Divorce Attorney Shin
2023 South Korean television series
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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 |
| Lit. | Sacred Divorce |
| RR | Sinseonghan, ihon |
| MR | Sinsŏnghan, ihon |
| Genre | Legal drama[1] |
| Based on | Sacred Divorce by Kang Tae-kyung |
| Written by | Yoo Young-ah[2] |
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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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| Original release | |
| Network | JTBC |
| Release | March 4 – April 9, 2023 |
Synopsis
The series depicts the turbulent story of Shin Sung-han (Cho Seung-woo), a lawyer specializing in divorce.[9]
Cast
Main
- 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
- 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
Divorce case 1
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)[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
- 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
Divorce Attorney Shin : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[28]
| 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% | |
