This kdrama doesn’t really need any parsing because the plot is easy to follow, and the comedy is rip-roaring funny.

What I especially like about it is that the sisterhood of the four dorm-mates goes beyond sharing make-up tips and fighting over a deplorable guy (And I’m looking at you, “A Hundred Memories”!)

There’s our female lead, Hong GeumBo, a 35-year-old investigator for the Financial Supervisory Board who disguises herself as her 20-year-old sister, Hong JangMi and becomes the “maknae” of the group. She wants to infiltrate the Hanmin Group to get evidence that the chairman has siphoned money into a slush fund and committed insider trading for a very long time.

Then, there’s Kang NoRa, the chairman’s last remaining offspring and presumptive heiress of the Hanmin Group. However, she must prove to her father that she can survive in the company incognito for three months. Thus, like GeumBo, she takes on an alias, Kang EunJoo. But, unlike GeumBo, she’s dumb as a rock. She latches on to GeumBo, because her mother told her that all she must do to get through the probationary months is to “find the cleverest, sharpest one and stick by them, no matter what.”

The third person in the dorm is Kim MiSook. Unlike the other three girls who work in the head office, she works as a teller at HanMin branch office. She’s 28 years old. Though she has an unassuming presence, I think she has a secret of her own, like a child born out of wedlock or a much-younger sibling she must hide in their dorm.

And last, there’s the “unnie” of the group, Go BokHee. She’s 29 years old and works as assistant for the president of the Hanmin Group. She’s an interesting character.

For me, this is one drama where I don’t mind if the romance plays second fiddle to the sisterhood.  The male lead is played by that boring actor, Go Kyung Pyo (“Love in Contract” and “Reply 1988”) anyway.

Episode Titles

Ep 1. The Woman Known as the Witch of Yeouido

Note: Yeouido is not only the financial district of Seoul (often compared to “Wall Street”), but it’s also the political and media center. GuemBo is considered a “witch” of Yeouido because the more appropriate description of her, i.e., “bitch,” isn’t a polite word.

It’s noteworthy that she’s the only female associate in her office, and none of the men wants to work with her. Only her boss is her staunch ally and strong supporter. To me, this makes her dorm-mates all the more special because a) they aren’t threatened by her superiority, and b) they unknowingly force her to tone down her pugnacity and strive for collaboration instead.

Ep 2. Between Recruitment and Infiltration

GeumBo’s “mature” face is a running joke between recruitment and infiltration. Everybody can’t believe that she’s only 20 years old… except for Albert who was smitten with her from their first meeting at a video store. Albert as it turns out is the grandson of the chairman of the Hanmin Group.

Also, GeumBo has a hard time downplaying her formidable skillset and experience. For her disguise to work, she must perform her menial tasks as intern without attracting attention. But after the first board meeting, she recommends a company-wide, information-sharing system via the intranet so everybody can share meeting notes, and she is freed from delivering files from department to department.

Ep 3. Right Under the Nose and in the Line of Fire

In this episode, GeumBo’s disguise is nearly blown when – spoiler alert – she notices a trader about to engage in insider trader and halts him with seconds to spare. Her “Witch from Yeouido” is in full display when she yells at the man, “You crazy bastard! How much are you dumping at limit down?” and calls the Korean Exchange to cancel the transaction like she has their number on speed dial.

Her heroic tale spreads like wildfire throughout Yeouido financial world as she’s supposedly only an intern.

But far from being praised by Hanmin bosses for sparing the company a three billion won loss, she becomes the scapegoat for the trader’s “blunder.”

Ep 4. Sleeping with Enemy

In a nutshell, this episode reveals the reason for a) GeumBo’s breakup with her love-of-her-life JoongWoo, and b) GeumBo’s obsession with taking down Hanmin. Someone was sleeping with the enemy.

The episode ends with a cliffhanger. GeumBo and her dormmates discover that there’s someone else sleeping in their suite. My guess is it’s someone related to the quiet roommate, Kim MiSook.

That’s it for now. I’ll update as more episodes drop.