# 7th Grade Civil Servant

7th Grade Civil Servant (Korean: 7급 공무원; Hanja: 七級 公務員; RR: 7geup Gongmuwon; MR: 7kŭp Kongmuwŏn) is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Choi Kang-hee and Joo Won as rookie spies who trained together, and later become NIS agents who must hide their real identities from each other even as they fall in love. It aired on MBC from January 23 to March 28, 2013, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) for 20 episodes.
The series is a remake of the 2009 film My Girlfriend Is An Agent. Early working titles were "Secret Agent War" and "The Secret Lovers".

## Plot

Love and espionage collide in this drama of the National Intelligence Service's rookie agents. Han Gil-ro (Joo Won) realizes his dream of becoming an international man of mystery, after a childhood spent poring over James Bond films. Kim Seo-won (Choi Kang-hee) spices things up as a goofy, yet determined agent, but it's not all 007 glamor. Both Gil-ro and Seo-won must learn what it takes to uphold their sworn duty, even at the sacrifice of their happiness — and lives.

## Cast

* Choi Kang-hee as Kim Seo-won / Kim Kyung-ja
* Joo Won as Han Gil-ro / Han Pil-hoon
* Hwang Chan-sung as Gong Do-ha
* Kim Min-seo as Shin Sun-mi
* Ahn Nae-sang as Kim Won-seok
* Jang Young-nam as Jang Young-soon
* Kim Soo-hyun as Kim Mi-rae
* Lim Yoon-ho as JJ / Choi Woo-jin
* Dokgo Young-jae as Han Joo-man, Gil-ro's father
* Im Ye-jin as Go Soo-ja, Gil-ro's mother
* Lee Han-wi as Kim Pan-seok, Seo-won's father
* Kim Mi-kyung as Oh Mak-nae, Seo-won's mother
* Noh Young-hak as Kim Min-ho, Seo-won's younger brother
* Choi Jong-hwan as Oh Kwang-jae
* Ha Shi-eun as Jin-joo
* Son Jin-young as Kim Poong-eon
* Lee El as Park Soo-young
* Jung In-gi as Kim Sung-joon
* Seo Seung-man as IT&TI manager
* Lee Hye-eun as Won-seok's wife
* Uhm Tae-woong as Choi Woo-hyuk (guest appearance, Ep. 1–4)

## Reception

| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | TNmS Ratings (%) | TNmS Ratings (%) | AGB Nielsen (%) | AGB Nielsen (%) |
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area |
| 1 | January 23, 2013 | 12.8% | 15.6% | 12.7% | 14.6% |
| 2 | January 24, 2013 | 14.0% | 16.0% | 14.5% | 16.9% |
| 3 | January 30, 2013 | 16.0% | 18.1% | 15.9% | 18.1% |
| 4 | January 31, 2013 | 15.8% | 18.8% | 15.2% | 17.2% |
| 5 | February 6, 2013 | 17.1% | 20.1% | 16.0% | 17.7% |
| 6 | February 7, 2013 | 14.9% | 16.8% | 14.3% | 16.0% |
| 7 | February 13, 2013 | 13.3% | 14.0% | 12.7% | 13.3% |
| 8 | February 14, 2013 | 13.8% | 15.1% | 12.1% | 13.2% |
| 9 | February 20, 2013 | 12.6% | 12.9% | 12.5% | 13.8% |
| 10 | February 21, 2013 | 12.4% | 13.1% | 11.4% | 12.5% |
| 11 | February 27, 2013 | 11.8% | 13.2% | 10.0% | 10.7% |
| 12 | February 28, 2013 | 11.0% | 11.8% | 10.6% | 11.8% |
| 13 | March 6, 2013 | 10.0% | 10.6% | 9.2% | 10.8% |
| 14 | March 7, 2013 | 9.9% | 11.3% | 9.9% | 10.8% |
| 15 | March 13, 2013 | 8.8% | 9.3% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| 16 | March 14, 2013 | 9.0% | 8.8% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 17 | March 20, 2013 | 9.3% | 10.9% | 9.8% | 10.9% |
| 18 | March 21, 2013 | 9.5% | 10.8% | 8.4% | 9.0% |
| 19 | March 27, 2013 | 7.9% | 8.4% | 7.5% | 7.7% |
| 20 | March 28, 2013 | 9.0% | 9.4% | 8.4% | 8.6% |
| Average | Average | 12.0% | 13.2% | 11.4% | 12.6% |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2013 | Baeksang Arts Awards | Most Popular Actor (TV) | Hwang Chan-sung | Nominated |
| 2013 | Baeksang Arts Awards | Most Popular Actress (TV) | Choi Kang-hee | Nominated |
| 2013 | MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Choi Kang-hee | Nominated |
| 2013 | MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Joo Won | Won |

## International broadcast

* Japan: Aired on KNTV beginning March 30, 2013.
* Indonesia: Aired on B-Channel beginning April 3, 2013.
* Malaysia: Aired on TV9 beginning October 9, 2013.
* Thailand: Aired on Workpoint TV beginning December 18, 2013.
* Philippines: Aired on Net 25 beginning February 3, 2014.
* Singapore: Aired on VV Drama beginning June 20, 2015. Also aired on Channel U beginning April 9, 2016.