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Introverted Boss
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<h2 id="plot">Plot</h2> <p>Unbeknownst to his employees, Eun Hwan-ki (<a href="/facts/Yeon_Woo-jin/JGwXeA1C">Yeon Woo-jin</a>) is the timid CEO of a public relations company. Chae Ro-woon (<a href="/facts/Park_Hye-soo/UQ9lswbd">Park Hye-soo</a>), an energetic woman recognized for her hard work, starts working at Hwan-ki's company and plans to reveal his identity. </p> <h2 id="cast">Cast</h2> <h3>Main</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Yeon_Woo-jin/JGwXeA1C">Yeon Woo-jin</a> 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. <ul><li>Park Ha-joon [ko] as young Eun Hwan-ki</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Park_Hye-su/UQ9lswbd">Park Hye-su</a> 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.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Yoon_Park/MRl7j03d">Yoon Park</a> 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. <ul><li>Lee Tae-woo as young Kang Woo-il</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Gong_Seung-yeon/VqVIwFsB">Gong Seung-yeon</a> as Eun Yi-soo, Hwan-ki's sister who serves as <i>chaebol</i> 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. <ul><li>Seo Eun-sol [ko] as young Eun Yi-soo</li></ul></li></ul> <h3>People in Silent Monster</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Ye_Ji-won/n9xfheAy">Ye Ji-won</a> as Dang Yoo-hee, a working mother</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jun_Hyo-seong/8KUKWHjg">Jun Hyo-seong</a> as Kim Gyo-ri, an employee who has crush on Se-jong</li> <li><a href="/facts/Heo_Jung-min/fJkNExWR">Heo Jung-min</a> as Eom Sun-bong</li> <li>Han Jae-suk as Jang Se-jong, a new employee</li></ul> <h3>People in Brain PR</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Stephanie_Kim/s7HdoAWm">Stephanie Kim</a> as Director Park<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></li> <li>Jung Yi-yun as Assistant Jung <ul><li>Woo-il's fan club and the elite of Brand Promotions AE</li></ul></li> <li>Hwang So-hee as Assistant Lee <ul><li>Woo-il's fan club and the elite of Brand Promotions AE</li></ul></li></ul> <h3>Others</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Kim_Eung-soo/EkWc3vAo">Kim Eung-soo</a> as Eun Bok-dong, Hwan-ki's father</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kim_Ye-ryeong/WkjukISJ">Kim Ye-ryeong</a> as Park Ae-ran, Hwan-ki's mother</li> <li><a href="/facts/Lee_Han-wi/5qmYWMc3">Lee Han-wi</a> as Chae Won-sang, Ro-woon's father</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kim_Mi-kyung/rmNB4738">Kim Mi-kyung</a> as Ro-woon's mother</li> <li><a href="/facts/Han_Chae-ah/M3zbMY4V">Han Chae-ah</a> as Chae Ji-hye, Ro-woon's older sister and Kang Woo-il's lover</li> <li><a href="/facts/Lee_Kyu-han/bu1q78KL">Lee Kyu-han</a> as Woo Gi-ja, Ro-woon's neighborhood brother and a reporter</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jang_Hee-jin/LUDRTqLY">Jang Hee-jin</a> as Seo Yeon-jung, Hwan-ki's first love</li></ul> <h3>Special appearances</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Kim_Junsu/M1g58uJ8">Kim Junsu</a> as Top Star (Ep. 1)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Choi_Byung-mo/E2IdqPtU">Choi Byung-mo</a> as a presenter</li> <li>Kim Ki-doo as a man in the restroom 1 (Ep. 2) / <a href="/facts/Chinese_restaurant/gLm7oovb">Chinese</a> restaurant food-delivery</li> <li>Jo Hyun-shik as a man in the restroom 2</li> <li>Choi Joon-ho as a man in the restroom 3</li> <li>Song Yung-jae as Won-sang's friend</li> <li><a href="/facts/Woo_Hyun/u2C10twN">Woo Hyun</a> as Won-sang's friend</li> <li>Seo Byung-sook as White Cloud Nursery School Director</li> <li>Yoo Gun-woo as Secretary Kwak, Won-sang's secretary</li> <li>Choi Eun-ho as Il-ho</li> <li>Seo In-sung as Lee-ho</li> <li>Lee Han-na as Si-yun</li> <li>Geum Kwang-san as a people in sauna</li> <li>Ji Dae-han as an advertiser for the Opera</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kim_Hye-eun/4vEYocHy">Kim