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4	''Series/ChiefKim'' is a 2017 Korean Drama about an small-time crooked accountant Kim Sung-Ryong who initially sets out to bilk a corrupt company of its funds and then flee to Denmark with his spoils. However, once he joins TQ Corporation, he inadvertently finds himself saving the company, making friends and fighting for the basic human rights of employees. It aired on South Korea's KBS network.
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6	The drama stars Namgoong Min as Chief Kim Sung-Ryong, Lee Junho as Seo Yul, Nam Sang-Mi as Yoon Ha-Kyung and Jung Hye-Sung as Hong Ga-Eun.
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8	Now has a [[Characters/ChiefKim Character Sheet]] that could use some love!
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11	!This series provides examples of:
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13	* AmbiguouslyEvil: Nobody knows what Seo Yul's intentions are, not even Chairman Park who assumes that Yul is on his side.
14	* BigBad: Chairman Park. His main goal is to gain complete control over TQ in anyway possible.
15	* BigEater: Seo Yul is eating in nearly every scene he is in and does not like to share.
16	* BadassInANiceSuit: Seo Yul. We never see him in anything other than impeccably tailored suits.
17	* BeingEvilSucks: Despite all his success at TQ, Yul leads a lonely life and has a lot of enemies.
18	* BeneathNotice: Ga-Eun and the janitorial staff are able to acquire as much information as they have because none of their targets consider people at the bottom of the corporate totem pole to be worth paying attention to.
19	* BrainyBrunette: Ha-Kyung and Ga-Eun in particular but all of the women on this show are intelligent and crafty.
20	* CuteButCacophonic: Gwang Sook. But her actual voice when she is upset or serious is much deeper and adult.
21	* ChasteHero: Chief Kim completely ignores the girls who flock to him and thinks porn is boring.
22	* ClarkKentOutfit: Beneath his jackets and ties, Kim Sung-Ryong is shown to have a muscular, sculpted body.
23	* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Chairman Park, Executive Director Jo and Director Go count as they seem to be working hand in hand to ruin TQ Group.
24	* DramaQueen: Chief Kim has displayed shades of this. His interview with TQ Group has him breaking into song to ace the interview.
25	* GirlFriday: Ga-Eun and Gwang Sook will go along with Chief Kim's schemes always, no questions asked.
26	* GoodAngelBadAngel: When Kim Sung-Ryong is given a huge monetary bribe, a good angel and a bad angel (who both look like Kwang Sook) try to appeal to his heroic side and mercenary side.
27	* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: Seo Yul was an honest prosecutor disillusioned with corruption in the Prosecutor's office, so he joins TQ to help cover its issues and earn riches. His gradual HeelFaceTurn process is one main plots in the drama.]]
28	* ImplausibleHairColor: Kim Sung-Ryong's light brown hair.
29	* LockedOutOfTheLoop: The group tries to do this to Myung-seok when the conflict with Chairman Park escalates towards the end. It's extremely awkward that they're fighting his father and they don't want to get him involved more than he already is. Bothered by it all, he barges into a conversation between Ha-Kyung and Chief Choo to let them know that he cannot just stand by and ignore his father's crimes.
30	* MoralityPet: Ha-Kyung to Yul.
31	* NamedAfterSomeoneFamous: Kim Sung-Ryong likes to tell people he was named after a virtuous Korean scholar but in reality, he was named for Jackie Chan's Korean name because his dad was a huge fan.
32	* NonIdleRich: Initially averted and then played straight with Myung-Seok.
33	* PluckyGirl: Yoon Ha-Kyung. She always tries to do what is right and is optimistic that good can win over evil.
34	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: CEO Jang. Though her authority is somewhat subverted by Chairman Park, she still tries to help anyway she can.
35	* ShipperOnDeck: The cleaning lady, Mrs. Uhm and Gwang Sook for Ha-Kyung and Sung-Ryong.
36	* ShipTease: Seo Yul and Ha Kyung. Yul has a crush on Ha Kyung and throughout the drama, both of them share quite a few moments, from eating out together to saving each other respectively.
37	* TeamDad: Manager Choo. He cares deeply for everybody in Business Operations, especially the younger employees, even is he scolds them or is gruff towards them.
38	* TheAtoner: [[spoiler: Seo Yul. After his HeelFaceTurn, he resigns from his position and becomes a public defender.]]
39	* TheInfiltration: Ga-Eun joins TQ undercover as an Accounting Intern to find dirt on the company. She's actually a part of the Prosecutor's Office.
40	* TheSociopath: Chairman Park thinks nothing of ordering people to be killed or hurt. He only cares about money.
41	* UndyingLoyalty:
42	** Gwang Sook to Chief Kim. When Gwang Sook needs a place to stay, Chief Kim is the person she first comes to.
43	** Section Chief Park to Yul. Even if his boss is isolated and set against the most powerful and well-connected people in the country, he will not stop fighting for him.
44	* UpperClassTwit: Park Myung-Suk. He knows nothing about how the company works and spends most of his time partying and spending money recklessly. Averted as of Episode 16.
45	* VillainousCrush: Yul's attraction towards Yoon Ha-Kyung could be seen this way.

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