Ji Sung Leads Time-Rewind Legal Drama ‘Judge Lee Han-young’
Jun 17, 2025
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MBC's new Friday-Saturday drama "Judge Lee Han-young" (played by Kim Kwang-min, directed by Lee Jae-jin and Park Mi-yeon) is a return fantasy drama in which Lee Han-young, a deep-rooted judge who lived as a slave at a huge law firm and returned to 10 years ago, punishes major evil with a new choice. Attention is focused on the fact that Ji Sung, who won the MBC Drama Awards for his performance of Kill Me, Heal Me in 2015, will return to MBC after 10 years.
In the play, Ji Sung is played by Lee Han-young, the sole judge of the Chungnam District Court. Lee Han-young, who became the son-in-law of the CEO of a popular law firm when he was a single judge, often conducts solicitation trials and uses his authority for private interests. When he decided to stop now, he returned to his days as a single judge 10 years ago, and after that, he struggled to live a new life. Expectations are already soaring for Ji Sung-pyo's acting, which will give a thrilling pleasure to the small screen by going straight without hesitation with new choices and rulings.
Park Hee-soon is a senior criminal judge at the Seoul Central District Court and a key figure in the shadow government led by the former president. Kang Shin-jin, a powerful person with no hesitation in dealing with the law and trial, fiercely confronts Lee Han-young and leads the development of the play excitingly. As a result, I am already curious about the acting parade that Ji-sung and Park Hee-soon will present.
Won Jin-ah will play the role of Kim Jin-ah, the prosecutor of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office. Kim Jin-ah is a person who became a prosecutor with one determination to catch Jang Tae-sik of S Group, and will join hands with Lee Han-young who will help him. However, watching the people Lee Han-young meets, she walks a tightrope between faith and distrust. Expectations are high for Won Jin-ah's extraordinary development as to what the story is between the two.
The production team of `Judge Lee Han-young' will return to MBC after 10 years. Through this work, we will try another transformation and appear in front of viewers in a different way. Ji Sung, who is perfectly incorporated into the character, will provide a chewy fight, adding to the fun. "Not only that, but Park Hee-soon and Won Jin-ah, who have solid acting skills and heavy presence, will be intertwined with Ji Sung and make you feel the tension and catharsis that stops your breath, so please look forward to it with interest."
Judge Lee Han-young is based on the work of the same name, which has 10.66 million downloads for the original web novel, 11.34 million webtoons, and 22 million downloads in total. Director Lee Jae-jin, director Park Mi-yeon, and writer Kim Kwang-min joined forces with 'Judge Lee Han-young', who showed sensational directing skills through 'The Banker', 'Spy Who Loved Me', and 'Motel California'. Expectations are growing as to how the drama will be implemented, as it was loved by many readers for its eye-watering development and immersion.
MBC's new Friday-Saturday drama 'Judge Lee Han-young', which gives a glimpse of the fierce acting synergy of Ji-sung, Park Hee-soon, and Won Jin-ah, will start filming for the first time and will air for the first time in the second half of this year.
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