Agency (South Korean TV series)
2023 South Korean television series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Agency (Korean: 대행사) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Lee Bo-young, Son Na-eun, Jo Sung-ha, and Han Joon-woo. It aired on JTBC from January 7 to February 26, 2023, every Saturday and Sunday at 22:30 (KST) for 16 episodes.[5][6]
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| Hangul | 대행사 |
| Revised Romanization | Daehaengsa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Taehaengsa |
| Genre | Workplace[1] |
| Written by | Song Soo-han[2] |
| Directed by | Lee Chang-min[2] |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
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| Running time | 60–72 minutes[3] |
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| Original release | |
| Network | JTBC |
| Release | January 7 – February 26, 2023 |
The series was a commercial hit and became one of the highest-rated dramas in Korean cable television history.[7]
Synopsis
The story follows Go Ah-in who becomes the first female executive member of a large advertising agency.[5][8]
Cast
Main
- Lee Bo-young as Go Ah-in[2][9]
- A creative director who leads Production Team 2 of VC Planning, a leading advertising agency. She has a strong desire for success despite growing up in poverty.
- Son Na-eun as Kang Han-na[9]
- Oh Ji-yul as young Kang Han-na[10]
- VC Group's third generation chaebol.
- Jo Sung-ha as Choi Chang-su[5]
- The director of the planning division of VC Planning who strives to become CEO.
- Han Joon-woo as Park Young-woo[9]
- Han-na's loyal right-hand man.
Supporting
- People at VC Planning
- Jeon Hye-jin as Jo Eun-jung[9]
- A copywriter of VC Planning's Production Team 2.
- An art director of VC Planning's Production Team 2.
- Lee Kyung-min as Seo Jang-woo[12]
- An assistant manager of VC Planning's Production Team 2.
- Kim Dae-gon as Kwon Woo-cheol[13][14]
- The creative director of VC Planning's Production Team 1.
- Jung Woon-sun as Bae Won-hee[14]
- A copywriter of VC Planning's Production Team 1.
- Park Ji-il as Jo Moon-ho[14]
- CEO of VC Planning.
- Baek Soo-hee as Jung Su-jeong[14]
- Ah-in's secretary.
- People around Ah-in
- Kim Mi-kyung as Seo Eun-ja[15]
- Ah-in's mother.
- Jang Hyun-sung as Yoo Jung-seok[16]
- Ah-in's mentor.
- Shin Soo-jung as Oh Soo-jin[16]
- Ah-in's friend who is a psychiatrist.
- Lee Ki-woo as Jung Jae-hoon[16]
- CEO of a game company.
- Kim Soo-jin as Choi Jung-min[16]
- CEO of an independent agency.
- People at VC Group
- Jeon Gook-hwan as Kang Geun-cheol[17]
- The founder of VC Group.
- Song Young-chang as Kang Yong-ho[17]
- The chairman of VC Group.
- Jo Bok-rae as Kang Han-soo[17]
- The vice president of VC Group Headquarters.
- Jung Seung-gil as Kim Tae-wan[18]
- The chief secretary of VC Group Headquarters.
- Kim Min-sang as Bae Jung-hyeon[17]
- The legal team leader VC Group Headquarters.
- Others
- Jung Won-joong as Kim Woo-won[19]
- The chairman of Woowon Group.
- Jung Ye-bin as Kim Seo-jung[20]
- Woo-won's only daughter who is the vice president of Woowon Group.
- Kim Ra-on as Song Ah-ji[19]
- Eun-jung's son.
- Jo Eun-sol as Song Jung-ho[19]
- Eun-jung's husband.
- Yoon Bok-in as Park Kyung-sook[19]
- Eun-jung's mother-in-law.
Extended
- Kim Chae-eun as Yoo Ji-woo[21]
- Jung-seok's daughter.
- Lee Dong-ha[22]
Special appearance
- Song Young-kyu as Hwang Seok-woo[23]
Viewership
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 1 | 1.105 | 1.206 | 1.477 | 1.919 | 1.487 | 1.802 | 2.063 | 2.693 | 2.586 | 2.675 | 2.291 | 2.764 | 2.567 | 3.055 | 3.037 | 3.685 | 2.276 | |
Agency : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[24]
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[24] | |
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| 1 | January 7, 2023 | 4.797% (3rd) | 5.520% (2nd) |
| 2 | January 8, 2023 | 5.102% (2nd) | 5.369% (2nd) |
| 3 | January 14, 2023 | 6.481% (2nd) | 7.149% (1st) |
| 4 | January 15, 2023 | 8.907% (1st) | 9.286% (1st) |
| 5 | January 21, 2023 | 5.869% (1st) | 6.545% (1st) |
| 6 | January 22, 2023 | 7.711% (1st) | 8.111% (1st) |
| 7 | January 28, 2023 | 9.150% (1st) | 9.606% (1st) |
| 8 | January 29, 2023 | 11.959% (1st) | 12.400% (1st) |
| 9 | February 4, 2023 | 10.902% (1st) | 11.692% (1st) |
| 10 | February 5, 2023 | 11.629% (1st) | 12.434% (1st) |
| 11 | February 11, 2023 | 10.444% (1st) | 11.372% (1st) |
| 12 | February 12, 2023 | 12.658% (1st) | 14.135% (1st) |
| 13 | February 18, 2023 | 11.049% (1st) | 11.360% (1st) |
| 14 | February 19, 2023 | 13.383% (1st) | 14.041% (1st) |
| 15 | February 25, 2023 | 13.149% (1st) | 13.841% (1st) |
| 16 | February 26, 2023 | 16.044% (1st) | 17.267% (1st) |
| Average | 9.952% | 10.633% | |
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