Divorce Attorney Shin () is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Cho Seung-woo, Han Hye-jin, Kim Sung-kyun, and Jung Moon-sung. Based on a webtoon of the same name by Kang Tae-kyung, it aired on JTBC from March 4 to April 9, 2023, every Saturday and Sunday at 22:30 (KST) for 16 episodes. It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea and Netflix in selected regions.
Synopsis The series depicts the turbulent story of Shin Sung-han (Cho Seung-woo), a lawyer specializing in divorce.
Cast Main Cho Seung-woo as Shin Sung-han A professor at a music college in Germany until he receives shocking news, and consequently becomes a lawyer specializing in divorce litigation. Han Hye-jin as Lee Seo-jin A former weathercaster who is currently working as a radio DJ. Kim Sung-kyun as Jang Hyeong-geun Sung-han's middle school friend and an office manager in Sung-han's lawyer's office. Jung Moon-sung as Jo Jeong-sik CEO of Jo Jeong-sik Real Estate, who is Sung-han and Hyeong-geun's middle school friend.
Recurring Kang Mal-geum as Kim So-yeon The youngest daughter of a grandmother at a ramen restaurant. Cha Hwa-yeon as Ma Geum-hee Jeong-guk's mother. The hostess of Daenam Electronics. Jeon Bae-soo as Park Yu-seok A partner lawyer at Geumhwa Law Firm. Noh Susanna as Jin Young-joo Jeong-guk's wife. Han Eun-seong as Choi Jun An intern lawyer at Geumhwa Law Firm. Lee Eun-jae as Yoo Sae-bom An employee at Sung-han's lawyer office. Kim Tae-hyang as Seo Jeong-guk Young-joo's husband and Ju-hwa's ex-husband. The only son of Daenam Electronics. Yoo Joo-hye as Bang Ho-yong Radio PD and Seo-jin's co-worker. Kong Hyun-ji as Shin Ju-hwa Sung-han's sister and Jeong-guk's ex-wife. Lee Ho-jae as Seo Chang-jin Geum-hee's husband. Kim Joon-eui as Seo Gi-yeong Jeong-guk and Ju-hwa's son. Kang Hye-won as Seo Ha-yul Jeong-guk and Young-joo's daughter.
Others Divorce case 1 Park Jung-pyo as Kang Hee-sub Seo-jin's ex-husband. Jang Seon-yul as Kang Hyun-woo Hee-sub and Seo-jin's son.
Divorce case 2 Hwang Jung-min as Park Ae-ran Byeong-cheol's wife. The client who beat her mother-in-law. Lee Sang-goo as Seo Byeong-cheol Ae-ran's husband. Heo Jin as Park Eul-boon Byeong-cheol's mother. Park Se-yeong as Seo Mi-yeong Byeong-cheol and Ae-ran's eldest daughter. Lee Seo-yeon as Seo Mi-so Byeong-cheol and Ae-ran's youngest daughter.
Divorce case 3 Chun Joong-yong as Choi Jung-ho Ji-yeon's husband. Kim Si-young as Kim Ji-sook A hairdresser who is having an affair with Jung-ho. Oh Yoon-hong as Park Ji-yeon Jung-ho's wife. Cha Sung-je as Choi Min-soo Jung-ho and Ji-yeon's son.
Divorce case 4 Choi Jae-sub as Ma Choon-suk Dinh Thi Hoa's husband. Nguyen Thi Huong as Dinh Thi Hoa Choon-suk's wife.
Divorce case 5 Lee Yoon-soo as Cho Min-jung Hyun-tae's wife. Im Ji-kyu as Park Hyun-tae Min-jung's husband. Lee Seung-chul as Min-jung's father Kang Ae-sim as Min-jung's mother
Minor role Kim Gwang-sik as Mr.Jung (Ep. 5, 7, 12) Lee Soo-bin as Park Chae-rin (Ep. 2) Sung-han's former student. A pianist. Oh Soon-tae as Ji-eun's boyfriend (Ep. 5) Min Jae-wan as a PD (Ep. 3)
Special appearance Ahn Dong-goo as Jung Ji-hoon (Ep. 1) A chef who is having an affair with Seo-jin. Jang So-yeon as Ji-eun (Ep. 3, 5, 6) Hyeong-geun's separated wife, who requests a divorce and is living with another man. Kim Hae-sook as Kim So-yeon's mother Grandmother of the ramen restaurant.
Viewership
+ Average TV viewership ratings Original broadcast date Average audience share(Nielsen Korea)Nielsen Korea ratings:
Nationwide Seoul 1 March 4, 2023 7.272% 8.140% 2 March 5, 2023 7.317% 7.948% 3 March 11, 2023 5.797% 4 March 12, 2023 6.531% 6.959% 5 March 18, 2023 5.663% 6.712% 6 March 19, 2023 7.520% 8.295% 7 March 25, 2023 5.668% 6.683% 8 March 26, 2023 6.778% 7.560% 9 April 1, 2023 6.042% 6.934% 10 April 2, 2023 6.929% 8.138% 11 April 8, 2023 5.429% 12 April 9, 2023 Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings. This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC, and EBS).
Accolades Listicle Publisher Year Listicle Placement Time 2023 The 10 Best Korean Dramas of 2023 on Netflix
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