Introverted Boss
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Plot
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Main
[edit | edit source]- 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.
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- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- Seo Eun-solLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. as young Eun Yi-soo
People in Silent Monster
[edit | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]- Stephanie Kim as Director Park[3]
- 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
[edit | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]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.[4][5]
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.[6]
Original soundtrack
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Part 5
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Part 6
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Ratings
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- N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Title | Average audience share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGB Nielsen[7] | TNmS[8] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | |||
| 1 | January 16, 2017 | The Phantom of the Opera (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) |
2.967% | 3.227% | 3.5% |
| 2 | January 17, 2017 | I'm Sorry, I Cannot Apologise (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) |
3.046% | 3.464% | 2.4% |
| 3 | January 23, 2017 | I'm Not An Easygoing Person (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) |
1.907% | 1.494% | 2.1% |
| 4 | January 24, 2017 | I Won't Meet Anyone (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) |
1.797% | 1.749% | 1.8% |
| 5 | February 6, 2017 | The Unspeakable Secret of 3 Years Ago (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) |
1.639% | 1.812% | 1.8% |
| 6 | February 7, 2017 | How Does a Person Change? (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) |
1.260% | — | 1.2% |
| 7 | February 13, 2017 | The Dignity of a Supporting Role (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) |
2.131% | 2.015% | 1.5% |
| 8 | February 14, 2017 | Unsocial Socialibity, Immanuel Kant (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) |
1.980% | 2.167% | 1.5% |
| 9 | February 20, 2017 | If You Listen (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) |
1.609% | 1.356% | 1.3% |
| 10 | February 21, 2017 | The Pointless Yet Most Helpful Confessions (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) |
1.677% | — | 1.2% |
| 11 | February 27, 2017 | The Tall Shadow of Mr. Smith (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) |
1.502% | 1.450% | 1.8% |
| 12 | February 28, 2017 | The Difficulty of Doing Nothing (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) |
1.762% | 1.999% | 1.6% |
| 13 | March 6, 2017 | Confession (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) |
1.578% | 1.686% | 1.7% |
| 14 | March 7, 2017 | My Funny Valentine (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) |
1.631% | 1.713% | 1.5% |
| 15 | March 13, 2017 | One Reason That More Important Than Any Reason (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) |
1.639% | 1.732% | 1.4% |
| 16 | March 14, 2017 | It's Okay To Be Introvert (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) |
1.811% | 1.811% | 1.6% |
| Average | 1.871% | —[a] | 1.7% | ||
| Special | January 6, 2017 | 2.752% | 2.809% | — | |
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Awards and nominations
[edit | edit source]| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 2017 | 1st The Seoul Awards | Best New Actress | Gong Seung-yeon | Nominated |
Notes
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References
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External links
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