Agency () 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.
The series was a commercial hit and became one of the highest-rated dramas in Korean cable television history.
Synopsis The story follows Go Ah-in who becomes the first female executive member of a large advertising agency.
Cast
Main Lee Bo-young as Go Ah-in 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 Oh Ji-yul as young Kang Han-na VC Group's third generation chaebol. Jo Sung-ha as Choi Chang-su The director of the planning division of VC Planning who strives to become CEO. Han Joon-woo as Park Young-woo Han-na's loyal right-hand man.
Supporting People at VC Planning Jeon Hae-jin as Jo Eun-jung A copywriter of VC Planning's Production Team 2. Lee Chang-hoon as Han Byung-soo An art director of VC Planning's Production Team 2. Lee Kyung-min as Seo Jang-woo An assistant manager of VC Planning's Production Team 2. Kim Dae-gon as Kwon Woo-cheol The creative director of VC Planning's Production Team 1. Jung Woon-sun as Bae Won-hee A copywriter of VC Planning's Production Team 1. Park Ji-il as Jo Moon-ho CEO of VC Planning. Baek Soo-hee as Jung Su-jeong Ah-in's secretary.
People around Ah-in Kim Mi-kyung as Seo Eun-ja Ah-in's mother. Jang Hyun-sung as Yoo Jung-seok Ah-in's mentor. Shin Soo-jung as Oh Soo-jin Ah-in's friend who is a psychiatrist. Lee Ki-woo as Jung Jae-hoon CEO of a game company. Kim Soo-jin as Choi Jung-min CEO of an independent agency.
People at VC Group Jeon Gook-hwan as Kang Geun-cheol The founder of VC Group. Song Young-chang as Kang Yong-ho The chairman of VC Group. Jo Bok-rae as Kang Han-soo The vice president of VC Group Headquarters. Jung Seung-gil as Kim Tae-wan The chief secretary of VC Group Headquarters. Kim Min-sang as Bae Jung-hyeon The legal team leader VC Group Headquarters.
Others Jung Won-joong as Kim Woo-won The chairman of Woowon Group. Jung Ye-bin as Kim Seo-jung Woo-won's only daughter who is the vice president of Woowon Group. Kim Ra-on as Song Ah-ji Eun-jung's son. Jo Eun-sol as Song Jung-ho Eun-jung's husband. Yoon Bok-in as Park Kyung-sook Eun-jung's mother-in-law.
Extended Kim Chae-eun as Yoo Ji-woo Jung-seok's daughter. Lee Dong-ha
Special appearance Song Young-kyu as Hwang Seok-woo
Viewership
+ Average TV viewership ratings Original broadcast date Average audience share(Nielsen Korea)Nielsen Korea ratings:
Nationwide Seoul 1 January 7, 2023 5.520% 2 January 8, 2023 5.102% 3 January 14, 2023 6.481% 7.149% 4 January 15, 2023 8.907% 9.286% 5 January 21, 2023 5.869% 6.545% 6 January 22, 2023 7.711% 8.111% 7 January 28, 2023 9.150% 9.606% 8 January 29, 2023 11.959% 12.400% 9 February 4, 2023 10.902% 11.692% 10 February 5, 2023 11.629% 12.434% 11 February 11, 2023 10.444% 11.372% 12 February 12, 2023 12.658% 14.135% 13 February 18, 2023 11.049% 11.360% 14 February 19, 2023 13.383% 14.041% 15 February 25, 2023 13.149% 13.841% 16 February 26, 2023 Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings. This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC, and EBS).
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