7th Grade Civil Servant

7th Grade Civil Servant (Korean: 7급 공무원; RR: 7geup gongmuwon) is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Choi Kang-hee and Joo Won as rookie spies who trained together, and later become NIS agents who must hide their real identities from each other even as they fall in love.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]} It aired on MBC from January 23 to March 28, 2013, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) for 20 episodes.^[7]

7th Grade Civil Servant
Promotional poster for 7th Grade Civil Servant
Also known as	Level 7 Civil Servant Class 7 Civil Servant
Hangul	7급 공무원
Hanja	七級 公務員
RR	7geup gongmuwon
MR	7kŭp kongmuwŏn
Genre	Romantic comedy Action
Based on	My Girlfriend Is an Agent by Chun Sung-il
Written by	Chun Sung-il
Directed by	Kim Sang-hyup Oh Hyun-jong
Starring	Choi Kang-hee Joo Won
Composer	Park Se-jun
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producer	Park Hong-gyun
Producer	Kim Jung-hwan
Production locations	South Korea Pattaya, Thailand
Cinematography	Hong Sung-wook Yoon Kwon-soo
Editor	Lee Taek-joo
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Appletree Pictures Curtain Call Production
Original release
Network	MBC TV
Release	January 23 (2013-01-23) – March 28, 2013 (2013-03-28)
Related
My Girlfriend Is an Agent (2009)

The series is a remake of the 2009 film My Girlfriend Is An Agent.^[8] Early working titles were "Secret Agent War" and "The Secret Lovers".^[9][10]

Plot

Love and espionage collide in this drama of the National Intelligence Service's rookie agents. Han Gil-ro (Joo Won) realizes his dream of becoming an international man of mystery, after a childhood spent poring over James Bond films. Kim Seo-won (Choi Kang-hee) spices things up as a goofy, yet determined agent, but it's not all 007 glamor. Both Gil-ro and Seo-won must learn what it takes to uphold their sworn duty, even at the sacrifice of their happiness — and lives.

Cast

• Choi Kang-hee as Kim Seo-won / Kim Kyung-ja^[11]
• Joo Won as Han Gil-ro / Han Pil-hoon^{[12][13][14][15][16][17]}
• Hwang Chan-sung as Gong Do-ha^[18][19]
• Kim Min-seo as Shin Sun-mi
• Ahn Nae-sang as Kim Won-seok
• Jang Young-nam as Jang Young-soon
• Kim Soo-hyun as Kim Mi-rae
• Lim Yoon-ho as JJ / Choi Woo-jin
• Dokgo Young-jae as Han Joo-man, Gil-ro's father
• Im Ye-jin as Go Soo-ja, Gil-ro's mother
• Lee Han-wi as Kim Pan-seok, Seo-won's father
• Kim Mi-kyung as Oh Mak-nae, Seo-won's mother
• Noh Young-hak as Kim Min-ho, Seo-won's younger brother
• Choi Jong-hwan as Oh Kwang-jae
• Ha Shi-eun as Jin-joo
• Son Jin-young as Kim Poong-eon
• Lee El as Park Soo-young
• Jung In-gi as Kim Sung-joon
• Seo Seung-man as IT&TI manager
• Lee Hye-eun as Won-seok's wife
• Uhm Tae-woong as Choi Woo-hyuk (guest appearance, Ep. 1–4)

