹한 인턴
Director: Han Sang-Jae
Writer: Park Yeon-Kyung
Network: TVING
Episodes: 12
Release Date: August 11 - September 15, 2023
Runtime: Fridays
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Go Hae-Ra (Ra Mi-Ran) worked hard as a merchandiser and was even recognized as the best merchandiser. After having a child, she quit her job. For the past 7 years, she put all of her energy into raising her child. Go Hae-Ra now wants to resume her working career, but she struggles to find a job, One day, she takes an interview for an entry level position at Market House. There, she meets Choi Ji-Won (Uhm Ji-Won), who is the director of the product planning team. Go Hae-Ra and Choi Ji-Won once worked together at another company. With her charisma and leadership abilities, Choi Ji-Won holds the real power at Market House. She also uses any means to survive at her company. Choi Ji-Won decides to hire Go Hae-Ra for an intern position in the product planning team. She offers a sweet, but cruel suggestion to Go Hae-Ra.

Notes

Actresses Uhm Ji-Won & Ra Mi-Ran last worked together in 2013 movie "Hope."

Cast



Ra Mi-Ran	Uhm Ji-Won
Go Hae-Ra	Choi Ji-Won

Go Hae-Ra's Family



Lee Jong-Hyuk	Kim Min-Seo	Choi Min-Geum
Gong Su-Pyo	Gong Yi-Young	Go Hae-Ra's mother (ep.4)

Market House



Kim Won-Hae	Kim In-Kwon	Kim Hye-Hwa	Seo Ji-Hoo	Kyungri
Joo Gwang-Su	So Jae-Seob	Geum So-Jin	Kang In-Wook	Park Seung-Ju



Lee Chae-Eun	Kwon Hyuk	Jeon Su-Hwan	Kang Sung-Ho	Jang Eui-Don
Lee Moon-Jung	Young-Geun	V.P. Tae Jang-Hwan	Executive Director Oh	executive (ep.6)



Cha Yu-Joo	Kim Il-Woo	Kim Joon-Hyung	Kang Seong-Hwa	Jung Woong-In
employee (ep.7-8)	executive (ep.11-12)	audit team (ep.12)	employee (ep.12)	Jung Tae-Sung (ep.12)

Choi Ji-Won's Group



Lee Choong-Joo	Kim Hye-Jung	Cho Tae-Kwan
Tae Seo-Joon	Kim Kyung-Ae	Choi Ji-Won’s ex-boyfriend (ep.6,10)

Go Hae-Ra's Friends



Jung Yi-Rang	Park Yoo-Mil	Sul Joo-Mi
Yoon Yeon-Soo's mother	Go Hae-Ra's friend (ep.4,10)	Go Hae-Ra's friend (ep.4,10)

Gong Yi-Young's Friends



Yoon Chae-Eun	Eun Ye-Jun	Park Jun-Hyuk
Yoon Yeon-Soo	Han Do-Yoon	Kwon Jae-Yi

So Jae-Seob's Family

Bae Jung-Hwa

So Jae-Seob's wife (ep.12)

Geum So-Jin's Family

Moon Ju-Won

Joon

Market House's Subcontractors & Partners



Park Se-Jun	Lee Moo-Nyoung	Jang Se-Hyun	Moon Chang-Jun	Park Young-Bok
designer (ep.2)	warehouse staff (ep.6)	Chef Daniel (ep.7)	waiter (ep.7)	subcontractor CEO (ep.9-10)

Son Kyoung-Won

Market Clean Bio CEO (ep.9,11)

SY Company



Kim Jung-Woo	Yoon Ji-An	Ko Kyung-Man	Lee Min-Sik	Ko Seo-Jeong
team leader (ep.2,6)	Assistant Manager Jung (ep.2)	employee (ep.2)	employee (ep.2)	Ms. Kim (ep.5)

Kim Mi-Hye

Ms. Kim (ep.10)

JS Pharmaceuticals



Lee Ji-Young	Kim Do-Shin	Kim Do-Shin
employee (ep.2)	executive (ep.2)	executive (ep.2)

W One Shop

So Yu-Jin

No A-Hyun (ep.12)

Others



Kim Sung-Yong	Song Kyung-A	Nam Dong-Ha	Lee Eun-Chae	Ahn Chan-Woong
interviewer (ep.1)	interviewer (ep.1)	interviewer (ep.1)	reporter (ep.2)	paramedic (ep.2)



Kim Ji-Hwan	Yoo Joon-A	Jang Hyun	Park Da-On	Park Cho-A
kid (ep.3)	kid's mother (ep.3)	sneakers buyer (ep.3)	grocery store kid (ep.5)	career counselor (ep.5)



Lee Dabitna	Kim Nam-Ho	Choi Si-A	Yoon Ki-Won	Kim Il-Hyun
hospital clerk (ep.5)	ER doctor (ep.7)	reporter (ep.7)	Jung-Sik (ep.8-9)	surfing instructor (ep.8)



