The City Hall K-Drama DVD – Politics, Passion, and Power

Movie star Cha Seung Won returns to the small screen after a six-year absence for the 2009 SBS mini-series The City Hall. Co-starring My Lovely Sam-Soon heroine Kim Sun Ah, this romantic comedy with a political twist follows the personal, professional, and romantic journeys of an ambitious bureaucrat with an eye on the presidency, and a low-level civil servant who works her way up to the mayor's seat. With an impressive cast that also includes Chu Sang Mi (Snow in August), Lee Hyung Chul (Over the Rainbow), Yoon Se Ah (Love Marriage), and Lee Joon Hyuk (Three Brothers), The City Hall is the latest hit from director Shin Woo Chul and writer Kim Eun Sook, the team behind the Lovers series. Protege to one of the most powerful politicians in the country, Jo Gook (Cha Seung Won) is on the fast track for political success, and indeed his ultimate goal is to one day become President. Much against his wishes, however, he is abruptly sent to the deputy mayor seat in the backwater coastal