Introverted Boss


Introverted Boss is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Yeon Woo-jin and Park Hye-su. It aired on cable network tvN every Monday and Tuesday at 23:00 from January 16 to March 14, 2017.

Plot

Unbeknownst to his employees, Eun Hwan-ki is the timid CEO of a public relations company. Chae Ro-woon, an energetic woman recognized for her hard work, starts working at Hwan-ki's company and plans to reveal his identity.

Cast

Main

  • Yeon Woo-jin as Eun Hwan-ki, the cold and timid CEO of Brain public relations firm. He avoids people as much as possible by hiding out in his penthouse office or covering himself in a black hoodie.
  • * as young Eun Hwan-ki
  • Park Hye-su as Chae Ro-woon, an outgoing rookie employee who is surprisingly silent at home despite her extroverted nature and excellent communication skills She aims to take revenge on her boss for the death of her sister.
  • Yoon Park as Kang Woo-il, the warm and confident, yet sensitive vice-chairman of Brain public relations firm. He is Hwan-ki's close friend and fiancé of Eun Yi-soo.
  • *Lee Tae-woo as young Kang Woo-il
  • Gong Seung-yeon as Eun Yi-soo, Hwan-ki's sister who serves as chaebol heiress and is introverted like him. She has mental illness that was initially instigated by her father's long verbal and emotional abuse of her older brother.
  • * as young Eun Yi-soo

People in Silent Monster

People in Brain PR

  • Stephanie Kim as Director Park
  • Jung Yi-yun as Assistant Jung
  • *Woo-il's fan club and the elite of Brand Promotions AE
  • Hwang So-hee as Assistant Lee
  • *Woo-il's fan club and the elite of Brand Promotions AE

Others

Special appearances

  • Kim Junsu as Top Star
  • Choi Byung-mo as a presenter
  • Kim Ki-doo as a man in the restroom 1 / Chinese restaurant food-delivery
  • Jo Hyun-shik as a man in the restroom 2
  • Choi Joon-ho as a man in the restroom 3
  • Song Yung-jae as Won-sang's friend
  • Woo Hyun as Won-sang's friend
  • Seo Byung-sook as White Cloud Nursery School Director
  • Yoo Gun-woo as Secretary Kwak, Won-sang's secretary
  • Choi Eun-ho as Il-ho
  • Seo In-sung as Lee-ho
  • Lee Han-na as Si-yun
  • Geum Kwang-san as a people in sauna
  • Ji Dae-han as an advertiser for the Opera
  • Kim Hye-eun as Hwan-ki's psychiatrist
  • Kang Nam-gil as Brain security
  • Kim Byung-man as Scrubber in Korean Spa, Choir conductor and Orphanage Event MC
  • Park Yeong-gyu as Actor Hwang Young-kyu
  • Heo Young-ji as Young-kyu's daughter
  • Kim Dae-hui as Young-kyu's manager
  • Park Sang-myun as Master Jin
  • Choi Dae-chul as Restaurant Owner
  • Lee Byung-joon as Rose Airlines CEO
  • Kim Ji-seok as Yu-hui's husband
  • Han Suk-joon as Yeon-jung's first love. Also a Kookmin MC

Production

The series reunited writer Joo Hwa-mi and PD Song Hyun-wook of Marriage, Not Dating after two years, with the latter having directed Another Miss Oh in 2016 as well.
The production team stated that the series would stop airing for a week, as they would do extensive rewrites to the scripts in order to make improvements to the drama.

Ratings

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  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
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