Hye-eun</a> as Hwan-ki's psychiatrist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kang_Nam-gil/kTEYRxGE">Kang Nam-gil</a> as Brain security</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kim_Byung-man/1Mzu0ukF">Kim Byung-man</a> as Scrubber in Korean Spa (Ep. 2), Choir conductor (Ep. 4) and Orphanage Event MC (Ep. 6)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Park_Yeong-gyu/qBPcuWpX">Park Yeong-gyu</a> as Actor Hwang Young-kyu</li> <li><a href="/facts/Heo_Young-ji/6Iz2SLuL">Heo Young-ji</a> as Young-kyu's daughter (Ep. 3)</li> <li>Kim Dae-hui as Young-kyu's manager</li> <li><a href="/facts/Park_Sang-myun/J0mqStj6">Park Sang-myun</a> as Master Jin (Ep. 4)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Choi_Dae-chul/utpQtFdl">Choi Dae-chul</a> as Restaurant Owner (Ep. 4)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Lee_Byung-joon/a0oT5V37">Lee Byung-joon</a> as Rose Airlines CEO (Ep. 7)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kim_Ji-seok_(actor)/c3mYaWeS">Kim Ji-seok</a> as Yu-hui's husband</li> <li>Han Suk-joon as Yeon-jung's first love. Also a Kookmin MC</li></ul> <h2 id="production">Production</h2> <p>The series reunited writer Joo Hwa-mi and PD Song Hyun-wook of <i><a href="/facts/Marriage,_Not_Dating/dnPI7Iwg">Marriage, Not Dating</a></i> after two years, with the latter having directed <i><a href="/facts/Another_Miss_Oh/FTSvN4RN">Another Miss Oh</a></i> in 2016 as well.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p><p>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.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="original-soundtrack">Original soundtrack</h2> <h3>Part 1</h3> Released on January 17, 2017 (2017-1-17)<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No.</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Artists</th><th scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">1.</th><td>"Is it love?" (사랑인 걸까?)</td><td>Hong Dae-kwang</td><td>03:58</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2.</th><td>"Is it love?" (Inst.)</td><td> </td><td>03:58</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3" scope="row">Total length:</th><td>07:56</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Part 2</h3> Released on January 24, 2017 (2017-1-24)<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No.</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Artists</th><th scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">1.</th><td>"Memory"</td><td><a href="/facts/Ben_(South_Korean_singer)/oGK4jbvq">Ben</a></td><td>04:07</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2.</th><td>"Memory" (Inst.)</td><td> </td><td>04:07</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3" scope="row">Total length:</th><td>08:14</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Part 3</h3> Released on February 7, 2017 (2017-2-7)<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No.</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Artists</th><th scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">1.</th><td>"One More Step" (한 걸음만 더)</td><td><a href="/facts/Sandeul/DrgENFIB">Sandeul</a> (<a href="/facts/B1A4/9xBKoNm7">B1A4</a>)</td><td>03:45</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2.</th><td>"One More Step" (Inst.)</td><td> </td><td>03:45</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3" scope="row">Total length:</th><td>07:30</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Part 4</h3> Released on February 14, 2017 (2017-2-14)<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No.</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Artists</th><th scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">1.</th><td>"Isn't She Lovely"</td><td><a href="/facts/Park_Bo-ram/E3UL6Vop">Park Bo-ram</a></td><td>04:02</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2.</th><td>"Isn't She Lovely" (Inst.)