Category: Legal Drama
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Lighthearted but Nothing New: The Law Cafe Review
Review of Episode 1 The first episode of KBS’s latest rom-com, The Law Cafe just opened to strong ratings. The series stars Lee Seung Gi and Lee Se Young in lead roles. The Law Cafe is a blend of romance, comedy, law and melodrama. It is lighthearted but offers nothing new. The Storyline The story…
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Namgoong Min as a Quirky Lawyer: One Dollar Lawyer Trailer Talk
The trailer of SBS’s upcoming K-drama One Dollar Lawyer is dominated by the very charismatic Namgoong Min who plays a quirky lawyer. The actor is an unusual lawyer in the drama, who charges only $1 (1000 won) from his clients and helps them in any kind of difficult situation. He is also unusually skilled and…
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The Devil Judge is Captivating but…
What works in this drama? You only start realizing that the world created by Choi Jung Gyu (director) and Moon Yoo Seok (screenwriter) is bizarre when you see the judges wearing priestly robes in a court. Yes, it’s a bizarre and oddly fascinating world. But you do not realize it because it is no different…
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Ishiko to Haneo Japanese Drama Initial Review
What Happens when Circumstances Bring Two Individuals Together? Shoko Ishida (Kasumi Arimura) and Yoshio Haneoka (Tomoya Nakamura) are entirely different from each other. Ishida is an immensely talented paralegal and Haneoka is a lawyer with a photographic memory. But they are not perfect individuals. They have untold truths about themselves which are stumbling blocks in…
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Extraordinary Attorney Woo Initial Review: Park Eun-bin Shines as an Autistic Genius
Written by Moon Ji-won and directed by Yoo In-shik, Extraordinary Attorney Woo tells the tale of Woo Young Woo (played by Park Eun-bin) as the first autistic lawyer of South Korea. This is not your usual story about differently abled people. The series is emotional but not tear-jerking; it is empathetic and kind. The protagonist…