Season 1 • Episode 16
Latest"Partner" centers around two law firms as they struggle to defend the accused and those around them. Kang Eun-ho, a widowed single mother & attorney, tangles with the charismatic and ruthless attorney Lee Tae-jo. In the first two episodes the attorneys work on cases involving a step-brother chraged with murdering of his step-sister and a lawsuit between a wealthy mother-in-law and her divorced daughter-in-law. Each successive episode will cover provocative cases like these, while also bringing to light the charms of the attorneys and their daily lives.
Acting
Kim Hyun-joo anchors every scene with weary, determined grace.
Writing
Cases start familiar then twist into genuinely surprising moral territory.
Production
Late-2000s k-drama polish before the ultra-HD era took over.
Kim Hyun-joo
Kang Eun-Ho
Lee Dong-wook
Lee Tae-Jo
Lee Hanee
Han Jung-Won
Choi Cheol-ho
Lee Yeong-Woo
Lee Won-jong
Kim Yong-Su
Kim Dong-wook
Yun Jun
Park Cheol-min
Byeon Hang-Ro
Shin Yi
Choi Sun-Yi
Lee Jeong-kil
Lee Jin-Pyo
Ki Joo-bong
Ji Nam-Cheol
Ahn Suk-hwan
Jae-Ho's father
Im Ji-gyu
Jung Jae-Ho
Kim Mi-kyeong
Jae-Ho's mom
Kim Jung-nan
Kim Young-suk
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired when Korean legal dramas were pivoting from pure procedural to character-driven romance, paving the way for hits like 'Suspicious Partner.'
Lee Dong-wook and Kim Hyun-joo reunited 12 years later in 'Tale of the Nine Tailed,' making this their accidental origin story as screen partners.
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