{{Short description|2017 South Korean TV series}} {{Infobox television | image = Radiant Office poster.jpg | caption = | alt_name = Self-Radiation Office<br> Self-Dazzling Office Self-Stunning Office | genre = Romantic comedy<br> Workplace drama | creator = | writer = Jung Hoe-hyun | director = Jung Ji-in, Park Sang-hoon | creative_director = | starring = Go Ah-sung<br> Ha Seok-jin<br>Kim Dong-wook<br>Lee Dong-hwi<br>Lee Ho-won | country = South Korea | language = Korean | num_episodes = 16 | executive_producer = Han Hee | producer = Yoo Hyun-joong | location = | cinematography = | editor = | camera = | runtime = 60 minutes | company = MBC Drama Production Division | network = MBC | first_aired = {{start date|2017|3|15}} | last_aired = {{end date|2017|5|4}} | native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name/auto|hangul=^자체발광 오피스}} }}
'''''Radiant Office''''' ({{Korean/auto|hangul=^자체발광 오피스|rr=yes|lit=''Self-Dazzling Office''}}) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Go Ah-sung and Ha Seok-jin.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ko Ah-seong and Ha Seok-jin in ''Radiant Office''|url=http://www.hancinema.net/ko-ah-seong-and-ha-seok-jin-in-radiant-office-102657.html|website=Hancinema|accessdate=2017-02-03|date=2017-01-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Dong-hwi, Kim Dong-wuk, Hoya to star in new MBC drama ''Radiant Office''|url=http://www.hancinema.net/lee-dong-hwi-kim-dong-wuk-hoya-to-star-in-new-mbc-drama-radiant-office-102843.html|website=Hancinema|accessdate=2017-02-03|date=2017-01-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kwon Hae-hyo, Jang Sin-yeong, Sunhwa and others to star in MBC ''Radiant Office''|url=http://www.hancinema.net/kwon-hae-hyo-jang-sin-yeong-sunhwa-and-others-to-star-in-mbc-radiant-office-102875.html|website=Hancinema|accessdate=2017-02-03|date=2017-01-31}}</ref> The series is written by a rookie screenwriter who won the 2016 MBC TV Drama Screenplay Competition in Miniseries category.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/2016_scenario/notice2.html|title=2016 MBC 드라마 극본공모|access-date=2017-02-03|work=MBC}}</ref> It aired on MBC from March 15 to May 4, 2017 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST) for 16 episodes.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Heewon|title=New Korean Drama ''Radiant Office'' Ready to Shine This Week|url=http://www.koreadailyus.com/new-korean-drama-radiant-office-ready-to-shine-this-week/|website=The Korea Daily|accessdate=2017-03-14|date=2017-03-13|archive-date=2017-03-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314054110/http://www.koreadailyus.com/new-korean-drama-radiant-office-ready-to-shine-this-week/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Synopsis == Eun Ho-won faces repeat rejections in her job search until despair drives her to attempt suicide. At the hospital, she learns she might be terminally-ill, but then at the same time, she also finally succeeds in getting hired. Thinking she has nothing to lose, she tackles her job and life with new perspectives. Her superior at work, Seo Woo-jin, considers her a pain in the neck. They become a bickering pair.
== Cast == ===Main characters=== *Go Ah-sung as Eun Ho-won :: A 28-year-old woman who never succeeds at getting a steady job. Tired and sick of her life and multiple part-time jobs she does, she tries to commit suicide. She gets both happy and sad news at the same time: she might be terminally ill but also finally succeeds in getting hired as a contractual employee. Thinking she has nothing to lose, she tackles her job and life with new perspectives and bolder attitude. *Ha Seok-jin as Seo Woo-jin :: A 38-year-old man who is the Head of Marketing team. He is an elite workaholic with perfect qualifications and work results. But he has uncompromising personality and sharp tongue, which often makes him at odds with his coworkers. *Lee Dong-hwi as Do Ki-taek :: A 32-year-old man who has been failed to pass national civil service exam a few times, which resulted in him lacking professional work experience. Despite being abandoned by his materialistic girlfriend, he is still a romanticist at heart. *Kim Dong-wook as Seo Hyun :: A 34-year-old emergency physician, he was the one who takes care of Ho-won when she was brought to the hospital after her attempted suicide. He keep tabs on her ever since and after he knows she works at his family's company, he becomes her secret guardian. *Lee Ho-won as Jang Kang-ho :: A 28-year-old man who comes from a wealthy family in Gangnam. He has received the best education and upbringing that money can buy. He suffers from panic disorder, which resulted in multiple failures of job interviews.
