''The City Hall'' (; lit. "City Hall") is a 2009 South Korean television series starring

Kim Sun-a Kim Sun-a (; born October 1, 1973) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her titular role as Kim Sam-soon in the popular television series ''My Lovely Sam Soon'' (2005). Other notable series include ''City Hall'' (2009), '' Scent of a ...

and

Cha Seung-won Cha Seung-won (born June 7, 1970) is a South Korean actor, who began his career as an in-demand fashion model in the 1990s. Cha achieved stardom through the hit comedy films ''Kick the Moon'' (2001), ''Jail Breakers'' (2002), '' My Teacher, Mr. ...

. It aired on SBS from April 29 to July 2, 2009 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes. Written by

Kim Eun-sook Kim Eun-sook (Korean: 김은숙, born 1973) is a South Korean screenwriter. She wrote the popular television dramas ''Lovers in Paris'' (2004), '' On Air'' (2008), '' Secret Garden'' (2010), '' A Gentleman's Dignity'' (2012), ''The Heirs'' (2 ...

and directed by Shin Woo-chul, the story revolves around a low-ranking government clerk who becomes the youngest mayor of the fictional Inju City, and her romance with an ambitious and cynical deputy mayor.

Synopsis

For the past seven years, Shin Mi-rae has been the lowest ranking public servant working in Inju City Hall. Her main job is to serve coffee to the high-ranking public officials. Mi-rae owes a huge credit card debt, so she enters a beauty pageant to win the first prize of (approximately ). But when the prize money ends up in the corrupt mayor's pocket, Mi-rae holds a one-person demonstration in front of the city hall. After a series of ups and downs, Mi-rae gets her prize money, but has no choice but to resign from her job. After the beautiful but obnoxious councilwoman Min Joo-hwa mocks Mi-rae for losing her job at her bar, Mi-rae retaliates by denying her access to the toilet until she wets her skirt in front of journalists. When the situation is leaked to the press, the mayor resigns as well. The job of mayor is up for grabs and Mi-rae becomes nominated as a mayoral candidate. With the support of her followers and the backing of Jo Gook, the powerful deputy mayor, she becomes elected as the youngest mayor of Inju. With no political background but filled with the desire to genuinely work for her constituents, Mi-rae begins to reform the bureaucratic culture of the city hall administration. But in the process she butts heads with the cold-hearted and cool-headed Jo Gook, who had an ulterior motive in installing her and has presidential ambitions of his own.

Cast

Main

as Shin Mi-rae *

as Jo Gook *

Chu Sang-mi Chu Sang-mi (born 9 May 1972) is a South Korean actress. She was born in Seoul, South Korea, to the popular stage actor Chu Song-woong. Along with Lee Byung-hun and Choi Ji-woo, Chu co-starred in the film ''Everybody Has Secrets'', taking the role ...

as Min Joo-hwa *

Lee Hyung-chul Lee Hyung-chul (born February 19, 1971) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his supporting roles in television dramas, notably in ''Scent of Man'' (2003), '' Sisters of the Sea'' (2005), '' On Air'' (2008), '' City Hall'' (2009), ''Pas ...

as Lee Jung-do *

Yoon Se-ah Yoon Se-ah (born January 2, 1978) is a South Korean actress best known for her roles in '' The City Hall'', ''Wife Returns'', '' A Gentleman's Dignity'', '' Stranger'', ''Sky Castle'', and ''Snowdrop''. Yoon was paired with Korean-French-Canadian ...

as Go Go-hae

Supporting

* Lee Joon-hyuk as Ha Soo-in *

Jung Soo-young Jung Soo-young is a South Korean actress and model. She is best known for her role in drama ''Second to Last Love (South Korean TV series), Second to Last Love'' as Go Sang-hee. Personal life Jung is married to Shim Jae-rim who is also an actor ...

as Jung Boo-mi *Park Joo-ah as Yoo Kwon-ja, Shin Mi-rae's mother *

Choi Il-hwa Choi Il-hwa (born May 9, 1959) is a South Korean actor. He joined the Madang Sesil Theatre Group in 1983, and has since continued acting in Korean theater, television and film. Filmography Film *'' No Tomorrow (2016) *''Wonderful Nightmare'' ...

as BB *

Cha Hwa-yeon Cha Hwa-yeon (born Cha Hak-kyung; February 12, 1961) is a South Korean actress. Career Cha made her acting debut in 1978, and became best known as the heroine Kim Mi-ja in the 1987 television drama ''Love and Ambition'', a character who became a ...

