Lobbyist
Title: 로비스트 / Lobbyist
Chinese title : 说客
Previously known as: 엔젤 / Angel / 天使
Genre: Action, Romance
Episodes: 24
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2007-Oct-10 to 2007-Dec-26
Air time: Wednesdays & Thursdays 21:55 (9:55 Korean time)
Synopsis
This drama is about a female lobbyist dealing with international arms traders. Han Jae Suk is a successor of a main munitions business company in Korea. He is a young businessman with perfect appearance using a refined phraseology. He has an innate ability as a lobbyist and is a master schemer. He plans to sweep over the whole of Asia.
Cast
Song Il Gook as Harry
Jang Jin Young as Maria
Han Jae Suk as Kang Tae Hyuk
Yoo Sun as Eva
Jung Yoon Jo as Jang Mi Ran
Extended Cast
Hu Joon Ho as James Lee (Maria’s teacher / trainer)
Kim Mi Sook as Madame Chae
Kim Seo Ra as Maggie (Harry’s aunt)
Lee Mi Young as Jung Soon (Maria and Eva’s mother)
Seong Ji Roo as Yoo Sung Shik (Maria and Eva’s father)
Kim Sung Kyum as Mr. Kang (Tae Hyuk’s father)
Kim Joon Sung as Michael (mafia member)
Choi Ja Hye as Karen / Kim Soo Ji (Harry’s sister)
Kim Da Hyun as Andy (Madam Chae’s son)
Lee Jae Yong as Jang Tae Sung (Mi Ran’s father)
Lee Hyun Woo as young Joo Ho
Nam Ji Hyun as young So Young
Park Eun Bin as young Moon Young
Production Credits
Scriptwriter: Choi Wan Kyu, Joo Chan Ok
Director: Lee Hyun Jik, Bu Sung Chul
Episode 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) |
Source: TNS Media Korea
June 13th, 2010 at 12:06 am
I love him! Great actor! Am watching The Lobbyist on cable currently and I’m lovin it so far!
June 13th, 2010 at 12:04 am
I lov this guy since Emperor of the Sea
June 13th, 2010 at 12:02 am
thanks for joining the group
June 13th, 2010 at 12:00 am
yay! i love song II guk
June 12th, 2010 at 11:58 pm
i like video
June 12th, 2010 at 11:56 pm
please leave a massage for me song il gook
June 12th, 2010 at 11:55 pm
highly recommend watching LOBBYIST for all SIG fans,a showcase of his talents.
June 12th, 2010 at 11:55 pm
this man is cute am addicted
June 12th, 2010 at 11:54 pm
song ii guk is just awesome ,he is such a charming and good looking that you can pair him with any actress without consideration ,he looks so well suited and acts in such a style tha you can’t stop watching
June 12th, 2010 at 11:53 pm
hes awesome actor!! i love him so so so so much!!!!
June 12th, 2010 at 11:53 pm
My popular,,,Favorites…..ACTOR
June 12th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
thnx for joining the group
June 11th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
it seems nice…
June 5th, 2010 at 11:41 pm
8-
There are many more characters, but they don’t really play into the main love triangles of the movie. I did like Jo Jin Woong as Jang Ho, the bumbling son of one of the CEOs in the movie. He’s hilarious in his role as Jang Ho. Also Yoo In Young as Jang Mi was not a bad character either. She’s sexy in her own way as well. As for the rest of the characters, well, you’ll see about them when you watch the series, there’s just too many to explain in here.
The series has its good and bad parts, but overall, its a good series to watch. It is a bit long, at over 20 episodes, but it’s worth it.
thank you
June 5th, 2010 at 11:39 pm
7-
Hwang Woo Hyun is played by Kim Min Jong. I hated this guy. He was a great antagonist, but he was also quite ridiculous in some senses. He did not pose a threat at all to Michael King when it came to wooing Jin Bo Bae. He stalks Jin Bo Bae at night and also lies to hide up his own corruption. He is a CIS agent (Central Intelligence Service), and he is probably one of the most corrupt CIS agents in the organization. I didn’t really like how they portrayed the CIS as such corrupt bunch of guys. Instead perhaps they could have made him into just a normal CIS agent trying to find the vigilante superhero. However, they actually made him into an evil character, which I thought was pretty unnecessary.
June 5th, 2010 at 11:38 pm
6-
Vivian Castle is played by Han Go Eun. She’s my favorite character in the whole series, but I might be biased because she’s probably one of the most beautiful women I’ve ever laid eyes on. Seriously. Just watch her sequence where she shows off her bare back and tattoo and you’ll see why. Vivian also has a much deeper character arc than Jin Bo Bae, which I found weird. We are able to really feel and see Vivian’s emotions. Her love for Michael. Her regret at her decision (you’ll find out, it’s pretty major). She’s probably even more developed upon than Jin Bo Bae despite only being a secondary character. Loved her. Hated the fact though that she’s the love rival.
