7th Grade Civil Servant () 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 shareTNmS Ratings (%)AGB Nielsen (%)NationwideSeoul National Capital AreaNationwideSeoul National Capital Area 1 January 23, 201312.8%15.6%12.7%14.6% 2 January 24, 201314.0%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, 201317.1%20.1%16.0%17.7% 6 February 7, 201314.9%16.8%14.3%16.0% 7 February 13, 201313.3%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, 201312.4%13.1%11.4%12.5% 11 February 27, 201311.8%13.2%10.0%10.7% 12 February 28, 201311.0%11.8%10.6%11.8% 13 March 6, 201310.0%10.6%9.2%10.8% 14 March 7, 20139.9%11.3%9.9%10.8% 15 March 13, 20138.8%9.3%7.9%8.8% 16 March 14, 20139.0%8.8%8.5%9.1% 17 March 20, 20139.3%10.9%9.8%10.9% 18 March 21, 20139.5%10.8%8.4%9.0% 19 March 27, 20137.9%8.4%7.5%7.7% 20 March 28, 20139.0%9.4%8.4%8.6% Average 12.0% 13.2% 11.4% 12.6%
Original soundtrack
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Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result 2013 Baeksang Arts Awards Most Popular Actor (TV) Hwang Chan-sung Most Popular Actress (TV) Choi Kang-hee MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Choi Kang-hee Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Joo 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.
References
External links 7th Grade Civil Servant official MBC website
Level 7 Civil Servant at MBC Global Media