Introverted Boss () is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Yeon Woo-jin, Park Hye-su, Gong Seung-yeon, and Yoon Park. It aired on cable network tvN every Monday and Tuesday at 23:00 (KST) from January 16 to March 14, 2017.
Plot Unbeknownst to his employees, Eun Hwan-ki (Yeon Woo-jin) is the timid CEO of a public relations company. Chae Ro-woon (Park Hye-soo), an energetic woman recognized for her hard work, starts working at Hwan-ki's company and plans to reveal his identity.
Cast Main Yeon Woo-jin as Eun Hwan-ki, the cold and timid CEO of Brain public relations firm. He avoids people as much as possible by hiding out in his penthouse office or covering himself in a black hoodie. as young Eun Hwan-ki Park Hye-su as Chae Ro-woon, an outgoing rookie employee who is surprisingly silent at home despite her extroverted nature and excellent communication skills She aims to take revenge on her boss for the death of her sister. Gong Seung-yeon as Eun Yi-soo, Hwan-ki's sister who serves as chaebol heiress and is introverted like him. She has mental illness that was initially instigated by her father's long verbal and emotional abuse of her older brother. as young Eun Yi-soo Yoon Park as Kang Woo-il, the warm and confident, yet sensitive vice-chairman of Brain public relations firm. He is Hwan-ki's close friend and fiancé of Eun Yi-soo. Lee Tae-woo as young Kang Woo-il
Supporting People in Silent Monster Ye Ji-won as Dang Yoo-hee, a working mother Jun Hyo-seong as Kim Gyo-ri, an employee who has crush on Se-jong Heo Jung-min as Eom Sun-bong Han Jae-suk as Jang Se-jong, a new employee
People in Brain PR Stephanie Kim as Director Park Jung Yi-yun as Assistant Jung Woo-il's fan club and the elite of Brand Promotions AE Hwang So-hee as Assistant Lee Woo-il's fan club and the elite of Brand Promotions AE
Others Kim Eung-soo as Eun Bok-dong, Hwan-ki's father Kim Ye-ryeong as Park Ae-ran, Hwan-ki's mother Lee Han-wi as Chae Won-sang, Ro-woon's father Kim Mi-kyung as Ro-woon's mother Han Chae-ah as Chae Ji-hye, Ro-woon's older sister and Kang Woo-il's lover Lee Kyu-han as Woo Gi-ja, Ro-woon's neighborhood brother and a reporter Jang Hee-jin as Seo Yeon-jung, Hwan-ki's first love
Special appearances Kim Junsu as Top Star (Ep. 1) Choi Byung-mo as a presenter Kim Ki-doo as a man in the restroom 1 (Ep. 2) / Chinese restaurant food-delivery Jo Hyun-shik as a man in the restroom 2 Choi Joon-ho as a man in the restroom 3 Song Yung-jae as Won-sang's friend Woo Hyun as Won-sang's friend Seo Byung-sook as White Cloud Nursery School Director Yoo Gun-woo as Secretary Kwak, Won-sang's secretary Choi Eun-ho as Il-ho Seo In-sung as Lee-ho Lee Han-na as Si-yun Geum Kwang-san as a people in sauna Ji Dae-han as an advertiser for the Opera Kim Hye-eun as Hwan-ki's psychiatrist Kang Nam-gil as Brain security Kim Byung-man as Scrubber in Korean Spa (Ep. 2), Choir conductor (Ep. 4) and Orphanage Event MC (Ep. 6) Park Yeong-gyu as Actor Hwang Young-kyu Heo Young-ji as Young-kyu's daughter (Ep. 3) Kim Dae-hui as Young-kyu's manager Park Sang-myun as Master Jin (Ep. 4) Choi Dae-chul as Restaurant Owner (Ep. 4) Lee Byung-joon as Rose Airlines CEO (Ep. 7) Kim Ji-seok as Yu-hui's husband Han Suk-joon as Yeon-jung's first love. Also a Kookmin MC
Production The series reunited writer Joo Hwa-mi and PD Song Hyun-wook of Marriage, Not Dating after two years, with the latter having directed Another Miss Oh in 2016 as well.
The production team stated that the series would stop airing for a week, as they would do extensive rewrites to the scripts in order to make improvements to the drama.
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Ratings In this table, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
Original broadcast dateTitleAverage audience shareAGB Nielsen TNmSNationwide Seoul Nationwide 1 January 16, 2017The Phantom of the Opera()2.967%3.227% 2 January 17, 2017 I'm Sorry, I Cannot Apologise()2.4% 3 January 23, 2017 I'm Not An Easygoing Person()1.907% 1.494% 2.1% 4 January 24, 2017 I Won't Meet Anyone()1.797%1.749%1.8% 5 February 6, 2017 The Unspeakable Secret of 3 Years Ago()1.639%1.812%1.8% 6 February 7, 2017 How Does a Person Change?() 7 February 13, 2017 The Dignity of a Supporting Role()2.131%2.015%1.5% 8 February 14, 2017 Unsocial Socialibity, Immanuel Kant()1.980%2.167%1.5% 9 February 20, 2017If You Listen ()1.609%1.3% 10 February 21, 2017The Pointless Yet Most Helpful Confessions()1.677% 11 February 27, 2017 The Tall Shadow of Mr. Smith()1.502%1.450%1.8% 12 February 28, 2017 The Difficulty of Doing Nothing()1.762%1.999%1.6% 13 March 6, 2017Confession()1.578%1.686%1.7% 14 March 7, 2017 My Funny Valentine()1.631%1.713%1.5% 15 March 13, 2017 One Reason That More Important Than Any Reason()1.639%1.732%1.4% 16 March 14, 2017 It's Okay To Be Introvert()1.811%1.811%1.6%Average Special January 6, 2017 2.752% 2.809%
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result 2017 1st The Seoul Awards Best New Actress Gong Seung-yeon
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