Korean Drama

Prime Minister And I

Prime Minister And I

Genre

Comedy

Drama

Prime Minister And I (총리와나;Chongriwa Na) is a 2013 South Korean Television Drama starring Lee Beom-soo,Im Yoona,Yoon Shi-yoon,Chae Jung-an,and Ryu-jin.

Main Characters

Lee Beom-soo as Kwon Yul
-Kwon Yol,42 years old,is koreas youngest prime minister.Yul is a widower who lost his wife in a car accident seven years ago and is now raising his three children alone.He Has a reputation of being an honest man with high integrity,but at home ,Yul has a troubled relationship with his children,and has a tactless mouth that phrases nice things into horrible words.He is a world renowned leader,yet at the same time ,he cannot even cook a bowl of noodles.

Im Yoona as Nam Da-jung
-Nam Da-jung is a 28 years old tabloid reporter,She has been working for her paper for three years,and is in charge of covering romance scandals.At the first glance,she appears to be a very smart woman,but she is actually very clumsy,constantly making mistakes and embarrassing herself.She once dreamed of becoming a novelist like Jane Austen;however ,in a society where one cannot make money out of "arts and culture" becoming an author is a distant dream for her.In the end,she ends up using her writing and editing skills,as well as her photographer eye to become a reporter for scandal news because of her Alzheimer's -afflicted father's extended stay in a nursing home,she has to work tirelessly to support him.For the sake of achieving. "the next big scoop," she follows Kwon Yul day and night in an attempt to score an exclusive.

Yoon Shi-hoo as Kang In-ho
-Kang In-ho,32 years old,is the chief of staff in the prime minister's office.He speaks at least four other languages other than his native tongue of korean - those languages include Chinese,Japanese,English,and Spanish.Ever since the first time he had met Nam Da-jung,he found her unique and interesting.However,when he started pestering Kwon Yul to marry her,In-ho began to perceive Da-jung as just another woman who wants to get close to the prime minister ,and despised her greatly.Later on,when he got to know the reason behind Da-jung's action,he regrets misunderstanding her.Deciding that he doesn't want to have anymore regrets in life,he falls further in love with her.He just want to have prove to Da-jung that when he said he would protect her he truly meant it.

Chae Jung-an as Seo Hye-joo
-Seo Hye-joo,35 years old,was Kwon Yul's hubae from university and is the staffer closest to him.She has also been his confidant since his assemblyman days.Calmer than anyone,she is a decisive and smart woman,but a fool when it comes to love.In college,she fell in love with Yul at first sight ,but never disclosed her affection for him.She continued to hide her feelings as they worked together,and is satisfied with just being able to always stay beside Yul.Until one day Nam Da-jung appears in their lives and put herself on a path that Hye-joo has never crossed.This drives her mad.

Ryu Jin as Park Joon-ki
-Park Joon-ki,42 years old,Minister of Strategy and finance,is Kwon Yul brother-in-law and political opponent.He is a man full of confidence and ambition,and is currently in a political marriage with Na-yoon Hee.He works hard for his career,and awaits his time to shine.During his university years,he and Yul were very good friends ,but their friendship ended when he found out that his first love ,Seo Hye-joo was in love with Yul.He assumed that his sister Na-young's death was due to the weariness caused by her husband,and thus cannot forgive Yul.His only ambition is to win against Kwon Yul in every field.

Supporting Characters

Choi Soo-han as Kwon Woo-ri
-Kwon Woo-ri,15 years old is the eldest of Kwon Yul's children.Woo-ri is in his first year high school.

Jeon Min-seo as Kwon Na-ra
-Kwon Na-ra,12 years old,is the second child and only daughter of Kwon Yul.Na-ra is sixth grade in middle school.

Lee Do-hyun as Kwon Man-se
-Kwon Man-se, 7 years old,is the youngest child and son of Kwon Yul.Man-se has just recently started primary school as a first grader.

Jeon Won-joo as Na Young-soo
Lee Young-beom as Shim Sung-il
Lee Han-wi as Nam Yoo-sik,Da-jung's father who is suffering in alzheimer.
Choi Deok-moon as Go Dal-pyo
Min Sung-wook as Byun Woo-chul
Yoon Hae-young as Na Yoon-hee
Jung Ae-yeon as Park Na-young,Kwon Yul's wife
Kim Ji-wan as Kang Soo-ho
Jang Hee-woong as Bae In-kwon
Song Min-hyung as Kim Tae-wan
Kim Jong-soo as Gong Taek-soo
Hong Sung-sook as Jang Eun-hye
Lee Yong-yi as Lee Dal-ja
Ko Joo-yeon as Roori
Han Young-jae as Kwon Yul's bodyguard
Lee Deok-hwa as Na Yoon-hee's father (Cameo,Ep.6)
Kim Joon-myun of EXO as Han Tae-woong (Cameo,Ep.10-12)
Oh Man-seok as gangster (Cameo,Ep.12)