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Plot

''Lobbyist'' centers around a fictional love story caught in the real-world scenario of international politics, secret weapons trading, and deadly lobbying activities. Kang Tae-hyuk is a successor of a main munitions business company in Korea. He has an innate ability as a lobbyist and is a master schemer. His exploits take him to the United States where he deals with the mafia. He plans to sweep over the whole of Asia.

Cast

* Song Il-kook as Harry / Kim Joo-ho ** Lee Hyun-woo as young Joo-ho *

as Maria / Yoo So-young **

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as young So-young *

as Kang Tae-hyuk *

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as James Lee *

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as Madam Chae *

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as Eva / Yoo Moon-young **

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as young Moon-young *

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as Karen / Kim Soo-ji *Kim Sung-kyum as Chairman Kang, Tae-hyuk's father * Lee Jae-yong as Jang Tae-sung, Mi-ran's father *Jung Yoon-jo as Jang Mi-ran * Sung Ji-ru as Yoo Sung-shik, Maria and Eva's father * Lee Mi-young as Kim Jung-soon, Maria and Eva's mother *

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as Andy, Madam Chae's son *Sung Chang-hoon as Yang Dong-jin *

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as Michael *Choi Min as "Yankee" *Bang Gil-seung as Park So-ja *Kim Yang-woo as "Brown Bear" *Kim Seo-ra as Maggie, Harry's aunt *

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as Kang Tae-joon, Tae-hyuk's stepbrother *Lee Jin-ah as Reporter Song *Manny Oliverez as mafia thug *Devin Rumer as mafia thug *John J. Quinn as Luciano *Brian Townes as Jack *James Nalitz as butler *Jefferson Smith as chauffeur *

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as friend of deaf daughter (

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, ep 21-22)

Ratings

Source
TNmS Media Korea

References

External links

''Lobbyist'' official SBS website
* * {{Works by Chorokbaem Media 2007 South Korean television series debuts 2007 South Korean television series endings Korean-language television shows Television shows written by Choi Wan-kyu Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas South Korean action television series South Korean romance television series Television series by Chorokbaem Media