Legal High (Korean Drama)

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Drama: Legal High
Revised romanization: Ligalhai
Hangul: 리갈하이
Director: Kim Jung-Hyun
Writer: Park Sung-Jin
Network: JTBC
Episodes: 16
Release Date: February 8 - March 30, 2019
Runtime: Friday & Saturday 23:00
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Ko Tae-Rim (Jin Goo) is a lawyer. He is arrogant and makes biting remarks, but he has a 100% winning rate. He can't even imagine ever losing a case and winning cases is the most important thing to him. His attorney's fee is obscenely high. Meanwhile, Seo Jae-In (Seo Eun-Su) is a gung-ho rookie lawyer. She wants to help clients trapped in unfair situations. Seo Jae-In realizes that lawyers who do not win cases are useless and she decides to work with Ko Tae-Rim.

Notes

"Legal High" takes over the JTBC's Friday & Saturday 23:00 time slot previously occupied by "SKY Castle" and followed by "Beautiful World" on April 5, 2019.
First script reading took place December, 2018 at JTBC building in Sangam, Seoul, South Korea.
Remake of 2012 Fuji TV drama series "Legal High" starring Masato Sakai and Yui Aragaki.
First still images of Seo Eun-Su as Seo Jae-In in JTBC drama series "Legal High."
Character posters for JTBC drama series “Legal High.”
Related titles:
1. Legal High | Rigaru Hai (Fuji TV / 2012)
2. Legal High SP | Rigaru Hai (Fuji TV / 2013)
3. Legal High 2 Rigaru Hai (Fuji TV / 2013)
4. Legal High SP 2 | Rigaru Hai Supesharu (Fuji TV / 2014)
5. Legal High (JTBC / 2019)

Cast



Jin Goo	Seo Eun-Su	Yoon Park
Ko Tae-Rim	Seo Jae-In	Kang Ki-Seok



Lee Soon-Jae	Jang Yoo-Sang	Kim Byung-Ok	Chae Jung-An	Jung Sang-Hoon
Koo Se-Joong	Kim Yi-Soo	Bang Dae-Han	Min Joo-Kyung	Yoon Sang-Koo



Moon Ye-Won	Kim Ho-Jung	Jeon Kuk-Hwan	Sung Byoung-Sook	Ahn Nae-Sang
Nam Seol-Hee	Professor Song	Chairman Sung	Madame Oh	Seo Dong-Soo



Gu Won	Cao Lu	Dong Bang-Woo	Cha Chung-Hwa	Jung Eun-Chae
Sung Ki-Joon	Ryeo-Ryeong (cameo)	prisoner	boxing coach	Judge Do (ep.4-5)



Yoon Ji-Sook	Kang Doo	Hyun Jyu-Ni	Joo Min-Ha	Byun Joo-Hyun
Shin Hee-Kyung	Antonio	Sophia	Charlotte	James Park



Shin Ji-Yeon	Kim Sa-Hee	Jo A-In
Choi Ji-Hye (ep.9)	Yoon Do-Hee (ep.12-)	Lim Yoo-Ra

Additional Cast Members:

Yoo Su-Bin - Kim Byung-Tae
Jeong Yoon-Min - Secretary Pyo
Jung Doo-Kyum - senior judge
Kang Moon-Kyung - Lawmaker Jung
Son Kyoung-Won - Prosecutor Park Byung-Doo
Ahn Lu-A - Yoo Ha-Rin
Uhm Tae-Ok - Park Hyo-Sung
Moon Jae-Won - Hong Min-Chul
Ok Il-Jae - broadcasting station staff
Kim Ji-Yoon - reporter
Choi Seung-Hoon - Ko Tae-Rim (young)
Kim Min-Seo - Sung Ki-Joon (young)
Jung Hyun-Suk
Min Jung-Sup
Shin Soo-Oh
Lee Tae-Hyeong
Park Yong
Park Mi-Sook
Jang Joon-Ho
Kim Seung-Tae
Jung Jong-Woo
Kim Da-In
Kim Byung-Cheol

