Divorce Attorney Shin (Korean: 신성한, 이혼)[5] 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.[6] It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea and Netflix in selected regions.[7][8]
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Hangul | 신성한, 이혼 |
Hanja | 神聖한, 離婚 |
Literal meaning | Sacred Divorce |
Revised Romanization | Sinseonghan, ihon |
McCune–Reischauer | Sinsŏnghan, ihon |
Genre | Legal drama[1] |
Based on | Sacred Divorce by Kang Tae-kyung |
Written by | Yoo Young-ah[2] |
Directed by |
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Music by |
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Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Kim Se-ah |
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Running time | 60–83 minutes[3] |
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Network | JTBC |
Release | March 4 April 9, 2023 | –
Synopsis
editThe series depicts the turbulent story of Shin Sung-han (Cho Seung-woo), a lawyer specializing in divorce.[9]
Cast
editMain
edit- Cho Seung-woo as Shin Sung-han[10]
- 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[11]
- A former weathercaster who is currently working as a radio DJ.
- Kim Sung-kyun as Jang Hyeong-geun[12]
- Sung-han's middle school friend and an office manager in Sung-han's lawyer's office.
- Jung Moon-sung as Jo Jeong-sik[13]
- CEO of Jo Jeong-sik Real Estate, who is Sung-han and Hyeong-geun's middle school friend.
Recurring
edit- Kang Mal-geum as Kim So-yeon[14]
- The youngest daughter of a grandmother at a ramen restaurant.
- Cha Hwa-yeon as Ma Geum-hee[15]
- Jeong-guk's mother. The hostess of Daenam Electronics.
- Jeon Bae-soo as Park Yu-seok[14]
- A partner lawyer at Geumhwa Law Firm.
- Noh Susanna as Jin Young-joo[15]
- Jeong-guk's wife.
- Han Eun-seong as Choi Jun[14]
- An intern lawyer at Geumhwa Law Firm.
- Lee Eun-jae as Yoo Sae-bom[16]
- An employee at Sung-han's lawyer office.
- Kim Tae-hyang as Seo Jeong-guk[17]
- Young-joo's husband and Ju-hwa's ex-husband. The only son of Daenam Electronics.
- Yoo Joo-hye as Bang Ho-yong[18]
- Radio PD and Seo-jin's co-worker.
- Kong Hyun-ji as Shin Ju-hwa[19]
- 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[16]
- Jeong-guk and Ju-hwa's son.
- Kang Hye-won as Seo Ha-yul[16]
- Jeong-guk and Young-joo's daughter.
Others
editDivorce case 1
edit- Park Jung-pyo as Kang Hee-sub[20]
- Seo-jin's ex-husband.
- Jang Seon-yul as Kang Hyun-woo[21]
- Hee-sub and Seo-jin's son.
Divorce case 2
edit- Hwang Jung-min as Park Ae-ran[22]
- Byeong-cheol's wife. The client who beat her mother-in-law.
- Lee Sang-goo as Seo Byeong-cheol[22]
- 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
edit- Chun Joong-yong as Choi Jung-ho[23]
- Ji-yeon's husband.
- Kim Si-young as Kim Ji-sook[23]
- A hairdresser who is having an affair with Jung-ho.
- Oh Yoon-hong as Park Ji-yeon[23]
- Jung-ho's wife.
- Cha Sung-je as Choi Min-soo[23]
- Jung-ho and Ji-yeon's son.
Divorce case 4
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- Kim Gwang-sik as Mr.Jung (Ep. 5, 7, 12)[24]
- 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)[25]
Special appearance
edit- 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)[26]
- Hyeong-geun's separated wife, who requests a divorce and is living with another man.
- Kim Hae-sook as Kim So-yeon's mother[27]
- Grandmother of the ramen restaurant.
