"A Business Proposal" Unveils Character Relationship Chart Full Of Office Networks, Crushes, And Mistaken Identity

Feb 24, 2022

SBS’s upcoming drama “A Business Proposal” has released a character relationship chart!

Based on a web novel adapted into a webtoon, “A Business Proposal” is a romantic comedy about an office employee who goes on a blind date with her company’s CEO in place of a friend while hiding her identity.

Ahn Hyo Seop stars as Kang Tae Mu, the CEO of goFOOD. Lee Deok Hwa stars as Kang Da Gu, his grandfather and the chairman of goFOOD, who pressures him into getting married by constantly setting him up on blind dates. Kim Min Kyu stars as Cha Sung Hoon, chief secretary at goFOOD. Kang Tae Mu and Cha Sung Hoon have a mutually trusting relationship as boss and secretary.

Kim Sejeong stars as Shin Ha Ri, a senior researcher at goFOOD. Seol In Ah stars as her friend Jin Young Seo, the marketing team leader at Marine Group, a company that is run by her family. The blind date is set up between Jin Young Seo and Kang Tae Mu, but Shin Ha Ri agrees to go on the date instead while pretending to be Jin Young Seo.

To her horror, the blind date is none other than her actual boss! Unbeknownst to her, Kang Tae Mu has resolved to marry the next girl he goes on a blind date with because he wants his grandfather to get off his back. Meanwhile, Jin Young Seo is interested in Cha Sung Hoon, who only sees her as his boss’s blind date partner.

Unlike Kang Tae Mu, who only has his chairman grandfather and his secretary friend, Shin Ha Ri is surrounded by coworkers and family. Kim Kwang Gyu plays Shin Joong Hae, Shin Ha Ri’s father, who runs a fried chicken restaurant. Jung Young Joo plays Han Mi Mo, Ha Ri’s mother, and VICTON’s Byungchan plays Shin Ha Min, Ha Ri’s younger brother.

Shin Ha Ri has a one-sided crush on Lee Min Woo (played by Song Won Seok), the owner-chef of M Chicken, a different fried chicken restaurant. However, Lee Min Woo is dating Go Yu Ra (Bae Woo Hee), a food stylist.

At goFOOD, Shin Ha Ri is a member of the Retort Food Product Development Team 1, which also includes department head Yeo Eui Joo (Kim Hyun Sook), deputy manager Gye Bin (Lim Ki Hong), and employee Kim Hye Ji (Yoon Sang Jung). On Jin Young Seo’s side, her cousin, Jo Yoo Jung (Seo Hye Won), is the director of Marine Group.