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Release Date:
June 21, 2012
Original Title:
아부의 왕
Alternate Titles:
Ahbuwei Wang
King of Flattery
Mr. Ass-Kisser
The Suck Up Project
Genres:
Comedy
Production Companies:
Lotte Entertainment
Production Countries:
South Korea
Ratings / Certifications:
KR: 15
Runtime: 118
Oh Dong-sik is the completely rigid character who has always led a text-book life. Dong-sik is threatened by loan sharks when his mother signs up for a private loan in order to advance Dong-sik’s father’s promotion into the principal position. Dong-sik decides to become the best insurance seller in his newly transferred insurance sales team, but sales is a major challenge for the completely tactless and obstinate Dong-sik. Then one day, Dong-sik has a chance encounter with Hyugosoo, the legendary ‘master of tongue’ of insurance sales industry. Hyugosoo bends his rules and accepts Dong-sik as his pupil, and Dong-sik begins to learn Hyugosoo’s secrets of flattery after a great struggle. Will his teachings indeed reinvent Dong-sik into ‘Mr. Ass-Kisser’?
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Adaptation:
Kwon Sung-hui
Mun Chee Yong
Camera Operator:
Jee Yune-jeong
Dialogue Editor:
Hyun Jee-yoon
Director:
Jeong Seung-koo
Director of Photography:
Park Hong-yeol
Line Producer:
Kang Jin
Makeup & Hair:
O Chang-ryeol
Producer:
Syd Lim
Choi Tae-young
Props:
Jin Hoon
Set Decoration:
Yang Hong-sam
Sound Designer:
Gang Hye-yeong
Sound Supervisor:
Choi Tae-young
Stunts:
No Hyeong-gi
Visual Effects Supervisor:
Jang Seong-ho
Writer:
Jeong Seung-koo
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