Introverted Boss

Introverted Boss
Promotional poster
Also known as
  • Introvert Boss
  • My Shy Boss[1]
  • Sensitive Boss
Hangul
내성적인 보스
Genre
Created by
Written byJoo Hwa-mi
Directed bySong Hyun-wook
Starring
ComposerUhm Ki-yub
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producersLee Jin-ho
Lee Jae-gil
ProducerSo Jae-hyeon
CinematographyHan Dong-hyun
EditorKang Yoon-hee
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time70 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworktvN
ReleaseJanuary 16 (2017-01-16) –
March 14, 2017 (2017-03-14)

Introverted Boss (Korean: 내성적인 보스; RR: Naeseongjeogin Boseu) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Yeon Woo-jin and Park Hye-su. It aired on cable network tvN every Monday and Tuesday at 23:00 (KST) from January 16 to March 14, 2017.[2]

Plot

Unbeknownst to his employees, Eun Hwan-ki (Yeon Woo-jin) is the timid CEO of a public relations company. Chae Ro-woon (Park Hye-soo), an energetic woman recognized for her hard work, starts working at Hwan-ki's company and plans to reveal his identity.

Cast

Main

  • Yeon Woo-jin as Eun Hwan-ki, the cold and timid CEO of Brain public relations firm. He avoids people as much as possible by hiding out in his penthouse office or covering himself in a black hoodie.
  • Park Hye-su as Chae Ro-woon, an outgoing rookie employee who is surprisingly silent at home despite her extroverted nature and excellent communication skills She aims to take revenge on her boss for the death of her sister.
  • Yoon Park as Kang Woo-il, the warm and confident, yet sensitive vice-chairman of Brain public relations firm. He is Hwan-ki's close friend and fiancé of Eun Yi-soo.
    • Lee Tae-woo as young Kang Woo-il
  • Gong Seung-yeon as Eun Yi-soo, Hwan-ki's sister who serves as chaebol heiress and is introverted like him. She has mental illness that was initially instigated by her father's long verbal and emotional abuse of her older brother.

People in Silent Monster

  • Ye Ji-won as Dang Yoo-hee, a working mother
  • Jun Hyo-seong as Kim Gyo-ri, an employee who has crush on Se-jong
  • Heo Jung-min as Eom Sun-bong
  • Han Jae-suk as Jang Se-jong, a new employee

People in Brain PR

  • Stephanie Kim as Director Park[3]
  • Jung Yi-yun as Assistant Jung
    • Woo-il's fan club and the elite of Brand Promotions AE
  • Hwang So-hee as Assistant Lee
    • Woo-il's fan club and the elite of Brand Promotions AE

Others

Special appearances

  • Kim Junsu as Top Star (Ep. 1)
  • Choi Byung-mo as a presenter
  • Kim Ki-doo as a man in the restroom 1 (Ep. 2) / Chinese restaurant food-delivery
  • Jo Hyun-shik as a man in the restroom 2
  • Choi Joon-ho as a man in the restroom 3
  • Song Yung-jae as Won-sang's friend
  • Woo Hyun as Won-sang's friend
  • Seo Byung-sook as White Cloud Nursery School Director
  • Yoo Gun-woo as Secretary Kwak, Won-sang's secretary
  • Choi Eun-ho as Il-ho
  • Seo In-sung as Lee-ho
  • Lee Han-na as Si-yun
  • Geum Kwang-san as a people in sauna
  • Ji Dae-han as an advertiser for the Opera
  • Kim Hye-eun as Hwan-ki's psychiatrist
  • Kang Nam-gil as Brain security
  • Kim Byung-man as Scrubber in Korean Spa (Ep. 2), Choir conductor (Ep. 4) and Orphanage Event MC (Ep. 6)
  • Park Yeong-gyu as Actor Hwang Young-kyu
  • Heo Young-ji as Young-kyu's daughter (Ep. 3)
  • Kim Dae-hui as Young-kyu's manager
  • Park Sang-myun as Master Jin (Ep. 4)
  • Choi Dae-chul as Restaurant Owner (Ep. 4)
  • Lee Byung-joon as Rose Airlines CEO (Ep. 7)
  • Kim Ji-seok as Yu-hui's husband
  • Han Suk-joon as Yeon-jung's first love. Also a Kookmin MC

Production

The series reunited writer Joo Hwa-mi and PD Song Hyun-wook of Marriage, Not Dating after two years, with the latter having directed Another Miss Oh in 2016 as well.[4][5]

The production team stated that the series would stop airing for a week, as they would do extensive rewrites to the scripts in order to make improvements to the drama.[6]

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on January 17, 2017 (2017-01-17)
No.TitleArtistsLength
1."Is it love?" (사랑인 걸까?)Hong Dae-kwang03:58
2."Is it love?" (Inst.) 03:58
Total length:07:56

Part 2

Released on January 24, 2017 (2017-01-24)
No.TitleArtistsLength
1."Memory"Ben04:07
2."Memory" (Inst.) 04:07
Total length:08:14

