Political Fever
2021A black comedy political sitcom about an Olympic gold medalist who was appointed as minister of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and is facing a kidnapping incident of her husband who is a political critic.
Seasons & Episode
A major scandal engulfs the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism when the minister accidentally broadcasts himself in a compromising position during a virtual meeting. The president, nearing the end of his term, must choose a new minister. Lee Jung Eun, an Olympic medalist, becomes the next minister, but no one seems to expect her to do much at all.
Jung Eun decides to contact the police regarding the disappearance of her husband, Sung Nam. However, some people actually seem to suspect Jung Eun. To make matters worse, one of Jung Eun's interviews gets misinterpreted, making people think that she has ambitions to become president. This aggravates Cha Jung Won.
The North Koreans suddenly begin criticizing the South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. As Jung Eun faces enemies at every turn, her husband's kidnappers make contact. Meanwhile, Um Dae Hyub, the head of state affairs and the big shot of the current administration's cabinet, and Cha Jung Won make some kind of deal.
Sung Nam believes that he got fired from the current affairs program he has been hosting because of Jung Eun. Including his wife, everyone around him seems to be making progress out there except him. Furthermore, Ri Na comes in late to Sung Nam's lecture again and starts to argue with him about her attendance.
Jong Man keeps threatening Woo Chan with his sister, Ri Na, and he urgently needs a huge amount of money to stop him. Meanwhile, Soo Kyum cannot trust anyone and decides to act out alone by hurting Sung Nam while video calling Jung Eun. After witnessing all this, Jung Eun rushes out to bring the money to the culprits to save Sung Nam.
Jung Eun comes home with nothing after what happened at the church. Meanwhile, Kyo Hwan boldly hacks into So Dam's laptop and spreads false information that Director Won Il Ryeong is trying to seek asylum in South Korea with a video of him. When So Dam reads the article, she notices that Kyo Hwan was the one who published it.
Sung Nam safely gets treated in the hospital, but the detectives are still suspicious about the incident as Jang In Kyu was found unconscious. Moreover, Jung Won visits them with the original CCTV footage of him at her shopping mall. Therefore, Jung Eun and Soo Jin try to find a way to make a deal with her.
A black comedy political sitcom about an Olympic gold medalist who was appointed as minister of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and is facing a kidnapping incident of her husband who is a political critic.