Plot: "President" follows Jang Il-Joon (Choi Soo-Jong) as he runs for the 18th presidential office in 2012 to actually winning the election. Jang Il-Joon was born from an ordinary educator family, but graduated from a prestigious university as a law student. When the country was under military leadership, Jang Il-Joon was a student activist and became involved in a once-in-a-lifetime case. He dreamed to become the new dream for Korea. Since then he has worked as a three term lawmaker and a human rights lawyer. Now, Jang Il-Joon throws his hat into the 2012 presidential election, dreaming to overcome conflicts between ideology, class, and regions with his leadership.