Joseon Attorney | |
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Also known as | Joseon Attorney: A Morality[1] |
Hangul | 조선변호사 |
Hanja | 朝鮮辯護士 |
Literal meaning | Joseon Lawyer |
Revised Romanization | Joseonbyeonhosa |
McCune–Reischauer | Chosŏnbyŏnhosa |
Genre | |
Based on | Joseon Attorney by Jung Ho Rak and Shim Jae Yong[3] |
Developed by | Kim Ho-jun (planning)[4] |
Written by | Choi Jin-young[5] |
Directed by | |
Starring | |
Music by | Lim Ha-young |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Executive producers | |
Producers | |
Running time | 70 minutes[6] |
Production companies | |
Original release | |
Network | MBC TV |
Release | March 31 May 20, 2023 | –
Joseon Attorney[7] (Korean: 조선변호사) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Woo Do-hwan, Bona, and Cha Hak-yeon. It is based on webtoon with the same name by writer Jung Ho Rak and illustrator Shim Jae Yong, which was serialized on Bomtoon.[3] It aired from March 31 to May 5, 2023 on MBC TV's Fridays and Saturdays at 21:50 (KST).[8][9][10] It is also available for streaming on Wavve in South Korea, and on Kocowa and Viki in selected regions.[11][12][13]
The series is about a foreign branch (attorney) who takes revenge on the enemy who killed his parents through trial.[14]
Season | Episode number | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||
1 | 520 | 531 | 531 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 700 | 798 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 456 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) | |
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Nationwide[35] | Seoul[36] | ||
1 | March 31, 2023 | 2.8% (21st) | 2.8% (18th) |
2 | April 1, 2023 | 2.9% (21st) | N/A |
3 | April 7, 2023 | 2.9% (21st) | 3.0% (18th) |
4 | April 8, 2023 | 2.7% (24th) | N/A |
5 | April 14, 2023 | 2.5% (25th) | |
6 | April 15, 2023 | 2.2% (28th) | |
7 | April 21, 2023 | 3.8% (14th) | 3.5% (13th) |
8 | April 22, 2023 | 4.4% (15th) | 4.5% (9th) |
9 | April 28, 2023 | 2.9% (20th) | N/A |
10 | April 29, 2023 | 2.8% (24th) | |
11 | May 5, 2023 | 3.6% (21st) | 3.6% (17th) |
12 | May 6, 2023 | 3.2% (20th) | 3.3% (19th) |
13 | May 12, 2023 | 2.6% (21st) | N/A |
14 | May 13, 2023 | 2.3% (25th) | |
15 | May 19, 2023 | 3.0% (20th) | 2.5% (20th) |
16 | May 20, 2023 | 2.9% (20th) | 3.0% (16th) |
Average | 3.0% | —[a] | |
Special | March 24, 2023 | 1.8% (NR) | N/A |
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Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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MBC Drama Awards | 2023 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Woo Do-hwan | Won | [37] |
Best Couple Award | Woo Do-hwan and Kim Ji-yeon | Nominated | [38] | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Lee Kyu-sung | Nominated | [39] | ||
Drama of the Year | Joseon Attorney | Nominated | [40] | ||
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Cha Hak-yeon | Nominated | [41] | ||
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Kim Ji-yeon | Nominated |