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 by | Choi Wan-kyu Joo Chan-ok |
| Directed by | Lee Hyun-jik Boo Sung-chul |
| Starring | Song Il-gook Jang Jin-young Han Jae-suk |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | South Korea Kyrgyzstan United States |
| Running time | Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) |
| Production companies | Korea Pictures International, Inc. Chorokbaem Media Yedang Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seoul Broadcasting System |
| Original release | October 3 – December 26, 2007 |
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-kook 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
- Huh Joon-ho as James Lee
- Kim Mi-sook as Madam Chae
- Yoo Sun as Eva / Yoo Moon-young
- Park Eun-bin as young 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-10-10 | 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: TNmS Media Korea
References
- "Song Il-gook, "I'm actually not too confident about being a lobbyist"". Broasia via Hancinema. 28 September 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
External links
- Lobbyist official SBS website (in Korean)
- Lobbyist at HanCinema
- Lobbyist at IMDb