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City Hall

City Hall

152009•1h 3m•7.5/10
DramaComedy

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7.5/10(4)

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.

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Language

KO

Status

Ended

First Aired

April 29, 2009

Last Aired

July 2, 2009

Networks

SBS

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Episode 1
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2009-04-29
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.
Episode 2
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2009-04-30
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...
Episode 3
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 2009-05-06
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.
Episode 4
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 2009-05-07
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.
Episode 5
E5
Episode 5
Air date: 2009-05-13
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.
Episode 6
E6
Episode 6
Air date: 2009-05-14
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.
Episode 7
E7
Episode 7
Air date: 2009-05-20
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.
Episode 8
E8
Episode 8
Air date: 2009-05-21
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.
Episode 9
E9
Episode 9
Air date: 2009-05-27
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.
Episode 10
E10
Episode 10
Air date: 2009-05-28
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.
Episode 11
E11
Episode 11
Air date: 2009-06-03
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.
Episode 12
E12
Episode 12
Air date: 2009-06-04
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.
Episode 13
E13
Episode 13
Air date: 2009-06-10
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.
Episode 14
E14
Episode 14
Air date: 2009-06-11
Mi-rae's heart beats fast as she receives a surprise kiss from Joh Guk. And that's how they had their first kiss.
Episode 15
E15
Episode 15
Air date: 2009-06-17
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.
Episode 16
E16
Episode 16
Air date: 2009-06-18
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.
Episode 17
E17
Episode 17
Air date: 2009-06-24
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.
Episode 18
E18
Episode 18
Air date: 2009-06-25
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.
Episode 19
E19
Episode 19
Air date: 2009-07-01
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.
Episode 20
E20
Episode 20
Air date: 2009-07-02
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.

Cast

Cha Seung-won

Cha Seung-won

Jo Gook

Kim Seon-a

Kim Seon-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

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