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artist Park In-kwon's comic ''Daemul'', and stars Go Hyun-jung as South Korea's first female president. Number one in its timeslot for 11 consecutive weeks, it gained successful ratings due to its cast and story arcs based on topical and controversial themes.

Plot

Anchorwoman Seo Hye-rim ( Go Hyun-jung), who gets fired while protesting about her husband's undeserved death, enters politics through the proposal of Kang Tae-san ( Cha In-pyo), a member of the ruling party and a strong candidate for the next presidential elections. With the help of Ha Do-ya (

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) whom she's known since childhood, Seo becomes the first female president of South Korea. With political pressure and threats of potential impeachment from her rival Kang and his allies, Seo faces the crises and challenges of her term.Lee, Seung-han (30 September 2010)
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Cast

* Go Hyun-jung as Seo Hye-rim *

as Ha Do-ya * Cha In-pyo as Kang Tae-san * Lee Soo-kyung as Jang Se-jin *

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as Jo Bae-ho (president of Democratic Party) * Lee Soon-jae as Baek Sung-min (former President) *

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as Kim Myung-hwan (Tae-san's father-in-law) *

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as Gong Sung-jo (Do-ya's boss) * Ahn Suk-hwan as Son Bon-Shik (media director) *

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as Ha Bong-do (Do-ya's father) * Lee Joo-Shil as Yoon Myung-Ja (Hye-rim's mother) * Kim Jae-bin as Park Dong-Hwa (Hye-rim's son) * Seo Ji-young as Kim Ji-soo (Tae-san's wife, Myung-hwan's daughter) *

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as Madam Min – Min Kyung-woo (friend of Se-jin's mother) *

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as Wang Joong-ki (electoral specialist) * Park Ji-il as Chief of Staff * Kim Il-woo as Oh Jae-bong (Bae-ho's subordinate) * Yum Dong-Hyun as Seo Soon-Jae * Lee Moon-soo as Kim Tae-bong (corrupt senator) * Kim Jin-ho as Kim Hyun-gab (Tae-bong's subordinate) *

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as Kim Chul-Gyu (Kim Tae-bong's son) *

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as Min Dong-ho (president of the adversary party) * Goo Ji-sung as Park Myung-young (Do-ya's secretary) * Ko Jun as Hwang Jae-man (killer) * Kim Tae-woo as Park Min-goo (Hye-rim's late husband) (cameo, ep 1) * Im Dong-Yub as vice manager (cameo) *

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as girlband (cameo, ep 5) * Oh Seung-ah as Mina

Ratings

* In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. Source
TNS Media Korea

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * {{Works by Victory Contents Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas 2010 South Korean television series debuts 2010 South Korean television series endings Korean-language television shows Television shows based on manhwa South Korean political television series Television series by Victory Contents