Lawless Lawyer

Lawless Lawyer
Promotional poster
Also known as Lawless Attorney
Hangul 무법 변호사
Hanja 無法辯護士
Revised Romanization Mubeop Byeonhosa
McCune–Reischauer Mubŏp Pyŏnhosa
Genre
Created by Studio Dragon[1]
Written by Yoon Hyun-ho
Directed by Kim Jin-min
Starring
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 16
Production
Executive producer(s)
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 60 mins
Production company(s) Logos Film[1]
Distributor tvN
Release
Original network tvN
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Dolby Digital
Original release May 12 (2018-05-12) – July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)
External links
Website

Lawless Lawyer (Hangul: 무법 변호사; RR: Mubeop Byeonhosa) is a 2018 legal thriller television series starring Lee Joon-gi, Seo Ye-ji, Lee Hye-young and Choi Min-soo. It airs on tvN starting May 12, 2018.[2]

Synopsis

A former gangster turned lawyer uses both his fists and the loopholes in law to fight against those with absolute power. He is driven by the desire to avenge his mother.

Cast

Main

  • Lee Joon-gi as Bong Sang-pil
    • Lee Ro-woon as young Bong Sang-pil
A former gangster turned lawyer who takes advantage of loopholes in law and boasts an excellent win rate.[3]
A lawyer who fights for justice but ends up getting demoted after attacking a judge.[4]
A senior judge who is highly respected. However, she is a person with hidden greed, and manipulates everything for her own agenda.[5]
A former gangster who is now the boss of a large corporation. He is a dangerous, unscrupulous man who tries to hide his ugly past and true colors.[5]

Supporting

Lawless Law Firm

  • Kim Byung-hee as Tae Kwang-soo
  • Lim Ki-hong as Keum Kang
  • Seo Ye-hwa as Keum Ja

People around Cha Moon-sook

  • Yeom Hye-ran as Nam Soon-ja
  • Cha Jung-won as Kang Yeon-hee, Nam Soon- ja's daughter[6]
  • Jeon Jin-gi as Ko In-doo

People around Ahn Oh-joo

  • Choi Dae-hoon as Suk Kwan-dong
  • Lee Dae-yeon as Woo Hyung-man

People around Bong Sang-pil

People around Ha Jae-yi

  • Lee Han-wi as Ha Ki-ho
  • Baek Joo-hee as Noh Hyung-joo

Others

  • Jung Young-hoon
  • Lee Bok-gi
  • Kim Ki-hyun
  • Jang Yul
  • Kim Dong-gyu
  • Kim Chang-hee
  • Yoon Joon-ho
  • Kim Min-geon
  • Park Shin-woon
  • Park Sung-gyun
  • Son Min-ji
  • Jeon Bae-soo
  • Lee Ho-cheol

Special appearance

Production

The first script reading took place on February 28, 2018 at Studio Dragon in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.[7]

Original soundtrack

Lawless Lawyer
OST
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released 2018 (2018)
Genre
Language
Label Stone Music Entertainment

OST Part 1

Released on May 19, 2018
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistsLength
1."Burn It Up"iamnotiamnotiamnot3:06
2."Burn It Up" (Inst.) iamnot 3:06
Total length:6:12

OST Part 2

Released on June 2, 2018
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Memories"Park Woo-sangPark Woo-sangBabylon3:31
2."Memories" (Inst.) Park Woo-sang 3:31
Total length:7:02

OST Part 3

Released on June 23, 2018
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistsLength
1."When Our Eyes Met" (눈이 마주칠 때)Star Warz
  • Athena
  • Star Warz
Kim Yeon-ji3:21
2."When Our Eyes Met" (Inst.) 
  • Athena
  • Star Warz
 3:21
Total length:6:42

OST Part 4

Released on June 30, 2018
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistsLength
1."Livin' in the City"PULLIKMa Sang-wooPULLIK3:00
Total length:3:00

Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep. Broadcast date Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[8] TNmS[9]
Nationwide Seoul
1 May 12, 2018 5.275% 5.895% 5.8%
2 May 13, 2018 6.037% 6.291% 5.6%
3 May 19, 2018 5.029% 5.081% 5.2%
4 May 20, 2018 6.132% 6.814% 5.1%
5 May 26, 2018 5.884% 6.070% 5.9%
6 May 27, 2018 6.885% 6.702% 5.2%
7 June 2, 2018 5.879% 5.879% 6.0%
8 June 3, 2018 6.085% 6.253% 6.9%
9 June 9, 2018 5.623% 5.925% 6.1%
10 June 10, 2018 6.843% 7.324% 6.9%
11 June 16, 2018 4.028% 5.018% N/A
12 June 17, 2018 6.754% 7.244% 6.1%
13 June 23, 2018 5.050% 5.248% 5.5%
14 June 24, 2018 7.089% 7.570% 7.2%
15 June 30, 2018 6.618% 7.155% N/A
16 July 1, 2018 8.937% 9.721% 8.6%
Average 6.134% 6.512% 6.15%
  • Note: This drama 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 & EBS).

International broadcast

  • In Malaysia, broadcast on 8TV every Wednesday and Thursday at 10:30pm to 11:30pm starting May 16, 2018.

References

  1. 1 2 "이준기, '무법변호사' 출연 확정…'개늑시' 감독과 특급 재회". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). February 27, 2018.
  2. ↑ "'Lawless Lawyer' seeks justice in corrupt city". Kpop Herald. May 8, 2018.
  3. ↑ "[공식입장] 이준기, '무법변호사' 출연 확정…김진민PD와 11년만 재회". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). February 27, 2018.
  4. ↑ "[Oh!쏀 톡]이준기·서예지, '무법변호사' 출연 확정..오늘(28일) 대본리딩". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). February 28, 2018.
  5. 1 2 "[공식] 이혜영·최민수 '무법변호사' 캐스팅…'쌍방 카리스마' 예고". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). March 16, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Cha Jung-won Cast in TvN Drama "Lawless Lawyer"". Hancinema. Osen. April 11, 2018.
  7. ↑ "[SBS Star] Lee Joon Gi Gathers with Other Cast for the Read-through". SBS News. March 27, 2018.
  8. ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  9. ↑ "TNMS 홈페이지에 오신 것을 환영합니다". TNmS (in Korean). Retrieved January 16, 2018.
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