Lobbyist
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Details
- Title: 로비스트 (说客) / Lobiseuteu
- Previously known as: 엔젤 (天使) / Angel
- Genre: Action, romance
- Episodes: 24
- Broadcast network: SBS
- Broadcast period: 2007-Oct-10 to 2007-Dec-26
- Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
- Original Soundtrack: Lobbyist OST
Synopsis
This drama is about a female lobbyist dealing with international arms traders. Kang Tae Hyuk is a successor of a main munitions business company in Korea. He is a young businessman with perfect appearance using a refined phraseology. He has an innate ability as a lobbyist and is a master schemer. He plans to sweep over the whole of Asia.
User/Viewer Ratings
Cast
- Song Il Gook as Harry / Kim Joo Ho
- Lee Hyun Woo as young Joo Ho
- Jang Jin Young as Maria / Yoo So Young
- Nam Ji Hyun as young So Young
- Han Jae Suk as Kang Tae Hyuk
- Jung Yoon Jo as Jang Mi Ran
- Yoo Sun as Eva / Yoo Moon Young (Maria's sister)
- Park Eun Bin as young Moon Young
Extended Cast
- Hu Joon Ho as James Lee (Maria's teacher / trainer)
- Kim Mi Sook as Madame Chae
- Kim Seo Ra as Maggie (Harry's aunt)
- Lee Mi Young as Jung Soon (Maria and Eva's mother)
- Sung Ji Roo as Yoo Sung Shik (Maria and Eva's father)
- Kim Sung Kyum as Mr. Kang (Tae Hyuk's father)
- Lee Seung Hyung as Tae Hyuk's stepbrother
- Kim Joon Sung as Michael (mafia member)
- Choi Ja Hye as Karen / Kim Soo Ji (Harry's sister)
- Kim Da Hyun as Andy (Madam Chae's son)
- Lee Jae Yong as Jang Tae Sung (Mi Ran's father)
- Lee Jin Ah as Reporter Song
- Choi Myung Kyung
- Kim Min Chae
- Jung Woon Taek
- Lee Cham
- Song Seung Yong
- Kim Myung Jin
- Ahn Suk Hwan
Production Credits
- Production Companies: Korea Pictures International, Chorokbaem Media, Yedang Entertainment
- Chief Producer: Kim Young Sub
- Screenwriter: Choi Wan Kyu, Joo Chan Ok
- Director: Lee Hyun Jik, Boo Sung Chul
- Assistant Director: Park Yong Soon
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-10-10 | 1 | 12.6 (6th) | 13.8 (6th) |
| 2007-10-10 | 2 | 12.0 (9th) | 13.5 (7th) |
| 2007-10-11 | 3 | 15.7 (3rd) | 16.6 (4th) |
| 2007-10-11 | 4 | 14.1 (7th) | 16.2 (5th) |
| 2007-10-17 | 5 | 14.0 (6th) | 15.3 (6th) |
| 2007-10-18 | 6 | 15.6 (7th) | 16.5 (6th) |
| 2007-10-24 | 7 | 14.4 (6th) | 15.3 (6th) |
| 2007-10-25 | 8 | 21.3 (3rd) | 22.4 (3rd) |
| 2007-10-31 | 9 | 14.9 (6th) | 16.2 (5th) |
| 2007-11-01 | 10 | 14.7 (6th) | 15.5 (6th) |
| 2007-11-07 | 11 | 12.3 (11th) | 13.1 (8th) |
| 2007-11-08 | 12 | 12.3 (11th) | 12.6 (9th) |
| 2007-11-14 | 13 | 13.3 (8th) | 13.9 (7th) |
| 2007-11-15 | 14 | 12.2 (9th) | 12.6 (8th) |
| 2007-11-21 | 15 | 11.0 (14th) | 11.5 (12th) |
| 2007-11-22 | 16 | 11.6 (12th) | 11.8 (12th) |
| 2007-11-28 | 17 | 10.5 (15th) | 10.3 (16th) |
| 2007-11-29 | 18 | 12.6 (11th) | 12.8 (11th) |
| 2007-12-05 | 19 | 10.1 (17th) | 10.1 (17th) |
| 2007-12-06 | 20 | 14.6 (5th) | 15.3 (3rd) |
| 2007-12-12 | 21 | 12.1 (9th) | 12.5 (9th) |
| 2007-12-13 | 22 | 14.1 (8th) | 14.9 (8th) |
| 2007-12-20 | 23 | 11.6 (9th) | 12.0 (10th) |
| 2007-12-26 | 24 | 11.1 (12th) | 11.6 (11th) |
| Average | 13.3% | 14.0% | |
Source: TNS Media Korea
Notes
- The filming begins in May. This drama is slated to air in mid-Sept against Bae Yong Jun's new drama.
- Originally the drama was called 'Angel' but Song Il Gook asked that they change the title to 'The Lobbyist' but when Jang Jin Young was cast for this drama, the network decided to change the drama title back to 'Angel'. SBS officially announced that the title of this drama is "Lobbyist."
- The production cost of this drama will be around 10 billion won.
- Episodes 1 and 2 were delayed so it did not air at its scheduled time. The first two episodes were shown on October 10th and episodes 3 and 4 were be shown on the 11th.
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