Legal K-dramas often combine courtroom tension with personal drama, ethics, and intrigue. Here’s a list of some of the most popular legal Korean dramas:
1. “I Hear Your Voice” (2013): A drama that combines elements of romance, comedy, and thriller. It’s about a young man who can read people’s minds and a lawyer who team up to solve cases.
2. “Punch” (2014-2015): It delves into the life of a chief of the anti-corruption investigation team for the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office. The drama highlights his battles against corruption while dealing with a personal crisis.
3. “Remember: War of the Son” (2015-2016): This drama is about a lawyer who has hyperthymesia (a condition that allows him to remember almost every day in perfect detail) trying to prove his father’s innocence.
4. “Suits” (2018): A Korean adaptation of the US series. It follows a top lawyer who hires a legal genius with an eidetic memory but no law degree.
5. “Lawless Lawyer” (2018): Set in a corrupt city, it’s about a lawyer who uses both his fists and the loopholes in the law to fight against those in power.
6. “While You Were Sleeping” (2017): A combination of legal, romance, and fantasy elements. It’s about a woman who can see future events in her dreams, a prosecutor, and a police officer as they tackle various cases.
7. “Judge vs. Judge” (also known as “Nothing to Lose”) (2017-2018): Focuses on the story of judges and the various disputes that they have to settle.
8. “Miss Hammurabi” (2018): An insightful drama about the lives of judges and the various cases that come before them, with a focus on everyday societal issues.
9. “Hyena” (2020): Revolves around competitive lawyers who only work for the top 1% of society and are not afraid to use any tactics to win their cases.
10. “Suspicious Partner” (2017): A blend of romance, comedy, and legal drama. It’s about a prosecutor and a prosecutor trainee who work together on a mysterious case involving a sly psychopath murderer.
11. “Witch at Court” (2017): A drama about a brilliant, but fiercely competitive prosecutor who specializes in sexual assault cases.
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