Advertising Genius Lee Tae Baek
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Title: 광고천재 이태백 / Advertising Genius Lee Tae Baek
Chinese Title: 廣告天才李太柏
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2013-Feb-04 to 2013-March-26
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55
Synopsis
This is a drama about the lives and love of people working in the advertisement industry.
Lee Tae Bak (Jin Goo) plays a young guy who only finished in high school diploma but extremely talent in drawing. He comes up to Seoul from the countryside and starts out as the hardworking young guy who hands out ads in the street by wearing those sandwich boards. He then eventually overcome all difficulties and succeed in the advertising world. Meanwhile, Baek Ji Yoon (Park Ha Sun) will plays his primary love interest.
Go Ae Ri (Han Chae Young) plays a confident and sexy Executive in a advertising company. In order to achieve her dream, she throws away her past and her love. Eddie Kang (Jo Hyun Jae) will plays a cool-headed advertising executive. He’s described as an elite who has swept many medals at international advertising contests and He’s also a strategist who has the power to overcome obstacles.
Cast
Main Cast
Jin Goo as Lee Tae Baek
Park Ha Sun as Baek Ji Yoon
Jo Hyun Jae as Eddie Kang
Han Chae Young as Go Ae Ri
- Lee Sae Rom as Ah Ri (young)
GRC people
Go Chang Suk as Ma Jin Ga
Kwak Hee Sung as Ma Yi Cha
Dal Shabet’s Ah Young as Gong Sun Hye
Bang Dae Han (방대한) as Hat San
Geum San AD people
Choi Jung Woo as Kang Han Chul
Hong Ji Min as Lee Eun Hee
Shin Seung Hwan as Shin Dong Hoon
Lee Jung Gil as Kim Jong Wook
Yang Hee Yoon as Jang Min Ah
Lee Hae Young as Hwang Jun Moo
Tae Baek’s family
Han Sun Hwa as Lee So Ran
Jung Young Sook as Ji Kwan Soon
Others
Bang Eun Hee as Won Mi Ok
Jang Yong as Chairman Baek
Yoo In Young as Han Byul
Lee Dae Ro as President Nam
Lee Dae Yeon as President Choi
Production Credits
Production Company: Raimong Raein
Directors: Park Ki Ho, Lee So Yun
Screenwriters: Seol Joon Suk, Lee Jae Ha, Lee Yoon Jong
Episode Ratings
| Date | Ep | TNmS | TNmS | AGB | AGB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 2013-02-04 | 1 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| 2013-02-05 | 2 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 |
| 2013-02-11 | 3 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.4 | (<9.5) |
| 2013-02-12 | 4 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 4.4 | (<8.9) |
| 2013-02-18 | 5 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 4.4 | (<8.8) |
| 2013-02-19 | 6 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 3.9 | (<8.1) |
| 2013-02-25 | 7 | 4.1 | (<9.9) | 4.3 | (<9.4) |
| 2013-02-26 | 8 | 4.4 | (<8.0) | 4.0 | (<8.7) |
| 2013-03-04 | 9 | 3.9 | (<8.4) | 3.5 | (<9.1) |
| 2013-03-05 | 10 | 4.0 | (<8.1) | 4.2 | (<8.3) |
| 2013-03-11 | 11 | 4.4 | (<8.6) | 3.5 | (<9.0) |
| 2013-03-12 | 12 | 4.1 | (<8.2) | 3.5 | (<8.1) |
| 2013-03-18 | 13 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 | (<8.5) |
| 2013-03-19 | 14 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.7 | (<8.4) |
| 2013-03-25 | 15 | 3.8 | (<8.6) | 3.6 | (<9.2) |
| 2013-03-26 | 16 | 5.5 | (<6.8) | 6.3 | (<8.8) |
Sources: TNmS Media Korea & AGB Nielsen Korea
*** Different between TNmS Media Korea & AGB Nielson – Here
Note
This drama is based on the true story of Lee Jae Suk, an advertiser who has taken over many international advertisement festivals.
