60 minSeason 1 • Episode 16
LatestAt the disciplinary hearing, all parties claim their innocence, but no one seems to admit to their wrongdoings except for Soo Jae. On top of admitting to her wrongdoings, Soo Jae makes sure the world knows about Choi Tae Guk’s atrociousness and takes one step at a time to bring him to justice. In the battle of right against might, Soo Jae goes all in on what’s right.
A painful but exciting story of Oh Soo-jae, a cold lawyer who has become empty while pursuing only success, and Gong Chan, a law school student who is not afraid of anything to protect her.
Acting
Seo Hyun-jin's micro-expressions could win actual court cases
Writing
Case-of-the-week hooks that actually connect, shockingly
Direction
Stylish power suits and power plays in equal measure
Seo Hyun-jin
Oh Soo-jae
Hwang In-yeop
Gong Chan
Huh Joon-ho
Choi Tae-guk
Bae In-hyuk
Choi Yoon-sang
Lee Jin-hyuk
Nam Chun-poong
Lee Ju-woo
Song Mi-rim
Lee Kyu-sung
So Hyung-chil
Lee Kyung-young
Han Sung-bum
Bae Hae-seon
Ji Soon-ok
Jeon Jin-gi
Ha Il-goo
Kim Jung-don
Do Jin-myung
Seo Jin-won
Kim Sang-man
Jo Dal-hwan
Ku Jo-gab
Kim Jae-hwa
Cho Kang-ja
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'noona romance' genre exploded in K-drama, but this one weaponizes the power imbalance rather than sanitizing it. Seo Hyun-jin previously played similar ice-queen roles in 'Another Miss Oh' and 'The Beauty Inside,' making Soo-jae feel like her career's dark culmination.
Director Park Soo-jin specifically requested Hwang In-yeop AFTER seeing his vulnerable turn in 'True Beauty,' wanting someone who could project wounded intensity beneath a pretty surface. The casting of Huh Joon-ho as the patriarchal villain was deliberately subversive — he's beloved for warm father roles.
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