Chief of Staff

## Details

* **Title:** 보좌관 - 세상을 움직이는 사람들 / Bojwagwan
* **Also known as:** Aide - People Make The World Go Round / The President's Aide / Advisor
* **Genre:** Drama, political, thriller
* **Broadcast network:** JTBC

## Synopsis

Jang Tae Joon graduated from the Korean National Police University and worked as a detective. He wanted to gain more power and decided to work in the National Assembly. Now, he is the chief aide to a 4-time lawmaker. He has excellent intuition, a cold-blooded decisiveness and a strong desire to win. He was able to place his lawmaker in the position of the party representative, but Jang Tae Joon has higher ambitions. Meanwhile, Kang Sun Young is a first year lawmaker who got elected through proportional representation and is a spokesperson for her party. She worked as a lawyer and hosted a current affairs TV program prior to becoming a lawmaker. She is ambitious and does her job well. Kang Sun Young has an awkward relationship with Jang Tae Joon, whose boss is a rival of the senior lawmaker who got her to become a proportional representation lawmaker. - AsianWiki

## Season 1

* **Episodes:** 10
* **Broadcast period:** 2019-Jun-14 to 2019-Jul-13
* **Air time:** Friday & Saturday 23:00
* **Original Soundtrack:** Chief of Staff OST

## Cast

Main Cast
* Lee Jung Jae as Jang Tae Joon
* Shin Min Ah as Kang Sun Young
* Lee Elliya as Yoon Hye Won
* Kim Dong Joon as Han Do Kyung
* Jung Jin Young as Lee Sung Min
* Kim Gab Soo as Song Hee Sup
* Jung Woong In as Oh Won Shik
* Im Won Hee as Ko Suk Man

People around Assemblyman Jo Gap Young
* Kim Hong Pa as Jo Gap Young
* Lee Chul Min as Kim Hyung Do

Samilhoe
* Go In Bum as Sung Young Ki
* Yoo Sung Joo (유성주) as Lee Chang Jin

Supporting Cast
* Kim Eung Soo as Jang Choon Bae (Jang Tae Joon's father)
* Jun Jin Ki as Lee Kwi Dong
* Jun Seung Bin as Kim Jong Wook
* Do Eun Bi (도은비) as Na Da Jung
* Park Myung Shin as Yeo Sook Hee
* Kim Seo Ha (김서하) as Lee In Soo
* Kim Ik Tae as Lee Sang Gook
* Nam Sung Jin as Ahn Hyun Min
* Park Gun (박건) as Seo Hyung Chul
* Lee Soon Won (이순원) as detective Lee
* Yoo Ha Bok as Park Jong Gil
* Ji So Yun (지소연) as announcer Kim Min Ji

Cameos
* Cha Soon Bae as chief of staff
* Lee Han Wie as Cheongwadae head of secretary
* Lee Shi Young as employee

## Production Credits

* **Director:** Kwak Jung Hwan
* **Screenwriter:** Lee Dae Il (이대일)

## Notes

* This drama marks Lee Jung Jae's first appearance in a TV drama in 10 years.
* First script reading took place March 26, 2019 at Studio & NEW in Nonhyeon-dong, Seoul, South Korea.

## Season 2

* **Episodes:** 10
* **Broadcast period:** 2019-Nov-11 to 2019-Dec-10
* **Air time:** Monday & Tuesday 21:30
* **Original Soundtrack:** Chief of Staff 2 OST

Main Cast

* Lee Jung Jae as Jang Tae Joon
* Shin Min Ah as Kang Sun Young
* Lee Elliya as Yoon Hye Won
* Kim Dong Joon as Han Do Kyung
* Kim Gab Soo as Song Hee Sup
* Jung Woong In as Oh Won Shik
* Jung Man Shik (정만식) as Choi Kyung Chul
* Park Hyo Joo as Lee Ji Eun
* Jo Bok Rae as Yang Jong Yul

People around Assemblyman Jo Gap Young
* Kim Hong Pa as Jo Gap Young
* Lee Chul Min as Kim Hyung Do

Samilhoe
* Go In Bum as Sung Young Ki
* Yoo Sung Joo (유성주) as Lee Chang Jin

People around Jang Tae Joon
* Ahn Joon Woo (안준우) as Ahn Joon Woo
* Park Sung Joon (박성준) as Jung Min Chul
* Lee Dong Min (이동민) as Park Joong Suk
* Do Eun Bi (도은비) as Noh Da Jung

People around Song Hee Sup
* Jun Jin Ki as Lee Gwi Dong
* Jun Seung Bin as Kim Jong Wook

Others
* Kim Eung Soo as Jang Choon Bae (Jang Tae Joon's father)
* Park Myung Shin as Yeo Sook Hee
* Hong Seon Jun as Prosecution Chief Candidate

## Production Credits

* **Director:** Kwak Jung Hwan
* **Screenwriter:** Lee Dae Il (이대일)

## External Links

* Official site - Season 1
* Official site - Season 2
* HanCinema - Season 1
* HanCinema - Season 2
* English Wikipedia
* Korean Wikipedia - Season 1
* Korean Wikipedia - Season 2