Assembly (TV series)

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 (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 aired on KBS2 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes beginning July 15, 2015.[3]

Plot

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

Ratings

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

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2015
 29th KBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor
Jung Jae-young
 Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama
Song Yoon-ah
 Nominated
Best Supporting Actor
Jang Hyun-sung
 Nominated
Best Supporting Actress
Kim Seo-hyung
 Won
Best Young Actress
Kim Ji-min
 Nominated

Production

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

  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