Chief of Staff
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| Contents: Season 1 • Season 2 |
Details
- Title: 보좌관 - 세상을 움직이는 사람들 / Bojwagwan
- Also known as: Aide - People Make The World Go Round / The President's Aide / Advisor
- Genre: Drama, political, thriller
- Broadcast network: JTBC
Synopsis
In a story of the real political players behind the scenes, an assemblyman's Chief of Staff, Jang Tae Joon, aims for the pinnacle of power, but must struggle for political survival.
User/Viewer Ratings
Season 1
- Episodes: 10
- Broadcast period: 2019-Jun-14 to 2019-Jul-13
- Air time: Friday & Saturday 23:00
- Original Soundtrack: Chief of Staff OST
Cast
- Main Cast
- Lee Jung Jae as Jang Tae Joon
- Shin Min Ah as Kang Sun Young
- Lee Elliya as Yoon Hye Won
- Kim Dong Joon as Han Do Kyung
- Jung Jin Young as Lee Sung Min
- Kim Gab Soo as Song Hee Sup
- Jung Woong In as Oh Won Shik
- Im Won Hee as Ko Suk Man
- People around Assemblyman Jo Gap Young
- Kim Hong Pa as Jo Gap Young
- Lee Chul Min as Kim Hyung Do
- Samilhoe
- Go In Bum as Sung Young Ki
- Yoo Sung Joo as Lee Chang Jin
- Supporting Cast
- Kim Eung Soo as Jang Choon Bae (Jang Tae Joon's father)
- Jun Jin Ki as Lee Kwi Dong
- Jun Seung Bin as Kim Jong Wook
- Do Eun Bi (도은비) as Na Da Jung
- Park Myung Shin as Yeo Sook Hee
- Kim Seo Ha (김서하) as Lee In Soo
- Kim Ik Tae as Lee Sang Gook
- Nam Sung Jin as Ahn Hyun Min
- Park Gun (박건) as Seo Hyung Chul
- Yoo Ha Bok as Park Jong Gil
- Ji So Yun (지소연) as announcer Kim Min Ji
- Cameos
- Cha Soon Bae as chief of staff
- Lee Han Wie as Cheongwadae head of secretary
- Extended Cast
- Lee Shi Young as employee
- Park Jae Wan as TV News Director
- Lee Soon Won (이순원) as Lee Hyeong Bae (detective, ep 1, 3, 8-9)
- Son So Mang as Lee Jin Ah (ep 4)
- Seo Wang Suk as detective (ep 9)
- Kim Jin Ok as protestor (ep 10)
Production Credits
- Director: Kwak Jung Hwan
- Screenwriter: Lee Dae Il (이대일)
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | Episode Title | Nielsen Korea (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | |||
| 2019-06-14 | 01 | 6g Badge | 4.375 | 5.592 |
| 2019-06-15 | 02 | Rupture | 4.545 | 4.675 |
| 2019-06-21 | 03 | Reason for Selection | 4.436 | 4.637 |
| 2019-06-22 | 04 | Domino | 4.398 | 4.532 |
| 2019-06-28 | 05 | Dilemma | 4.012 | 3.786 |
| 2019-06-29 | 06 | Firelight | 4.039 | 3.904 |
| 2019-07-05 | 07 | Knot | 4.087 | 4.091 |
| 2019-07-06 | 08 | Decapitation | 4.974 | 5.090 |
| 2019-07-12 | 09 | 6g's Price | 4.379 | 4.185 |
| 2019-07-13 | 10 | Irreducible | 5.314 | 5.616 |
| Average | 4.456% | 4.611% | ||
Source: Nielsen Korea
Notes
- This drama marks Lee Jung Jae's first appearance in a TV drama in 10 years.
- First script reading took place March 26, 2019 at Studio & NEW in Nonhyeon-dong, Seoul, South Korea.
Season 2
- Episodes: 10
- Broadcast period: 2019-Nov-11 to 2019-Dec-10
- Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:30
- Original Soundtrack: Chief of Staff 2 OST
- Main Cast
- Lee Jung Jae as Jang Tae Joon
- Shin Min Ah as Kang Sun Young
- Lee Elliya as Yoon Hye Won
- Kim Dong Joon as Han Do Kyung
- Kim Gab Soo as Song Hee Sup
- Jung Woong In as Oh Won Shik
- Jung Man Shik (정만식) as Choi Kyung Chul
- Park Hyo Joo as Lee Ji Eun
- Jo Bok Rae as Yang Jong Yul
- People around Assemblyman Jo Gap Young
- Kim Hong Pa as Jo Gap Young
- Lee Chul Min as Kim Hyung Do
- Samilhoe
- Go In Bum as Chairman Sung Young Ki
- Yoo Sung Joo as Lee Chang Jin
- People around Jang Tae Joon
- Ahn Joon Woo (안준우) as Ahn Joon Woo
- Park Sung Joon (박성준) as Jung Min Chul
- Lee Dong Min (이동민) as Park Joong Suk
- Do Eun Bi (도은비) as Noh Da Jung
- People around Song Hee Sup
- Jun Jin Ki as Lee Gwi Dong
- Jun Seung Bin as Kim Jong Wook
- Cameos
- Sung Dong Il as judge (ep 10)
- Extended Cast
- Park Myung Shin as Yeo Sook Hee
- Hong Seo Jun as Jo Ji Hon (prosecution chief candidate)
- Kim Dae Gook as Chairman Sung's driver
- Kim Eung Soo as Jang Choon Bae (Jang Tae Joon's father, ep 2-4, 9)
Production Credits
- Director: Kwak Jung Hwan
- Screenwriter: Lee Dae Il (이대일)
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | Episode Title | Nielsen Korea (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | |||
| 2019-11-11 | 01 | Ecdysis | 4.166 | 4.544 |
| 2019-11-12 | 02 | Dog | 4.104 | 4.350 |
| 2019-11-18 | 03 | Swamp | 3.475 | 3.220 |
| 2019-11-19 | 04 | Achilles Tendon | 3.912 | 3.821 |
| 2019-11-25 | 05 | Shadow | 3.819 | 4.081 |
| 2019-11-26 | 06 | Maze | 4.446 | 4.720 |
| 2019-12-02 | 07 | Scapegoat | 4.665 | 4.981 |
| 2019-12-03 | 08 | Hunt | 4.844 | 4.994 |
| 2019-12-09 | 09 | Hibernation | 4.659 | 4.661 |
| 2019-12-10 | 10 | 6g Weight | 5.340 | 5.458 |
| Average | 4.343% | 4.483% | ||
Source: Nielsen Korea