Jang Tae-jun is interviewed about his role as chief of staff and tries to defuse a crisis threatening Song Hui-seop’s political career -- and his own.

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Sat, 15 Jun, 2019

S1.E2Rupture

Han Do-gyeong joins the staff as a new intern. Tae-jun makes a controversial proposal for the upcoming government audit, which has everyone on edge.

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Jang Tae-Joon

Kang Sun-Young

Yoon Hye-Won

Han Do-Kyung

Lee Sung-Min

Song Hee-Seob

Oh Won-Sik

Ko Seok-Man

Jo Gap-Young

Lee Chang-Jin

Lee Gwi-Dong

Kim Hyung-Do

Jung Min Chul

Kim Jong-wook

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Although it's politically themed drama but it's a watered-down surface-level politics and the excessive overdramatization didn't fit its theme. Repeating the exact same dramatic flashbacks multiple times throughout both seasons further highlights my point. It ended up relying on these melo moments rather than having a better written political drama and a more engaging dialogues as you would expect from a good political drama to have. What also didn't fit its theme is the male lead constant overreacting and overacting for his role. The romance of the main leads and the pair up of the secondary leads were all out of place. On the other hand, the OST was nice, it reminded me of Comrades (2010). The drama is okay if it was your first political drama, can serve as an easy introduction to the genre.

ParkMin20 Sep, 2023