Sponsor (TV series)

Sponsor  is a 2022 South Korean television series starring Lee Ji-hoon, Han Chae-young, Ji Yi-soo and Koo Ja-Sung. The drama is described as another Penthouse. It was scheduled to premiere on iHQ on November 29, 2021 but postponed to February 2022 with a plan to simultaneous air on MBN along with iHQ. It premiered on MBN simultaneously with iHQ from February 23, 2022.

Synopsis
A romance thriller between four men and women running like a runaway locomotive toward different desires, including success, revenge, children and love.

Main

 * Lee Ji-hoon as Lee Sun-woo
 * Han Chae-young as Han Chae-rin
 * Ji Yi-soo as Park Da-som
 * Koo Ja-sung as Hyun Seung-hoon

Supporting

 * Kim Yoon-seo as Hyun Sung-gi, Seung-hun's older sister.
 * Kim Kang-hyun as Kang-hyun
 * Park Geun-hyung as President Park
 * Kim Jung-tae as David Park
 * Lee Yoon-mi as Joo-ah, David Park's ex-wife and store representative.
 * Han Seul
 * Kim Hee-jung as Park Da-hye the younger sister of Park Da-som and an employee of the beauty product development team.
 * Jung Min-kyu as Han Yu-min, Han Chae-rin's younger brother
 * Jo Hyo-in as Joo Young-chan, ambitious model

Special appearance

 * Park Joon-geum as President Lee
 * Eru as Michael

Development

 * Originally, the series title was Desire, but the title was changed to Sponsor as the director was changed from PD Kwak Ki-won to PD Lee Cheol. The writer was also changed to Han Hui-Jeung.
 * President Park Jong-jin told iHQ, “The series is very realistic because it is based on a true story.
 * The drama is the first project of the new channel.