Lobbyist (TV series)

Lobbyist (Korean: 로비스트; RR: Lobiseuteu), originally titled Angel, was a 2007 South Korean television series produced by Korea Pictures International, Inc. that aired on SBS. Budgeted at ₩12 million, overseas filming locations included the United States and Kyrgyzstan. It starred Song Il-gook,[1] Han Jae-suk and Jang Jin-young (in her last performance).

Lobbyist
Promotional poster for Lobbyist
Written byChoi Wan-kyu
Joo Chan-ok
Directed byLee Hyun-jik
Boo Sung-chul
StarringSong Il-gook
Jang Jin-young
Han Jae-suk
Country of originSouth Korea
No. of episodes24
Production
Production locationsSouth Korea
Kyrgyzstan
United States
Running timeWednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production companiesKorea Pictures International, Inc.
Chorokbaem Media
Yedang Entertainment
Release
Original networkSeoul Broadcasting System
Original releaseOctober 3 (2007-10-03) –
December 26, 2007 (2007-12-26)
Chronology
Preceded byHow to Meet a Perfect Neighbor
Followed byRobber
External links
Website

Plot

Lobbyist centers around a fictional love story caught in the real-world scenario of international politics, secret weapons trading, and deadly lobbying activities.

Kang Tae-hyuk is a successor of a main munitions business company in Korea. He has an innate ability as a lobbyist and is a master schemer. His exploits take him to the United States where he deals with the mafia. He plans to sweep over the whole of Asia.

Cast
  • Song Il-gook as Harry / Kim Joo-ho
  • Jang Jin-young as Maria / Yoo So-young
  • Han Jae-suk as Kang Tae-hyuk
  • Heo Joon-ho as James Lee
  • Kim Mi-sook as Madam Chae
  • Yoo Sun as Eva / Yoo Moon-young
  • Choi Ja-hye as Karen / Kim Soo-ji
  • Kim Sung-kyum as Chairman Kang, Tae-hyuk's father
  • Lee Jae-yong as Jang Tae-sung, Mi-ran's father
  • Jung Yoon-jo as Jang Mi-ran
  • Sung Ji-ru as Yoo Sung-shik, Maria and Eva's father
  • Lee Mi-young as Kim Jung-soon, Maria and Eva's mother
  • Kim Da-hyun as Andy, Madam Chae's son
  • Sung Chang-hoon as Yang Dong-jin
  • Jun-seong Kim as Michael
  • Choi Min as "Yankee"
  • Bang Gil-seung as Park So-ja
  • Kim Yang-woo as "Brown Bear"
  • Kim Seo-ra as Maggie, Harry's aunt
  • Lee Seung-hyung as Kang Tae-joon, Tae-hyuk's stepbrother
  • Lee Jin-ah as Reporter Song
  • Manny Oliverez as mafia thug
  • Devin Rumer as mafia thug
  • John J. Quinn as Luciano
  • Brian Townes as Jack
  • James Nalitz as butler
  • Jefferson Smith as chauffeur
  • Park Ji-yeon as friend of deaf daughter (bit part, ep 21-22)

Ratings
Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2007-10-10112.6% (6th)13.8% (6th)
2007-10-10212.0% (9th)13.5% (7th)
2007-10-11315.7% (3rd)16.6% (4th)
2007-10-11414.1% (7th)16.2% (5th)
2007-10-17514.0% (6th)15.3% (6th)
2007-10-18615.6% (7th)16.5% (6th)
2007-10-24714.4% (6th)15.3% (6th)
2007-10-25821.3% (3rd)22.4% (3rd)
2007-10-31914.9% (6th)16.2% (5th)
2007-11-011014.7% (6th)15.5% (6th)
2007-11-071112.3% (11th)13.1% (8th)
2007-11-081212.3% (11th)12.6% (9th)
2007-11-141313.3% (8th)13.9% (7th)
2007-11-151412.2% (9th)12.6% (8th)
2007-11-211511.0% (14th)11.5% (12th)
2007-11-221611.6% (12th)11.8% (12th)
2007-11-281710.5% (15th)10.3% (16th)
2007-11-291812.6% (11th)12.8% (11th)
2007-12-051910.1% (17th)10.1% (17th)
2007-12-062014.6% (5th)15.3% (3rd)
2007-12-122112.1% (9th)12.5% (9th)
2007-12-132214.1% (8th)14.9% (8th)
2007-12-202311.6% (9th)12.0% (10th)
2007-12-262411.1% (12th)11.6% (11th)
Average13.3%14.0%

Source: TNmS Media Korea

References
  1. "Song Il-gook, "I'm actually not too confident about being a lobbyist"". Broasia via Hancinema. 28 September 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
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