as Jo Yong-hee, Jo Gook's mother *Kim Jin-sang as Jo Rang *Choi Sang-hoon as So Yoo-han *Yeom Dong-hwan as Mayor Go Boo-shil *Park Tae-kyung as Boo Jeong-han *Kwon Da-hyun as Bong Sun-hwa *Kang Joo-hyung as Mang Hae-ra *Yang Jae-sung as Kang Tae-gong *Kim Dong-gun as Park Ah-cheom *

Shin Jung-geun Shin Jung-geun (born September 26, 1966) is a South Korean actor. He is most active as a supporting actor in films such as ''Running Turtle'' (2009), '' In Love and War'' (2011), ''The Grand Heist'' (2012), and '' The Five'' (2013), as well as t ...

as Director Ji *

Choi Dae-sung Choi Dae-sung (born February 2, 1976) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Film Television series References External links * * * 1976 births Living people South Korean male stage actors South Korean male television ...

as "Eraser" *Kim Ah-rang as "Run Honey" *Kim Neul-mae as "Rooftop Cat" *Moon Hee-soo as "Jessica Alba" *Chae Geon as young Jo Gook *Yoon Chae-rin as young Shin Mi-rae *Kim Gun as Yang *Min Joon-hyun as reporter Lee Jik-pil *Im Dae-il as Director Moon *Ryu Sung-han as Director Byun *Lee Jae-goo as Ye-san *Hong Ji-min as Madame Jung (ep. 15) *Kim Dong-gyun *Nam Hyun-joo *

Kim Sung-oh Kim Sung-oh (born September 15, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his supporting roles ''Supporting Roles'' ( es, Papeles secundarios) is a 1989 Cuban drama film directed by Orlando Rojas. The film was selected as the Cub ...

Soundtrack

# 다 잘 될 거야 - Noh Young-shim # 그래 나를 믿자 (Okay, I'll Believe in Myself) - Jung-in feat. Bizzy # 불안한 사랑 (Uncertain Love) - Horan of

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# 미래's 왈츠 (Mi-rae's Waltz) - Noh Young-shim # 웃어봐 (Smile) - Chae Dong-ha of

SG Wannabe SG Wannabe () is a South Korean vocal group consisting of members Kim Yong-jun, Kim Jin-ho and Lee Seok-hoon. The group debuted in January 2004 with the single, "Timeless", from the album ''SG Wanna Be+'', and won Best New Artist at the Golden ...

# Bright Funk - Noh Young-shim # 이사랑 부제; 이사랑 버리자 (This Love) - Position # 저무는 길 - Kim Jung-bae, Han Seol-hee # 희망찬 미래 - Noh Young-shim # Tension - Noh Young-shim # 정치적 In 멜로디 - Noh Young-shim # One Dream - Seo Moon-tak # 그럴 순 없어 - Noh Young-shim # 회기 불능 - Noh Young-shim # 다시 돌아갈 수 있을까 - Noh Young-shim # 저무는 길 Piano Ver. - Noh Young-shim # 캐슬 허슬 - Noh Young-shim # 종친다 - Noh Young-shim # 그래 나를 믿자 Shuffle Ver. - Noh Young-shim # Memory - Noh Young-shim # 사랑하고 사랑합니다 (Bonus Track) - Park Sang-woo of

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Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Awards

;

2009 SBS Drama Awards The 2009 SBS Drama Awards () is a ceremony honoring the best performances in television on the SBS network for the year 2009. It was held on December 31, 2009, at the SBS Open Hall in Deungchon-dong, Seoul, and was hosted by actor Jang Keun-suk, ...

*Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special:

*Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special:

*Top 10 Stars:

International broadcast

* It aired in Vietnam on

HTV3 HTV3 is a channel of Ho Chi Minh City Television in Vietnam and used to be administered by Tri Viet Media Corporation (TVM Corp.). Originally, HTV3 aired shows for youth audiences. HTV3 always has the copyright from the creator and production of ...

from January 2, 2010, under the title ''Nữ Thị Trưởng''.

References

External links

''The City Hall'' official SBS website
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''City Hall''
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Korea Tourism Organization The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) is an organization of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. It is commissioned to promote the country's tourism industry. The KTO was established in 1962 as a gover ...

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