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[[File:LawyersofKorea.jpg|thumb|300px|The Lawyers of The Great Republic Korea]]
==Details==
*'''Title:''' 대한민국 변호사 / Daehanminguk Byeonhosa
*'''Also known as:''' South Korean Lawyers / Lawyers of Korea / Great Han Min Gook Attorney / Love & Law
*'''Genre:''' Comedy, Romance
*'''Episodes:''' 16
*'''Broadcast network:''' MBC
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2008-Jul-09 to 2008-Sep-04
*'''Air time:''' [[MBC Wednesday & Thursday Night 21:55|Wednesday & Thursday 21:55]]
*'''Original Soundtrack:''' [[The Lawyers of The Great Republic Korea OST]]

==Synopsis==
Woo Yi Kyung worked at a law firm as a secretary when she fell in love with Byun-hyuk, a rising star attorney in the firm. They lived together for a year before he left for America with no explanation.  Six Years later Yi Kyung ends up becoming a lawyer herself and opens her own office. Her first paying case is to represent Han Min-gook in an alimony lawsuit that could cost him $100 billion Won.  Han Min-gook's ex-wife, Lee Ae-ri, is Yi Kyung's good friend, and the lawyer representing Ae-ri is none other than Byun-hyuk himself who has returned from America determined to win Yi Kyung back. Yi Kyung is facing a showdown with her friend, Ae-ri, as well as her first love, Byun-hyuk, all while falling for her client Min-gook.

==User/Viewer Ratings==
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==Cast==
[[File:LawKoreaChart.jpg|thumb|250px|The Lawyers of The Great Republic Korea Cast]]
*[[Lee Sung Jae]] as Han Min Gook
*[[Lee Soo Kyung (1982)|Lee Soo Kyung]] as Woo Yi Kyung
*[[Ryu Soo Young]] as Byun Hyuk
*[[Han Da Gam|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 Hee 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
*?? as Oh Han (Ryu Dong's son)
*?? as Oh Min (Ryu Dong's son)
*[[Lee Hyung Suk (2000)|Lee Hyung Suk]] as Oh Gook (Ryu Dong's son)
*[[Park Yong Gi]]
*[[Bae Geu Rin]]
*[[Jo Seung Joon]] (조승준)
*[[Oh Ji Yun]] as reporter
*[[Kim Doo Jin]] (김두진)
*??? as Ji Ae
*[[Song Young Kyu]]
*[[Han Min Chae]]

==Episode Ratings==
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Date
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Episode
! width=350 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Subtitle
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Nationwide
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Seoul
|- align=center
| 2008-07-09 || 1 || Their Fate || 6.7 || (<7.4)
|- align=center
| 2008-07-10 || 2 || There is a Lawyer Here! || 6.6 || (<7.3)
|- align=center
| 2008-07-16 || 3 || Han Min Gook ~ On the Scale || 4.9 || (<8.1)
|- align=center
| 2008-07-17 || 4 || Don't Close Your Eyes || 5.3 || (<7.4)
|- align=center
| 2008-07-23 || 5 || The Growing Anguish of Dae ~ Han Min Gook! || 5.0 || (<7.6)
|- align=center
| 2008-07-24 || 6 || Three Syllable Word || 4.6 || (<9.6)
|- align=center
| 2008-07-30 || 7 || Who is the Liar? || 7.2 || 7.9 (19th)
|- align=center
| 2008-07-31 || 8 || Reckless Heart || 6.3 || (<7.1)
|- align=center
| 2008-08-06 || 9 || After 50 Seconds || 10.3 (7th) || 10.1 (7th)
|- align=center
| 2008-08-13 || 10 || Even Though There Are Many Bad Reasons || 6.3 || (<8.9)
|- align=center
| 2008-08-20 || 11 || Waiting || 8.4 (19th) || 8.2 (18th)
|- align=center
|2008-08-21 || 12 || Because We Are Friends,<br> It Can Turn Out To Be All Right<br>Because We Are Friends, <br>It Can Turn Out To Be All Wrong || 7.5 || (<12.8)
|- align=center
| 2008-08-27 || 13 || The Lunchbox || 8.2 (16th) || 8.3 (18th)
|- align=center
| 2008-08-28 || 14 || Keep My Love Away || 8.2 (18th) || 8.6 (15th)
|- align=center
| 2008-09-03 || 15 || Selfish Choice || 8.4 (15th) || 8.8 (15th)
|- align=center
| 2008-09-04 || 16 || Ask At Least Three Times || 9.2 (13th) || 9.9 (9th)
|- align="center" style="background:#ffdead;"
! colspan=2 | Average ||  || 7.1% || -
|}
Source: [http://www.tnsmk.co.kr/ TNS Media Korea]

==Production Credits==
*'''Chief Producer:''' [[Oh Kyung Hoon]]
*'''Director:''' [[Yoon Jae Moon]]
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Seo Suk Hyang]]

==External Links==
*[http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/law/ Official site]
*[[Wikipedia:ko:대한민국 변호사|Korean Wikipedia]]
*[http://media.daum.net/entertain/broadcast/view.html?cateid=1032&newsid=20080520171807368&cp=mydaily News]

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