# Introverted Boss

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2017 South Korean television series

Introverted Boss Promotional poster Also known as Introvert Boss My Shy Boss[1] Sensitive Boss Hangul 내성적인 보스 RR Naeseongjeogin boseu MR Naesŏngjŏgin posŭ 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)

***Introverted Boss*** ([Korean](/source/Korean_language): 내성적인 보스; [RR](/source/Revised_Romanization_of_Korean): *Naeseongjeogin boseu*) is a 2017 [South Korean television series](/source/Korean_drama) starring [Yeon Woo-jin](/source/Yeon_Woo-jin) and [Park Hye-su](/source/Park_Hye-su). It aired on cable network [tvN](/source/TVN_(South_Korean_TV_channel)) every Monday and Tuesday at 23:00 ([KST](/source/Time_in_South_Korea)) from January 16 to March 14, 2017.[2]

## Plot

Unbeknownst to his employees, Eun Hwan-ki ([Yeon Woo-jin](/source/Yeon_Woo-jin)) is the timid CEO of a public relations company. Chae Ro-woon ([Park Hye-soo](/source/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](/source/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](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Park_Ha-joon&action=edit&redlink=1) [[ko](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B0%95%ED%95%98%EC%A4%80)] as young Eun Hwan-ki

- [Park Hye-su](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seo_Eun-sol&action=edit&redlink=1) [[ko](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%84%9C%EC%9D%80%EC%86%94)] as young Eun Yi-soo

### People in Silent Monster

- [Ye Ji-won](/source/Ye_Ji-won) as Dang Yoo-hee, a working mother

- [Jun Hyo-seong](/source/Jun_Hyo-seong) as Kim Gyo-ri, an employee who has crush on Se-jong

- [Heo Jung-min](/source/Heo_Jung-min) as Eom Sun-bong

- Han Jae-suk as Jang Se-jong, a new employee

### People in Brain PR

- [Stephanie Kim](/source/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](/source/Kim_Eung-soo) as Eun Bok-dong, Hwan-ki's father

- [Kim Ye-ryeong](/source/Kim_Ye-ryeong) as Park Ae-ran, Hwan-ki's mother

- [Lee Han-wi](/source/Lee_Han-wi) as Chae Won-sang, Ro-woon's father

- [Kim Mi-kyung](/source/Kim_Mi-kyung) as Ro-woon's mother

- [Han Chae-ah](/source/Han_Chae-ah) as Chae Ji-hye, Ro-woon's older sister and Kang Woo-il's lover

- [Lee Kyu-han](/source/Lee_Kyu-han) as Woo Gi-ja, Ro-woon's neighborhood brother and a reporter

- [Jang Hee-jin](/source/Jang_Hee-jin) as Seo Yeon-jung, Hwan-ki's first love

### Special appearances

- [Kim Junsu](/source/Kim_Junsu) as Top Star (Ep. 1)

- [Choi Byung-mo](/source/Choi_Byung-mo) as a presenter

- Kim Ki-doo as a man in the restroom 1 (Ep. 2) / [Chinese](/source/Chinese_restaurant) 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](/source/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](/source/Kim_Hye-eun) as Hwan-ki's psychiatrist

- [Kang Nam-gil](/source/Kang_Nam-gil) as Brain security

- [Kim Byung-man](/source/Kim_Byung-man) as Scrubber in Korean Spa (Ep. 2), Choir conductor (Ep. 4) and Orphanage Event MC (Ep. 6)

- [Park Yeong-gyu](/source/Park_Yeong-gyu) as Actor Hwang Young-kyu

- [Heo Young-ji](/source/Heo_Young-ji) as Young-kyu's daughter (Ep. 3)

- Kim Dae-hui as Young-kyu's manager

- [Park Sang-myun](/source/Park_Sang-myun) as Master Jin (Ep. 4)

- [Choi Dae-chul](/source/Choi_Dae-chul) as Restaurant Owner (Ep. 4)

- [Lee Byung-joon](/source/Lee_Byung-joon) as Rose Airlines CEO (Ep. 7)

- [Kim Ji-seok](/source/Kim_Ji-seok_(actor)) 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](/source/Marriage%2C_Not_Dating)* after two years, with the latter having directed *[Another Miss Oh](/source/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% —N/a 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% —N/a 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% —N/a

- *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](/source/Korean_Broadcasting_System), [SBS](/source/Seoul_Broadcasting_System), [MBC](/source/Munhwa_Broadcasting_Corporation) and [EBS](/source/Educational_Broadcasting_System)).*

- *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. **[^](#cite_ref-incomplete_9-0)** Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["My Shy Boss (내성적인 보스)"](https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20170228165717/https://www.dramafever.com/drama/4989/My_Shy_Boss/). *[DramaFever](/source/DramaFever)*. Archived from [the original](https://www.dramafever.com/drama/4989/My_Shy_Boss/) on February 28, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [단독・박혜수・연우진, "내성적인 보스" 주인공 "확정"](http://isplus.live.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=20839146&cloc=). *Isplus.live.joins.com* (in Korean). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201201025519/http://isplus.live.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=20839146&cloc=) from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Yoo, Joon-pil (January 11, 2017). [스테파니, '내성적인 보스'로 첫 연기 도전...윤박·예지원과 호흡](https://web.archive.org/web/20170202032315/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1108146). *TenAsia* (in Korean). Archived from [the original](http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1108146) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [단독 | 또 오해영 PD, tvN "내성적인 보스" 로 2017년 첫 출발](http://isplus.live.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=20569810&cloc=). *Isplus.live.joins.com* (in Korean). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20191205193507/http://isplus.live.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=20569810&cloc=) from the original on December 5, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [송현욱 PDX주화미 작가, "연애 말고 결혼" 2탄 탄생시킬까](http://sports.donga.com/3/all/20160908/80207099/1). *Sports.donga.com* (in Korean). September 8, 2016. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20161113180437/http://sports.donga.com/3/all/20160908/80207099/1) from the original on November 13, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [\[대본수정 초강수 "내보스", 시청자 마음 다시 돌릴까 원문보기](http://www.sportsseoul.com/news/read/478241). *[Sports Seoul](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sports_Seoul&action=edit&redlink=1)* (in Korean). 30 January 2017. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170202081100/http://www.sportsseoul.com/news/read/478241) from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Nielsen Korea"](http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20170116). *AGB Nielsen Media Research* (in Korean). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170118210458/http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20170116) from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["TNmS Ratings"](http://m.entertain.naver.com/tvBrand/4169002/broadcastInfo/ratingCard) (in Korean). Retrieved January 17, 2017.

## External links

- [Official website](https://tvn.cjenm.com/ko/introvertedboss/)

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- [*Introverted Boss*](https://www.hancinema.net/korean_drama_Introvert_Boss.php) at [HanCinema](/source/HanCinema)

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