The New Employee is a BL (boys’ love) drama that is set to be released on December 21, 2022 on the streaming platform WATCHA. It is based on the 2016 web novel and 2020 webtoon of the same name, both written by Moscareto and illustrated by Zec.
The drama tells the story of the romance between an advertising company manager, Kim JongChan, and an intern, Woo SeungHyun. Kwon Hyuk plays the role of JongChan, while Moon JiYong plays SeungHyun. Choi SiHun plays Na YooSeong, SeungHyun’s first love.
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About The New Employee
Also known as “O Novo Funcionário,” “The New Recruit,” “Nhân Viên Mới,” and “新进职员,” is a manhwa (Korean manga) series written by Moscareto and illustrated by Zec.
Plot of The New Employee
The story follows Seunghyun, a late bloomer in his late 20s who has finally landed his dream internship. On his first day at work, he meets Jongchan Kim, his new boss, who is handsome but cold. As they work together, they navigate their feelings for each other and the challenges of their professional relationship.
Is it available? Where to read The New Employee?
The series is complete and has been licensed for English translation by Lezhin US and Manta. It has also been translated into Thai, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese.
The New Employee is a romantic drama with slice-of-life and smut elements, and it is classified as yaoi (a subgenre of manga featuring romantic and sexual relationships between male characters).
You can read the webtoon in Korean on Ridi Books here, or in English here.
Review
It has received mixed reviews, with some readers praising the realistic portrayal of the couple’s relationship and others finding the focus on office work to be dull.
Future of The New Employee
The webtoon version of “The New Employee” has received praise for its realistic depiction of work and love and won the Best Webtoon Award at the Ridi BL Comic Awards in 2020.
The drama is being produced by WATCHA, who also produced the popular BL web drama “Semantic Error.” The drama will consist of 8 episodes and will be available in Korean with English subtitles.
Fans of the webtoon can look forward to seeing the characters brought to life on screen, while those who are new to the story can expect a sweet and realistic romance between the two leads.
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