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==User Rating==
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==Profile==
* '''Drama:''' Chief of Staff (English title) / Aide (early English title)
* '''Revised romanization:''' Bojwagwan: Sesangeul Woomjikineun Saramdeul
* '''Hangul:''' 보좌관 - 세상을 움직이는 사람들
* '''Director:''' [[Kwak Jung-Hwan]]
* '''Writer:''' [[Lee Dae-II - screenwriter|Lee Dae-II]]
* '''Network:''' [[JTBC]]
* '''Episodes:''' 10
* '''Release Date:''' June 14 - July 13, 2019
* '''Runtime:''' Friday & Saturday 23:00
* '''Genre:''' [[:Category:Politics Drama Series|Politics]] / [[:Category:Government Drama Series|Government]]
* '''Language:''' Korean
* '''Country:''' South Korea

==Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©==
Jang Tae-Jun ([[Lee Jung-Jae]]) graduated from the Korean National Police University and worked as a detective. He wanted to gain more power and decided to work in the National Assembly. Now, he is the chief aide to a 4-time lawmaker. He has excellent intuition, a cold-blooded decisiveness and a strong desire to win. He was able to place his lawmaker in the position of the party representative, but Jang Tae-Jun has higher ambitions.

Meanwhile Kang Seon-Yeong ([[Shin Min-A]]) is a first year lawmaker who got elected through proportional representation and is a spokesperson for her party. She worked as a lawyer and hosted a current affairs TV program prior to becoming a lawmaker. She is ambitious and does her job well. Kang Seon-Yeong and Jang Tae-Jun are also secretly dating.

==Notes==
# "Chief of Staff " takes over the [[JTBC]]'s Friday & Saturday 23:00 time slot previously occupied by "[[Beautiful World (Korean Drama)|Beautiful World]]" and followed by "[[Be Melodramatic]]" on August 9, 2019.
# [http://blog.asianwiki.com/korean-dramas/first-script-reading-for-jtbc-drama-series-aide First script reading took place March 26, 2019] at Studio & NEW in Nonhyeon-dong, Seoul, South Korea.
# [http://blog.asianwiki.com/korean-dramas/first-still-images-of-shin-min-a-lee-jung-jae-in-jtbc-drama-series-aide First still images of Shin Min-A & Lee Jung-Jae] in JTBC drama series “Chief of Staff.”
# [http://blog.asianwiki.com/korean-dramas/teaser-trailer-2-character-posters-for-jtbc-drama-series-aide 8 character posters] for JTBC drama series “Chief of Staff.”
# "Chief of Staff" will have two seasons with each season consisting of 10 episodes.
# [http://blog.asianwiki.com/korean-dramas/highlight-still-images-for-jtbc-drama-series-aide Still images and comments] by lead performers.
# Related titles:
## [[Chief of Staff (Korean Drama)|Chief of Staff]] | Bojwagwan: Sesangeul Woomjikineun Saramdeul (JTBC / 2019)
## [[Chief of Staff 2]] | Bojwagwan 2: Sesangeul Woomjikineun Saramdeul (JTBC / 2019)