Viewership
editDivorce Attorney Shin : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[28]
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
1 | 1.712 | 1.656 | 1.039 | 1.403 | 1.174 | 1.560 | 1.160 | 1.452 | 1.257 | 1.470 | 1.193 | 2.073 | 1.429 |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[28] | |
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Nationwide | Seoul | ||
1 | March 4, 2023 | 7.272% (1st) | 8.140% (1st) |
2 | March 5, 2023 | 7.317% (1st) | 7.948% (1st) |
3 | March 11, 2023 | 4.792% (1st) | 5.797% (1st) |
4 | March 12, 2023 | 6.531% (1st) | 6.959% (1st) |
5 | March 18, 2023 | 5.663% (1st) | 6.712% (1st) |
6 | March 19, 2023 | 7.520% (1st) | 8.295% (1st) |
7 | March 25, 2023 | 5.668% (1st) | 6.683% (1st) |
8 | March 26, 2023 | 6.778% (1st) | 7.560% (1st) |
9 | April 1, 2023 | 6.042% (1st) | 6.934% (1st) |
10 | April 2, 2023 | 6.929% (1st) | 8.138% (1st) |
11 | April 8, 2023 | 5.429% (1st) | 5.779% (1st) |
12 | April 9, 2023 | 9.488% (1st) | 10.539% (1st) |
Average | 6.619% | 7.457% | |
Accolades
editListicle
editPublisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
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Time | 2023 | The 10 Best Korean Dramas of 2023 on Netflix | Included | [29] |
References
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- ^ a b c Park Jin-young (March 6, 2023). "'신성한 이혼' 인물관계도...조승우, 얽히는 한혜진→대립 차화연·노수산나" [The relationship between the characters in 'Sacred Divorce'... Cho Seung-woo, entangled Han Hye-jin → Confrontation Cha Hwa-yeon and Noh Susanna]. Joy News 24 (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 6, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ^ Choi Hee-jae (February 6, 2023). "김태향, '청춘월담'→'신성한, 이혼' 캐스팅...열일 행보 [공식입장]" [Kim Tae-hyang, 'The Tale of Youth' → 'Shin Sung-han, Divorce' casting... [Official Position]] (in Korean). Xports News. Archived from the original on February 6, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ "등장인물소개" [Introduction of characters]. JTBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
- ^ Park So-young (March 16, 2023). "조승우는 왜 여동생 이혼+죽음을 의심할까? (신성한, 이혼)" [Why is Cho Seung-woo suspicious of his younger sister's divorce + death? (sacred, divorced)] (in Korean). OSEN. Archived from the original on November 24, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ Myung Hee-sook (March 5, 2023). "한혜진, 아들에 외도영상 보여준 남편 박정표에 분노+오열 (신성한 이혼)" [Han Hye-jin, anger + sobs at her husband Park Jeong-pyo who showed her son an affair video (sacred divorce)] (in Korean). X-ports News. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ "'신성한, 이혼' 첫 회부터 몰아치는 전개! 쾌조의 스타트" [From the first episode of 'Sacred Divorce', the story unfolds! good start] (in Korean). JTBC. March 5, 2023. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ a b Hyun Jung-min (March 13, 2023). "'신성한, 이혼' 조승우, 거짓말로 이끈 훈훈한 엔딩...시청률 7%로 껑충 [TV핫스팟]" ['Sacred Divorce' Cho Seung-woo, a heartwarming ending that led to lies... Ratings jumped to 7% [TV Hotspot]] (in Korean). Sports World. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Naver.
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- ^ Choi Yoon-na (April 10, 2023). "신성한 이혼' 김광식, 증인 정기사로 활약…"영광이었다" 종영소감" [Sacred Divorce' Kim Gwang-sik, active as a regular witness... “It was an honor” closing impressions] (in Korean). Sports DongA. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ Hwang So-young (March 13, 2023). "민재완, '신성한, 이혼' PD로 브라운관 데뷔" [Min Jae-wan debuts on the small screen as a PD of 'Shin Sung-han and Divorce] (in Korean). JTBC. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ "김성균, 다른 남자와 살림차린 아내 이혼 요구에 울컥(신성한 이혼)[결정적장면]". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
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- ^ a b Nielsen Korea ratings:
- "Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). March 4, 2023. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- "Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). March 5, 2023. Archived from the original on March 6, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- "Ep. 3". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). March 11, 2023. Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
- "Ep. 4". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). March 12, 2023. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- "Ep. 5". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). March 18, 2023. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- "Ep. 6". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). March 19, 2023. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- "Ep. 7". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). March 25, 2023. Archived from the original on March 26, 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- "Ep. 8". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). March 26, 2023. Archived from the original on March 27, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- "Ep. 9". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). April 1, 2023. Archived from the original on April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- "Ep. 10". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). April 2, 2023. Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- "Ep. 11". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). April 8, 2023. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- "Ep. 12". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). April 9, 2023. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ De Guzman, Chad (December 27, 2023). "The 10 Best Korean Dramas of 2023 on Netflix". Time. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)
- Divorce Attorney Shin at IMDb
- Divorce Attorney Shin at HanCinema