| ▲This photo, provided by each broadcasting companies, show legal series drama. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) | ▲This photo, provided by SBS, shows SBS "One Dollar Lawyer." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) SEOUL, Sept.22 (Yonhap) -- From geeky lawyers who take on cases for only 1,000 won to strong-willed lawyers who do anything for success.
According to the broadcasting sources on Sept. 25, dramas featuring lawyers and judges as leading roles are being aired one after another.
JTBC drama "The Empire," first aired on Sept. 24, looks into the hypocrisy and desires of the privileged class, where everyone in the family is from Supreme Court justices to law school professors, prosecutors and lawyers.
It was co-planned by several incumbent lawyers, not professional drama writers, to portray the legal cartel realistically,
In the SBS drama "One Dollar Lawyer," aired for the first time on Sept. 23, actor Namgoong-min transformed into a geeky lawyer who takes charge of the case for only 1,000 won, and in tvN drama "Blind," aired on Sept.16, Ha Seok-jin plays as a judge who values rules and principles.
KBS drama "The Law Cafe" depicts love between a building owner, former prosecutor, and a lawyer with a strong sense of justice, who have known each other since high school.
Lee Seung-gi, who plays a former prosecutor who was nicknamed "Genius monster," and Lee Se-young, who plays a lawyer who gives legal advice for the price of a cup of coffee, show off the chemistry as friends and lovers.
Over the Top (OTT) streaming service Disney+ also presents legal series.
Disney+'s "May It Please the Court,"released on Sept.21, tells the story of Noh Chak-hee (Jung Ryeo-won), a strong-willed lawyer, and Jwa Si-baek (Lee Kyu-hyung), an eccentric lawyer who do anything once determined, working together to track down the truth hidden behind the case.
Five legal dramas with lawyers as the main characters are currently being aired. While capable and righteousmain characters can provide vicarious satisfaction and catharsis to viewers, the fatigue of the viewers will inevitably increase if the same character keeps appear.
Gong Hee-jeong, a drama critic, pointed out, "Court cases are easy to dramatize for the production company because there are many precedents, but viewers are tired of heroic lawyers fighting aainst gigantic evil powers."
Kim Seong-soo, a popular culture critic, said, "In the aftermath of hit drama 'Extraordiany Attorney Woo,' viewers realized that it is necessary to have legal knowledge in life, and people can get lots of help from law," adding, "More legal dramas will appear from now on."
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Jiwon Woo.)
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