==Cast==
{{CastPictures8
|1picture=File:Aide-KD-Lee Jung-Jae.jpg
|1name=Lee Jung-Jae
|1charactername=Jang Tae-Jun
|2picture=File:Aide-KD-Shin Min-A.jpg
|2name=Shin Min-A
|2charactername=Kang Seon-Yeong
|3picture=File:Aide-KD-Lee Elijah.jpg
|3name=Lee Elijah
|3charactername=Yun Hye-Won
|4picture=File:Aide-KD-Kim Dong-Joon.jpg
|4name=Kim Dong-Joon
|4charactername=Han Do-Kyeong
|5picture=File:Aide-KD-Jung Jin-Young.jpg
|5name=Jung Jin-Young
|5charactername=Lee Seong-Min
|6picture=File:Aide-KD-Kim Kap-Soo.jpg
|6name=Kim Kap-Soo
|6charactername=Song Hui-Seop
|7picture=File:Aide-KD-Jung Woong-In.jpg
|7name=Jung Woong-In
|7charactername=Oh Won-Sik
|8picture=File:Aide-KD-Lim Won-Hee.jpg
|8name=Lim Won-Hee
|8charactername=Go Seok-Man
}}
{{CastPictures36
|1picture=File:Aide-KD-Kim Hong-Fa.jpg
|1name=Kim Hong-Fa
|1charactername=Jo Gap-Yeong
|2picture=File:Aide-KD-Lee Cheol-Min.jpg
|2name=Lee Cheol-Min (1970){{!}}Lee Cheol-Min
|2charactername=Kim Hyung-Do
|3picture=File:Chief of Staff-Ko In-Beom.jpg
|3name=Ko In-Beom
|3charactername=Sung Yeong-Gi
|4picture=File:Aide-Yu Seong-Ju.jpg
|4name=Yu Seong-Ju
|4charactername=Lee Chang-Jin
|5picture=File:Chief of Staff-Kim Eung-Soo.jpg
|5name=Kim Eung-Soo (1961){{!}}Kim Eung-Soo
|5charactername=Jang Chun-Bae
|6picture=File:Aide-KD-Jeon Jin-Ki.jpg
|6name=Jeon Jin-Ki
|6charactername=Lee Gwi-Dong
|7picture=File:Aide-KD-Jeon Seung-Bin.jpg
|7name=Jeon Seung-Bin (1986){{!}}Jeon Seung-Bin
|7charactername=Kim Jong-Uk
|8picture=File:Aide-KD-Do Eun-Bi.jpg
|8name=Do Eun-Bi
|8charactername=No Da-Jeong
|9picture=File:Chief of Staff-Park Myung-Shin.jpg
|9name=Park Myung-Shin
|9charactername=Yeo Sook-Hee
|10picture=File:Chief of Staff-Kim Seo-Ha.jpg
|10name=Kim Seo-Ha (1980){{!}}Kim Seo-Ha
|10charactername=Lee In-Soo
|11picture=File:Chief of Staff-Ji So-Yeon.jpg
|11name=Ji So-Yeon
|11charactername=Kim Mi-Jin
|12picture=File:Chief of Staff-Lee Soon-Won.jpg
|12name=Lee Soon-Won
|12charactername=Detective Lee
|13picture=File:Chief of Staff-Park Gun.jpg
|13name=Park Gun
|13charactername=Seo Hyeong-Cheol
|14picture=File:Chief of Staff-Yoo Ha-Bok.jpg
|14name=Yoo Ha-Bok
|14charactername=Park Jong-Gil
|15picture=File:Chief of Staff-Kwak Min-Suk.jpg
|15name=Kwak Min-Suk (1970){{!}}Kwak Min-Suk
|15charactername=Kim Hyeon-Su
|16picture=File:Chief of Staff-Nam Jin-Bok.jpg
|16name=Nam Jin-Bok
|16charactername=Jeong Han-Su
|17picture=File:Chief of Staff-Jang Jae-Ho.jpg
|17name=Jang Jae-Ho
|17charactername=Kim Seung-U
|18picture=File:Chief of Staff-No Seung-Jin.jpg
|18name=No Seung-Jin
|18charactername=No Seung-Jin
|19picture=File:Chief of Staff-Kim Ik-Tae.jpg
|19name=Kim Ik-Tae
|19charactername=Lee Sang-Guk
|20picture=File:Chief of Staff-Cha Soon-Bae.jpg
|20name=Cha Soon-Bae
|20charactername=aide
|21picture=File:Chief of Staff-Kim Jae-Hyun.jpg
|21name=Kim Jae-Hyun (1971){{!}}Kim Jae-Hyun
|21charactername=Cha Dong-Ho
|22picture=File:Chief of Staff-Moon Hyun-Jung.jpg
|22name=Moon Hyun-Jung (1984){{!}}Moon Hyun-Jung
|22charactername=Cha Dong-Ho's wife
|23picture=File:Chief of Staff-Moon Seung-Bae.jpg
|23name=Moon Seung-Bae
|23charactername=Kim In-Gyu
|24picture=File:Chief of Staff-Nam Sung-Jin.jpg
|24name=Nam Sung-Jin
|24charactername=Ahn Hyeon-Min
|25picture=File:Chief of Staff-Lee Shin-Ki.jpg
|25name=Lee Shin-Ki (actor){{!}}Lee Shin-Ki
|25charactername=Lee Shin-Ki
|26picture=File:Chief of Staff-Lee Min-Ji.jpg
|26name=Lee Min-Ji (1991){{!}}Lee Min-Ji
|26charactername=aide for Kang Seon-Yeong
|27picture=File:Chief of Staff-Lee Yong-Lee.jpg
|27name=Lee Yong-Lee
|27charactername=Yu's grandmother
|28picture=File:Chief of Staff-Lee Jung-Yull.jpg
|28name=Lee Joong-Yul (actor){{!}}Lee Joong-Yul
|28charactername=factory worker
|29picture=File:Chief of Staff-Han Chang-Hyun.jpg
|29name=Han Chang-Hyun (1972){{!}}Han Chang-Hyun
|29charactername=Kim Byeong-Jun
|30picture=File:Chief of Staff-Choi Ga-In.jpg
|30name=Choi Ga-In (1979){{!}}Choi Ga-In
|30charactername=Lee Seong-Min's wife
|31picture=File:Chief of Staff-Park Yoon-Young.jpg
|31name=Park Yoon-Young (2004){{!}}Park Yoon-Young
|31charactername=Lee Seong-Min's daughter
|32picture=File:Chief of Staff-Yoon Kap-Soo.jpg
|32name=Yoon Kap-Soo (1956){{!}}Yoon Kap-Soo
|32charactername=Jo Nam-Gi
|33picture=File:Chief of Staff-Bae Ki-Bum.jpg
|33name=Bae Ki-Bum (1969){{!}}Bae Ki-Bum
|33charactername=Oh Yong-Su
|34picture=File:Chief of Staff-Lee Ji-Hyeok.jpg
|34name=Lee Ji-Hyeok (1983){{!}}Lee Ji-Hyeok
|34charactername=Reporter Jeong
|35picture=File:Chief of Staff-Son So-Mang.jpg
|35name=Son So-Mang
|35charactername=Lee Jin-A (ep.4)
|36picture=File:Chief of Staff-Kim Mi-Hye.jpg
|36name=Kim Mi-Hye (1988){{!}}Kim Mi-Hye
|36charactername=anchorwoman (ep.4)
}}
'''Additional Cast Members:'''
* [[Lee Han-Wi]] - Presidential Secretary
* [[Kim Pyeong-Won]] - Kim Pyeong-Won
* [[Ma Si-Hwan]] - Prosecutor Yoon
* [[Moon Hyun-Jung (1984)|Moon Hyun-Jung]] - Dong-Ho's wife
* [[Won Choon-Gyu]] - Lee Deok-Hui
* [[Kim Joo-A (1967)|Kim Joo-A]] - Lawmaker Jung Eun-Hee
* [[Park Jae-Wan (1968)|Park Jae-Wan]] - TV news producer
* [[Sung Ian]] - reporter
* [[Jang Eui-Don (actor)|Jang Eui-Don]] - local residents committee
* [[Park So-Yoon (1976)|Park So-Yoon]] - citizen
* [[Kim Jin-Ok (1973)|Kim Jin-Ok]] - protestor (ep.10)
* [[Lee Si-Young (04-25)|Lee Si-Young]]
* [[Ji Tae-Yang (1985)|Ji Tae-Yang]]
* [[Kim In-Mook (1990)|Kim In-Mook]]