Reception

Episode #	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		TNmS Ratings (%)[20]		AGB Nielsen (%)[21]
		Nationwide	Seoul National Capital Area	Nationwide	Seoul National Capital Area
1	January 23, 2013	12.8%	15.6%	12.7%	14.6%
2	January 24, 2013	14.0%	16.0%	14.5%	16.9%
3	January 30, 2013	16.0%	18.1%	15.9%	18.1%
4	January 31, 2013	15.8%	18.8%	15.2%	17.2%
5	February 6, 2013	17.1%	20.1%	16.0%	17.7%
6	February 7, 2013	14.9%	16.8%	14.3%	16.0%
7	February 13, 2013	13.3%	14.0%	12.7%	13.3%
8	February 14, 2013	13.8%	15.1%	12.1%	13.2%
9	February 20, 2013	12.6%	12.9%	12.5%	13.8%
10	February 21, 2013	12.4%	13.1%	11.4%	12.5%
11	February 27, 2013	11.8%	13.2%	10.0%	10.7%
12	February 28, 2013	11.0%	11.8%	10.6%	11.8%
13	March 6, 2013	10.0%	10.6%	9.2%	10.8%
14	March 7, 2013	9.9%	11.3%	9.9%	10.8%
15	March 13, 2013	8.8%	9.3%	7.9%	8.8%
16	March 14, 2013	9.0%	8.8%	8.5%	9.1%
17	March 20, 2013	9.3%	10.9%	9.8%	10.9%
18	March 21, 2013	9.5%	10.8%	8.4%	9.0%
19	March 27, 2013	7.9%	8.4%	7.5%	7.7%
20	March 28, 2013	9.0%	9.4%	8.4%	8.6%
Average		12.0%	13.2%	11.4%	12.6%

Original soundtrack

7th Grade Civil Servant OST
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released	March 6, 2013 (2013-03-06)
Genre	Pop, K-pop, soundtrack, R&B
Label	Pony Canyon Korea

Part 1

Released on January 23, 2013 (2013-01-23)

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"너에게 가는 길" (My Way to You)	Junho featuring Taecyeon	3:25
2.	"너에게 가는 길" (Inst.)	Junho featuring Taecyeon	3:25
Total length:			6:50

Part 2

Released on February 6, 2013 (2013-02-06)

No.	Title	Artist	Length
3.	"꽃이 핀다" (Flowers Bloom)	Park Ji-heon of V.O.S	4:09
4.	"Stranger"	Big Baby Driver	2:34
5.	"꽃이 핀다" (Inst.)	Park Ji-heon of V.O.S	4:09
6.	"Stranger" (Inst.)	Big Baby Driver	2:34
Total length:			13:26

Part 3

Released on February 14, 2013 (2013-02-14)

No.	Title	Artist	Length
7.	"I'll Be There for You"	Hanbyul (Led Apple)	4:14
8.	"말하지 그랬어" (You Should've Told Me)	SpinEL (스피넬)	4:50
9.	"I'll Be There for You" (Inst.)	Hanbyul (Led Apple)	4:14
10.	"말하지 그랬어" (Inst.)	SpinEL (스피넬)	4:50
Total length:			18:08

Part 4

Released on February 20, 2013 (2013-02-20)

No.	Title	Artist	Length
8.	"어떡해" (What To Do?)	Melody Day	3:48
9.	"사랑할 줄 몰라서" (Don't Know How to Love)	Ash Gray	2:52
10.	"어떡해" (Inst.)	Melody Day	3:48
11.	"사랑할 줄 몰라서" (Inst.)	Ash Gray	2:52
Total length:			13:20

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2013	Baeksang Arts Awards	Most Popular Actor (TV)	Hwang Chan-sung	Nominated
		Most Popular Actress (TV)	Choi Kang-hee	Nominated
	MBC Drama Awards[22][unreliable source?]	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Choi Kang-hee	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	Joo Won	Won

International broadcast

• Japan: Aired on KNTV beginning March 30, 2013.^[23]
• Indonesia: Aired on B-Channel beginning April 3, 2013.^{[citation needed]}
• Malaysia: Aired on TV9 beginning October 9, 2013.
• Thailand: Aired on Workpoint TV beginning December 18, 2013.
• Philippines: Aired on Net 25 beginning February 3, 2014.
• Singapore: Aired on VV Drama beginning June 20, 2015. Also aired on Channel U beginning April 9, 2016.