The story of people's lives..Lee Jong-seok, Moon Ga-young, Seocho-dong, Will They Be the Life of the Legal Drama World (Roundup)

Jul 01, 2025

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Could 'Seocho-dong' be the legal drama world 's 'Seul-i-saeng' and 'Unseul-jeon.

On the afternoon of the 1st, tvN held a production presentation for the new Saturday drama 'Seocho-dong' (written by Lee Seung-hyun and directed by Park Seung-woo) at a hotel in Guro-gu, Seoul. Director Lee Jong-seok, Moon Ga-young, Kang Yoo-seok, Ryu Hye-young, Lim Sung-jae and Park Seung-woo attended the event.

"'Seocho-dong' is a work that captures the joy, sorrow and pleasure of five lawyers (lawyers who are employed by law firms and receive salaries) who go to work in Seocho-dong Law Town every day. Based on the experiences that writer Lee Seung-hyun, an incumbent lawyer, sees and hears, he realistically depicts the daily lives of lawyers in Seocho-dong Law Town, where cold litigation comes and goes every day. In addition, actors Lee Jong-seok (played by Ahn Joo-hyung), Moon Ga-young (played by Kang Hee-ji), Kang Yoo-seok (played by Cho Chang-won), Ryu Hye-young (played by Bae Moon-jeong), and Lim Sung-jae (played by Ha Sang-ki) who will make a pleasant rice friend chemistry against the backdrop of the Hyungmin Building in Seocho-dong Law Town, where various law firms are gathered, are also drawing attention. They will create new fun by joining the five lawyers of Assault, who are united in various personalities.

Director Park Seung-woo, the director of the production, said "Attorney is asking the lawyers "Workers Lawyers". Unlike partner lawyers, they are told to assist lawyers who receive salaries. It is a warm drama about the process of these five people's work, dreams, and daily life in Seocho-dong."

『Seocho-dong』 is a work written by Lee Seung-hyun, an incumbent lawyer, and is being praised for bringing a sense of reality. In response, Ryu Hye-young responded "It was good to hear advice directly from the writer and lawyer when there was a defense scene because the writer was actually working as a lawyer. "I wanted to express a lawyer who was stuck in reality, so I was able to ask and refer to the details of what tone I should use when pleading and what the temperature of the horse is." Moon Ga-yeong-do "Since the writer is a lawyer, he has the advantage of being able to ask right away and receive feedback" he said.

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Is it because it was written by an actual lawyer. 'Seocho-dong' has a completely different atmosphere from the legal drama that has been shown so far. They are expected to exist as `office workers' themselves, who are more serious about setting the menu of meals than in a fierce battle in court. In response, the drama will deliver a warm daily life, unlike some legal dramas that create intense dramatic tension.

Director Park said, `No matter what you go through, whether you're sad or angry, you have to eat. While eating, I wanted to express through various eating scenes that they are living. There is something that can only be exchanged in Bobshin because so-so changers work on different floors. They did the directing rather than me. The actors got so close that they made a fun scene among themselves, so I only did 'Cut'."

Kang Yoo-seok then said, `There are many dramatic moments in the court scenes that we usually showed in dramas and movies, but our dramas show the daily life of Seocho-dong, so our court scenes seem to be more natural and not dramatic than those dramas. I think I can see a little more that the lawyers in Seocho-dong are also people close by."

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Lee Jong-seok also said "My favorite genre was a dramatic genre in which people died and lived. But I thought about trying a comfortable genre, a genre I haven't tried before. Usually, a legal drama is a drama that tells the story of living if we defeat the great evil. "I think there's a drama that you can watch comfortably these days when you're looking for dopamine."."

tvN was loved by viewers recently when it unveiled the `Life of a Major Who Will Someday' Therefore, attention is being paid to whether 'Seocho-dong' can become 'Seul-saeng' and 'Unseuljeon' in the legal drama world.

'Seocho-dong' will premiere at 9:20 p.m. on the 5th.

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