''The President'' () is a South Korean television series starring real-life married couple
Choi Soo-jong
Choi Soo-jong (born December 18, 1962) is a South Korean actor. Choi made his debut in 1987 as a young actor in the TV soap opera ‘Love Tree’. He has appeared in movies, on television and as an MC for various award shows. He has received worl ...
and
Ha Hee-ra
Ha Hee-ra (born October 29, 1969) is a South Korean actress. Ha began her acting career in 1981 when she was in the sixth grade, appearing mostly in films for teenagers. Among her dramas are ''What Women Want'' (1990), ''What Is Love'' (1991), ...
as Korea's president and his first lady. This is their first acting collaboration. It aired on
KBS2
The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) () is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in February 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters.
KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, a ...
from December 15, 2010 to February 24, 2011 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:05 for 24 episodes.
Plot
The drama follows the presidential election process to shed light on the right way of politics, the qualifications of a future Korean president, and also the personal tribulations and ambitions of politicians hidden behind the power struggles. Three months before the presidential nominating convention, Jang Il-joon, from the New Wave Party, declared his candidacy. On that same day, a woman died in a gas explosion in Sam-Chuk. There is little doubt that the accident and the nomination of Jang Il-joon are related. Meanwhile, Yoo Min-ki, a documentary producer, heard of his mother's sudden death and headed for Sam-Chuk. As he cast his mother's ashes in the sea, he thought of his childhood: his father always blurt out that Min-ki was not his own son whenever he was drunk. Min-ki believed that his father was telling the truth because he had seen his mother tearing up and looking at an old photograph of a man often. Min-ki discovered that the photograph was gone when he was cleaning up his mother's belongings. After the funeral, Min-ki returned to Seoul and Jang Il-joon asked Min-ki to work as a PR agent to record the election campaign process. Min-ki asked Il-joon why he was chosen, and Il-joon confessed that Min-ki was his son. The man in the picture Min-ki had seen was Jang Il-joon. However, Min-ki felt something had gone wrong as he realized that the picture had disappeared. Now Min-ki suspects that his mother's death was not an accident and that Jang Il-joon had actually killed her.
Errors
Episode 9
At the election in Gangwon-Do the total number of votes cast is 1,530. 6 of these votes are spoiled, so the total number of valid votes is 1,524. However, according to the English subtitles, the votes cast for the four candidates add up to 1,531.
Casts
Main cast
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Choi Soo-jong
Choi Soo-jong (born December 18, 1962) is a South Korean actor. Choi made his debut in 1987 as a young actor in the TV soap opera ‘Love Tree’. He has appeared in movies, on television and as an MC for various award shows. He has received worl ...
as Jang Il-joon
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Ha Hee-ra
Ha Hee-ra (born October 29, 1969) is a South Korean actress. Ha began her acting career in 1981 when she was in the sixth grade, appearing mostly in films for teenagers. Among her dramas are ''What Women Want'' (1990), ''What Is Love'' (1991), ...
as Jo So-hee
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Jay Kim
Jay Chang Joon Kim (; born March 27, 1939) is a Korean- American politician and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California and ambassador for Korean-American relations. He was the first Korean American to be elected to t ...
as Yoo Min-ki
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Wang Ji-hye
Wang Ji-Hye (born December 29, 1985) is a South Korean actress best known for her roles in Protect the Boss, Friend, Our Legend, The President (South Korean TV series), The President and Personal Preference (TV series), Personal Taste.
Filmogra ...
as Jang In-young
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Lee Sungmin as Jang Sung-min
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Supporting cast
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Kang Shin-il
Kang Shin-il (born November 26, 1960) is a South Korean actor. Kang graduated from Kyung Hee University with a degree in electronic engineering, but he soon put aside his studies and spent most of his time in Daehangno, Seoul's theater district, ...
as Lee Chi-soo
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Im Ji-eun
Im Ji-eun (born February 27, 1973) is a South Korean actress.
Filmography
Television series
Film
Awards and nominations
References
External links
Im Ji-eun Fan Cafeat Daum
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1973 births
Living people
South Korean televi ...
as Oh Jae-hee
* Lee Doo-il as Hong Sung-goo
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Kim Heung-soo as Ki Soo-chan
* Park Mi-jin as Jang Se-bin
* Shin Choong-shik as Jo Tae-ho
* Choi Dong-joon as Jo Sang-jin
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Kim Ye-ryeong
Kim Ye-ryeong (born Kim Yoon-mi on March 17, 1966) is a South Korean actress.
Filmography
Television series
Film
Variety shows
Theater
Awards and nominations
References
External links
Kim Ye-ryeong Fan Cafeat Daum
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as Yoo Jung-hye
* Kang Shin-jo as Hwang Chul-woo
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Jung Han-yong
Jung Han-yong (정한용, born June 22, 1954) is a veteran South Korean actor. He has appeared in many television series, including 2009's ''Iris''. In 1983 he won the Baeksang Arts Awards
The Baeksang Arts Awards (), also known as the Paek ...
as Lee Soo-myung
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Yang Hee-kyung
Yang Hee-kyung (born December 3, 1954) is a South Korean actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such ...
as Choi Jung-im
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Byun Hee-bong
Byun Hee-bong (born Byun In-chul; June 8, 1942) is a South Korean actor.
Career
Byun In-chul was born in Jangseong County, South Jeolla Province, and attended Salesian High School in Gwangju. He took up law at Chosun University before dropping ...
as Go Sang-ryul
* Lee Ki-yeol as Park Eul-sub
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Kim Jung-nan
Kim Jung-nan (born Kim Hyun-ah on July 16, 1971) is a South Korean actress. Kim made her acting debut in 1991, but received a new surge of popularity after starring in '' A Gentleman's Dignity'' in 2012.
Filmography Film
Television series
R ...
as Shin Hee-joo
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Hong Yo-seob
Hong Yo-seob is a South Korean actor.
Filmography
Television series
Film
Awards and nominations
References
External links
Hong Yo-seob Fan Cafeat Daum
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Living people
South Korean male television actors
South ...
as Kim Kyung-mo
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Kim Kyu-chul
Kim Kyu-chul (born April 6, 1960) is a South Korean actor. Kim spent more than a decade as a stage actor before he made his onscreen breakthrough in 1993 with Im Kwon-taek's ''Seopyeonje'', considered one of the classics of Korean cinema. Kim be ...
as Baek Chan-ki
Guest cast
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Jung Dong-hwan
Jung Dong-hwan (born August 5, 1949) is a South Korean actor. Jung began his career in theater, then was most active in Korean cinema in the 1980s, with leading roles in ''Late Autumn'' (1982), ''Jung-kwang's Nonsense'' (1986), and ''A Top Knot ...
as Han Dae-woon (cameo)
References
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Korean-language television shows
2010 South Korean television series debuts
2011 South Korean television series endings
Korean Broadcasting System television dramas
South Korean political television series