# Chicago Typewriter (TV series)

Chicago Typewriter (Korean: 시카고 타자기; RR: Sikago Tajagi) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Yoo Ah-in, Im Soo-jung, and Go Kyung-pyo. It ran from April to June 2017, with episodes every Friday and Saturday at 20:00 (KST) on tvN.

## Synopsis

The series depicts three resistance fighters who lived during the 1930s Japanese occupation of Korea, and are reincarnated into the present as a best-selling writer in a slump, a fan, and a ghostwriter.
It is a story of camaraderie, friendship, love and betrayal that lasts 80 years, as the trio of writer, ghostwriter and fan find out the truth of the past that haunts them.

## Cast
### Main

* Yoo Ah-in as Han Se-joo / Seo Hwi-young.
** Choi Min-young as young Han Se-joo
    A renowned writer in a slump who has celebrity-looks and tons of fans but is extremely depressed
* Im Soo-jung as Jeon Seol / Ryu Soo-hyun / Anastasia
** Choi Myung-bin as young Jeon Seol
** Jo Min-ah as young Ryu Soo-hyun
    A veterinarian and literary fanatic who is an avid fan of Han Se-joo
* Go Kyung-pyo as Yoo Jin-oh / Shin Yool
    A ghostwriter with a genius writing style, who has dry humor and loves jazz music and antiques
* Kwak Si-yang as Baek Tae-min / Heo Young-min
** Son Sang-yeon as young Baek Tae-min
    A writer who envies Han Se-joo for his writing skills

### People around Han Se-joo

* Jo Woo-jin as Gal Ji-suk
* Oh Na-ra as Secretary Kang

### People around Jeon Seol

* Yang Jin-sung as Ma Bang-jin
** Kwak Ji-hye as young Ma Bang-jin
* Jeon Soo-kyeong as Wang Bang-wool
* Jung Yeon-joo as Bang-Jin's colleague
* Kang Hong-seok as Chef Won Dae-han
** Song Joon-hee as young Won Dae-han
* Ji Dae-han [ko] as Won Man-hae

### People around Baek Tae-min

* Chun Ho-jin as Baek Do-ha, Tae-min's father
* Jo Kyung-sook [ko] as Hong So-hee, Tae-min's mother

### Others

* Lee Kyu-bok [ko] as Song Jong-wook
* Kim Hyun-sook [ko] as Veterinarian
* Shim Min [ko] as Mi-young
* Kim Sung-hoon [ko] as Lee Jung-bong
* Park Ji-hoon as Jeon Doo-yeob
* Kim Ki-soo [ko] as Jo Sang-chul
* Kim Si-hyun as Hannah Kim
* Choi Kyo-shik as Gardener
* Hong Dae-sung as Bodyguard of Carpediem
* Cha Geon-woo as Butler of Yool's family
* Jung Byung-ho as Yang ho-pil
* Jeon Yi-rang as Jang Ki-bong
* Gam Seung-min as Yang Hyung-sik
* Kang Dong-yoong as Mr. Jo
* Lee Doo-seok as Comrade Kang
* Ha Kyung: Jo Sang Cheol
* Jung Yeon Joo- Bang Jin's Colleague

### Cameos

* Yoo Byung-jae as Deer keeper (episode 2)
* Choi Deok-moon as Jeon Seol's father (episode 3 & 16)
* Choi Song-hyun as MC (episode 3)
* WJSN as Themselves (episode 3)
* Jeon Mi-seon as Lim So-yoon / Madam Sophia (episode 9-11 & 13–16)
* Woo Do-im as Jo Sang-mi (episode 10–15)

## Production

The series was written by Jin Soo-wan who wrote the dramas Moon Embracing the Sun (2012) and Kill Me, Heal Me (2015).
This drama marks Im Soo-jung's small screen comeback after 13 years since 2004.
The series was filmed at various places in Seoul - SEOUL SEOUL 3080, Hannam-dong Book Park, Ikseon-dong and Seodaemun Prison History Museum.

## Ratings

In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | AGB Nielsen | AGB Nielsen | TNmS |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide |
| 1 | April 7, 2017 | 2.649% | 2.924% | 3.8% |
| 2 | April 8, 2017 | 2.822% | 3.253% | 3.2% |
| 3 | April 14, 2017 | 2.235% | 2.555% | 2.3% |
| 4 | April 15, 2017 | 2.094% | 2.688% | 2.6% |
| 5 | April 21, 2017 | 1.920% | 1.847% | 1.9% |
| 6 | April 22, 2017 | 2.236% | 2.840% | 2.6% |
| 7 | April 29, 2017 | 2.449% | 2.546% | 2.4% |
| 8 | April 29, 2017 | 2.449% | 3.162% | 2.8% |
| 9 | May 12, 2017 | 2.322% | 2.761% | 3.7% |
| 10 | May 13, 2017 | 2.275% | 3.034% | 2.0% |
| 11 | May 19, 2017 | 2.450% | 2.657% | 2.5% |
| 12 | May 20, 2017 | 2.252% | 2.954% | 2.4% |
| 13 | May 26, 2017 | 2.335% | 2.795% | 2.2% |
| 14 | May 27, 2017 | 1.444% | 1.762% | 1.7% |
| 15 | June 2, 2017 | 2.419% | 2.975% | 2.4% |
| 16 | June 3, 2017 | 2.162% | 2.551% | 2.9% |
| Average | Average | 2.27% | 2.71% | 2.6% |
* This drama airs 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).