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Episode Ratings

Date	Episode	AGB
Date	Episode	Nationwide	Seoul
2018-02-08	1	3.266%	3.738%
2018-02-09	2	3.038%	3.396%
2018-02-15	3	2.762%	2.892%
2018-02-16	4	2.497%	2.821%
2018-02-22	5	2.804%	2.815%
2018-02-23	6	2.666%	2.944%
2018-03-01	7	2.253%	-
2018-03-02	8	2.115%	2.305%
2018-03-08	9	2.218%	2.579%
2018-03-09	10	2.418%	2.632%
2018-03-15	11	2.340%	-
2018-03-16	12	2.515%	2.563%
2018-03-22	13	2.366%	-
2018-03-23	14	2.031%	-
2018-03-29	15	2.230%	-
2018-03-30	16	2.632%	2.578%

Source: AGB Nielson

Comments

Kdramastan May 24 2022 10:38 am loved this drama. a bit slow at times but the humour is bang on .

sgt_doom Apr 29 2021 12:12 pm Outstanding!

Outstanding script!

Outstanding comedy and super lines!

Outstanding cast and acting!

This role was made for Jin Goo ----- Jin Goo was made for this role!

Outstanding!

("You're a lawyer! Don't you have a conscience?" ----- most humorous line ever!!!)

Jay Apr 04 2021 8:16 pm Jin Goo is made for these kinds of roles. Simply brilliant. I was highly entertained, and I've been rewatching it every chance I got. Amazing cast. I am now curious to watch the original Japanese version.

King Sep 05 2020 1:48 am I am a huge fan of the original series so I was excited upon hearing about a Korean version. I am throughly disappointed. This one drags on so much and the comedic timing is bad. The female lead is so weak. The male lead makes way too many unnecessary actions for his character. There are many direct references to the original but they are poorly executed and at times beaten to death. If you are a fan of the original skip this one. If you like to see a Korean twist on what is an amazing series by all means give it a try.

pundek Dec 11 2019 6:49 am is yoon park car an Aston Martin?

mimzy Aug 25 2019 5:11 am One of my favourite dramas .... so funny <3

lalala Jul 31 2019 1:42 pm I watched the Japanese version many years ago and was super excited to find out about the k version. WOW. This drama is just... spectacular. Awesome character developments, but every character also stayed true to themselves from start to end. Not much romance, which I enjoyed, yet the two main leads were amazing together. Side characters got adorable mini romances that I highly enjoyed. I absolutely loved it!

Ann Apr 26 2019 2:41 pm Pleasantly surprised with this drama! One of my absolute favourites ever. Who would've thought Jin Goo would be so great in a role like this? He nailed it. Casting is amazing - Seo Eun Soo and Jin Goo - an unexpected combination but worked oh so well. And this drama wouldn't be complete with the adorable Mr. Gu.

Ahhh. I really enjoyed watching this so much that I would only watch part of an episode at times. Great content.

A hidden gem and one that flew over almost everyone's radar. I loved it.

SPOILERS:

There was definitely a 'something' between Ko Tae Rim and Eun Soo but with so much content to tell, I guess that's something they chose to pass on exploring. I would love to see a second season with the same cast and a deeper exploration into our main characters' lives.

Jen Apr 04 2019 2:06 am Remarkable ending! Thumbs up for this drama!

Lerms Apr 03 2019 1:04 pm nice drama good actors in their character roles hoping for a Legal High 2 all the same casts also

red Apr 01 2019 2:28 am already miss the cast..Mr Go, Seo Jae In, and Mr Gu for the 2nd Seaosn please! :D

Hannah Lee Mar 31 2019 12:41 am Loved the drama and acting. I didn't realize that 16th was the last episode until the end.. haha i guess I really enjoyed it. I was kinda hoping for more but i guess all great things comes to a end.

Zoka Mar 30 2019 11:14 pm Why the low rating??? Amazing drama!!! Love every minute of it... the comedy is great, the actors and story too!!! Love it!!!

Seo Jae In Mar 24 2019 1:00 am Everything is perfect in this drama!!! I have never encountered a boring scene nor have I skipped any! Lol first time in 2 years! The acting is amazing and it’s definitely not predictable and cliche. I really want the leads to fall in love tho. I know people are asking the writers to not give them any romance but their chemists ry is just amazing and bomb!

