Legal High (South Korean TV series)
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| Legal High | |
|---|---|
![]() Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 리갈하이 |
| RR | Rigalhai |
| MR | Rigarhai |
| Genre | |
| Developed by | JTBC |
| Written by | Park Seong-jin |
| Directed by | Kim Jung-hyun |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jo Jun-hyung |
| Producers |
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| Running time | 70 minutes[2] |
| Production company | GnG Production |
| Original release | |
| Network | JTBC |
| Release | February 8 – March 30, 2019 |
| Related | |
| Legal High (Japanese TV series) | |
Legal High (Korean: 리갈하이) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Jin Goo, Seo Eun-soo and Yoon Park. It is a remake of the award-winning 2012 Japanese TV series of the same title. It aired on JTBC from February 8 to March 30, 2019.[3][4][5][6]
The series tells the story of two completely different lawyers who end up working together to win court cases for their clients.
Cast
Main
- Jin Goo as Go Tae-rim, an arrogant lawyer but has a 100 percent success rate in his cases.[7]
- Choi Seung-hoon as young Go Tae-rim
- Seo Eun-soo as Seo Jae-in, a passionate rookie and righteous lawyer.[7]
- Yoon Park as Kang Ki-seok, an ace lawyer who is Tae-rim's rival. He is calm and gentle with a strong charisma.[8]
Supporting
People around Tae-rim
- Lee Soon-jae as Goo Se-joong, a notable lawyer and the saviour of B&G Law Firm.[9]
- Jang Yoo-sang as Kim Yi-soo, an informant.
People around Jae-in
- Moon Ye-won as Nam Sul-hee, Jae-in's university friend.
- Kim Ho-jung as Professor Song, Jae-in's guardian.
- Ahn Nae-sang as Seo Dong-soo, Jae-in's father.
B&G Law Firm
- Kim Byeong-ok as Bang Dae-han, the CEO of B&G Law Firm.
- Chae Jung-an as Min Joo-kyung, a partner lawyer who has a great source of information. Her looks contradicts her personality.[8]
- Jung Sang-hoon as Yoon Sang-goo, an ambitious lawyer who dreams of beating Tae-rim.[8]
- Gu Won as Sung Gi-jun, the heir of Hankang's Group.
Special appearances
- Joo Suk-tae as Lawyer Yoo (Ep. 1–2)
Production
The first script reading was held in December 2018 at the JTBC building in Sangam, Seoul with the attendance of the cast and crew.[10][11]
Original soundtrack
| Legal High OST | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Recorded | 2019 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Language | |
| Label | MUSIC&NEW, Music Buddy |
Part 1
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "If You're With Me" (같진 않을까) | Choi Sang-yeob, Park Se-jun | Choi Sang-yeob, Park Se-jun | Yoon Hyun-sang | 3:34 |
| 2. | "If You're With Me" (Inst.) | Choi Sang-yeob, Park Se-jun | 3:34 | ||
| Total length: | 7:08 | ||||
Part 2
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hold My Hands" (내 손 꼭 잡아) | Han Joon, Park Se-jun | Lee Yoo-jin, Park Se-jun | Ahn Hyeon-jeong | 3:01 |
| 2. | "Hold My Hands" (Inst.) | Lee Yoo-jin, Park Se-jun | 3:01 | ||
| Total length: | 6:02 | ||||
Part 3
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Never" | Han Joon, Park Se-jun | Park Se-jun, Han Gil, D&T, LAVISS | Golden Child (Y, Seungmin) | 3:25 |
| 2. | "Never" (Inst.) | Park Se-jun, Han Gil, D&T, LAVISS | 3:25 | ||
| Total length: | 6:50 | ||||
Part 4
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shalala" (샤랄라) | Han Joon, Park Se-jun | Lee Yoo-jin, Park Se-jun | S.I.S | 3:17 |
| 2. | "Shalala" (Inst.) | Lee Yoo-jin, Park Se-jun | 3:17 | ||
| Total length: | 6:34 | ||||
Part 5
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mr. Wonder" | TAIBIAN | TAIBIAN, Bark | Hyojung, Binnie (Oh My Girl) | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Mr. Wonder" (Inst.) | TAIBIAN, Bark | 3:48 | ||
| Total length: | 7:36 | ||||
Part 6
Viewership
Legal High : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[12]

| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 1 | 377 | 433 | 263 | 315 | 303 | 350 | 317 | 265 | 238 | 264 | 284 | 310 | 271 | 218 | 285 | 285 | 299 | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[13] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | February 8, 2019 | 3.266% | 3.738% |
| 2 | February 9, 2019 | 3.038% | 3.396% |
| 3 | February 15, 2019 | 2.762% | 2.892% |
| 4 | February 16, 2019 | 2.497% | 2.821% |
| 5 | February 22, 2019 | 2.804% | 2.815% |
| 6 | February 23, 2019 | 2.666% | 2.944% |
| 7 | March 1, 2019 | 2.253% | N/A |
| 8 | March 2, 2019 | 2.115% | 2.305% |
| 9 | March 8, 2019 | 2.218% | 2.579% |
| 10 | March 9, 2019 | 2.418% | 2.632% |
| 11 | March 15, 2019 | 2.340% | N/A |
| 12 | March 16, 2019 | 2.515% | 2.563% |
| 13 | March 22, 2019 | 2.366% | N/A |
| 14 | March 23, 2019 | 2.031% | |
| 15 | March 29, 2019 | 2.230% | |
| 16 | March 30, 2019 | 2.632% | 2.578% |
| Average | 2.509% | —[a] | |
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