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Chief of Staff (TV series)

2019 South Korean television series

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 25, 2026
Entity authorityQ62272759 ↗
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Chief of Staff (Korean: 보좌관; RR: Bojwagwan) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Lee Jung-jae, Shin Min-a, Lee Elijah, and Kim Dong-jun. The first season aired on JTBC from June 14 to July 13, 2019. The second season aired from November 11 to December 10, 2019.

Series overview

Synopsis

The story of politicians and their aides who try to climb up the political ladder.

Cast

Main

Lee Jung-jae as Jang Tae-joon

Shin Min-a as Kang Seon-yeong

Lee Elijah as Yoon Hye-won

Kim Dong-jun as Han Do-kyeong

Jung Jin-young as Lee Seong-min (season 1)

Kim Kap-soo as Song Hee-seop

Jung Woong-in as Oh Won-sik

Im Won-hee as Go Seok-man (season 1)

Jung Man-sik as Choi Kyung-chul (season 2)

Park Hyo-joo as Lee Ji-eun (season 2)

Jo Bok-rae as Young Jong-yeol (season 2)

Supporting

Kim Hong-pa as Jo Gap-yeong

Lee Chul-min as Kim Hyung-do

Ko In-beom as Seong Yeong-gi

Yoo Sung-joo as Lee Chang-jin

Jeon Jin-ki as Lee Gwi-dong

Jun Seung-bin as Kim Jong-wook

Do Eun-bi as No Da-jeong

Park Myung-shin as Yeo Sook-hee

Kim Seo-ha as Lee In-soo

Kim Ik-tae as Lee Sang-gook

Nam Sung-jin as Ahn Hyeon-min

Park Geon as Seo Hyung-chul

Lee Sun-won as Lee Hyung-sa

Yoo Ha-bok as Park Jong-gil

Ji So-yeon as Kim Mi-jin

Lee Yong-yi as Yu's grandmother

Special appearances

Production

The first script reading took place on March 26, 2019 in Nonhyeon-dong, Seoul, South Korea.

The series is Lee Jung-jae's small-screen comeback after ten years.

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