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Powerful Opponents

Powerful Opponents

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Overview

Cha Young Jin is the first female to ever work as a bodyguard in the Presidential resident, Chungwadae. Young Jin and Yoo Gwang Pil work as bodyguards assigned to watch over the president's son, Kang Soo Ho. They are assigned to guard Soo Ho for 15 months.

Created by Kang Eun-kyung
Written by Kang Eun-kyung
NetworksKBS2

Top Cast

Park Chae-rim

Park Chae-rim

Cha Yeong-Jin

Lee Jin-uk

Lee Jin-uk

Kang Soo-Ho

Lee Jong-hyuk

Lee Jong-hyuk

Yoo Gwan-Pil

Kim Yoo-jung

Kim Yoo-jung

Yoo Gwan-Nim

Shin Eun-jung

Shin Eun-jung

Kang Soo-ri

Lee Kyung-jin

Lee Kyung-jin

First Lady Shin Ok-hee

Im Hyun-sik

Im Hyun-sik

Cha Il-sang

Kim Si-hoo

Kim Si-hoo

Cha Yeong-ku

G

Go Myung-hwan

Kim Byung-wook

Don Lee

Don Lee

Pyo Cheol-ho

About Powerful Opponents

Powerful Opponents is a action & adventure, comedy, drama series that first aired in 2008. Created by Kang Eun-kyung, it stars Park Chae-rim, Lee Jin-uk, Lee Jong-hyuk. Cha Young Jin is the first female to ever work as a bodyguard in the Presidential resident, Chungwadae. Young Jin and Yoo Gwang Pil work as bodyguards assigned to watch over the president's son, Kang Soo Ho. They are assigned to guard Soo Ho for 15 months.

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