''Divorce Attorney Shin'' () is a 2023

South Korean television series Korean drama (), also known as K-drama or Koreanovela, refers to Korean-language television shows made in South Korea. These shows began to be produced around the early 1960s, but were mostly consumed domestically until the rise of the Korean Wa ...

starring

Cho Seung-woo Cho Seung-woo (; born March 28, 1980) is a South Korean actor and singer. He is best known for his leading roles in the films ''The Classic (2003 film), The Classic'' (2003), ''Marathon (2005 film), Marathon'' (2005), ''Tazza: The High Rollers'' ...

, Han Hye-jin,

Kim Sung-kyun Kim Sung-kyun (; born May 25, 1980) is a South Korean actor. He began his career in theatre, eventually making his on-screen debut as a gangster boss's faithful henchman, in '' Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time'' (2012), followed by supporti ...

, and

Jung Moon-sung Jung Moon-sung (; born January 13, 1981) is a South Korean actor. He has appeared in numerous television series, including '' Hospital Playlist'' (2020–2021), '' Miracle: Letters to the President'' (2021) and ''The Veil'' (2021). On stage, Jun ...

. Based on a

webtoon Webtoons () are a type of episodic digital comics that originated in South Korea usually meant to be read on smartphones A smartphone is a mobile phone with advanced computing capabilities. It typically has a touchscreen interface, allo ...

of the same name by Kang Tae-kyung, it aired on

JTBC JTBC (shortened from Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company; ; stylized in all lowercase) is a South Korean nationwide pay television network. Its primary shareholder is JoongAng Holdings, with a 25% stake. It was launched on December 1, ...

from March 4 to April 9, 2023, every Saturday and Sunday at 22:30 ( KST) for 16 episodes. It is also available for streaming on

TVING TVING () is a South Korean subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming television service operated by TVING Corporation, a joint venture comprising CJ ENM Entertainment Division (CJ Group), Naver and JTBC by its JTBC Studios, now calle ...

in South Korea and

Netflix Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple lang ...

in selected regions.

Synopsis

The series depicts the turbulent story of Shin Sung-han (

), a lawyer specializing in divorce.

Cast

Main

as Shin Sung-han :A professor at a music college in Germany until he receives shocking news, and consequently becomes a lawyer specializing in divorce litigation. * Han Hye-jin as Lee Seo-jin :A former weathercaster who is currently working as a radio DJ. *

as Jang Hyeong-geun :Sung-han's middle school friend and an office manager in Sung-han's lawyer's office. *

as Jo Jeong-sik :CEO of Jo Jeong-sik Real Estate, who is Sung-han and Hyeong-geun's middle school friend.

Recurring

Kang Mal-geum Kang Mal-geum (; born January 3, 1979) is a South Korean actress. She graduated in Arts from Pusan National University, Department of Korean Language and Literature. She made her acting debut in 2010 in the film ''Yong-Tae: The Ordinary Memori ...

as Kim So-yeon :The youngest daughter of a grandmother at a ramen restaurant. *

Cha Hwa-yeon Cha Hwa-yeon (; born January 25, 1960), birth name Cha Hak-kyung (), is a South Korean actress. Career Cha made her acting debut in 1978, and became best known as the heroine Kim Mi-ja in the 1987 television drama In film and television ...

as Ma Geum-hee :Jeong-guk's mother. The hostess of Daenam Electronics. *

Jeon Bae-soo Jeon Bae-soo (; born June 2, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his supporting roles in various TV series and films. His better known works are: 2016 TV series ''The K2'', 2019 romantic comedy '' When the Camellia Blooms'', 2020 his ...

as Park Yu-seok :A partner lawyer at Geumhwa Law Firm. *Noh Susanna as Jin Young-joo :Jeong-guk's wife. *Han Eun-seong as Choi Jun :An intern lawyer at Geumhwa Law Firm. *Lee Eun-jae as Yoo Sae-bom :An employee at Sung-han's lawyer office. *Kim Tae-hyang as Seo Jeong-guk :Young-joo's husband and Ju-hwa's ex-husband. The only son of Daenam Electronics. *Yoo Joo-hye as Bang Ho-yong :Radio PD and Seo-jin's co-worker. *Kong Hyun-ji as Shin Ju-hwa :Sung-han's sister and Jeong-guk's ex-wife. * Lee Ho-jae as Seo Chang-jin :Geum-hee's husband. *Kim Joon-eui as Seo Gi-yeong :Jeong-guk and Ju-hwa's son. *Kang Hye-won as Seo Ha-yul :Jeong-guk and Young-joo's daughter.

