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Genre | Political drama |
Written by | Jung Hyun-min |
Directed by | Hwang In-hyuk |
Starring | |
Music by | Park Se-jun |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 20 |
Production | |
Executive producers |
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Producer | Kim Jin-woo |
Production locations | Seoul, South Korea |
Running time | 65 minutes |
Production companies |
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Original release | |
Network | KBS 2TV |
Release | July 15 September 17, 2015 | –
Assembly (Korean: 어셈블리; RR: Eosembeulli) is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Jung Jae-young, Song Yoon-ah and Ok Taec-yeon.[1][2] It airs on KBS2 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes beginning July 15, 2015.[3]
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.
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] | ||
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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% |
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2015
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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 |
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]