Bolu Mar 22 2019 6:57 pm This is a must watch this drama is amazing better than most sorting it deserves very high rating there are no boring scenes there is humour and there are also serous scenes without making the movie too dark this movie is just amazing it is a must must must watch

Jtpc Mar 19 2019 2:50 am This is an excellent drama. Entertaining, dramatic moments, comedic, and all blended together with great acting by the main casts and supporting cast. Always looking forward to the next episode.

Lee Kong Kek Mar 15 2019 1:38 pm I did not watch the Japanese version but I think the viewers cannot compare the two version because the Korean version seems like more comedy style drama

Konichan7 Mar 14 2019 7:47 am Still can't get over Yui Aragaki's heroine character in the drama. My problem when it comes to remake drama I guess lmao

ClamChowder Mar 14 2019 7:02 am It's a light-themed drama that somehow keeps you entertained without boring scenes. While it's true that the acting isn't that spectacular but personally I think they want to portray light comedic image here instead of some serious stuffs. And just saying it's a cable drama so single-digit rating is normal.

Diana Rodriguez Mar 14 2019 2:03 am This drama is so good....and all actors are great..love it!!!!!!

Keeterkat Mar 09 2019 7:11 pm Seo Eun-so needs acting lessons or a better director. She bites her lip to convey uncertainty, and besides smiling, can’t do much else. She does do a convincing drunk scene, though. The writing is uneven and the storylines are all over the place. This is a below average drama and the ratings bear that out.

Selva Mar 05 2019 12:30 am Wowwwwww.. really loved this drama.. super. Must watch especially in the end of each episodes ha ha ha....

Lekha Mar 03 2019 8:30 am Is the rating low ? I dont know much about ratings but loving this show..cant wait for the twist

CONSUELO REEDY Mar 02 2019 2:09 pm Love this show

Alfa Mar 02 2019 8:51 am Yoon Park's character is really annoying. Its has no different with the character in radio romance, I'm so tired of his dialogue, sucks.

Lekha Mar 01 2019 12:58 pm Loving it... cant wait for the episodes..hope rating increases

E Feb 26 2019 5:15 pm oh i love this drama, it‘s sad that these beauties are underrated, but i enjoy every episode ? can‘t wait for the next episodes, specially when go tae rim is falling for seo jae in ???

Benny Feb 26 2019 2:42 pm Very funny, excellent cast, especially Seo Eun-Su, she acted so well.

saesang Feb 26 2019 12:54 pm I like it , it s so funny :D

Lekha Feb 23 2019 7:19 pm Loving this drama... like that it is light hearted comedy even though dealing with complex emotions like friendship,loyalty, betrayal...cant wait for the next ep

mylene Feb 23 2019 6:52 pm Jin Goo is soo good in his role. really make me laugh hard .

Alex Feb 23 2019 4:27 pm When i saw the japanese version the MC remain me of cha tae hyun.

Popcorn Feb 23 2019 3:44 am What i love about legal high is how depth the characterizations are for every person involved in the drama. They are well-connected to each other and their actions even though difficult to understand and the beginning, you will be able to put the pieces together one by one for how good the flow of their story is. I might've expected more scenes during the actual trial court because this is a drama about laws and the people working for the law but their lives on their offices and how they deal with their own personal conflicts together with their responsibility as lawyers makes it enjoyable for me especially by the antics and funny moments they have even though it does makes it ridiculuous for laywers to act silly or maybe i am just stereotyping lawyers to be uptight and stiff, hahaha.

On the downside of the drama, i hate the Seo Jae In's character but I think she well-written. Her character has been like a life of a snail who closed herself from the realities of the world because of her family's circumstancies and how she had to defend herself at a young age. Of course, i would hate her idea of justice and how she thinks the poor are always wronged or how the powerful are always the ones who abuses. She already sets her mind on the clients before actually digging up the case for herself thats she's conflicted as to whether her first client, her childhood friend is the actual murderer or not because she grasped on her memories with him and didnt actually tried to find circumstances on both sides. She just looked for evidences for his side to defend him. I think a good lawyer should be about gathering everything from the evidences to protect the client and to find the other 'truth' on the other side that might put the client to jail. She got sentimental and thats why she doesnt know the real truth/justice when its something that she's been insisting to have on her trial case. She's so close minded and a drunkard. All her frustrations always end up with her drinking and embarrassing herself instead of actually trying to work. She's been so hooked up with the pig case incident that she doesnt care about her own client that she already judged as a pervert based on what she thinks she knows and not what she has to find out as a lawyer.

