Ad Genius Lee Tae-baek
Ad Genius Lee Tae-baek (Korean: 광고천재 이태백; Hanja: 廣告天才 李太白; RR: Gwanggocheonjae Itaebaek; MR: Kwanggoch'ŏnjae It'aebaek) is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Jin Goo, Park Ha-sun, Jo Hyun-jae and Han Chae-young. Set in the cutthroat field of advertising where creativity and competition coexist, the drama is the success story of underdog Lee Tae-baek who fights his way to becoming the best ad man in the business. It aired on KBS2 from February 4 to March 26, 2013, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST) for 16 episodes.
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| Also known as | Advertising Genius Lee Tae-baek |
| Hangul | 광고천재 이태백 |
| Hanja | 廣告天才 李太白 |
| Revised Romanization | Gwanggocheonjae Itaebaek |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kwanggoch'ŏnjae It'aebaek |
| Genre | Workplace drama Romance |
| Written by | Seol Joon-seok Lee Jae-ha Lee Yoon-jong |
| Directed by | Park Ki-ho Lee So-yeon |
| Starring | Jin Goo Park Ha-sun Jo Hyun-jae Han Chae-young |
| Composers | Oh Joon-seong Lee Im-woo |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Lee Jae-young Yoo Geon-shik |
| Producer | Kim Jin-woo |
| Production location | Korea |
| Cinematography | Uhm Joon-seong Lee Young-seob |
| Editor | Han Ok-geum |
| Running time | 60 minutes Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST) |
| Production companies | Raemongraein Co., Ltd. |
| Original release | |
| Network | KBS2 |
| Release | February 4 – March 26, 2013 |
The protagonist is loosely based on internationally-renowned advertising designer and social activist Jeseok Yi (a.k.a. Jeski), who wrote the 2010 book Ad Genius Lee Je-seok.
The drama reunites Han Chae-young and Jo Hyun-jae who previously worked together in the 2005 TV series Only You.