Living with the Department Heads

Living with the Department Heads, authored by Jinsuk, is a prominent entry within the genre of South Korean webtoons, often categorized as manhwa. It emerged during a period of significant growth for digital comics, reflecting the platform-driven shift where office-based workplace dramas and comedic romantic dynamics gained massive traction among young adult readers. The narrative focuses on the professional and personal entanglements within a corporate setting, utilizing the recurring tropes of the department-head hierarchy to drive its character-led humor and episodic development.

The design and artistic direction of the series are characterized by clean, digital-first line work typical of the modern webtoon aesthetic, prioritizing readability on mobile devices and expressive character acting. Jinsuk's illustrative style emphasizes relatable, often exaggerated expressions to underscore the absurdity of the workplace scenarios. Upon its release, the series was received as a lighthearted, bingeable read, praised by its audience for its ability to balance relatable career frustrations with the heightened reality of its central character relationships.