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City Hall

City Hall

★ 7.5/10•2009•1h 3m•15•Drama•Comedy
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The City Hall is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Kim Sun-ah and Cha Seung-won. It aired on SBS from April 29 to July 2, 2009 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes. Written by Kim Eun-sook and directed by Shin Woo-chul, the story revolves around a low-ranking government clerk who becomes the youngest mayor of the fictional Inju City, and her romance with an ambitious and cynical deputy mayor. The drama series also marked movie star Cha Seung-won's return to the small screen after a six-year absence.

Kim Eun-sook · Writer

Shin Woo-chul · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 3m
LanguageKO
First Air DateApr 29, 2009

Episodes

Episode 1 - Episode 1E163m

Episode 1

Cheongang-ri village chief election, someone in the back is not interested and is just eating food. It's Inju Mayor's secretary, Shin Mi-rae.

Apr 29, 2009

Episode 2 - Episode 2E262m

Episode 2

Major Goh tries to push Joh Guk into running the beauty pageant, but he refuses. Shin Mi-rae, having hopes of winning the $20,000 grand prize, walks in on their conversation...

Apr 30, 2009

Episode 3 - Episode 3E362m

Episode 3

Joh Guk is asked to expel the current Mayor out of office. Shin Mi-rae uses her 7-year worth vacation days to participate in the beauty pageant and becomes one of the 15 finalists.

May 6, 2009

Episode 4 - Episode 4E463m

Episode 4

As part of the contest, they went to fix up an old house. Mayor Goh makes an unplanned visit and finds Shin Mi-rae's face planted on Joh Guk's legs.

May 7, 2009

Episode 5 - Episode 5E563m

Episode 5

Shin Mi-rae is back at the office and contemplates on the sudden kiss that happened last night. Shin Mi-rae meets who she thinks is Joh Guk and spills her beans.

May 13, 2009

Episode 6 - Episode 6E659m

Episode 6

Joo-hwa demands Mayor Goh fire Shin Mi-rae. Mi-rae fights with Joo-hwa for this out-of-the-blue comment but gets kicked out of the office.

May 14, 2009

Episode 7 - Episode 7E762m

Episode 7

Joh Guk wants to get rid of Mayor Goh for all his corruption and asks Shin Mi-rae if she is on board. Mi-rae tells Joh Guk that she is interested in the money only and rejects his offer to work together.

May 20, 2009

Episode 8 - Episode 8E861m

Episode 8

Joh Guk asks recently unemployed Mi-rae to go on a trip together. She wonders if this is a dream. Joh Guk and Mi-rae ride a bicycle to the river for an overnight camping trip.

May 21, 2009

Episode 9 - Episode 9E963m

Episode 9

Joo-hwa tries to get on Mi-rae's nerve, and finally, she tells Joo-wha that she will run for mayor. Mi-rae is surprised to find that Boo-mi signed her up to run for mayor.

May 27, 2009

Episode 10 - Episode 10E1063m

Episode 10

Mi-rae rejects a blank check from Go-hae and worries about the cost of running an election. Joh Guk lends $25,000 to Mi-rae and gets her to sign her organs as collateral.

May 28, 2009

Episode 11 - Episode 11E1163m

Episode 11

Mi-rae is taken back by the number of supporters that showed up to her speech by the park. She gets tired of the empty speech prepared by Joh Guk and speaks her mind.

Jun 3, 2009

Episode 12 - Episode 12E1264m

Episode 12

A mayor with kind heart but not so good at playing politics. A compassionate mayor, a mayor willing to admit mistakes, a mayor willing to show gratitude. Mi-rae, who wants to be remembered as an honest politican, runs the election and becomes the mayor of Inju.

Jun 4, 2009

Episode 13 - Episode 13E1361m

Episode 13

Mi-rae surprised by the resignation paper work of the directors think they need some time to cool off, and requests Jung-do to not set up any meetings for a while.

Jun 10, 2009

Episode 14 - Episode 14E1464m

Episode 14

Mi-rae's heart beats fast as she receives a surprise kiss from Joh Guk. And that's how they had their first kiss.

Jun 11, 2009

Episode 15 - Episode 15E1564m

Episode 15

BB asks Mi-rae to choose between the Inju city and Joh Guk. Mi-rae leaves stating that she lost someone she respected. BB shares his plans to ruin Mi-rae to get Joh Guk back. And Jog Guk shares his plans to leave Go-hae.

Jun 17, 2009

Episode 16 - Episode 16E1661m

Episode 16

Soo-in tells Joh Guk that the pictures of him and Mi-rae will be on the front page. Joh Guk demands Jung-do to tell people that it was a misunderstanding and to look after Mi-rae.

Jun 18, 2009

Episode 17 - Episode 17E1764m

Episode 17

Mi-rae is arrested for taking bribes. Joh Guk manages to get her out of trouble but Joo-hwa and Jung-do face their worst crisis as a married couple.

Jun 24, 2009

Episode 18 - Episode 18E1864m

Episode 18

Mi-rae is surprised by the sudden breakup notice from Joh Guk. He even returns the "Transfer of Body Ownership" form back to Mi-rae, and her heart skips a beat.

Jun 25, 2009

Episode 19 - Episode 19E1963m

Episode 19

Mi-rae plans to re-evaluate the deal with Daehan, and meets heavy pushback from the residents of Inju. Mi-rae asks Go-hae if Daehan will financially support BB with campaign funds. Mi-rae won't sign anything until all her questions are answered.

Jul 1, 2009

Episode 20 - Episode 20E2066m

Episode 20

Mi-rae puts everything she has on the line to stop the plant from being built in Inju. Go-hae threatens to sue her for a great sum of money, and Joh Guk threatens to go after her company and more.

Jul 2, 2009

Actors

Cha Seung-won

Cha Seung-won

Jo Gook

Kim Sun-a

Kim Sun-a

Shin Mi-rae

Chu Sang-mi

Chu Sang-mi

Min Joo-hwa

Cha Hwa-yeon

Cha Hwa-yeon

Jo Yong-hee

Kim Neul-me

Kim Neul-me

Ok Tearoom Cat

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