Park Shin-hye is cast as Miss Undercover Boss

8 July 1, 2025July 1, 2025

Park Shin-hye is cast as Miss Undercover Boss

by lovepark

clockwise: Park Shin-hye, Go Kyung-pyo, Jo Han-gyeol, Ha Yoon-kyung

tvN has announced the cast for its retro office comedy Miss Undercover Boss (working title). Set in the late 1990s during the Asian Financial Crisis (which is usually referred to as the IMF Cisis in Korea), the show follows the humorous adventures of its heroine as she goes undercover as a new recruit to find out where a suspicious flow of funds is headed.

Park Shin-hye (The Judge From Hell) stars as the titular undercover boss Hong Geum-bo, an elite supervisor for the Financial Supervisory Service. Devoted to her work, Geum-bo is a coolheaded career woman in her thirties, but thanks to her youthful appearance, she goes undercover as a twenty-something high school graduate entering the workforce for the first time. The change will definitely be jarring for Geum-bo, but in order to uncover the shady happenings at a securities firm, she will need to hide her identity to get a closer look inside.

Opposite the undercover boss is Go Kyung-pyo (Frankly Speaking) as Shin Jung-woo, the CEO of Hanmin Securities Firm. He believes in only numbers and will do anything to achieve his goals. In their twenties, he once fell in love with Geum-bo, so when she returns under a new name, Jung-woo is left confused by the familiar face.

Also in the cast is Ha Yoon-kyung (Gangnam B-Side) who will be playing the head secretary of Hanmin Securities, Go Bok-hee. Working in an environment void of color, Bok-hee struts with confidence in her bold outfits. She acts tough on the outside but is actually a sweetheart and is known as the “big sis” in the dormitory Geum-bo infiltrates.

Lastly, Jo Han-gyeol (The Haunted Palace) plays nepo baby Albert Oh, the grandson of the chairman of Hanmin Securities. He is a self-proclaimed cinephile and “orange gen” (a term used to describe rich Gen X kids in Korea during the ’90s who were known for overconsumption). He has no interest in management, but when he sees “old for her years” new hire Geum-bo, he suddenly feels motivated to try.

Written by Moon Hyun-kyung (Memorials) with PD Park Sun-ho (Brewing Love, Business Proposal) at the helm, tvN’s Miss Undercover Boss will air early next year.

Via Newsen

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1 Kathryn51

July 1, 2025 at 8:11 AM

So, as I read the article. . . .
Park Shin-hye? Hmmm, interesting, although I still have Judge from Hell on hold and haven't been inclined to watch.
Go Kyung-pyo? Just tell me when and where and I'll park myself on the sofa.

The synopsis sounds fun I'm assuming it's a comedy with some bad guys mixed in. Hoping it's only 12 episodes so they don't feel the need to add a stupid murder plot to stretch it out.

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2 bomibeans

July 1, 2025 at 9:43 AM

I wish I had a job where I could disappear hours on the day and no one bets an eye. Pure fantasy! Even Elon Musk's drew an ire from his board of directors when he started frolicking too much in the D.C.

But I absolutely love this cast!

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bomibeans

July 1, 2025 at 9:46 AM

Oops, misread the premise. Apparently she's like an undercover cop who by enters her ex's securities firm. Alright. Makes sense now.

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bomibeans

July 1, 2025 at 9:48 AM

Also, let me add, the writer of Memorials wrote an excellent *political* drama. Can we expect the same about writing *financial* drama? I'm getting excited.

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3 Kafiyah Bello

July 1, 2025 at 11:37 AM

I like it and I really like the cast.

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4 LaurenSophie

July 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM

The creative team behind this drama has me very excited, although I don't understand how our ML wouldn't immediately recognize and blow the cover of our FL. If they truly dated, he wouldn't just kindof sortof wonder why she looks familiar. Maybe "dated" is overstating their past connection, similar to how "first love" in dramas can just mean someone saw someone cute across the room and developed a five second crush.

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bomibeans

July 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM

As long as don't resort to transparent masks, wigs, eyeglasses and bad make-up to superman the heroine into a supposedly completely unrecognizable entity.

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5 Isa is always time travelling

July 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM

This could be interesting. I usually like retro dramas.
I like Park Shin Hye, and Jo Han-gyeol's acting in The Haunted Palace was a surprise. I thought he was a scene stealer.