===Supporting characters=== *Kwon Hae-hyo as Park Sang-man *Kim Byung-choon as Heo Gu-dong *Jang Shin-young as Jo Seok-kyung *Oh Dae-hwan as Lee Yong-jae *Han Sun-hwa as Ha Ji-na *Kim Yu-mi as Lee Hyo-ri *Kim Hee-chan as Oh Jae-min *FeelDog as Eun Ho-jae *Choi Beom-ho as Seo Tae-woo *Lee Yoon-sang as Han Jung-tae *Park Se-wan as Lee Kkot-bi *Im Ye-jin as Mrs. Eun * Shin Dong-mi as Jo Seok-kyung's ex-husband's fiancée
== Ratings == * In the table below, <span style="color:blue">'''the blue numbers'''</span> represent the lowest ratings and <span style="color:red">'''the red numbers'''</span> represent the highest ratings. * '''NR''' denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! rowspan="3" | Episode # ! rowspan="3" | Date ! colspan="4" | Average audience share |- ! colspan="2" |TNmS Ratings<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tnms.tv/rating/default.asp|title=TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu|language=Korean|work=TNMS Ratings|accessdate=November 16, 2016}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |AGB Nielsen<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=1_1&area=00|title=AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu|language=Korean|work=AGB Nielsen Media Research|accessdate=November 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317134758/http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=1_1&area=00|archive-date=March 17, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- ! width="100" | Nationwide ! width="100" | Seoul National Capital Area ! width="100" | Nationwide ! width="100" | Seoul National Capital Area |- !1 |March 15, 2017 |<span style="color:blue">'''3.8%''' (N/R)</span> |<span style="color:blue">'''4.1%''' (N/R)</span> |<span style="color:blue">'''3.8%''' (N/R)</span> |<span style="color:blue">'''4.2%''' (N/R)</span> |- !2 |March 16, 2017 |4.1% (N/R) |4.9% (N/R) |3.9% (N/R) |4.7% (N/R) |- !3 |March 22, 2017 |4.4% (N/R) |5.0% (N/R) |<span style="color:blue">'''3.8%''' (N/R)</span> |4.4% (N/R) |- !4 |March 23, 2017 |4.6% (N/R) |5.4% (N/R) |5.2% (N/R) |6.0% (N/R) |- !5 |March 29, 2017 |4.6% (N/R) |5.2% (N/R) |5.4% (N/R) |6.0% (N/R) |- !6 |March 30, 2017 |4.9% (N/R) |5.4% (N/R) |6.0% (N/R) |6.5% (N/R) |- !7 |April 5, 2017 |6.0% (N/R) |6.3% (N/R) |<span style="color:red">'''7.4%''' (18th)</span> |7.7% (14th) |- !8 |April 6, 2017 |5.8% (N/R) |5.9% (N/R) |7.3% (19th) |7.4% (18th) |- !9 |April 12, 2017 |5.6% (N/R) |6.3% (N/R) |5.9% (N/R) |6.6% (N/R) |- !10 |April 13, 2017 |<span style="color:red">'''6.2%''' (N/R)</span> |<span style="color:red">'''7.3%''' (N/R)</span> |7.1% (19th) |<span style="color:red">'''8.2%''' (18th)</span> |- !11 |April 19, 2017 |4.9% (N/R) |5.4% (N/R) |4.4% (N/R) |4.9% (N/R) |- !12 |April 20, 2017 |5.7% (N/R) |5.9% (N/R) |6.7% (20th) |7.0% (17th) |- !13 |April 26, 2017 |6.0% (N/R) |6.4% (N/R) |6.8% (17th) |7.7% (11th) |- !14 |April 27, 2017 |5.6% (N/R) |6.5% (N/R) |6.8% (18th) |7.7% (12th) |- !15 |May 3, 2017 |5.3% (N/R) |6.2% (N/R) |6.4% (17th) |7.3% (12th) |- !16 |May 4, 2017 |5.5% (N/R) |6.0% (N/R) |7.0% (14th) |7.5% (11th) |- ! colspan="2" | Average !5.2% !5.8% !5.9% !6.5% |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominee ! Result |- | rowspan="9" | {{center|2017}} | rowspan="9" | 36th MBC Drama Awards | Drama of the Year | {{center|''Radiant Office''}} | {{Nom}} |- | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | {{center|Ha Seok-jin}} | {{Nom}} |- | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | {{center|Go Ah-sung}} | {{Nom}} |- | rowspan="2"| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | {{center|Kim Dong-wook}} | {{Nom}} |- | {{center|Lee Dong-hwi}} | {{Nom}} |- | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | {{center|Han Sun-hwa}} | {{Won}} |- | Golden Acting Award, Actor in a Miniseries | {{center|Kwon Hae-hyo}} | {{Nom}} |- | Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Miniseries | {{center|Jang Shin-young}} | {{Won}} |- | Best New Actor | {{center|Lee Ho-won}} | {{Nom}} |- |}
==Original soundtrack==
=== Part 1 === {{track listing | extra_column = Artist | title1 = 101 | note1 = | extra1 = Ho Yoon (of Closet) | length1 = 3:13 | title2 = 101 | note2 = Inst. | length2 = 3:13 | total_length = 6:26 }}
=== Part 2 === {{track listing | extra_column = Artist | title1 = For Me | note1 = | extra1 = Gyepy | length1 = 3:50 | title2 = For Me | note2 = Inst. | length2 = 3:50 | total_length = 7:40 }}
=== Part 3 === {{track listing | extra_column = Artist | title1 = Stunning | note1 = 자체발광 | extra1 = Junggigo | length1 = 3:19 | title2 = Stunning | note2 = Inst. | length2 = 3:19 | total_length = 6:38 }}
=== Part 4 === {{track listing | extra_column = Artist | title1 = It Would Be Love | note1 = 사랑이겠죠 | extra1 = ROO | length1 = 3:47 | title2 = It Would Be Love | note2 = Inst. | length2 = 3:47 | total_length = 7:34 }}
=== Part 5 === {{track listing | extra_column = Artist | title1 = Bittersweet Bliss | note1 = 아름다운 이야기 | extra1 = Hyun Jin-ju | length1 = 3:47 | title2 = Bittersweet Bliss | note2 = Inst. | length2 = 3:47 | total_length = 7:34 }}
=== Part 6 === {{track listing | extra_column = Artist | title1 = 101 | note1 = | extra1 = Lee Won-suk (Daybreak) | length1 = 3:25 | title2 = 101 | note2 = Inst. | length2 = 3:25 | total_length = 6:50 }}
=== Part 7 === {{track listing | extra_column = Artist | title1 = Come to Me | note1 = 내게 와요 | extra1 = Lee Tae-il (Block B) | length1 = 3:51 | title2 = Come to Me | note2 = Inst. | length2 = 3:51 | total_length = 7:42 }}
==International broadcast== * In Vietnam: Danet.vn & FPT Play (streaming online 3 hours after Korea) *In Peru: the series aired on August 28, 2018 at 6:50 pm
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/joffice/ ''Radiant Office'' official MBC website] {{in lang|ko}} *{{hancinema drama|Radiant_Office}} *{{IMDb title|6464184|Radiant Office}}
Category:2017 South Korean television series debuts Category:MBC TV television dramas Category:Korean-language television shows Category:South Korean romantic comedy television series Category:2017 South Korean television series endings