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On the Verge of Insanity

On the Verge of Insanity

★ 8.4/10•2021•1h 5m•15•Drama
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It follows the story of middle-aged office workers struggling to survive in a turbulent workplace.

Jung Do-yoon · Writer

Choi Jeong-in · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 5m
LanguageKO
First Air DateJun 23, 2021

Episodes

Episode 1 - Episode 1E164m

Episode 1

Hanmyeong Electronics undergoes a mass layoff of their workers. However, for Mr. Choi Ban Seok, he gets assigned to the Changin Business Department. Although his experience and expertise in electrical appliances land him a desk job, he opts to keep working with his hands. He arrives at Hanmyeong Electronics Changin Campus for his first day of work, where he meets Han Se Gwon, his team leader.

Jun 23, 2021

Episode 2 - Episode 2E262m

Episode 2

Ja Young arrives at Hanmyeong Electronics in Changin and smacks Se Gwon across his head for sending Ban Seok to work in HR when he has no experience in the field. Meanwhile, Ban Seok finds out that Se Gwon had secretly switched a part in the vacuum robot to pin the malfunction on him. Nevertheless, Ban Seok tries working in HR even without Ja Young's support.

Jun 24, 2021

Episode 3 - Episode 3E361m

Episode 3

Ban Seok convinces Ja Young that he will learn HR's ropes and makes it on the team. However, his first task puts him in front of Han Se Gwon, an unbearable person for him to be questioning. Meanwhile, the team leader of the Motor Team, Kang Min Goo, sexually harasses a woman in the company and refuses to apologize.

Jun 30, 2021

Episode 4 - Episode 4E462m

Episode 4

Ban Seok finds himself in a blackmail and sabotage scheme between Han Se Gwon, No Byung Guk, and Kang Min Goo, but it ends up backfiring on him. With his neck on the line, he thoroughly investigates to get to the bottom of things and proves his credibility. Meanwhile, Ja Young tries to figure out how to save two valuable members of the Motor Team from resigning.

Jul 1, 2021

Episode 5 - Episode 5E563m

Episode 5

Ja Young gets faced with the difficult task of reducing Changin Business Department employees by 40 percent. Without a way of knowing who to keep and who to let go, she proposes a company-wide job adequacy test to come up with a list. Meanwhile, everyone at Hamyeong Electronics scrambles to create a project proposal and asks Ban Seok for his help.

Jul 7, 2021

Episode 6 - Episode 6E668m

Episode 6

Ja Young earnestly asks Ban Seok for his help regarding the job adequacy test. She even gives him her personal credit card to sway his colleagues who have made this into a company vote. Meanwhile, a senior researcher speaks her mind when she gets humiliated by Se Gwon, who had stolen her proposal and left her out of the Task Force Team.

Jul 8, 2021

Episode 7 - Episode 7E768m

Episode 7

After hearing about Ja Young's reason for her being in Changin, Na Ri and Se Gwon talk behind her back that Ja Young overhears. Shortly after, Na Ri and Se Gwan see in astonishment Ja Young's drunken sudden lunge toward Ban Seok, who had been waiting for her. Later, Ja Young has to face Ban Seok to fire him, overcoming the awkwardness due to what happened the night before. However, she thinks of another way.

Jul 14, 2021

Episode 8 - Episode 8E863m

Episode 8

Ban Seok starts working on the new product. However, when he looks to change the main chip, he finds evidence of corruption in the bidding process for the component manufacturer, QK Korea, and reports it to Ji Young. Meanwhile, Se Gwon messes up his presentation to the company's president and risks losing the Home Workout Mirror project.

Jul 15, 2021

Episode 9 - Episode 9E968m

Episode 9

Se Gwon tells Ja Young that he tampered with the temperature of the main chip in the dishwashers, and she notices there are complaints from the users online. Millions of dishwashers are already sold, and she can't either report it or let it slide since the disposal is just around the corner. Meanwhile, Ban Seok is suspicious of Ja Young as she is excessively involved in the Research and Developments matters when she is the team leader of Human Resources.

Jul 21, 2021

Episode 10 - Episode 10E1066m

Episode 10

Ja Young decides to tell the truth about the defect in the dishwasher to President Han right before the product demonstration. For a backup plan, Ja Young asks Ban Seok to present the new system he created as a countermeasure for the defective dishwasher. Now that President Han knows about the defect in the products, he orders an investigation to take disciplinary measures at the headquarters.

Jul 22, 2021

Episode 11 - Episode 11E1169m

Episode 11

Ban Seok continues to work hard on the Malfunction Identifying System, trying to secure the next chapter in his life. However, the company puts into action its personnel reduction plan. As Ja Young reviews a list of recommended candidates for voluntary retirement, she sees Ban Seok's name. Meanwhile, the senior employees are appalled at the policy and try to find a way to survive, especially Ban Seok.

Aug 11, 2021

Episode 12 - Episode 12E1266m

Episode 12

Ban Seok gets pushed to the extreme and resorts to blowing up the company's dishwasher at his house. Ja Young rushes to stop him, but Ban Seok's mental state is far worse than she had imagined. While Ban Seok threatens to take her down and the company, an unexpected visitor flusters Ja Young in her current situation.

Aug 12, 2021

Episode 13 - Episode 13E1362m

Episode 13

Ja Young suddenly finds herself as the newest member of the Product Planning Team. Ban Seok strongly encourages her to quickly find a different job since she doesn't know anything about development or its basic terms. However, even while dealing with her sick father, she determines to push through. Meanwhile, Se Gwon returns as the team leader for the Product R and D team and clashes heads with Ban Seok once again.

Aug 18, 2021

Episode 14 - Episode 14E1465m

Episode 14

Se Gwon's return puts everyone in discomfort. Right off the bat, he makes it his priority to torment Ban Seok by putting an impossible task to his Malfunction Identifying System. However, Ban Seok doesn't stop and pushes ahead. Meanwhile, Se Gwon seems to be up to no good, making a suspicious deal with Hanmyeong E and C.

Aug 19, 2021

Episode 15 - Episode 15E1567m

Episode 15

The Home Workout Mirror demonstration passes with flying colors, and everyone thinks it's a success. However, the evaluation report states otherwise, putting the whole company in peril. Meanwhile, Se Gwon hands in his letter of resignation and plans to work for Hanmyeong E and C just as he had planned.

Aug 25, 2021

Episode 16 - Episode 16E1665m

Episode 16

To Ban Seok's surprise, Ja Young and Na Ri join his company. Now a force to be reckoned with, they gear up for a presentation in front of Se Gwon, who is now part of Hanmyeong E and C, and hope he finds DS Doctor worthy of their Fitness Mirror. They wait for his reply anxiously. However, Hanmyeong Electronics steps in, putting the whole deal in jeopardy.

Aug 26, 2021

Actors

Jung Jae-young

Jung Jae-young

Choi Ban-seok

Moon So-ri

Moon So-ri

Dang Ja-young

Lee Sang-yeob

Lee Sang-yeob

Han Se-kwon

Kim Ga-eun

Kim Ga-eun

Seo Na-ri

Kim Nam-hee

Kim Nam-hee

Shin Han-soo

Ahn Nae-sang

Ahn Nae-sang

Noh Byung-guk

Park Won-sang

Park Won-sang

Paeng Soo-gon

Kim Joong-ki

Kim Joong-ki

Go Jung-sik

Cha Chung-hwa

Cha Chung-hwa

Shin Jung-A

Son Ye-ji

Park Da-som

Cheon Hee-joo

Cheon Hee-joo

Kye Bo-ram

Seo Eun-oh

Seo Eun-oh

Eo Hye-mi

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