Lobbyist is a TV drama series

Korean drama

Korean drama refers to televised dramas, in a miniseries format, produced in the Korean language. Many of these dramas have become popular throughout Asia and have contributed to the general phenomenon of the Korean wave, known as "Hallyu", and also "Drama Fever" in some countries...

 produced by Korea Pictures International, Inc. for South Korea's

South Korea

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 biggest TV network SBS. Lobbyist is a major TV production having the largest budget of any previous Korean series. Filming took place in both South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

 and the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. The cast includes major Korean actors Song Il Gook

Song Il Gook

Song Il Gook is a popular South Korean actor. He starred in several historical Korean dramas such as Jumong and Emperor of the Sea. He graduated from the Cheongju University and majored in Performing Arts. He is the grandson of Kim Du-han, great grandson of the famous Korean independence movement...

, Han Jae-suk and Jang Jin-young

Jang Jin-young

Jang Jin-young was a South Korean actress. Her death came after a year-long battle with stomach cancer.Jang began her career as a model, and participated in the 1993 Miss Korea beauty contest, before making the switch into acting. After making her film debut in 1998, Jang received critical praise...

, along with American actors including Manny Oliverez, Brian Townes and Devin Rumer. Lobbyist is similar in style to the American television series 24

24 (TV series)

24 is an American television series produced for the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration...

.

Synopsis

Lobbyist is a drama about a female lobbyist dealing with international arms traders. Kang Tae-hyuk (played by Han Jae-suk) is a successor of a main munitions business company in Korea. He has an innate ability as a lobbyist and is a master schemer. His exploits take him to the United States where he deals with the Mafia. He plans to sweep over the whole of Asia.

Cast

• Song Il Gook
  Song Il Gook
  Song Il Gook is a popular South Korean actor. He starred in several historical Korean dramas such as Jumong and Emperor of the Sea. He graduated from the Cheongju University and majored in Performing Arts. He is the grandson of Kim Du-han, great grandson of the famous Korean independence movement...
  
   as Harry
• Han Jae-suk as Kang Tae-hyuk
• Jang Jin-young
  Jang Jin-young
  Jang Jin-young was a South Korean actress. Her death came after a year-long battle with stomach cancer.Jang began her career as a model, and participated in the 1993 Miss Korea beauty contest, before making the switch into acting. After making her film debut in 1998, Jang received critical praise...
  
  as Maria
• Yoo Sun as Eva
• Hu Joon-ho as James Lee (Maria's teacher / trainer)
• Kim Mi-sook as Madame Chae
• Lee Mi-young as Jung Soon (Harry's mother)
• Seong Ji-roo as Sung Shik (Maria and Eva's father)
• Kim Joon-sung as Michael
• Manny Oliverez as Mafia thug
• Choi Ja-hye as Harry's sister
• Devin Rumer as Mafia thug
• John J. Quinn as Luciano
• Brian Townes as Jack
• James Nalitz as Butler
• Jefferson Smith as Chauffeur

External links

• Official Site