Assembly (TV series)

Assembly

Promotional poster
Genre Political drama
Written by Jung Hyun-min
Directed by Hwang In-hyuk
Starring Jung Jae-young
Song Yun-ah
Ok Taecyeon
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 20
Production
Location(s) Seoul, South Korea
Running time 65 minutes
Release
Original network Korean Broadcasting System
Original release July 15 (2015-07-15) – September 17, 2015 (2015-09-17)
External links
Website

Assembly (Hangul: 어셈블리; RR: Eosembeulli) is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Jung Jae-young, Song Yun-ah and Ok Taecyeon.[1][2] It airs on KBS2 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes beginning July 15, 2015.[3]

Plot

Jin Sang-pil has been a shipyard welder for 23 years, but when he and his fellow workers get laid off, he fights for their reinstatement as the spokesman for the labor union.[4] To his surprise, this leads to him becoming a newly elected member of the National Assembly. But because of his idealism and naiveté, Sang-pil finds it difficult to navigate the corridors of politics. Enter whip-smart aide Choi In-kyung, who shows him the ropes and together they work to accomplish real change within the government.

Cast

Ratings

Episode Broadcast date TNmS ratings[12] AGB Nielsen ratings[13]
Nationwide Seoul Capital Area Nationwide Seoul Capital Area
1 July 15, 2015 4.8% 5.9% 5.2% 4.9%
2 July 16, 2015 3.4% 4.1% 4.7% 4.8%
3 July 22, 2015 4.0% 4.4% 5.2% 5.1%
4 July 23, 2015 3.8% 4.5% 4.9% 5.3%
5 July 29, 2015 4.4% (<7.5)% 5.0% 5.1%
6 July 30, 2015 3.7% 4.2% 4.8% 5.8%
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The drama airs with English subtitles on KBS World one week after its initial broadcast in Korea.

Production

This is Jung Jae-young's first Korean drama series in his prolific career as a film and stage actor.[1]

Prior to becoming a drama screenwriter, Jung Hyun-min worked for ten years as a political aide for a member of the National Assembly.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Jin, Min-ji (June 11, 2015). "Jung, Song lined up for Assembly". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Choi, He-suk (July 10, 2015). "Assembly to be realistic political drama". K-pop Herald. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ Lee, Hye-won (July 28, 2015). "Assembly No. 1 on content power index". K-pop Herald. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  4. ↑ Lim, Jeong-yeo (July 16, 2015). "Assembly a TV drama portraying politics in Korea". K-pop Herald. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  5. ↑ Ghim, Sora (June 15, 2015). "Ok Taecyeon Is Cast In Assembly". BNTNews. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  6. ↑ Yoon, Sarah (June 15, 2015). "2PM's Taecyeon cast in political drama Assembly". K-pop Herald. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  7. ↑ Lee, Nancy (June 15, 2015). "2PM's Taecyeon Confirmed for Drama Assembly". enewsWorld. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  8. ↑ Ghim, Sora (June 24, 2015). "The First Stills Of Ok Taecyeon As Kim Kyu Hwan Are Released". BNTNews. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  9. ↑ Yoon, Sarah (July 5, 2015). "Taecyeon shares photos from upcoming political drama Assembly". K-pop Herald. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  10. ↑ Ko, Soo-jin (July 9, 2015). "2PM's Taecyeon Shares His Thoughts on 20-Somethings Today". enewsWorld. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  11. ↑ Ghim, Sora (June 15, 2015). "Jang Hyun Sung Is Confirmed For Assembly". BNTNews. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  12. ↑ TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu in Korean
  13. ↑ AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu in Korean

External links

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