7th Grade Civil Servant#Soundtrack
{{Short description|2013 South Korean television series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox television
| image = 7th Grade Civil Servant-poster.jpg
| caption = Promotional poster for 7th Grade Civil Servant
| alt_name = Level 7 Civil Servant
Class 7 Civil Servant
| native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name/auto|hangul=7급 공무원|hanja=七級 公務員}}
| genre = {{ubl|Romantic comedy|Action}}
| writer = Chun Sung-il
| based_on = {{based on|My Girlfriend Is an Agent|Chun Sung-il}}
| director = {{ubl|Kim Sang-hyup | Oh Hyun-jong}}
| starring = {{ubl|Choi Kang-hee|Joo Won}}
| theme_music_composer =
| open_theme =
| end_theme =
| composer = Park Se-jun
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| num_episodes = 20
| executive_producer = Park Hong-gyun
| producer = Kim Jung-hwan
| editor = Lee Taek-joo
| location = {{ubl|South Korea|Pattaya, Thailand}}
| cinematography = {{ubl|Hong Sung-wook|Yoon Kwon-soo}}
| camera =
| runtime = 60 minutes
| company = {{ubl|Appletree Pictures|Curtain Call Production}}
| channel = MBC TV
| first_aired = {{start date|2013|1|23}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2013|3|28}}
| related = My Girlfriend Is an Agent (2009)
}}
7th Grade Civil Servant ({{Korean/auto|hangul=7급 공무원|rr=yes}}) 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.{{cite web|last=Ho|first=Stewart|title=Joo Won, Choi Kang Hee, 2PM's Chansung and Others Hold First Reading for 7th Grade Civil Servant|url=http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=21507|work=enewsWorld|publisher=CJ E&M|access-date=January 19, 2013|date=November 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121121133423/http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=21507|archive-date=November 21, 2012|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Hye-jin|title=Joo Won, 2PM Chansung Attend 1st Reading of New Drama|url=http://us.tenasia.co.kr/archives/12722|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130703023243/http://us.tenasia.co.kr/archives/12722|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 3, 2013|website=10Asia|access-date=January 19, 2013|date=November 20, 2012}}{{cite web|title=Joo Won begins filming for 7th Level Civil Servant|url=http://ph.omg.yahoo.com/news/joo-won-begins-filming-for-7th-level-civil-090000968.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130217021447/http://ph.omg.yahoo.com/news/joo-won-begins-filming-for-7th-level-civil-090000968.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 17, 2013|work=Korea Star Daily via Yahoo!|access-date=January 19, 2013|date=November 28, 2012}}{{cite web|title=7th Level Civil Servant releases stills of Choi Kang Hee meeting Joo Won for the first time|url=http://omg.yahoo.com/news/7th-level-civil-servant-releases-stills-of-choi-072700173.html|work=Korea Star Daily via Yahoo!|access-date=January 19, 2013|date=December 11, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130217033729/http://omg.yahoo.com/news/7th-level-civil-servant-releases-stills-of-choi-072700173.html|archive-date=February 17, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|last=Ho|first=Stewart|title=Joo Won, Choi Kang Hee Film Their First Scene for 7th Grade Civil Servant|url=http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=23882|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216113434/http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=23882|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 16, 2013|work=enewsWorld|publisher=CJ E&M|access-date=January 19, 2013|date=December 13, 2012}}{{cite web|title=Choi Kang Hee gives Joo Won a beat down on Level 7 Civil Servant|url=http://omg.yahoo.com/news/choi-kang-hee-gives-joo-won-a-beat-090600098.html|work=Korea Star Daily via Yahoo!|access-date=January 19, 2013|date=January 16, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130217023007/http://omg.yahoo.com/news/choi-kang-hee-gives-joo-won-a-beat-090600098.html|archive-date=February 17, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} It aired on MBC from January 23 to March 28, 2013, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) for 20 episodes.{{cite news|last=Kim|first=Hyun Rok|title=My Girlfriend is an Agent records the second highest audience rating|url=http://star.mt.co.kr/stviewEng.php?type=3&no=2013022108284182654|access-date=February 24, 2013|newspaper=Star News|date=February 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119220303/http://star.mt.co.kr/stviewEng.php?type=3&no=2013022108284182654|archive-date=November 19, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}
The series is a remake of the 2009 film My Girlfriend Is An Agent.{{cite web|last=Oh|first=Jean|title=Feels like you've seen it before?: Box office hits like My Sassy Girl coming to the small screen|url=http://nwww.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20130203000222|work=The Korea Herald|access-date=February 7, 2013|date=February 3, 2013|archive-date=February 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130206235139/http://nwww.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20130203000222|url-status=dead}} Early working titles were "Secret Agent War" and "The Secret Lovers".{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Hye-ji|title=Choi Kang-hee, Joo Won Readying for Battle of Love|url=http://us.tenasia.co.kr/archives/12478|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130703024612/http://us.tenasia.co.kr/archives/12478|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 3, 2013|work=10Asia|access-date=January 19, 2013|date=October 23, 2012}}{{cite news|last=Sunwoo|first=Carla|title=Lee Dong-gun to return to K-dramas|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2953427|access-date=January 19, 2013|newspaper=Korea JoongAng Daily|date=May 25, 2012}}
