Yoon Park, Chae Jung-ahn confirm casting in Jin Gu's legal comedy drama

13 December 12, 2018December 12, 2018

Yoon Park, Chae Jung-ahn confirm casting in Jin Gu’s legal comedy drama

by tineybeanie

Jung Sang-hoon, Yoon Park, Chae Jung-ahn

JTBC’s Legal High has gone on a casting spree. The latest to announce their onboarding include actors Yoon Park (Room No. 9, Radio Romance), Chae Jung-ahn (Suits), and Jung Sang-hoon (Big Forest).

These three will be on the opposite team of the main leads, Jin Gu (Untouchable) and Seo Eun-soo (Hundred Million Stars From the Sky), and they will provide an intense source of rivalry. Legal High is based on a Japanese drama by the same name, which aired from 2012 to 2013, about an almost inhuman lawyer who will stop at nothing and use the most bizarre methods to win his cases.

Jin Gu plays the lawyer whose case success rate is 100-percent, and Seo Eun-soo plays a novice lawyer whose faith in the law is 100-percent. This will be a refreshing comic legal drama about how these two completely different lawyers end up working together. Yoon Park, Chae Jung-ahn, and Jung Sang-hoon have confirmed they’ll be playing lawyers from the bigwig B&G Firm, that poses a threat to Jin Gu’s small office agency.

Yoon Park plays the ace lawyer of B&G, who learned how to win from Jin Gu’s character. However, he has a gentle charisma that’s completely opposite of his mentor. Chae Jung-ahn plays a partner at the B&G firm, whose main role is to be the source of information. Despite her fragile looks, she’s a skilled, practical strategist who prepares all the countermeasures for the B&G team. Finally, Jung Sang-hoon plays an ambitious lawyer who dreams of winning over Jin Gu. Even though he may look mean-spirited, once he gets drunk, his true disposition shows: a pitiful middle-aged man with many emotional scars. He also blacks out each time he drinks.

Written by Park Sung-jin (Miss Mamma Mia) and directed by PD Kim Jung-hyun (Hwayugi), Friday-Saturday drama Legal High will air on JTBC in February, after SKY Castle finishes its run.

Jin Gu, Seo Eun-soo

Via SE Daily, Newsen

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1 nerdy

December 12, 2018 at 1:10 PM

I am sorry but couldn't they do a better job on casting for main lead? Legal High is my favorite Jdrama and I love Jin Goo, but he just doesn't look like a sneaky jerkface you love to hate every.single. episode.
He is more strong looking and has this trustful aura. Even his tone is different.
Kang Ji Hwan, Hyun Bin or Shin Sung Rok would have been a better choice...
I just hope this drama would prove me wrong when it comes out...

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nerdy

December 12, 2018 at 1:14 PM

And I will forever hate JTBC if they squeeze romance here, or even worse, give main lead
*Childhood trauma
*Character growth
*Morals

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astromantic

December 12, 2018 at 2:48 PM

*Morals
LMAO but you're right.

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kooriyuki

December 13, 2018 at 2:05 AM

I'm already debating whether to hate MBC for seemingly toning down Alice's/Seon-jae's badassness in Bad Detective. Grrr Kdramas *shakes fists*

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2 blnmom

December 12, 2018 at 3:18 PM

Ooo, I like all these people. A law comedy, from JTBC? Maybe like Boston Legal, Denny Crane? I'll have to check it out.

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3 ⭐ Sera The Ms Temper ⭐

December 12, 2018 at 4:28 PM

When the three supporting actors are A LOT more interesting and better than both main actors.

Seriously Jin Gu x Seo Eun Soo?

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🍙 kimbap noona

December 12, 2018 at 4:54 PM

😂 My thought exactly, @seralovestteobokki! In addition to @nerdy's lead casting suggestions, I could totally picture Yoon Park doing an excellent job portraying a morally grey anti-hero who is fierce, merciless, and charismatic.

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⭐ Sera The Ms Temper ⭐

December 12, 2018 at 8:51 PM

True. My hyung deserves a lead role already. @_@ Other actors such as Jung Kyung Ho and Nam Goong Min are also much better choices, but they already have other drama.

Yoon Park and Jung Sang Hoon will be my main reason to check this drama. I love the sound of their characters and Jung Sang Hoon especially is really good in comical role.

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kooriyuki

December 13, 2018 at 2:03 AM

Didn't watch Legal High, but Namgoong Min definitely matches Sakai Masato's aura more than Jin Gu...

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⭐ Sera The Ms Temper ⭐

December 13, 2018 at 4:07 AM

Ahh now I really want him in this. 😟

4 Peony

December 12, 2018 at 10:58 PM

Legal comedy? That's new, at least for me. Hope it'd prove to be just as awesome as the Accounting Comedy Chief Kim, and not an unconvincing drag.
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O.O I love Jung Sang-hoon. And his nonchalant big-hyung vibe! And his comedic spontaneous singing!
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And I love these collar-less shirts Korean men wear. So comfortable looking and buisness-like at the same time!