Introverted Boss

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]

Introverted Boss
Promotional poster
Also known as	Introvert Boss My Shy Boss[1] Sensitive Boss
Hangul	내성적인 보스
Genre	Romance Comedy
Created by	Studio Dragon Choi Jin-hee
Written by	Joo Hwa-mi
Directed by	Song Hyun-wook
Starring	Yeon Woo-jin Park Hye-su Gong Seung-yeon Yoon Park
Composer	Uhm Ki-yub
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producers	Lee Jin-ho Lee Jae-gil
Producer	So Jae-hyeon
Cinematography	Han Dong-hyun
Editor	Kang Yoon-hee
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	70 minutes
Production companies	KBS Media Introverted Boss SPC
Original release
Network	tvN
Release	January 16 (2017-01-16) – March 14, 2017 (2017-03-14)

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 Ha-joon [ko] as young Eun Hwan-ki
• 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.
  • Seo Eun-sol [ko] as young Eun Yi-soo

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

• Kim Eung-soo as Eun Bok-dong, Hwan-ki's father
• Kim Ye-ryeong as Park Ae-ran, Hwan-ki's mother
• Lee Han-wi as Chae Won-sang, Ro-woon's father
• Kim Mi-kyung as Ro-woon's mother
• Han Chae-ah as Chae Ji-hye, Ro-woon's older sister and Kang Woo-il's lover
• Lee Kyu-han as Woo Gi-ja, Ro-woon's neighborhood brother and a reporter
• Jang Hee-jin as Seo Yeon-jung, Hwan-ki's first love

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.	Title	Artists	Length
1.	"Is it love?" (사랑인 걸까?)	Hong Dae-kwang	03:58
2.	"Is it love?" (Inst.)		03:58
Total length:			07:56

Part 2

Released on January 24, 2017 (2017-01-24)

No.	Title	Artists	Length
1.	"Memory"	Ben	04:07
2.	"Memory" (Inst.)		04:07
Total length:			08:14

Part 3

Released on February 7, 2017 (2017-02-07)

No.	Title	Artists	Length
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.	Title	Artists	Length
1.	"Isn't She Lovely"	Park Bo-ram	04:02
2.	"Isn't She Lovely" (Inst.)		04:02
Total length:			08:04

Part 5

Released on February 21, 2017 (2017-02-21)

No.	Title	Artists	Length
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.	Title	Artists	Length
1.	"Suspicious You" (수상한 너)	Ryu Ji-hyun	02:54
2.	"Suspicious You" (Inst.)		02:54
Total length:			05:48

Part 7

Released on March 6, 2017 (2017-03-06)

No.	Title	Artists	Length
1.	"Round In Circles" (제자리걸음)	Park Si-hwan	04:04
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.