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{{cite web|last=An|first=So-hyoun|title=Choi Kang Hee Says She was Shocked by Joo Won′s Looks|url=http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=27036|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216112641/http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=27036|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 16, 2013|work=enewsWorld|publisher=CJ E&M|access-date=January 23, 2013|date=January 22, 2013}}
- Joo Won as Han Gil-ro / Han Pil-hoon{{cite web|title=Actor Joo Won confirmed for MBC TV drama Secret Battle of Man and Woman|url=http://omg.yahoo.com/news/actor-joo-won-confirmed-for-mbc-tv-drama-232900734.html|work=Korea Star Daily via Yahoo!|access-date=January 19, 2013|date=October 1, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130217031834/http://omg.yahoo.com/news/actor-joo-won-confirmed-for-mbc-tv-drama-232900734.html|archive-date=February 17, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|title=Joo Won praises his Level 7 Civil Servant co-star Choi Kang Hee|url=http://omg.yahoo.com/news/joo-won-praises-his-level-7-civil-servant-091000675.html|work=Korea Star Daily via Yahoo!|access-date=January 19, 2013|date=January 16, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130217023620/http://omg.yahoo.com/news/joo-won-praises-his-level-7-civil-servant-091000675.html|archive-date=February 17, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|last=An|first=So-hyoun|title=Joo Won and Choi Kang Hee Are Close Despite Age Gap|url=http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=27047|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216112118/http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=27047|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 16, 2013|work=enewsWorld|publisher=CJ E&M|access-date=January 23, 2013|date=January 22, 2013}}{{cite web|title=JOO Won's Interview|url=http://content.mbc.co.kr/english/interview/2172751_56322.html|work=MBC Global Media|access-date=March 20, 2013|date=February 15, 2013}}{{cite web|last=Ko|first=Hong-ju|title=Joo Won Chooses Choi Kang Hee of 7th Grade Civil Servant as His Best Partner|url=http://enewsworld.interest.me/enews/contents.asp?idx=33562|work=enewsWorld|publisher=CJ E&M|access-date=April 11, 2013|date=April 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612140006/http://enewsworld.interest.me/enews/contents.asp?idx=33562|archive-date=June 12, 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Ko|first=Hong-ju|title=Interview: Joo Won Talks about His Three Years of Growth|url=http://enewsworld.interest.me/enews/contents.asp?idx=34172|work=enewsWorld|publisher=CJ E&M|access-date=April 21, 2013|date=April 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510164857/http://enewsworld.interest.me/enews/contents.asp?idx=34172|archive-date=May 10, 2013|url-status=dead}}
- Hwang Chan-sung as Gong Do-ha{{cite web|last=Ho|first=Stewart|title=2PM Chansung Joins Joo Won, Choi Kang Hee for Story of a Secret Man, Woman|url=http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=19334|work=enewsWorld|publisher=CJ E&M|access-date=January 19, 2013|date=October 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105052951/http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=19334|archive-date=November 5, 2012|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Hye-ji|title=2PM Chansung to Go Wild in New TV Series' Thailand Set|url=http://us.tenasia.co.kr/archives/12841|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130702230424/http://us.tenasia.co.kr/archives/12841|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 2, 2013|work=10Asia|access-date=January 19, 2013|date=December 6, 2012}}
- 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
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |
| rowspan="3"|Episode #
!rowspan="3"|Original broadcast date !colspan="4"| Average audience share |
|---|
| colspan="2"|TNmS Ratings (%){{cite web|url=http://www.tnms.tv/rating/default.asp|title=TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu|work=TNMS Ratings|access-date=January 23, 2013|language=ko}} |
| width=100|Nationwide
!width=100|Seoul National Capital Area !width=100|Nationwide !width=100|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% |
| colspan=2 | Average || 12.0% || 13.2% || 11.4% || 12.6% |
Original soundtrack
{{Infobox album
| name = 7th Grade Civil Servant OST
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Various Artists
| cover =blank
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2013|03|06}}
| recorded =
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| genre = Pop, K-pop, soundtrack, R&B
| length =
| label = Pony Canyon Korea
| producer =
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=Part 1=
=Part 2=
{{track listing
| extra_column= Artist
| headline = Released on {{start date|2013|2|6}}
| title3 = 꽃이 핀다
| note3 = Flowers Bloom
| extra3 = Park Ji-heon of V.O.S
| length3 = 4:09
| title4 = Stranger
| extra4 = Big Baby Driver
| length4 = 2:34
| title5 = 꽃이 핀다
| note5 = Inst.