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April 2nd, 2013 at 7:05 am
Well, I ended up watching this show and to be honest, it’s a typical K-drama. Probably 8-10 months ago, I’d have been ‘oh wow, this drama is good!’ but I’ve watched a lot of good dramas in the last few months so this drama had not much charm to be honest. Sure, there were nice funny moment, some typical warm-hearted moments (like ALL k-dramas *roll eyes*) and the inclusion of Hassan surely added to the dynamic consistency of this show (not to mention, Ma Yi Chan was especially nice to look at!!!) but otherwise, there wasn’t even a kissing scene, the last scene was extremely EXTREMELY stupid and we’re left hanging with the fates of Jo Hyun Jae and Han Chae Young. I mean, we know what’s their next plan but after that, are they gonna end up together of or what? And, to be honest, not much chemistry between any of the characters. Other than that, I enjoyed a few of the ads that were made (Mt. Everest was a nice one
). You can basically fast-forward half of this drama if you know at what points to do so. This is my review on it.
April 3rd, 2013 at 11:02 am
I wanna see this kdrama to see Hyun Jae (after 49days) and SunHwa (always love her, even more on WGM), but after I see the ratings and read some of the comments, feels like my spirit has gone…
April 4th, 2013 at 12:33 pm
@hanniekyu..
don’t b judgemental.. i watch this show coz read a comment from this side :
http://forums.soompi.com/discussion/2012529/current-drama-2013-advertising-genius-lee-tae-baek-%EA%B4%91%EA%B3%A0%EC%B2%9C%EC%9E%AC-%EC%9D%B4%ED%83%9C%EB%B0%B1
he~ i this show give me spirit 2 never lose hope.. he~ (^___^)v
April 9th, 2013 at 4:56 am
This drama is so boring…
April 12th, 2013 at 10:16 pm
omg. bad. At the beginning, I was like “this has real potential” blah blah blah, and the first 5 episodes are okay really (I’ll give you that KBS). Afterwards, downhill and at episode 10, unwatchable. really. I’m simply watching this to the end is cause I’ve seen too much of it to actually give up, and it is shown on TV too. The plot is just not interesting and the characters are just not well developed enough.
If I was a television, I would’ve axed this drama ages ago, and especially with the low ratings. Not even reaching 5% in half the episodes..
2/10..
April 12th, 2013 at 10:18 pm
@Admin, what does (<) mean for the ratings? Eg) (<8.0) ???
(@Matt from admin: Somtimes the ratings only provided for drama from ranking 1st to 20th. In this case, we won’t have the actual ratings of that drama if the drama ranking less than 20th, but we just know it less than the episode rating for drama on ranking 20th)
April 13th, 2013 at 2:53 pm
To me it was one of the best drama I watched besides That winter the wind blows and Incarnation of Money. It is something different, with the determination of Lee TB and with the support of Ji Yoon. Ji Yoon’s father had destroyed many families because of being rich and a man with power. Rich people loves power same as today’s people. Rich people will never care for the less fortunate as they have the power and can do anything to destroy. It is the same as the political world of today and this drama is a good example. Poor people always need to sacrifice and bear the burden all the way .Lee TB , real good actor and fit as LTB in this drama and Ji Yoon were equally good with her determination to be independent because of her dad.This drama and should win an award for the story written as well as these two characters…Cheers!!!
April 17th, 2013 at 12:59 pm
I understand why the rating so low. The plot was boring and the pace so slowly, no cliffhanger at each the end episodes. Potential story but not with good execution. No chemistry, just hmm…. sweet…. I feel PHS & JHJ more have the chemistry than her with JG
I don’t know for other people, I feel JG to overacting in this drama.
Loved PHS acting, it’s too bad, her first lead role not get much high rating.
April 29th, 2013 at 3:54 pm
Just finished watching this Drama : it is one of the Best Korean Drama amongst other Best … @Hanako, excellent description! I am with you.
Once Ma Jin Ga said that collaborated adv of Lee TB and Baek Ji Yoon has been sourcing from being HONEST in their HARD WORKS, or it could be called : Genius! Their spirits of never giving up their passions to making advertisement that unconsciously will touch people’s hearts is so inspiring …
The leading actors are acting naturally; and fit for their characters. Love the smiles that Baek Ji Yoon spread for Lee Tae Baek : a combination of purely honest, shy but showing her full admiration … Respect to each other is so thick between both of them that I understand then if there is no ‘usual kissing scene K-drama typical’ … besides, love the way Lee Tae Baek is so happy only by stolen cheek kissing from Baek Ji Yoon.
Frequent togetherness of the casts is very thickly felt in the making of this drama …
April 29th, 2013 at 11:44 pm
how about this drama ??. good or bad ??