I've been continuing to watch because Jin Goo's character is an enigma but her character is so annoying that I just want to skip out whenever she comes on screen but of course, am waiting for the day for her to shut up and think about the words Tae rim has been saying to her. I hope for a character development for her.

BEEVJOY Feb 23 2019 3:01 am at first I was annoyed --but after watching the 2nd episode the drama is getting more interesting -- good actors in their character roles

Kumikado Feb 22 2019 9:49 pm Meh.. Draggy

Soul Feb 20 2019 11:18 am I can see only Hatori here

Anna Feb 20 2019 11:15 am Not mean to compare with original version, but this remake sooo... disappointed. The main character and concept of this serial completely different from "Legal High" series. One of the reason is...why the main lead has so little screentime? I barely see his scene along the drama than side lead.

I think the failure by all aspect: script, directing, and actors (acting). I was pretty like Jin Goo's acting at first episode, he could maintain the bold and annoying character of Komikado first, but later i think he lost it... maybe caused by little screen time.

nano Feb 18 2019 4:32 pm nam goong min would be perfect for this role.

red Feb 17 2019 8:35 am This is a good and funny drama, but i still hope they will not include romance, just focus on what make the jdrama good..and for anyone going to see this, just dont make comparison to the drama that they remake from, and you will be good to go and enjoy..I am not saying that comparison and opinion are not important, but sometimes just enjoy it as a separate identity and you will be stress free :) just my opinion

Sageuk fan Feb 16 2019 8:56 pm I love Jin goo but so far this show is unwatchable..

Anorneemerse Feb 16 2019 10:37 am Quite an enjoyable and comedic drama.(now at Ep 3)

Seo Eun So is quite pretty. .

P S - To fully enjoy such law-based comedies, logic needs to be suspended at times.

KMaikee_G Feb 11 2019 1:43 am One of my fave Kdramas is Ad Genius Lee Tae Baek... It had some comedy and it made me cry a lot as well so I'm not really that adamant with Jin Goo playing this role... JTBC makes really funny dramas and I haven't seen the Japanese version of Legal High so I have nothing to compare to at this point... I'm at episode 2 and so far I'm loving it and how Jin Goo acts here... tho I may have some bias coz I love Jin Goo... Heheheh

Casual Feb 06 2019 7:40 pm I'm not gonna say anything yet. Liar Game korean ver. was really good. I hope i can enjoy this one a lot too.

Mitsuzeya Jan 15 2019 8:58 am After watch the teaser, honestly I kinda judging about this. The winner of super annoying lawyer is Komikado sensei. . That's my first impression. I'm still hope this drama would be great to, Also I'm agree / yoona about love-line. I can't wait to see this drama

yoona Dec 14 2018 11:22 pm i will not judge but i just hope they don't add a love line. komikado sensei and mayuzumi never had anything going on (like AT ALL, even if my kdrama watcher heart wanted something lol). it would ruin it

Kingdrama Dec 14 2018 11:32 am I think we should wait the outcome first of the drama before judging it base on Actor/Actress, its too early to judge the cast and i think if they are professional artist they can adjust thier self into the character.

Shamspoo Dec 13 2018 12:53 am I completely agree with Yoona. Legal High is hands down my favorite Japanese series of all time and I cannot, at all, picture Jin Goo playing that character. Hate to be a downer on this but I call a miscast here.

yoona Dec 11 2018 1:15 pm this is hard, i don't see jingoo pulling off komikado sensei

nicoleamelia Dec 10 2018 9:40 am unnni fighting first lead

ParkSiHooTurkey (@TurkSihoorang) Dec 10 2018 6:08 am woah , I heard today two news Shin Hye Sun and Seo Eun Soo My golden life , stars.. good luck ^^ deserve both^^

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