The Lawyers of The Great Republic Korea
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- Title: 대~한민국 변호사 / The Lawyers of The Great Republic Korea
- Also known as: South Korean Lawyers / Lawyers of Korea / Great ~ Han Min Gook Attorney
- Genre: Comedy, Romance
- Episodes: 16
- Broadcast network: MBC
- Broadcast period: 2008-Jul-09 to 2008-Sept-04
- Air time: Wednesdays & Thursdays 21:55 (9:55 Korean time)
Synopsis
“LOVE & LAW” is a tale about a man involved in a divorce lawsuit, and his lawyer’s attempt to salvage his money and love. The story includes an exciting turn of events when romance is found during the process of the lawsuit.
Woo Lee-kyung worked at a major law firm as a secretary when she fell head-over-heels in love with Byun-hyuk, a rising star attorney in the firm. They fell madly in love with each other and ended up living together for three years. However, one day, Byun-hyuk decided to leave her, and all she had left were his law school books. The despaired Lee-kyung studied day and night with Byun-hyuk’s books, and soon passed the bar exam herself. Lee-kyung ends up opening her own tiny office with no employees. Her first task is to represent Han Min-kook, who winds up in a huge divorce lawsuit that could cost him an incredible sum of $100 million dollars. This case also lands Lee-kyung in a funny, cute tale of romance. Meanwhile, the story takes an odd twist when it is discovered that Han Min-kook’s ex-wife, Lee Ae-ri, is Lee-kyung’s good friend, and the lawyer representing Ae-ri is none other than Byun-hyuk himself. At the end of the day, Lee-kyung is left with the challenge of facing a showdown with her friend, Ae-ri, as well as her first love, Byun-hyuk. -- taken from MBC Global Media
Cast
- Lee Sung Jae as Han Min Gook
- Lee Soo Kyung as Woo Yi Kyung
- Ryu Soo Young as Byun Hyuk
- Han Eun Jung as Lee Ae Ri
Extended Cast
- Kang Sung Jin as Reporter Bae Soo Jin
- Park Won Sook as Go Kyung Hee (Min Gook's mother)
- Sung Dong Il as Oh Ryu Dong (Min Gook's assistant/driver)
- Lee Hui Do as Woo Suk Ho (Yi Kyung's father)
- Im Ye Jin as Oh Ok Hee (Yi Kyung's secretary)
- Jung Ho Geun as Oh Young Tak (Byun Hyuk's senior colleague)
- Lee Ho Jae as Choi Go Su (Byun Hyuk's boss)
- Jeon Joon Hong as Kim Ddong Gae (Coffee Guy)
- Lee Se Na as Ms. Lim (Byun Hyuk's secretary)
- Kim Byung Man as Jeon Yi Man (Jjajangmyun delivery guy)
- Kim Sung Kyum as school principal
- Shin Shin Ae as Bu Dong San Ajummah
- Jung Eun Pyo as President Moon
- Park Yong Gi
- ??? as Ji Ae
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | Subtitle | Nationwide | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-07-09 | 1 | Their Fate | 6.7 | (<7.4) |
| 2008-07-10 | 2 | There is a Lawyer Here! | 6.6 | (<7.3) |
| 2008-07-16 | 3 | Han Min Gook ~ On the Scale | 4.9 | (<8.1) |
| 2008-07-17 | 4 | Don't Close Your Eyes | 5.3 | (<7.4) |
| 2008-07-23 | 5 | The Growing Anguish of Dae ~ Han Min Gook! | 5.0 | (<7.6) |
| 2008-07-24 | 6 | Three Syllable Word | 4.6 | (<9.6) |
| 2008-07-30 | 7 | Who is the Liar? | 7.2 | 7.9 (19th) |
| 2008-07-31 | 8 | Reckless Heart | 6.3 | (<7.1) |
| 2008-08-06 | 9 | After 50 Seconds | 10.3 (7th) | 10.1 (7th) |
| 2008-08-13 | 10 | Even Though There Are Many Bad Reasons | 6.3 | (<8.9) |
| 2008-08-20 | 11 | Waiting | 8.4 (19th) | 8.2 (18th) |
| 2008-08-21 | 12 | Because We Are Friends, It Can Turn Out To Be All Right Because We Are Friends, It Can Turn Out To Be All Wrong | 7.5 | (<12.8) |
| 2008-08-27 | 13 | The Lunchbox | 8.2 (16th) | 8.3 (18th) |
| 2008-08-28 | 14 | Keep My Love Away | 8.2 (18th) | 8.6 (15th) |
| 2008-09-03 | 15 | Selfish Choice | 8.4 (15th) | 8.8 (15th) |
| 2008-09-04 | 16 | Ask At Least Three Times | 9.2 (13th) | 9.9 (9th) |
| Average | 7.1% | - | ||
Source: TNS Media Korea (http://www.tnsmk.co.kr/)
Production Credits
- Chief Producer: Oh Kyung Hoon
- Director: Yoon Jae Moon
- Screenwriter: Seo Suk Hyang
Trivia
- Actress Lee Soo Kyung abruptly left the supporting role in When It's At Night in favor of the lead role in this drama.
External Links
- Official site (http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/law/)
- KoreanWiz (http://www.koreanwiz.org/at/drama-loveandlaw.html)
- News (http://media.daum.net/entertain/broadcast/view.html?cateid=1032&newsid=20080520171807368&cp=mydaily)
- MBC English site (http://content.mbc.co.kr/english/drama/08/1704889_25450.html)
- HanCinema (http://www.hancinema.net/korean_drama_The_Lawyers_of_The_Great_Republic_Korea.php)
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