</td><td> </td><td>04:02</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3" scope="row">Total length:</th><td>08:04</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Part 5</h3> Released on February 21, 2017 (2017-2-21)<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No.</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Artists</th><th scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">1.</th><td>"Because Of You"</td><td>Kim EZ (Ggotjam Project)</td><td>03:16</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2.</th><td>"Because Of You" (Inst.)</td><td> </td><td>03:16</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3" scope="row">Total length:</th><td>06:32</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Part 6</h3> Released on February 28, 2017 (2017-2-28)<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No.</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Artists</th><th scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">1.</th><td>"Suspicious You" (수상한 너)</td><td>Ryu Ji-hyun</td><td>02:54</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2.</th><td>"Suspicious You" (Inst.)</td><td> </td><td>02:54</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3" scope="row">Total length:</th><td>05:48</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Part 7</h3> Released on March 6, 2017 (2017-3-6)<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No.</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Artists</th><th scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">1.</th><td>"Round In Circles" (제자리걸음)</td><td><a href="/facts/Park_Si-hwan/rhkur5Cm">Park Si-hwan</a></td><td>04:04</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2.</th><td>"Round In Circles" (Inst.)</td><td> </td><td>04:04</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3" scope="row">Total length:</th><td>08:08</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="ratings">Ratings</h2> <ul><li>In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.</li> <li>N/A denotes that the rating is not known.</li></ul> <table><tbody><tr><th rowspan="3">Ep.</th><th rowspan="3">Original broadcast date</th><th rowspan="3">Title</th><th colspan="3">Average audience share</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2">AGB Nielsen<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></th><th>TNmS<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></th></tr><tr><th>Nationwide</th><th><a href="/facts/Seoul_Capital_Area/MDUupnE3">Seoul</a></th><th>Nationwide</th></tr><tr><th>1</th><td>January 16, 2017</td><td><i>The Phantom of the Opera</i>(오페라의 유령)</td><td>2.967%</td><td>3.227%</td><td>3.5%</td></tr><tr><th>2</th><td>January 17, 2017</td><td><i>I'm Sorry, I Cannot Apologise</i>(미안하다 사과못한다)</td><td>3.046%</td><td>3.464%</td><td>2.4%</td></tr><tr><th>3</th><td>January 23, 2017</td><td><i>I'm Not An Easygoing Person</i>(나는 소탈한 사람이 아닙니다)</td><td>1.907%</td><td>1.494%</td><td>2.1%</td></tr><tr><th>4</th><td>January 24, 2017</td><td><i>I Won't Meet Anyone</i>(아무도 만나지 않는다)</td><td>1.797%</td><td>1.749%</td><td>1.8%</td></tr><tr><th>5</th><td>February 6, 2017</td><td><i>The Unspeakable Secret of 3 Years Ago</i>(3 년 잔, 말할 수 없는 비밀)</td><td>1.639%</td><td>1.812%</td><td>1.8%</td></tr><tr><th>6</th><td>February 7, 2017</td><td><i>How Does a Person Change?</i>(사람이 어떻게 변하니)</td><td>1.260%</td><td>—</td><td>1.2%</td></tr><tr><th>7</th><td>February 13, 2017</td><td><i>The Dignity of a Supporting Role</i>(조연의 품격)</td><td>2.131%</td><td>2.015%</td><td>1.5%</td></tr><tr><th>8</th><td>February 14, 2017</td><td><i>Unsocial Socialibity, Immanuel Kant</i>(비사교적 사교성 - 칸트)</td><td>1.980%</td><td>2.167%</td><td>1.5%</td></tr><tr><th>9</th><td>February 20, 2017</td><td><i>If You Listen</i> (귀를 기울이면)</td><td>1.609%</td><td>1.356%</td><td>1.3%</td></tr><tr><th>10</th><td>February 21, 2017</td><td><i>The Pointless Yet Most Helpful Confessions</i>(쓸데없는 짓, 어쩌면 가장 쓸모있는 고백)</td><td>1.677%</td><td>—</td><td>1.2%</td></tr><tr><th>11</th><td>February 27, 2017</td><td><i>The Tall Shadow of Mr. Smith</i>(키다리 아저씨의 기다란 그림자)</td><td>1.502%</td><td>1.450%</td><td>1.8%</td></tr><tr><th>12</th><td>February 28, 