==Trailers==
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==Episode Ratings==
{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #F9F9F9; border: 1px #AAA solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
! rowspan="2" align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Date
! rowspan="2" align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Episode
! colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="F52887" | AGB
|-
! align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Nationwide
! align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Seoul
|-align=center
| 2019-06-14 || 1 || 4.375% || 5.592%
|-align=center
| 2019-06-15 || 2 || 4.545% || 4.675%
|-align=center
| 2019-06-21 || 3 || 4.436% || 4.637%
|-align=center
| 2019-06-22 || 4 || 4.398% || 4.532%
|-align=center
| 2019-06-28 || 5 || 4.012% || 3.786%
|-align=center
| 2019-06-29 || 6 || 4.039% || 3.904%
|-align=center
| 2019-07-05 || 7 || 4.087% || 4.091%
|-align=center
| 2019-07-06 || 8 || 4.974% || 5.090%
|-align=center
| 2019-07-12 || 9 || 4.379% || 4.185%
|-align=center
| 2019-07-13 || 10 || 5.314% || 5.616%
|-align=center
|}

Source: [http://www.agbnielsen.co.kr/ AGB Nielson]

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==External Links==
* [http://tv.jtbc.joins.com/aide Official Website]

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 ==Notes==
-# "Chief of Staff " takes over the [[JTBC]]'s Friday & Saturday 23:00  time slot previously occupied by "[[Beautiful World (Korean Drama)|Beautiful World]]" and followed by "[[Be Melodramatic]]" on August 9, 2019.
+# "Chief of Staff " takes over [[JTBC]]'s Friday & Saturday 23:00  time slot previously occupied by "[[Beautiful World (Korean Drama)|Beautiful World]]" and followed by "[[Be Melodramatic]]" on August 9, 2019.
 # [http://blog.asianwiki.com/korean-dramas/first-script-reading-for-jtbc-drama-series-aide First script reading took place March 26, 2019] at Studio & NEW in Nonhyeon-dong, Seoul, South Korea.
 # [http://blog.asianwiki.com/korean-dramas/first-still-images-of-shin-min-a-lee-jung-jae-in-jtbc-drama-series-aide First still images of Shin Min-A & Lee Jung-Jae] in JTBC drama series “Chief of Staff.”

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