| extra5 = Park Ji-heon of V.O.S
| length5 = 4:09
| title6 = Stranger
| note6 = Inst.
| extra6 = Big Baby Driver
| length6 = 2:34
| total_length = 13:26
}}
=Part 3=
{{track listing
| extra_column= Artist
| headline = Released on {{start date|2013|2|14}}
| title7 = I'll Be There for You
| extra7 = Hanbyul (Led Apple)
| length7 = 4:14
| title8 = 말하지 그랬어
| note8 = You Should've Told Me
| extra8 = SpinEL ({{Korean|hangul=스피넬|labels=no}})
| length8 = 4:50
| title9 = I'll Be There for You
| note9 = Inst.
| extra9 = Hanbyul (Led Apple)
| length9 = 4:14
| title10 = 말하지 그랬어
| note10 = Inst.
| extra10 = SpinEL ({{Korean|hangul=스피넬|labels=no}})
| length10 = 4:50
| total_length = 18:08
}}
=Part 4=
{{track listing
| extra_column= Artist
| headline = Released on {{start date|2013|2|20}}
| title8 = 어떡해
| note8 = What To Do?
| extra8 = Melody Day
| length8 = 3:48
| title9 = 사랑할 줄 몰라서
| note9 = Don't Know How to Love
| extra9 = Ash Gray
| length9 = 2:52
| title10 = 어떡해
| note10 = Inst.
| extra10 = Melody Day
| length10 = 3:48
| title11 = 사랑할 줄 몰라서
| note11 = Inst.
| extra11 = Ash Gray
| length11 = 2:52
| total_length = 13:20
}}
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Recipient ! Result |
|---|
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| 2013
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Baeksang Arts Awards | Most Popular Actor (TV) | {{nom}} |
| Most Popular Actress (TV)
| {{nom}} |
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| MBC Drama Awards{{cite web|url=http://www.soompi.com/2013/12/30/live-updates-winners-of-the-2013-mbc-drama-awards/|title=Live Updates: Winners of the 2013 MBC Drama Awards|work=Soompi|date=December 30, 2013|access-date=May 12, 2014}}{{Unreliable source?|date=December 2022}}
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Choi Kang-hee | {{nom}} |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries
| Joo Won | {{won}} |
International broadcast
- Japan: Aired on KNTV beginning March 30, 2013.{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Sun-min|title=MBC drama to air in Japan|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2968439|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=July 19, 2013|date=March 13, 2013}}
- Indonesia: Aired on B-Channel beginning April 3, 2013.{{citation needed|date=September 2013}}
- 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.
References
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External links
- [https://program.imbc.com/7th 7th Grade Civil Servant official MBC website] {{in lang|ko}}
- {{hancinema drama|7th_Grade_Civil_Servant|7th Grade Civil Servant}}
- {{IMDb title|3061226|7th Grade Civil Servant}}
- [https://content.mbc.co.kr/program/drama/2598830_64285.html Level 7 Civil Servant] at MBC Global Media
Category:2013 South Korean television series debuts
Category:2013 South Korean television series endings
Category:2010s South Korean television series
Category:MBC TV television dramas
Category:Korean-language television shows
Category:South Korean action television series
Category:South Korean romantic comedy television series
Category:National Intelligence Service (South Korea) in fiction