2017</td><td><i>The Difficulty of Doing Nothing</i>(아무 것도 하지 않는 것의 어려움)</td><td>1.762%</td><td>1.999%</td><td>1.6%</td></tr><tr><th>13</th><td>March 6, 2017</td><td><i>Confession</i>(고백)</td><td>1.578%</td><td>1.686%</td><td>1.7%</td></tr><tr><th>14</th><td>March 7, 2017</td><td><i>My Funny Valentine</i>(마이 퍼니 발렌타인)</td><td>1.631%</td><td>1.713%</td><td>1.5%</td></tr><tr><th>15</th><td>March 13, 2017</td><td><i>One Reason That More Important Than Any Reason</i>(아흔아홉 가지 이유보다 큰 한 가지 이유)</td><td>1.639%</td><td>1.732%</td><td>1.4%</td></tr><tr><th>16</th><td>March 14, 2017</td><td><i>It's Okay To Be Introvert</i>(내성적이어도 괜찮아)</td><td>1.811%</td><td>1.811%</td><td>1.6%</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Average</th><th>1.871%</th><th>—<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></th><th>1.7%</th></tr><tr><th>Special</th><td>January 6, 2017</td><td></td><td>2.752%</td><td>2.809%</td><td>—</td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><i>This drama aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (<a href="/facts/Korean_Broadcasting_System/dGd9XqoS">KBS</a>, <a href="/facts/Seoul_Broadcasting_System/0LWWMQkn">SBS</a>, <a href="/facts/Munhwa_Broadcasting_Corporation/2jFpYJuB">MBC</a> and <a href="/facts/Educational_Broadcasting_System/5FjPgXm3">EBS</a>).</i></li> <li><i>Episode 5 and 6 were delayed for one week because of the Lunar New Year holiday.</i></li></ul> <h2 id="awards-and-nominations">Awards and nominations</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Award</th><th>Category</th><th>Recipient</th><th>Result</th></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>1st <a href="/facts/The_Seoul_Awards/CRR5T1z1">The Seoul Awards</a></td><td>Best New Actress</td><td><a href="/facts/Gong_Seung-yeon/VqVIwFsB">Gong Seung-yeon</a></td><td>Nominated</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="notes">Notes</h2> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6257622/"><i>Introverted Boss</i></a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb_(identifier)/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/introvertboss"><i>Introverted Boss</i></a> on <a href="/facts/Facebook_(identifier)/0IhXFR6u">Facebook</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.hancinema.net/korean_drama_Introvert_Boss.php"><i>Introverted Boss</i></a> at <a href="/facts/HanCinema/YPC55Fnt">HanCinema</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>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. <a href="단독・박혜수・연우진, "내성적인 보스" 주인공 "확정"" target="_blank">단독・박혜수・연우진, "내성적인 보스" 주인공 "확정"</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>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. <a href="스테파니, '내성적인 보스'로 첫 연기 도전...윤박·예지원과 호흡" target="_blank">스테파니, '내성적인 보스'로 첫 연기 도전...윤박·예지원과 호흡</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>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. <a href="단독 | 또 오해영 PD, tvN "내성적인 보스" 로 2017년 첫 출발" target="_blank">단독 | 또 오해영 PD, tvN "내성적인 보스" 로 2017년 첫 출발</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>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. <a href="송현욱 PDX주화미 작가, "연애 말고 결혼" 2탄 탄생시킬까" target="_blank">송현욱 PDX주화미 작가, "연애 말고 결혼" 2탄 탄생시킬까</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"[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. <a href="http://www.sportsseoul.com/news/read/478241" target="_blank">http://www.sportsseoul.com/news/read/478241</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017. <a href="http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20170116" target="_blank">http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20170116</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"TNmS Ratings" (in Korean). Retrieved January 17, 2017. <a href="http://m.entertain.naver.com/tvBrand/4169002/broadcastInfo/ratingCard" target="_blank">http://m.entertain.naver.com/tvBrand/4169002/broadcastInfo/ratingCard</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown. <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>