Assembly (TV series)

Assembly
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
Running time 65 minutes
Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
Release
Original network Korean Broadcasting System
Original release July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15)
Chronology
Preceded by Masked Prosecutor
Followed by The Merchant: Gaekju 2015
External links
Website

Assembly (Hangul: μ–΄μ…ˆλΈ”리; 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 naivetΓ©, 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 15 July 2015 4.8% 5.9% 5.2% 4.9%
2 16 July 2015 3.4% 4.1% 4.7% 4.8%
3 22 July 2015 4.0% 4.4% 5.2% 5.1%
4 23 July 2015 3.8% 4.5% 4.9% 5.3%
5 29 July 2015 4.4% (<7.5)% 5.0% 5.1%
6 30 July 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 (11 June 2015). "Jung, Song lined up for Assembly". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 Choi, He-suk (10 July 2015). "Assembly to be realistic political drama". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Lee, Hye-won (28 July 2015). "Assembly No. 1 on content power index". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Lim, Jeong-yeo (16 July 2015). "Assembly a TV drama portraying politics in Korea". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  5. ↑ Ghim, Sora (15 June 2015). "Ok Taecyeon Is Cast In Assembly". BNTNews. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  6. ↑ Yoon, Sarah (15 June 2015). "2PM's Taecyeon cast in political drama Assembly". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  7. ↑ Lee, Nancy (15 June 2015). "2PM's Taecyeon Confirmed for Drama Assembly". enewsWorld. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  8. ↑ Ghim, Sora (24 June 2015). "The First Stills Of Ok Taecyeon As Kim Kyu Hwan Are Released". BNTNews. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  9. ↑ Yoon, Sarah (5 July 2015). "Taecyeon shares photos from upcoming political drama Assembly". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  10. ↑ Ko, Soo-jin (9 July 2015). "2PM's Taecyeon Shares His Thoughts on 20-Somethings Today". enewsWorld. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  11. ↑ Ghim, Sora (15 June 2015). "Jang Hyun Sung Is Confirmed For Assembly". BNTNews. Retrieved 3 July 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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