June 5th, 2010 at 11:36 pm
5-
Jin Bo Bae is played by Han Chae Young. I’ve never liked Han Chae Young, but I especially disliked her in this series. For one thing she could have used a little bit more makeup as she looks incredibly plain against the stunning Han Go Eun (portraying Vivian Castle). Another is that the director routinely has her “talking to herself,” which I felt was pretty odd. Show don’t tell is usually the best plan for storytelling, and I felt the character of Jin Bo Bae sometimes insulted my intelligence. She also routinely asks stupid questions as a reporter. For example, she basically asks a company president, “Hey are you guys corrupt?” If they were, why the heck would they answer that question truthfully? Come on now.
June 5th, 2010 at 11:35 pm
4-
Michael King is played by Song Il Gook. He is a batman figure. Mysterious, charming, handsome, but also a badass fighter. Whoever casted him did a good job because he really fit the role well. Song Il Gook is very lean and muscular. One thing I would change is the hair. His hair in some parts of the movie reminded me of a bird or something because he ties it up in a sort-of man bun. Also this guy is super weird in some ways. Here is a super hot girl who wants you, and you go for the uglier, dumber one. Just goes to show that men always want what they don’t have.
June 5th, 2010 at 11:34 pm
3-
Now let’s talk about where the drama fell short. The main love story between Michael King and Jin Bo Bae wasn’t all that interesting. It might have to do with the fact that Bo Bae seemed incredibly stupid in this movie. She endangers everyone, asks stupid questions, and basically is like the ditzy blonde girl that is super annoying. She also didn’t look very good in this series, and was severely overshadowed in the beauty department by Vivian Castle. Another reason is that some of the supporting characters were terrible. The main love rival, Hwang Woo Hyun, absolutely didn’t stand a chance against Michael King when it came to wooing Jin Bo Bae. The director made him super creepy and also seemingly mentally unstable (he stalks Bo Bae and also kills a horse with a gun after he loses a race against Michael King). Also I had some problem with the plotholes in the story, which you guys will discover when you watch it. Basically these plotholes say, “the detectives in this movie suck at their job. Even I could do better.”
June 5th, 2010 at 11:32 pm
2-
This drama succeeds and fails in several different ways. I’ll concentrate first on where the drama succeeds. First off, the whole idea of the drama was very cool. It felt a lot like a superhero movie or a James Bond movie which I thought was quite a refreshing change from the usual dramas that I watch. The action scenes are decent, and they picked a guy who definitely fits the part. The series also captures all of the emotions necessary for an engaging series. There’s humor, there’s action, there’s melancholy, this series had it all. Another thing I really liked was that the drama was more fast-paced. There weren’t any “wasted” moments. You’re not going to be getting scene after scene of filler emotional stuff. It’s great when I know that a drama isn’t going to waste my time. One last thing. The actress who played Vivian Castle (Han Go Eun) was HOT AS HELL. Seriously why had I never seen her before. DAMN.
June 5th, 2010 at 11:25 pm
1-
Michael King is a top investment executive who has a secret double life as one of the world’s top assassins. In his other life, he is known as Choi Kang Ta, or codenamed as “Peter Pan.” His parents were killed when he was only a child. Because of this, he is determined to systematically destroy the ones that killed his parents. His parents’ murderers are now the top CEOs of several companies in South Korea. King, along with his friends Vivian Castle, Professor, Dennis, and Johnny, form a secret team that seeks to reveal to the world the horrible deeds done by these CEOs. But along the way, King falls in love with a reporter named Jin Bo Bae. His love for the reporter threatens to tear the team apart because Vivian also harbors a deep love for King and an increasing hatred for Jin Bo Bae.
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One of Korea’s top actresses, a favorite with critics and audiences alike, Jang Jin-yeong passed away Sep 1, at the young age of 35. Diagnosed last September with stomach cancer after a routine check-up, the actress was said to be recovering when her condition took a turn for the worse last month.
JANG’s acting career took off in tandem with the boom in the Korean film industry. She debuted in “Ghost in Love” (1998), but drew attention for her strong performance opposite Song Kang-ho in hit 2000 film “The Foul King” by Kim Ji-woon. Her role in 2001 horror “Sorum” won her numerous best actress awards in Korea, and one abroad at Portugal’s Fantasporto International Fantasy Film Festival.
Her role in the 2003 hit “Singles” earned her the best actress prize at the nation’s Blue Dragon Awards and won her a broad fan following. She continued to win prizes for her leading roles in “Blue Swallow” (2005) and “Between Love and Hate” (“The Unbearable Lightness of Dating” – 2006). Her last role was in the SBS TV series “Lobbyist” (2007).