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Genre
  
Romance, Comedy, Drama

Country of origin
  
South Korea

No. of episodes
  
20

Number of episodes
  
20

Written by
  
Kim Eun-sook

7.7/10
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4.5/5
DramaFever

Directed by
  
Shin Woo-chul

Original language(s)
  
Korean

First episode date
  
29 April 2009

Network
  
Seoul Broadcasting System

Spin-off
  
Swallow the Sun

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Starring
  
Kim Sun-a Cha Seung-won

Cast
  
Cha Seung‑won, Kim Sun‑a, Chu Sang‑mi

Similar
  
On Air, Lovers in Prague, Lovers, Swallow the Sun, I Am Legend

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The City Hall (Hangul: 시티홀; RR: Siti Hol; lit. "City Hall") is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Kim Sun-a and Cha Seung-won. It aired on SBS from April 29 to July 2, 2009 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.

Contents

Written by Kim Eun-sook and directed by Shin Woo-chul, the story revolves around a low-ranking government clerk who becomes the youngest mayor of the fictional Inju City, and her romance with an ambitious and cynical deputy mayor.

The drama series also marked movie star Cha Seung-won's return to the small screen after a six-year absence.

Synopsis

For the past seven years, Shin Mi-rae has been the lowest ranking public servant working in Inju City Hall. Her main job is to serve coffee to the high-ranking public officials. Mi-rae owes a huge credit card debt, so she enters a beauty pageant to win the first prize of ₩20,000,000 (approximately US$20,000). But when the prize money ends up in the corrupt mayor's pocket, Mi-rae holds a one-person demonstration in front of the city hall. After a series of ups and downs, Mi-rae gets her prize money, but has no choice but to resign from her job. When the situation is leaked to the press, the mayor resigns as well. The job of mayor is up for grabs and Mi-rae becomes nominated as a mayoral candidate. With the support of her followers and the backing of Jo Gook, the powerful deputy mayor, she becomes elected as the youngest mayor of Inju. With no political background but filled with the desire to genuinely work for her constituents, Mi-rae begins to reform the bureaucratic culture of the city hall administration. But in the process she butts heads with the cold-hearted and cool-headed Jo Gook, who had an ulterior motive in installing her and has presidential ambitions of his own.

Main characters

  • Kim Sun-a as Shin Mi-rae
  • Cha Seung-won as Jo Gook
  • Chu Sang-mi as Min Joo-hwa
  • Lee Hyung-chul as Lee Jung-do
  • Yoon Se-ah as Go Go-hae
  • Soundtrack

    1. 다 잘 될 거야 - Noh Young-shim
    2. 그래 나를 믿자 (Okay, I'll Believe in Myself) - Jung-in feat. Bizzy
    3. 불안한 사랑 (Uncertain Love) - Horan of Clazziquai
    4. 미래's 왈츠 (Mi-rae's Waltz) - Noh Young-shim
    5. 웃어봐 (Smile) - Chae Dong-ha of SG Wannabe
    6. Bright Funk - Noh Young-shim
    7. 이사랑 부제; 이사랑 버리자 (This Love) - Position
    8. 저무는 길 - Kim Jung-bae, Han Seol-hee
    9. 희망찬 미래 - Noh Young-shim
    10. Tension - Noh Young-shim
    11. 정치적 In 멜로디 - Noh Young-shim
    12. One Dream - Seo Moon-tak
    13. 그럴 순 없어 - Noh Young-shim
    14. 회기 불능 - Noh Young-shim
    15. 다시 돌아갈 수 있을까 - Noh Young-shim
    16. 저무는 길 Piano Ver. - Noh Young-shim
    17. 캐슬 허슬 - Noh Young-shim
    18. 종친다 - Noh Young-shim
    19. 그래 나를 믿자 Shuffle Ver. - Noh Young-shim
    20. Memory - Noh Young-shim
    21. 사랑하고 사랑합니다 (Bonus Track) - Park Sang-woo of Bohemian

    Awards

    2009 SBS Drama Awards
  • Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special: Cha Seung-won
  • Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special: Kim Sun-a
  • Top 10 Stars: Cha Seung-won, Kim Sun-a
  • International broadcast

  • It aired in Vietnam on HTV3 from January 2, 2010, under the title Nữ Thị Trưởng.
  • References

    The City Hall (TV series) Wikipedia