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2019 South Korean television series
Chief of Staff
Promotional poster for season 1
Hangul 보좌관
Literal meaning Aide
Revised Romanization Bojwagwan
Genre
Political Developed by
JTBC Written by Lee Dae-il Directed by Kwak Jung-hwan Starring Composer Choi Cheol-ho Country of origin South Korea Original language Korean
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 20 Executive producer Ham Young-hoon Producers Kim Woo-taek Jang Gyeong-ik Running time 60 minutes Production company
Studio&NEW
[1] Network Release June 14 (2019-06-14 ) – December 10, 2019 (2019-12-10 )
Chief of Staff
[2] (
Korean : 보좌관 ;
RR : Bojwagwan ) is a 2019
South Korean television series starring
Lee Jung-jae ,
Shin Min-a ,
Lee Elijah , and
Kim Dong-jun . The first season aired on
JTBC from June 14 to July 13, 2019. The second season aired from November 11 to December 10, 2019.
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Series overview
Synopsis
The story of politicians and their
aides who try to climb up the political ladder.
Cast
Main
Supporting
Kim Hong-pa as Jo Gap-yeong
Lee Chul-min as Kim Hyung-do
Ko In-beom as Seong Yeong-gi
Yoo Sung-joo as Lee Chang-jin
Jeon Jin-ki as Lee Gwi-dong
Jun Seung-bin as Kim Jong-wook
Do Eun-bi as No Da-jeong
Park Myung-shin as Yeo Sook-hee
Kim Seo-ha as Lee In-soo
Kim Ik-tae as Lee Sang-gook
Nam Sung-jin as Ahn Hyeon-min
Park Geon as Seo Hyung-chul
Lee Sun-won as Lee Hyung-sa
Yoo Ha-bok as Park Jong-gil
Ji So-yeon as Kim Mi-jin
Lee Yong-yi as Yu's grandmother
Special appearances
Season 1
Kim Eung-soo as Jang Choon-bae (Ep. 1, 7)
Lee Soon-won as Detective Lee Hyeong-bae (Ep. 1, 3, 8-9)
Cha Sun-bae as Minister of Justice (Ep. 2-4)
Jang Jae-ho as reporter Sung Woo (Ep. 2)
Lee Joon-hee member of Jo Gap-young's party (Ep. 2)
Lee Han-wi as Chief Presidential Secretary (Ep. 4-5, 7)
Lee Yong-yi as merchant Ok Ja (Ep. 5-6, 10)
Go In-bum as chairman Sung Young-gi (Ep. 8)
Lee Jong-goo as barber (Ep. 9)
Seo Wang-seok as detective (Ep. 9)
Season 2
Go In-bum as chairman Sung Young-gi
Kim Eung-soo as Jang Choon-bae (Ep. 2–4)
Park Myung-shin as Yeo Sook-hee
Kim Ik-tae as Lee Sang-guk (Ep. 1, 5)
Lee Soon-won as Detective Lee Hyeong-bae (Ep. 3, 5)
Jang Jae-ho as reporter Sung Woo
Lee Joon-hee member of Jo Gap-young's party (Ep. 1)
Lee Yong-yi as merchant Ok Ja (Ep. 3–4)
Lee Han-wi as Chief Presidential Secretary (Ep. 5)
Park Ji-yoon (Ep. 4)
Jung Myung-joon as prosecutor Sim
Lee Min-ji
Hong Seo-joon (Ep. 2)
Choi Jung-woo
Jung Dong-gyu (Ep. 6)
Park Geon as prosecutor (Ep. 1, 5)
Ok Joo-ri (Ep. 5)
Ma Si-hwan as prosecutor Yoon
Sung Ian as reporter
Sung Dong-il (Ep. 10)
Production
Original soundtrack
Season 1
Part 1
Released on June 14, 2019
[14] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Rainfall" Hana
Chen (
EXO ) 3:21 2. "Rainfall" (Inst.) 3:21 Total length: 6:42
Part 2
Released on June 21, 2019
[15] Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Black Sky" Hana Jung Sung-min Shin Ji-hoo (Postman)
Kim Jae-hwan 3:31 2. "Black Sky" (Inst.) Jung Sung-min Shin Ji-hoo (Postman) 3:31 Total length: 7:02
Season 2
Part 1
Released on November 11, 2019 Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "The End" Kim Yong-jin (
Bohemian ) 3:02 2. "The End" (Inst.) 3:02 Total length: 6:04
Part 2
Released on November 18, 2019 Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Deep Sorrow" (한숨만)
Ben 4:04 2. "Deep Sorrow" (Inst.) 4:04 Total length: 8:08
Part 3
Released on November 25, 2019 Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Can't Let Go" (놓을 수 없다) Taibian
The One 4:41 2. "Can't Let Go" (Inst.) 4:41 Total length: 9:22
Chart performance
Viewership
Chief of Staff : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Season Episode number Average 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 887 1031 1014 1046 830 924 850 1138 943 1231 989 2 914 870 752 797 772 940 962 936 937 1159 904
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Media Research .
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Average TV viewership ratings (season 1)
Ep.