Others

Divorce case 1

*Park Jung-pyo as Kang Hee-sub :Seo-jin's ex-husband. *Jang Seon-yul as Kang Hyun-woo :Hee-sub and Seo-jin's son.

Divorce case 2

*Hwang Jung-min as Park Ae-ran :Byeong-cheol's wife. The client who beat her mother-in-law. *Lee Sang-goo as Seo Byeong-cheol :Ae-ran's husband. *Heo Jin as Park Eul-boon :Byeong-cheol's mother. *Park Se-yeong as Seo Mi-yeong :Byeong-cheol and Ae-ran's eldest daughter. *Lee Seo-yeon as Seo Mi-so :Byeong-cheol and Ae-ran's youngest daughter.

Divorce case 3

*Chun Joong-yong as Choi Jung-ho :Ji-yeon's husband. *Kim Si-young as Kim Ji-sook :A hairdresser who is having an affair with Jung-ho. *

Oh Yoon-hong Oh Yoon-hong (; born 9 August 1971) is a South Korean actress and model. She is best known for her roles in dramas such as '' Who Are You: School 2015'', ''Solomon's Perjury'' and ''The Scholar Who Walks the Night ''The Scholar Who Walks the ...

as Park Ji-yeon :Jung-ho's wife. *Cha Sung-je as Choi Min-soo :Jung-ho and Ji-yeon's son.

Divorce case 4

*Choi Jae-sub as Ma Choon-suk :Dinh Thi Hoa's husband. *Nguyen Thi Huong as Dinh Thi Hoa :Choon-suk's wife.

Divorce case 5

*Lee Yoon-soo as Cho Min-jung :Hyun-tae's wife. *

Im Ji-kyu Im Ji-kyu (born March 7, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the independent film, indie films ''Who's That Knocking at My Door?'', ''Milky Way Liberation Front'', and ''Magic''. Im also played supporting rol ...

as Park Hyun-tae :Min-jung's husband. *Lee Seung-chul as Min-jung's father *Kang Ae-sim as Min-jung's mother

Minor role

*Kim Gwang-sik as Mr.Jung (Ep. 5, 7, 12) *Lee Soo-bin as Park Chae-rin (Ep. 2) : Sung-han's former student. A pianist. *Oh Soon-tae as Ji-eun's boyfriend (Ep. 5) *Min Jae-wan as a PD (Ep. 3)

Special appearance

* Ahn Dong-goo as Jung Ji-hoon (Ep. 1) :A chef who is having an affair with Seo-jin. *

Jang So-yeon Jang So-yeon (; born Seo Eun-jung on 28 January 1980) is a South Korean actress. She is alumni of Sookmyung Women's University, Department of English and Chinese. She made her acting debut in 2001, since then, she has appeared in number of play ...

as Ji-eun (Ep. 3, 5, 6) :Hyeong-geun's separated wife, who requests a divorce and is living with another man. *

Kim Hae-sook Kim Hae-sook (; born December 30, 1955) is a South Korean actress. Career In 1974, she made her acting debut in MBC's ''Chief Inspector''. Over the past decade, she has won over 10 awards and appeared in over 30 films. Kim Hae-sook has publis ...

as Kim So-yeon's mother :Grandmother of the ramen restaurant.

Viewership

Accolades

Listicle

References

External links

* * * {{SLL (South Korean company) Korean-language television shows JTBC television dramas South Korean legal television series Television series by SLL Television series by Higround Television shows based on South Korean webtoons South Korean television series about lawyers 2023 South Korean television series debuts 2023 South Korean television series endings 2020s legal television series 2020s drama television series Korean-language Netflix exclusive international distribution programming