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My Lawyer, Mr. Jo
Promotional poster
GenreDrama
Legal
Comedy
Based onNeighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul-ho
by Hatzling (Kim Yang-soo)
Written byLee Hyang-hee
Directed byLee Jeong-seob
Lee Eun-jin
StarringPark Shin-yang
Kang So-ra
Ryu Soo-young
Park Sol-mi
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producerJung Hae-ryong
ProducersJin Hyung-wook
Lee Young-bum
Running time60 minutes
Production companyS.M. Culture & Contents
Original release
NetworkKBS2
ReleaseMarch 28 (2016-03-28) –
May 31, 2016 (2016-05-31)

My Lawyer, Mr. Jo (Korean: 동네변호사 조들호; RR: Dongnebyeonhosa Jodeulho; lit. Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul-ho) is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Park Shin-yang, Kang So-ra, Ryu Soo-young, Park Sol-mi. Based on the same-titled webtoon, it aired on KBS2.[1][2][3][4]

The second season of the drama titled My Lawyer, Mr. Jo 2: Crime and Punishment started airing on KBS2 in January 2019.[5]

Synopsis

Jo Deul-ho (Park Shin-yang) who once had a bright future ahead of him as a star prosecutor, and was the son-in-law to the head of the largest law firm in their country. But when he witnesses corruption in the prosecutor's office and reports it, he loses everything. He tries to rebuild his life and turn his small and pathetic neighborhood law office into a second chance to become a lawyer who protects people and protects the law, and grows as a person in the process.

Cast

Main cast

Geum San Law Firm

  • Kang Shin-il as Jang Shin-woo
  • Jo Han-chul as Kim Tae-jung
  • Jung Won-joong as Chairman Jung

Deul-ho's Law Firm

Others

  • Jung Kyu-soo as Lee Joon-kang
  • Jang So-yun as Choi Ah-rim
  • Yoon Bok-in as Jung Se-mi
  • Choi Jae-hwan as Kang Il-goo
  • Jung Han-bi as Oh Jin-young
  • Heo Jung-eun as Jo Soo-bin, Deul-ho's daughter
  • Song Ji-in [ko] as Bae Hyo-jin, Dae-soo's younger sister
  • Park Sang-myun

Ratings

In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS AGB Nielsen[6]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide Seoul
1 March 28, 2016 8.6% (17th) 8.5% (15th) 10.1% (13th) 11.0% (9th)
2 March 29, 2016 10.5% (10th) 10.9% (7th) 11.4% (8th) 12.5% (7th)
3 April 4, 2016 9.2% (19th) 9.6% (11th) 10.9% (8th) 11.6% (7th)
4 April 5, 2016 9.6% (10th) 10.7% (5th) 11.3% (6th) 11.6% (6th)
5 April 11, 2016 9.6% (13th) 10.2% (7th) 12.3% (6th) 13.2% (6th)
6 April 12, 2016 11.0% (7th) 10.7% (6th) 12.4% (6th) 12.7% (6th)
7 April 18, 2016 10.6% (11th) 11.7% (5th) 12.6% (5th) 14.3% (5th)
8 April 19, 2016 11.4% (6th) 12.1% (5th) 12.1% (6th) 12.8% (6th)
9 April 25, 2016 10.0% (12th) 10.6% (7th) 12.7% (7th) 13.9% (6th)
10 April 26, 2016 10.1% (10th) 11.7% (5th) 12.6% (5th) 13.5% (6th)
11 May 2, 2016 9.6% (15th) 11.1% (7th) 11.0% (5th) 11.6% (6th)
12 May 3, 2016 10.6% (10th) 11.2% (5th) 11.8% (6th) 12.8% (5th)
13 May 9, 2016 10.5% (10th) 11.9% (4th) 11.8% (6th) 12.7% (4th)
14 May 10, 2016 11.3% (8th) 12.4% (4th) 14.1% (4th) 15.5% (4th)
15 May 16, 2016 11.8% (8th) 12.5% (4th) 14.1% (4th) 15.3% (4th)
16 May 17, 2016 12.7% (4th) 13.5% (3rd) 15.3% (3rd) 16.5% (3rd)
17 May 23, 2016 11.6% (5th) 12.1% (4th) 14.0% (4th) 15.1% (4th)
18 May 24, 2016 12.5% (5th) 12.5% (4th) 15.5% (4th) 16.4% (4th)
19 May 30, 2016 13.2% (4th) 14.0% (4th) 14.2% (4th) 15.0% (4th)
20 May 31, 2016 14.1% (4th) 14.8% (4th) 17.3% (3rd) 18.6% (2nd)
Average 10.9% 11.6% 12.9% 13.8%

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2016 9th Korea Drama Awards Grand Prize (Daesang)
Park Shin-yang
 Nominated
30th KBS Drama Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actor Won
Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama
Kang So-ra
 Nominated
Best Supporting Actor
Kim Kap-soo
 Nominated
Best Supporting Actress
Hwang Seok-jeong
 Nominated
Best Young Actress
Heo Jung-eun[7]
 Won

References

  1. ^ "Park returns to TV with 'My Lawyer, Mr. Joe'". The Korea Times. March 2016.
  2. ^ "Kang So-ra to act lawyer in TV series". Kpop Herald. February 3, 2016.
  3. ^ "In 'My Lawyer, Mr. Jo,' disgraced prosecutor seeks justice". The Korea Herald.
  4. ^ "Popular webtoons give TV dramas much needed boost". The Korea Times.
  5. ^ "Park Shin-yang, Go Hyun-jung cast for 'My Lawyer, Mr. Jo 2'". Kpop Herald. November 5, 2018.
  6. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  7. ^ Heo Jung-eun won Best Young Actress for her performances in three dramas Love in the Moonlight, My Fair Lady, and My Lawyer, Mr. Jo.
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