Jin Gu, as the Art Director prodigy Lee Tae-baek, will portray the rise of the ‘loser’ with no credentials to the top of the industry. Park Ha-sun will portray the role of the intern copywriter Baek Ji-yoon of the Geumsan Ad, the industry leader in Advertising. A passionate and earnest woman, she will lead the drama as the leading lady and the love interest of Jin Gu. Han Chae-young, as the Account Executive of the Geumsan Ad Go Ah-ri, is a chic and alluring woman of success on the outside, but a cold realist who abandoned her love and past to seek her dream on the inside. A producer of the drama commented that “the title’s ‘Genius’ does not mean talent, but rather the passion of the work enabling people to be the ‘Genius’ of the work. We plan the drama to be a drama depicting people’s challenge towards their dreams, their struggles, and a cheer towards our viewers’ efforts to their own dreams as well.”

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  Jo Hyun Jae (Eddie Kang)

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  Han Chae Young (Go Ah Ri/ Go Bok Hee)

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  Jin Goo (Lee Tae Baek)

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  Park Ha Sun (Baek Ji Yoon)

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  Han Sun Hwa (Lee Soran)

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  Choi Jung Woo (Eddie Kang's Father)

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  • Feb 1, 2013

• 24 days ago 16 of 16 episodes seen

  NewKDramaAddict
  2 of 4 people found this review helpful
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  • Overall  7
  • Story  7
  • Acting/Cast  7
  • Music  6
  • Rewatch Value  2

  If you want to watch a good story that is totally without one single kiss between the leads, this is one to watch. But if you are interested in a fairly decent story, this is worth watching. The cast was very good overall, I really can't complain about that. I was kind of disappointed that here you had two actors that had a decent chemistry together and besides a peck on the cheek, that was it. No holding hands, no hugs, nothing. ending was rushed in the usual KDrama fashion.

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• May 8, 2013 9 of 16 episodes seen

  gonnabe2pro
  1 of 6 people found this review helpful
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  • Overall  5
  • Story  6
  • Acting/Cast  7
  • Music  3
  • Rewatch Value  4

  Eh at first I actually did like it. I really like how the main couple was really cute being just friends and all. I really respected the main male mc as well he was a bit stubborn and arrogant which I usually hate, but the thing that is different is his really nice to the girl and to people in general. When there is an arrogant male mc there usually a jack asss to everyone so this was refreshing for me.
  
  Story wise I kinda like it at first, but as it carries on kinda gets boring with just a new ad after another.
  
  Music- I felt the same song was overused over and over again.
  
  Characters-The main male mc I did like at 1st as well but later on he starts becoming a little too clingy to the girl which was annoying. I actually did start to like the main female mc and the 2nd lead male together they were really cute in the arcade scene. The thing I don't get is how the bitchyy 2nd female lead became so obsess with the 2nd male mc. I must have either skip it or just came out of no where.
  
  Rewatch value some cute parts but most the time I find my self skipping due to many boring scenes. read more

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