With Manager Kim ending in a happy ending, attention is focusing on So Jisub's newly employed Baekho manpower agency and the new character Lee Do-gyu.
The final episode of the SBS Fri-Sat drama Manager Kim (written by Nam Dae-joong, directed by Lee Seung-young and Lee So-eun), which aired on the 25th, portrayed Manager Kim (So Jisub) finishing all matters and returning to his daughter Kim Min-ji (Seo Sumin) to start a new beginning.
After toppling Juhak Construction and having Jugang-chan (Joo Sang-Wook) arrested, and handing Lee Eung-ryeong (Lee Jae-yong) over to Park Kang-seong (Kim Sungkyu), Manager Kim, having finished everything, received a new manual from the Special Mission Bureau, moved in with his daughter Min-ji, who had been given the new name "Kim Ji-min," and began a new life.
His new workplace is the Baekho manpower agency, and upon his first day the director Lee Do-gyu said, "I reviewed Manager Kim's record. But you have to be believable," and sought to assess his skills through a confrontation. Viewers reacted strongly, wondering whether Manager Kim, which seemed to have a happy ending, was hinting at a season 2.
Among these, viewers showed interest in Baekho manpower agency director Lee Do-gyu because of his physique that surpasses So Jisub and his extraordinary aura.
Lee Do-gyu is one of the top figures in the core universe of Park Tae-joon universe works such as "Lookism" and "Manager Kim." He is a former executive of the 0th generation "Kim Gap-ryong fist gang," and is currently one of HNH Group's 10 geniuses, the "genius of fighting," and the director of the private security and manpower company Baekho manpower agency.
He is a combat master with a massive stature over 2 meters, monstrous muscles and a distinctive ferocity, and he is also a mentor who directly taught several people. He is ruthless about money and business, but he is known for giving extremely deep affection to his people whom he acknowledged or formed ties with (past 0th generation colleagues, disciples, trusted subordinates, etc.). It is also striking that after his left hand was cut off by Oh Chang-soo, he always wears a glove.
He also has ties to Manager Kim. When Manager Kim joined the Baekho manpower agency run by Lee Do-gyu, they became the director and a core operative. Lee Do-gyu verified Manager Kim's overwhelming skills in person, interviewed him and hired him, and because both men are top-ranking figures in their respective fields, they accurately understand each other's fear and ability and base their relationship on deep technical and military respect beyond a business relationship.
In particular, in the webtoon when Manager Kim tries to leave the manpower agency and they confront each other, Lee Do-gyu, out of affection for Manager Kim, cannot fight with full force and regretfully persuades him not to resign, showing a complex and deep comradeship. If a season 2 is produced, attention will focus on how their relationship is portrayed and who will play Lee Do-gyu.
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