Justice (South Korean TV series)

Justice (Korean: 저스티스; RR: Jeoseutiseu) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Choi Jin-hyuk, Son Hyun-joo, Nana, and Park Sung-hoon. It is based on the web novel Justice, written by Jang Ho and illustrated by Elja. The series aired on KBS2's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST) time slot from July 17 to September 5, 2019.[2]

Justice
Promotional poster
Hangul
저스티스
GenreLegal drama
Based onJustice
by Jang Ho
Developed byKBS Drama Production
Written byJeong Chan-mi
Directed byJo Woong
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes32[lower-alpha 1]
Production
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time35 minutes[lower-alpha 1]
Production companies
  • Production H
  • FN Entertainment
Release
Original networkKBS2
Original releaseJuly 17 (2019-07-17) –
September 5, 2019 (2019-09-05)

Synopsis

Lee Tae-kyeong is a lawyer who often helps CEO Song Woo-yong's richest clients.

Cast

Main
One of the industry's most successful lawyers.
Chung-Hyung Construction's President.
  • Nana as Seo Yeon-ah[5] (30 years old)
A competitive prosecutor. Tae-kyung's former girlfriend.
Jung Jin Group's Vice Chairman.

People around Yeon-ah
  • Lee Hak-ju as Ma Dong-hyuk[7] (31 years old)
A Homicide Detective at Gangnam Police Station.
  • Lee Ho-jae as Seo Dong-seok (62 years old)
Yeon-ah's father. Former Attorney General.

Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office
Chief Inspector.
  • Oh Man-seok as Joo Man-yong (50 years old)
Assistant Prosecutor General.
  • Lee Seo-hwan as Gook Jin-tae[8] (45 years old)
Chief Inspection Officer.
An assistant.

People around Tae-kyung
  • Jo Dal-hwan as Nam Won-gi[8] (42 years old)
Tae-kyung's assistant.
Tae-kyung's younger brother.

Jang Entertainment Company
A rookie actress.
  • Lee Seo-an as Jeong Hae-jin (27 years old)
A rookie actress.
  • Yang Hyun-min as Jang Chi-soo[8] (39 years old)
Jang Entertainment's President.
  • Kim Min-seok as Lee Dong-il (27 years old)
A succulent manager.

People around Son Woo-yong
Song Woo-young's son.
Song Woo-yong's right hand.
  • Lee Gang-Wook as Jo Hyun-Woo (29 years old)
The driver who caused Tae-joo to die in a traffic accident.

Others
  • Lee Dae-yeon as Detective Kang (59 years old)
A Homicide Detective at Gangnam Police Station
Victim of methanol case.
  • Song Duk-ho as Shim Kwang-hee (25 years old)
Shim Seon-hee's brother.
  • Heo Dong-Won as Yang Chul-Ki (59 years old)
Man with 7 criminal charges.
  • Lee Hwang-Eui as Do Hoon-Je (55 years old)
Currently the head of the National Tax Service and the next Minister of Land, Transport and Tourism.
  • Han Ki-Joong as Shin Il-Hoon
Chairman of the Ilshin Ilbo, the most influential Korean media company.
  • Park Han-sol as Yeon-hyo
  • Lee Eol as Public Prosecutor General.

Production
  • Early working title of the series is Inner Circle (Korean: 이너 서클).
  • The first script reading was held in April 2019 at KBS Annex Broadcasting Station in Yeouido, South Korea.[8]

Viewership
Justice : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
EpisodesEpisode number
12345678910111213141516
1–169831065N/A7869351206N/A845N/A866765905N/A856N/A822
17–32N/A786N/A90586093381796299910687988688381017N/A953
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[13]
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(AGB Nielsen)[14]
Nationwide Seoul
1 July 17, 2019 6.1% (13th) 6.2% (14th)
2 6.4% (11th) 6.5% (12th)
3 July 18, 2019 3.8% (NR) —
4 4.8% (19th)
5 July 24, 2019 5.5% (19th) 6.0% (15th)
6 6.3% (16th) 6.4% (12th)
7 July 25, 2019 4.2% (NR) —
8 5.4% (18th) 5.8% (13th)
9 July 31, 2019 4.3% (NR) —
10 4.6% (NR)
11 August 1, 2019 4.4% (19th) 4.7% (19th)
12 5.3% (15th) 5.5% (15th)
13 August 7, 2019 4.2% (NR) —
14 5.1% (19th)
15 August 8, 2019 4.3% (NR)
16 5.0% (16th) 4.9% (17th)
17 August 14, 2019 4.2% (NR) —
18 4.7% (20th)
19 August 15, 2019 4.7% (20th)
20 5.4% (16th) 5.8% (14th)
21 August 21, 2019 5.0% (20th) 5.1% (19th)
22 5.8% (16th) 5.6% (15th)
23 August 22, 2019 5.3% (18th) 5.1% (19th)
24 6.2% (14th) 6.3% (11th)
25 August 28, 2019 6.0% (13th) 5.7% (13th)
26 6.4% (9th) 6.0% (10th)
27 August 29, 2019 5.7% (16th) 6.0% (12th)
28 6.2% (14th) 6.3% (10th)
29 September 4, 2019 5.8% (15th) 5.8% (15th)
30 7.0% (11th) 7.2% (8th)
31 September 5, 2019 3.4% (NR) —
32 6.3% (13th) 6.5% (12th)
Average 5.2% —[lower-alpha 2]

Notes
  1. In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.[1]
  2. Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.

References
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  2. Jeong, Hwi-yeon (February 22, 2019). "손현주-최진혁, KBS2 드라마 '저스티스' 긍정 검토 중 [공식입장]". Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  3. Lee, Na-rin (March 27, 2019). "Choi Jin Hyuk Confirms to Lead an Upcoming Thriller Drama". SBS News. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  4. Park, Ah-reum (January 29, 2019). "손현주 측 "KBS '저스티스' 출연 긍정검토중"(공식입장)". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  5. Woo, Bin (April 9, 2019). "나나, KBS 수목극 '저스티스' 출연 확정…최진혁•손현주와 호흡". Hankyung (in Korean). Retrieved April 19, 2019.
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  13. "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  14. "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
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