My Lawyer, Mr. Jo

*My Lawyer, Mr. Jo*
My Lawyer, Mr. Jo
	Promotional poster
Genre	Drama; Legal; Comedy
Based on	Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul-ho; by Hatzling (Kim Yang-soo)
Written by	Lee Hyang-hee
Directed by	Lee Jeong-seob; Lee Eun-jin
Starring	Park Shin-yang; Kang So-ra; Ryu Soo-young; Park Sol-mi
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producers	Jung Hae-ryong; KBS
Producers	Jin Hyung-wook; Lee Young-bum
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	S.M. Culture & Contents
Original release
Network	KBS2
Release	March 28 –; May 31, 2016

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 run-down 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

Park Shin-yang as Jo Deul-ho
Kang So-ra as Lee Eun-jo
Ryu Soo-young as Shin Ji-wook
Park Sol-mi as Jang Hae-kyung, Deul-ho's ex-wife and lawyer at Geum San
Kim Kap-soo as Shin Young-il, father of Ji-wook

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

Hwang Seok-jeong as Hwang Ae-ra
Park Won-sang as Bae Dae-soo
Kim Dong-jun as Kim Yoo-shin (Ep. 1-8, 11-12)

Others

Jung Kyu-soo as Lee Joon-kang
Kim Ji-an as Oh Seo-yoon
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 as Lee Joon-kang
Lee Yong-yi as Mal-sook

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

^ "Park returns to TV with 'My Lawyer, Mr. Joe'". The Korea Times. March 2016.
^ "Kang So-ra to act lawyer in TV series". Kpop Herald. February 3, 2016.
^ "In 'My Lawyer, Mr. Jo,' disgraced prosecutor seeks justice". The Korea Herald. March 23, 2016.
^ "Popular webtoons give TV dramas much needed boost". The Korea Times. May 30, 2016.
^ "Park Shin-yang, Go Hyun-jung cast for 'My Lawyer, Mr. Jo 2'". Kpop Herald. November 5, 2018.
^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
^ 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.

External links

[1] "Park returns to TV with 'My Lawyer, Mr. Joe'". The Korea Times. March 2016.

[lawyer-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. March 23, 2016.

[4] "Popular webtoons give TV dramas much needed boost". The Korea Times. May 30, 2016.

[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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