Original broadcast date
Title
Average audience share (AGB Nielsen)
[18]
Nationwide
Seoul
1
June 14, 2019
6g Badge (6g의 배지 )
4.375%
5.592%
2
June 15, 2019
Rupture (파열 )
4.545%
4.675%
3
June 21, 2019
Reason for Selection (선택의 이유 )
4.436%
4.637%
4
June 22, 2019
Domino (도미노 )
4.398%
4.532%
5
June 28, 2019
Dilemma (딜레마 )
4.012%
3.786%
6
June 29, 2019
Firelight (불빛 )
4.039%
3.904%
7
July 5, 2019
Knot (매듭 )
4.087%
4.091%
8
July 6, 2019
Decapitation (낙화 )
4.974%
5.090%
9
July 12, 2019
6g's Price (6g의 대가 )
4.379%
4.185%
10
July 13, 2019
Irreducible (돌이킬 수 없는 )
5.314%
5.616%
Average
4.456%
4.611%
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 ).
Average TV viewership ratings (season 2)
Ep.
Original broadcast date
Title
Average audience share (AGB Nielsen)
[18]
Nationwide
Seoul
1
November 11, 2019
Breakaway (탈피 )
4.166%
4.544%
2
November 12, 2019
Poisonous Fang (독니 )
4.104%
4.350%
3
November 18, 2019
Swamp (늪 )
3.475%
3.220%
4
November 19, 2019
Achilles Tendon (아킬레스 건 )
3.912%
3.821%
5
November 25, 2019
Shadow (그림자 )
3.819%
4.081%
6
November 26, 2019
Maze (미로 )
4.446%
4.720%
7
December 2, 2019
Scapegoat (희생양 )
4.665%
4.981%
8
December 3, 2019
Hunt (사냥 )
4.844%
4.994%
9
December 9, 2019
Hibernation (동면 )
4.659%
4.661%
10
December 10, 2019
Weight of 6 Grams (6g의 무게 )
5.340%
5.458%
Average
4.343%
4.483%
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 ).
Awards and nominations
References
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" "10년만 드라마 복귀"…'보좌관' 이정재, 독보적 비주얼 담은 스틸컷 공개" .
Naver (in Korean). Xports News. Retrieved April 21, 2021 .
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[1회 예고] 조심하는 게 좋으실 겁니다… 제 독이 지금 바짝 올랐습니다 보좌관(Chief of Staff) - 세상을 움직이는 사람들 . YouTube . JTBC Drama. Retrieved June 11, 2019 .
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"Political dramas show what's behind the chaos: Audiences find JTBC's 'Chief of Staff' a refreshing antidote to standard fare" .
Korea JoongAng Daily . June 29, 2019.
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"Political dramas hit TV screens as elections draw closer" .
Yonhap News Agency . July 3, 2019.
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" 'Chief of Staff' returns, ready for revenge" .
Korea JoongAng Daily . November 8, 2019.
^ Kim, Ha-jin (March 19, 2019).
"이정재, JTBC '보좌관' 출연…10년 만에 안방극장 복귀" .
The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved April 8, 2019 .
^ Park, Dong-jae (March 19, 2019).
"신민아, 이정재 이어 JTBC 새 금토 '보좌관' 출연 확정..최고의 라인업 구축" . Break News (in Korean). Retrieved April 8, 2019 .
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"Actress Shin Min-a to Return to Small Screen in May" .
The Chosun Ilbo . March 27, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2019 .
^ Kim, Myung-mi (March 5, 2019).
"이엘리야 측 "JTBC '보좌관' 출연 긍정 검토중"(공식입장)" . Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved April 8, 2019 .
^ Hong, Hyeong-min (March 28, 2019).
"김동준, JTBC '보좌관' 출연 확정…이정재와 호흡 [공식]" . Star Hankookilbo (in Korean). Archived from
the original on April 8, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2019 .
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a
b
c
d Kim, Ju-won (March 29, 2019).
[공식] '보좌관' 정진영, 김갑수, 정웅인, 임원희..명품 조연 군단 캐스팅 확정 . Sedaily (in Korean). Retrieved April 8, 2019 .
^ Lee, Min-ji (March 29, 2019).
‘보좌관’ 역시 이정재, 대본 연습부터 감탄 자아낸 사연 . Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved April 8, 2019 .
^ Hwang, So-young (March 19, 2019).
" '천만배우' 이정재, JTBC '보좌관' 출연확정…10년만 드라마[공식]" . News Joins (in Korean). Retrieved April 20, 2019 .
^ Kim, Han-na (June 14, 2019).
"엑소 첸, '보좌관' OST 'Rainfall' 발매…긍정적 메시지 전달" .
Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved June 14, 2019 .
^ Kim, Han-na (June 21, 2019).
"김재환, '보좌관' OST 'Black Sky' 오늘(21일) 발매...위로의 메시지 전달" .
Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from
the original on June 21, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019 .
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"Week 47, 2019 Digital Chart" . November 17–23, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019 .
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"Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved July 29, 2020 .
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b
"Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved June 15, 2019 .
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" '2019코리아드라마어워즈(KDA)' 연기대상 후보..김해숙·최수종·염정아·조정석 등" . Sedaily (in Korean). September 27, 2019.
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