| Genre: | Political drama |
| Director: | Hwang In-hyuk |
| Music: | Park Se-jun |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Language: | Korean |
| Num Episodes: | 20 |
| Producer: | Kim Jin-woo |
| Location: | Seoul, South Korea |
| Runtime: | 65 minutes |
| Channel: | KBS 2TV |
Assembly is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Jung Jae-young, Song Yoon-ah and Ok Taec-yeon.[1] [2] It aired on KBS2 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes beginning July 15, 2015.[3]
Jin Sang-pil has been a shipyard welder for 23 years, but when he and his fellow workers get laid off, he fights for their reinstatement as the spokesman for the labor union.[4] To his surprise, this leads to him becoming a newly elected member of the National Assembly. But because of his idealism and naiveté, Sang-pil finds it difficult to navigate the corridors of politics. Enter whip-smart aide Choi In-kyung, who shows him the ropes and together they work to accomplish real change within the government.
In the table below, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings.
| Episode | Broadcast date | TNmS ratings[12] | AGB Nielsen ratings[13] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=100 | Nationwide ! | width=100 | Seoul Capital Area ! | width=100 | Nationwide ! | width=100 | Seoul Capital Area |
| 1 | July 15, 2015 | 4.8% | 5.2% | 4.9% | |||
| 2 | July 16, 2015 | 4.1% | 4.8% | ||||
| 3 | July 22, 2015 | 4.0% | 4.4% | 5.2% | 5.1% | ||
| 4 | July 23, 2015 | 3.8% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 5.3% | ||
| 5 | July 29, 2015 | 4.4% | 4.5% | 5.0% | 5.1% | ||
| 6 | July 30, 2015 | 3.7% | 4.2% | 4.8% | 5.8% | ||
| 7 | August 5, 2015 | 4.7% | 4.1% | 5.3% | 5.5% | ||
| 8 | August 6, 2015 | 3.7% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 4.8% | ||
| 9 | August 12, 2015 | 4.8% | 4.4% | 5.9% | 5.8% | ||
| 10 | August 13, 2015 | 4.6% | 4.1% | ||||
| 11 | August 19, 2015 | 4.5% | 4.3% | ||||
| 12 | August 20, 2015 | 4.2% | 5.0% | 5.7% | 5.8% | ||
| 13 | August 26, 2015 | 3.9% | 4.0% | 4.9% | 4.9% | ||
| 14 | August 27, 2015 | 4.0% | 4.5% | 5.6% | 5.5% | ||
| 15 | September 2, 2015 | 4.2% | 4.4% | 5.4% | 5.2% | ||
| 16 | September 3, 2015 | 4.4% | 4.6% | 5.8% | |||
| 17 | September 9, 2015 | 4.6% | 4.4% | 5.7% | 5.5% | ||
| 18 | September 10, 2015 | 5.1% | 5.9% | ||||
| 19 | September 16, 2015 | 3.5% | 5.4% | 5.2% | |||
| 20 | September 17, 2015 | 4.2% | 4.7% | 4.9% | 4.8% | ||
| Average | |||||||
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29th KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | |||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama | ||||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama | ||||
| Best Supporting Actor | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | ||||
| Best Young Actress | ||||
This is Jung Jae-young's first Korean drama series in his prolific career as a film and stage actor.
Prior to becoming a drama screenwriter, Jung Hyun-min worked for ten years as a political aide for a member of the National Assembly.