Article: Top 10 Rousing Court Room K-Dramas

Brainy people who know the country’s law so thoroughly that they can find loopholes that can save or prosecute anyone. Getting justice at the mercy of the law has never been easy, but some characters make it seem so through their brilliant knowledge and skills in front of the judge and jury. Here’s the list of top 10 K-dramas set in courtrooms to awaken your sense of justice.

1. Extraordinary Attorney Woo

Woo Young Woo (Park Eun Bin) is a brilliant attorney with Autism Spectrum Disorder. As she struggles to interact with people while taking on cases, she is guided by her superior, Jung Myung Seok (Kang Ki Yong), and her colleagues Choi Soo Yeon (Ha Yoon Kyung) and Lee Joon Ho (Kang Tae Oh). Attorney Woo Young Woo overcomes her challenges as people try to bring her down for various reasons.

 

2. Juvenile Justice

Sim Eun Seok (Kim Hye Soo) is the newly assigned judge at a juvenile court. Known for her strict rulings and prickly personality, she goes out of her way to administer justice beyond the court as we see her handle complicated cases involving minors.

 

3. Military Prosecutor Doberman

Do Bae Man (Ahn Bo Hyun) is a corrupt military prosecutor only in it for the money, while Cha Woo In (Jo Bo Ah) is there for revenge. Exacting justice on her own terms by hiding her identity in a red wig, Woo In tries to get Bae Man on her side as part of her revenge plan on a high-ranking military official.

 

4. Suspicious Partner

Eun Bong Hee (Nam Ji Hyun) is an intern at the prosecutor’s office when she is arrested for the murder of her ex-boyfriend. Coming to save her is her boss, Noh Ji Wook (Ji Chang Wook), a brilliant but cold prosecutor who gets demoted for mishandling her case. Later on, their careers re-tangle as they try to find the killer behind a series of murders happening in their city as their connected pasts come to light.

 

5. Touch Your Heart

Oh Yoon Seo (Yoo In Na) is infamous for her bad acting. To instill more depth in her next character as a lawyer, Yoon Seo grabs a job as a secretary to a closed-off lawyer, Kwon Jung Rok (Lee Dong Wook). Initially prickly towards one another, Yoon Seo and Jung Rok grow closer together while working on important cases.

 

6. Lawless Lawyer

Bong Sang Pil (Lee Joon Gi) is a gangster with a license to practice law. Ha Jae Yi (Seo Ye Ji) has just lost her license as a lawyer and her big city job. After moving back to her hometown, she starts working for Sang Pil as they both get involved in the case of a powerful but corrupt judge, Cha Moon Sook, who seems to have the entire city of Kisung under her thumb.

 

7. Hyena

This 2020 drama revolves around elite lawyers getting rich people out of their troubles while crossing lines of lawlessness and morality. Full of grey characters, Hyena is a fast-paced courtroom drama with some much-needed laughs and romance peppered in between the thrill.

 

8. While You Were Sleeping

Nam Hong Joo (Bae Suzy) can see the future, especially the deaths of people she meets. Her new neighbor, and prosecutor, Jung Jae Chan (Lee Song Suk), and a young police officer Han Woo Tak (Jung Hae In), seem to have caught her strange ability as one day, they start having premonitions about an accident that could change their whole lives. Taking advantage of their newfound powers, the three solve cases in the court of justice.

 

9. Vincenzo 

Vincenzo Cassono (Song Joon Ki), an Italian mafia consigliere, has just returned to Korea to handle his properties and retrieve his money from a hidden place under an apartment building. There, he meets Hong Cha Young (Jeon Yeo Been), a lawyer with questionable morals, much to the dismay of her righteous father. The two join hands to catch an elusive conglomerate that has committed many sins to gain money and power.

 

10. Why Her?

Oh Soo Jae (Seo Hyun Jin), once a hotshot lawyer at the top of her game, is demoted to a professor at a local law school. Gong Chan (Hwang In Yeop) is a law student who admires Soo Jae and tries to help her get back to her position as a skilled lawyer. During their time together, they uncover secrets related to their lives as strong powers try to push them down.