Kang Jung-Hyuk	Han Seo-Hee	Jang Yoon-Woo	Park So-Yoon	Kim Ha-Jin
shipowner (ep.8)	Hee-Yool (ep.9,12)	ER doctor (ep.10-11)	Go Hae-Ra's neighbor (ep.11)	Dr. Ahn Seok-Hui (ep.11-12)



Kim Bong-Soo	Lee Jong-Woon
birthday party attendee (ep.12)	birthday party attendee (ep.12)

Additional Cast Members:

Lee Hye-Won - job center staff (ep.3)
Lee Eun-Kang - CEO (ep.10)

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Comments

Park Min May 01 2024 2:04 pm It's a decent short drama but far from perfect and too many problems held it back. Although it was meant to be on a lighter tone and considering its short format, the drama was passing through a lot of social and workplace problems too quickly despite the drama establishing depth to some of the characters. It created some disconnect and cohesion problems along the way. A possible easy fix to the problem is having it turned into a full 12-16 episodes regular drama. The characters and their archetypes were well established and fit well in their respective roles. There was a lot of potentials to be had in the first place. Another victim to its shorter runtime was the last stretch of the story, in particular the last 2 episodes. It presented the final points of tension and jumped to the resolution very quickly and abruptly. Although it's a decent watch but at the end it was a wasted potentials.

TMM Dec 13 2023 11:30 pm Made it to Episode 7 but giving up. This work culture is ridiculous. Maybe it's because I'm American, but I can't understand how work culture can be this openly terrible. The characters are all either sketchy, over-the-top power hungry, or timid and can't make decisions. Tried to make it where they was some character development but no one changes.

Shandy Oct 02 2023 7:33 am That ending lol. What happened to the baby? Did she get an abortion? It didn't make sense at all. This drama should have 1 more episode.

Whyyy writer jeez! It has so much potential but the ending sucks!

NGS Sep 17 2023 5:13 pm I love the story, but . The ending . Urgh. I love it but so many things left unexplained and unsolved. Like suddenly jiwoon become less important character, i would like to know her future, her love life, so She lost her baby again? Or what? What happened after eating with the man?

And for HaeRa, I would like to know about the husband and the kids and her future and etc.

Are they gonna have s2 or what? So they left the story like this?

Aimen Sep 17 2023 11:39 am I didn't know I'd say this, but I'd Love A Season 2....This drama was Amazzzzing.....The chemistry between the actors were amazing....The end felt rushed but I guess it makes a path for season 2 easier...I'll miss Go Intern and especially her family sm...!!!!!!!!!!!!

M Sep 16 2023 2:37 pm Wow episode 12 was so bad and it's like written by a completely different person.. I was surprised at how Jiwon suddenly became a much less important role in this episode but for me her story arc is much better than Haera's. I was hoping Haera would give a heartfelt apology to Jiwon in the last episode, She's the reason why Jiwon changed her personality! At least Haera got her karma when she reunited with the new CEO.

M Sep 10 2023 10:57 am It's a very refreshing take on adult topics such as going back to work after long hiatus, sexism culture at work, choosing a non-traditional line of work (Yiyoung's aspiration to become a tattoo artist), female breadwinner in the family, female rivalry/camaraderie in the workplace, and work-life imbalance. The drama is mature, well-acted, and quite realistic, although I'd like to see more improvement in Haera and Yiyoung's relationship.

Mentari Sep 06 2023 2:16 am This drama hits differently as I am also in my 40s and must go back to working in a corporate world soon. Watching the drama is a therapy for me :)

Jp Aug 26 2023 5:34 am I dont feel any sympathy for go hae ra but not for jiwon too. Hae ra was a scumbag in old job and caused so much damage to people that they are still traumatized and she is still living good job. Wasnt that super shocking that she told her old coworker who is also her current coworker mr so that what should she do when he comes running telling her his child has burnt, sorry that shows she was a horrible scumbag. As if jiwon now, her past is sad but wht she is doing now is her fault, she is a grownup person who is taking out her past pain on innocent women. She shouldbt have hired hae ra in the 1st place.

Gosh the way i hate hae ra i cant tell, so what if she has changed, will it ever change lives of those people she damaged in the past?

Aimen Aug 11 2023 9:14 am So, we are getting two episodes in one day...wahhhhhhh

Betty Aug 07 2023 1:39 am Will watch it..Ra Mi Ran is my idol now

ks Jul 28 2023 6:46 pm @Momo, How does it end ? (I didn't even finish it, it started to get annoying). By the way, if you are going to answer my question, put a disclaimer like SPOILER so others won't be spoiled. Peace !!

Momo Jul 27 2023 9:10 am Looks interesting, I just hope it doesn't end up like doctor cha...

Shine Mar 20 2022 5:58 am Wow

Aish Feb 18 2022 12:02 pm I love both of them a must watch

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Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Notes

Cast

Go Hae-Ra's Family

Market House

Choi Ji-Won's Group

Go Hae-Ra's Friends

Gong Yi-Young's Friends

So Jae-Seob's Family

Geum So-Jin's Family

Market House's Subcontractors & Partners

SY Company

JS Pharmaceuticals

W One Shop

Others

Trailers

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