Part 3

Released on February 7, 2017 (2017-02-07)
No.TitleArtistsLength
1."One More Step" (한 걸음만 더)Sandeul (B1A4)03:45
2."One More Step" (Inst.) 03:45
Total length:07:30

Part 4

Released on February 14, 2017 (2017-02-14)
No.TitleArtistsLength
1."Isn't She Lovely"Park Bo-ram04:02
2."Isn't She Lovely" (Inst.) 04:02
Total length:08:04

Part 5

Released on February 21, 2017 (2017-02-21)
No.TitleArtistsLength
1."Because Of You"Kim EZ (Ggotjam Project)03:16
2."Because Of You" (Inst.) 03:16
Total length:06:32

Part 6

Released on February 28, 2017 (2017-02-28)
No.TitleArtistsLength
1."Suspicious You" (수상한 너)Ryu Ji-hyun02:54
2."Suspicious You" (Inst.) 02:54
Total length:05:48

Part 7

Released on March 6, 2017 (2017-03-06)
No.TitleArtistsLength
1."Round In Circles" (제자리걸음)Park Si-hwan04:04
2."Round In Circles" (Inst.) 04:04
Total length:08:08

Ratings

  • In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
Ep. Original broadcast date Title Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[7] TNmS[8]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 January 16, 2017 The Phantom of the Opera
(오페라의 유령) 		2.967% 3.227% 3.5%
2 January 17, 2017 I'm Sorry, I Cannot Apologise
(미안하다 사과못한다) 		3.046% 3.464% 2.4%
3 January 23, 2017 I'm Not An Easygoing Person
(나는 소탈한 사람이 아닙니다) 		1.907% 1.494% 2.1%
4 January 24, 2017 I Won't Meet Anyone
(아무도 만나지 않는다) 		1.797% 1.749% 1.8%
5 February 6, 2017 The Unspeakable Secret of 3 Years Ago
(3 년 잔, 말할 수 없는 비밀) 		1.639% 1.812% 1.8%
6 February 7, 2017 How Does a Person Change?
(사람이 어떻게 변하니) 		1.260% — 1.2%
7 February 13, 2017 The Dignity of a Supporting Role
(조연의 품격) 		2.131% 2.015% 1.5%
8 February 14, 2017 Unsocial Socialibity, Immanuel Kant
(비사교적 사교성 - 칸트) 		1.980% 2.167% 1.5%
9 February 20, 2017 If You Listen
(귀를 기울이면) 		1.609% 1.356% 1.3%
10 February 21, 2017 The Pointless Yet Most Helpful Confessions
(쓸데없는 짓, 어쩌면 가장 쓸모있는 고백) 		1.677% — 1.2%
11 February 27, 2017 The Tall Shadow of Mr. Smith
(키다리 아저씨의 기다란 그림자) 		1.502% 1.450% 1.8%
12 February 28, 2017 The Difficulty of Doing Nothing
(아무 것도 하지 않는 것의 어려움) 		1.762% 1.999% 1.6%
13 March 6, 2017 Confession
(고백) 		1.578% 1.686% 1.7%
14 March 7, 2017 My Funny Valentine
(마이 퍼니 발렌타인) 		1.631% 1.713% 1.5%
15 March 13, 2017 One Reason That More Important Than Any Reason
(아흔아홉 가지 이유보다 큰 한 가지 이유) 		1.639% 1.732% 1.4%
16 March 14, 2017 It's Okay To Be Introvert
(내성적이어도 괜찮아) 		1.811% 1.811% 1.6%
Average 1.871% —[a] 1.7%
Special January 6, 2017 2.752% 2.809% —
  • This drama aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).
  • Episode 5 and 6 were delayed for one week because of the Lunar New Year holiday.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2017 1st The Seoul Awards Best New Actress Gong Seung-yeon Nominated

Notes

  1. ^ Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.

References

  1. ^ "My Shy Boss (내성적인 보스)". DramaFever. Archived from the original on February 28, 2017.
  2. ^ 단독・박혜수・연우진, "내성적인 보스" 주인공 "확정". Isplus.live.joins.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  3. ^ Yoo, Joon-pil (January 11, 2017). 스테파니, '내성적인 보스'로 첫 연기 도전...윤박·예지원과 호흡. TenAsia (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  4. ^ 단독 | 또 오해영 PD, tvN "내성적인 보스" 로 2017년 첫 출발. Isplus.live.joins.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 5, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  5. ^ 송현욱 PDX주화미 작가, "연애 말고 결혼" 2탄 탄생시킬까. Sports.donga.com (in Korean). September 8, 2016. Archived from the original on November 13, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  6. ^ "[대본수정 초강수 "내보스", 시청자 마음 다시 돌릴까 원문보기". Sports Seoul (in Korean). 30 January 2017. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  7. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  8. ^ "TNmS Ratings" (in Korean). Retrieved January 17, 2017.