Chief of Staff () is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Lee Jung-jae, Shin Min-a, Lee Elijah, and Kim Dong-jun. The first season aired on JTBC from June 14 to July 13, 2019. The second season aired from November 11 to December 10, 2019.
Series overview
Synopsis The story of politicians and their aides who try to climb up the political ladder.
Cast Main Lee Jung-jae as Jang Tae-joon Shin Min-a as Kang Seon-yeong Lee Elijah as Yoon Hye-won Kim Dong-jun as Han Do-kyeong Jung Jin-young as Lee Seong-min (season 1) Kim Kap-soo as Song Hee-seop Jung Woong-in as Oh Won-sik Im Won-hee as Go Seok-man (season 1) Jung Man-sik as Choi Kyung-chul (season 2) Park Hyo-joo as Lee Ji-eun (season 2) Jo Bok-rae as Young Jong-yeol (season 2)
Supporting Kim Hong-pa as Jo Gap-yeong Lee Chul-min as Kim Hyung-do Ko In-beom as Seong Yeong-gi Yoo Sung-joo as Lee Chang-jin Jeon Jin-ki as Lee Gwi-dong Jun Seung-bin as Kim Jong-wook Do Eun-bi as No Da-jeong Park Myung-shin as Yeo Sook-hee Kim Seo-ha as Lee In-soo Kim Ik-tae as Lee Sang-gook Nam Sung-jin as Ahn Hyeon-min Park Geon as Seo Hyung-chul Lee Sun-won as Lee Hyung-sa Yoo Ha-bok as Park Jong-gil Ji So-yeon as Kim Mi-jin Lee Yong-yi as Yu's grandmother
Special appearances
Season 1 Kim Eung-soo as Jang Choon-bae (Ep. 1, 7) Lee Soon-won as Detective Lee Hyeong-bae (Ep. 1, 3, 8-9) Cha Sun-bae as Minister of Justice (Ep. 2-4) Jang Jae-ho as reporter Sung Woo (Ep. 2) Lee Joon-hee member of Jo Gap-young's party (Ep. 2) Lee Han-wi as Chief Presidential Secretary (Ep. 4-5, 7) Lee Yong-yi as merchant Ok Ja (Ep. 5-6, 10) Go In-bum as chairman Sung Young-gi (Ep. 8) Lee Jong-goo as barber (Ep. 9) Seo Wang-seok as detective (Ep. 9)
Season 2 Go In-bum as chairman Sung Young-gi Kim Eung-soo as Jang Choon-bae (Ep. 2–4) Park Myung-shin as Yeo Sook-hee Kim Ik-tae as Lee Sang-guk (Ep. 1, 5) Lee Soon-won as Detective Lee Hyeong-bae (Ep. 3, 5) Jang Jae-ho as reporter Sung Woo Lee Joon-hee member of Jo Gap-young's party (Ep. 1) Lee Yong-yi as merchant Ok Ja (Ep. 3–4) Lee Han-wi as Chief Presidential Secretary (Ep. 5) Park Ji-yoon (Ep. 4) Jung Myung-joon as prosecutor Sim Lee Min-ji Hong Seo-joon (Ep. 2) Choi Jung-woo Jung Dong-gyu (Ep. 6) Park Geon as prosecutor (Ep. 1, 5) Ok Joo-ri (Ep. 5) Ma Si-hwan as prosecutor Yoon Sung Ian as reporter Sung Dong-il (Ep. 10)
Production The first script reading took place on March 26, 2019 in Nonhyeon-dong, Seoul, South Korea. The series is Lee Jung-jae's small-screen comeback after ten years.
Original soundtrack Season 1
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Season 2
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Part 3
Chart performance Title Year Peakpositions RemarksRef. KOR"Deep Sorrow" 2019 158 Part 2
Viewership
+ Average TV viewership ratings (season 1)Original broadcast dateTitleAverage audience share(AGB Nielsen)NationwideSeoul 1 June 14, 2019 6g Badge() 4.375% 5.592% 2 June 15, 2019 Rupture() 4.545% 4.675% 3 June 21, 2019 Reason for Selection() 4.436% 4.637% 4 June 22, 2019 Domino() 4.398% 4.532% 5 June 28, 2019 Dilemma() 6 June 29, 2019 Firelight() 4.039% 3.904% 7 July 5, 2019 Knot() 4.087% 4.091% 8 July 6, 2019 Decapitation() 4.974% 5.090% 9 July 12, 2019 6g's Price() 4.379% 4.185% 10 July 13, 2019 Irreducible() Average
+ Average TV viewership ratings (season 2)Original broadcast dateTitleAverage audience share(AGB Nielsen)NationwideSeoul 1 November 11, 2019 Breakaway() 4.166% 4.544% 2 November 12, 2019 Poisonous Fang() 4.104% 4.350% 3 November 18, 2019 Swamp() 4 November 19, 2019 Achilles Tendon() 3.912% 3.821% 5 November 25, 2019 Shadow() 3.819% 4.081% 6 November 26, 2019 Maze() 4.446% 4.720% 7 December 2, 2019 Scapegoat() 4.665% 4.981% 8 December 3, 2019 Hunt() 4.844% 4.994% 9 December 9, 2019 Hibernation() 4.659% 4.661% 10 December 10, 2019 Weight of 6 Grams() Average
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref. 2019 12th Korea Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor Lee Jung-jae
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