Pegasus Market, where Moon Seok-goo works as a manager, is in bad shape. Jeong Bok-dong is soon appointed as the new CEO after being demoted within Daema Group. Seok-goo becomes hopeful concerning the market's future, not knowing what Bok-dong's true intentions are: sinking the company in order to take revenge on Daema Group. His plan, however, takes an unexpected turn.
A helpful, kind but cynical director of Daema Group. After messing up during a meeting by failing to capitalize on a new product, he was expelled to be the president of the seemingly abandoned Pegasus Mart. Bok-dong kept trying to install elaborate and destructive plans to push the main Daema Group into bankruptcy throughout the mart but his plans kept backfiring and instead caused the mart to get ever more popular and causing the sales volume to increase rather than decrease as he wanted.
A recently uni-grad who applied to Daema Group for a job and was sent to Pegasus Mart as a general manager. Always tries his best to keep the mart running wholeheartedly but often foiled by the plans of Bok-dong which often causes Seok-goo stress and despair.
Initially sent by Young-goo to spy on Bok-dong, she decided to abandon the mission from the start. Helps the mart in promotional campaigns. Has feelings for Seok-goo
Jung Min-sung as Choi Il-nam
An ex-retrenched banker, found the employment flyer for a full-time position in Pegasus Mart, passed the interview by begging for the position and employed on the spot
A gangster, found the employment flyer for a full-time position in Pegasus Mart, passed the interview by begging for the position and employed on the spot. Became the chief of the "Customer Satisfaction Center"
A failed rocker & singer, found the employment flyer for a full-time position in Pegasus Mart, passed the interview by begging for the position and employed on the spot
Kim Gyu-ri as Go Mi-joo
A kid who initially tried to help her deceased father in finding a job as a promise he gave her, went to Pegasus Mart to try her luck with the employment flyer and both her and her deceased father were employed. Mi-joo mans the Bookstore section of the mart
Chief Finance Officer of Daema Group. Rival of Bok-dong and often finding ways of ruining Bok-dong's chances to return to Daema Group. He was later revealed to have used the failing Pegasus Mart to commit money laundering and shady deals behind the chairman's back
A section head in Daema Group. Reports directly to Young-goo and often does the dirty work for him. He nearly went insane after spying in Pegasus Mart and witnessing the quirkiness of everyone there.
Others
Yeonwoo as Kwon Ji-na, as Kwon Young-goo's daughter and an Intern at Pegasus Market. She forms a rivaling relationship with Jo Mi-ran over Moon Seok-goo. (Ep.10, 12)[8]
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
This drama aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).
Spin-off web series
A spin-off web series entitled Vroom Vroom Pegasus Market (Korean: 부릉부릉 천리마마트; RR: Booleungbooleung Cheollimamateu) premiered on December 13, 2019 on tvN D STORY YouTube channel. It tells the story of Moon Seok-goo (Lee Dong-hwi), Oh In-bae (Kang Hong-seok) and Pielleggu (Choi Kwang-je) who team up in order to steal secrets from their competitor.[11]
