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Assembly (TV series)

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Assembly
Promotional poster
GenrePolitical drama
Written byJung Hyun-min
Directed byHwang In-hyuk
Starring
Music byPark Se-jun
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producers
  • Kang Byun-taek
  • Lee Jae-gil
  • Yoon Chang-bum
ProducerKim Jin-woo
Production locationsSeoul, South Korea
Running time65 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkKBS 2TV
ReleaseJuly 15 (2015-07-15) –
September 17, 2015 (2015-09-17)

Assembly (Korean어셈블리; RREosembeulli) is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Jung Jae-young, Song Yoon-ah and Ok Taec-yeon.[1][2] It aired on KBS2 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes beginning July 15, 2015.[3]

Plot

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Jin Sang-pil has been a shipyard welder for 23 years, but when he and his fellow workers get laid off, he fights for their reinstatement as the spokesman for the labor union.[4] To his surprise, this leads to him becoming a newly elected member of the National Assembly. But because of his idealism and naiveté, Sang-pil finds it difficult to navigate the corridors of politics. Enter whip-smart aide Choi In-kyung, who shows him the ropes and together they work to accomplish real change within the government.

Cast

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Ratings

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

Episode Broadcast date TNmS ratings[12] AGB Nielsen ratings[13]
Nationwide Seoul Capital Area Nationwide Seoul Capital Area
1 July 15, 2015 4.8% 5.9% 5.2% 4.9%
2 July 16, 2015 3.4% 4.1% 4.7% 4.8%
3 July 22, 2015 4.0% 4.4% 5.2% 5.1%
4 July 23, 2015 3.8% 4.5% 4.9% 5.3%
5 July 29, 2015 4.4% 4.5% 5.0% 5.1%
6 July 30, 2015 3.7% 4.2% 4.8% 5.8%
7 August 5, 2015 4.7% 4.1% 5.3% 5.5%
8 August 6, 2015 3.7% 3.8% 4.9% 4.8%
9 August 12, 2015 4.8% 4.4% 5.9% 5.8%
10 August 13, 2015 4.6% 4.1% 4.7% 4.5%
11 August 19, 2015 4.5% 4.3% 6.0% 6.0%
12 August 20, 2015 4.2% 5.0% 5.7% 5.8%
13 August 26, 2015 3.9% 4.0% 4.9% 4.9%
14 August 27, 2015 4.0% 4.5% 5.6% 5.5%
15 September 2, 2015 4.2% 4.4% 5.4% 5.2%
16 September 3, 2015 4.4% 4.6% 6.0% 5.8%
17 September 9, 2015 4.6% 4.4% 5.7% 5.5%
18 September 10, 2015 5.0% 5.1% 6.0% 5.9%
19 September 16, 2015 3.5% 3.5% 5.4% 5.2%
20 September 17, 2015 4.2% 4.7% 4.9% 4.8%
Average 4.2% 4.4% 5.3% 5.3%

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Recipient Result
2015
29th KBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Won
Best Young Actress Nominated

Production

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This is Jung Jae-young's first Korean drama series in his prolific career as a film and stage actor.[1]

Prior to becoming a drama screenwriter, Jung Hyun-min worked for ten years as a political aide for a member of the National Assembly.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Jin, Min-ji (June 11, 2015). "Jung, Song lined up for Assembly". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Choi, He-suk (July 10, 2015). "Assembly to be realistic political drama". K-pop Herald. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  3. ^ Lee, Hye-won (July 28, 2015). "Assembly No. 1 on content power index". K-pop Herald. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  4. ^ Lim, Jeong-yeo (July 16, 2015). "Assembly a TV drama portraying politics in Korea". K-pop Herald. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  5. ^ Ghim, Sora (June 15, 2015). "Ok Taecyeon Is Cast In Assembly". BNTNews. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  6. ^ Yoon, Sarah (June 15, 2015). "2PM's Taecyeon cast in political drama Assembly". K-pop Herald. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  7. ^ Lee, Nancy (June 15, 2015). "2PM's Taecyeon Confirmed for Drama Assembly". enewsWorld. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  8. ^ Ghim, Sora (June 24, 2015). "The First Stills Of Ok Taecyeon As Kim Kyu Hwan Are Released". BNTNews. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  9. ^ Yoon, Sarah (July 5, 2015). "Taecyeon shares photos from upcoming political drama Assembly". K-pop Herald. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  10. ^ Ko, Soo-jin (July 9, 2015). "2PM's Taecyeon Shares His Thoughts on 20-Somethings Today". enewsWorld. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  11. ^ Ghim, Sora (June 15, 2015). "Jang Hyun Sung Is Confirmed For Assembly". BNTNews. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  12. ^ TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu Archived November 28, 2013, at the Wayback Machine in Korean
  13. ^ AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu Archived December 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine in Korean
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