One Dollar Lawyer
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One Dollar Lawyer (Korean: 천원짜리 변호사) is a 2022 South Korean television series starring Namkoong Min, Kim Ji-eun, Choi Dae-hoon, Lee Deok-hwa, and Park Jin-woo. Its screenplay, written by Choi Su-jin and Choi Chang-hwan, won the Grand Prize at 2015 SBS Screenplay Contest. It aired from September 23 to November 11, 2022, on SBS TV's Fridays and Saturdays at 22:00 (KST) time slot for 12 episodes. It is also available for streaming on Disney+ in selected regions.
Synopsis
Chun Ji-hoon (Namkoong Min) is a former prosecutor in the Supreme Prosecutors' Office of the Republic of Korea who was trying to find a culprit which led to his girlfriend's murder. He has since been a lawyer with extraordinary skills but only charges 1000 won as his attorney's fee.
Cast
Main
- Namkoong Min as Chun Ji-hoon, a legal hero with strong cost-effectiveness that can be met with a one thousand won bill.
- Kim Ji-eun as Baek Ma-ri, the last presenter of the Judicial Research and Training Institute.
- Choi Dae-hoon as Seo Min-hyuk, a royal prosecutor in the legal world who wants what he likes.
- Lee Deok-hwa as Baek Hyun-moo, an attorney who founded a large law firm, grandfather of Baek Ma-ri.
- Park Jin-woo as Sa Mu-jang, officer manager of a law firm and close friend of Chun Ji-hoon.
Supporting
People around Chun Ji-hoon
- Gong Min-jeung as Na Ye-jin, a prosecutor with high lifestyle.
- Kim Ja-young as Jo Eul-rye, the owner of the building that Chun Ji-hoon is renting.
Baek Law Firm
- Ha Sung-kwang as Seo Young-joon, a lawyer from Baek Hyun-moo's law firm.
- Jo Yeon-hee as Oh Min-ah, Baek Ma-ri's mother.
- Lee Chung-ah as Lee Joo-young, a lawyer who excels in a large law firm full of justice.
Others
- Kim Cheol-yoon as Lee Myung-ho, Chun Ji-hoon's client who is guilty of 4 criminal thefts.
- Park Sung-joon as Kim Min-jae, Ji-hoon's client.
- Hwang Jung-min as Lee Young-ok, the wife of Sa Ma-jang's office manager.
- Kwon Hyuk-sung as Chun Ji-hoon's assistant, during his time as a prosecutor.
Extended
- Lee So-young as Lee Myung-ho's wife.
- Kim Hyung-mook as Chun Young-bae, he is the managing director of Cha Myung Group.
- Han Dong-hee as Kim Soo-yeon, she is a 26-year-old emergency medicine physician and sister of Kim Min-jae.
- Um Hyo-sup as Kim Chun-gil, famous painter, 58 years old, currently missing from a lawsuit against netizens. Everyone believed that Kim Min-jae killed and buried him in Yongho Mountain.
- Park Seon-ah as Yoo Hee-joo, directed of Youngwan Gallery is 54 years old. She was the victim of the Pung Jin Dong murder case on the day of the incident.
- Yoon Na-moo as Choi Ki-tae, chairman of JQ Group, 3rd Generation Chaebol.
- Nam Myeong-ryeol as Kim Yun-seop, he is a former member of the Central Investigation Department of the Office of the Attorney General and the Attorney General, Chun Ji-hoon's Father.
- Jeon Jin-oh as Jo Woo-seok, the killer who claims to kill Lee Joo-young.
- Hyun Bong-sik as Hwang Geum-sik, used car dealer.
- Kim Min-sang as CEO of a used car dealer.
- Kwon Hyuk-beom as Cha Min-cheol, Chun Ji-hoon's new client and the real criminal who killed Lee Joo-young.
- Joo Seok-tae as Choi Ki-seok, chairman of JQ Group.
Special appearances
- Lee Je-hoon as Top Star Lee Je-hoon
- Jung Moon-sung as Shin Joong-hoon
Production
The series was planned and produced by the drama department of SBS known as Studio S. On August 18, 2022, photos of script reading were released by the production.
In September 20, the press conference was canceled as actor Namkoong Min tested positive for COVID-19 on the same day of the press conference.
Namkoong Min and Kim Ji-eun have previously worked in The Veil. The two also have previously worked with Park Jin-woo in The Veil.
On October 21, 2022, a special episode was aired as the announcer Jang Sung-kyu takes on the role of MC. The series was also downgraded the episodes from 14 episodes to 12 instead.
Filming for the drama ended on November 3, 2022.
Original soundtrack
Part 1
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get in Line" (줄서) | J.SEASONBC3000Kim Hyun-jun | J.SEASONBC3000Kim Hyun-jun | DinDin | 3:10 |
| 2. | "Get in Line" (줄서; Inst.) | J.SEASONBC3000Kim Hyun-jun | 3:10 | ||
| Total length: | 6:20 |
Part 2
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Solomon" (솔로몬) | Koonta | KoontaJ.SEASONBC3000 | Koonta | 3:20 |
| 2. | "Solomon" (솔로몬; Inst.) | KoontaJ.SEASONBC3000 | 3:20 | ||
| Total length: | 6:40 |
Part 3
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Day and Day" (또 하루는) | Lee Su-yeon | KOOW | Kang Heo Dalim | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Day and Day" (또 하루는; Inst.) | KOOW | 3:59 | ||
| Total length: | 7:58 |
Part 4
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "1000won Lawyer" (천원짜리 변호사) | Kim Seong-yul | Kim Seong-yul | Kim Kyung-ho | 2:10 |
| 2. | "1000won Lawyer" (천원짜리 변호사; Inst.) | Kim Seong-yul | 2:10 | ||
| Total length: | 4:20 |
Part 5
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wadadada" (와다다다) | Tiger JK | Tiger JKJ.SEASONBC3000Kim Hyun-jun | Tiger JK | 2:42 |
| 2. | "Wadadada" (와다다다; Inst.) | Tiger JKJ.SEASONBC3000Kim Hyun-jun | 2:42 | ||
| Total length: | 5:25 |
Viewership
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
| 1 | 1.505 | 1.602 | 2.279 | 2.288 | 2.805 | 2.502 | 2.626 | 2.785 | 2.933 | 2.711 | 2.729 | 2.860 | 2.469 |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nielsen Korea | TNmS | |||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | ||
| 1 | September 23, 2022 | 8.2% (4th) | 8.8% (3rd) | 6.9% (9th) |
| 2 | September 24, 2022 | 8.5% (2nd) | 8.8% (2nd) | 7.8% (3rd) |
| 3 | September 30, 2022 | 12.9% (3rd) | 13.5% (2nd) | N/A |
| 4 | October 1, 2022 | 12.0% (2nd) | 12.6% (2nd) | 9.5% (2nd) |
| 5 | October 7, 2022 | 14.9% (2nd) | 15.1% (1st) | 12.0% (3rd) |
| 6 | October 8, 2022 | 13.4% (2nd) | 13.6% (2nd) | 11.3% (2nd) |
| 7 | October 14, 2022 | 14.5% (1st) | 14.6% (1st) | 11.4% (3rd) |
| 8 | October 15, 2022 | 15.0% (2nd) | 15.6% (2nd) | 11.3% (2nd) |
| 9 | October 22, 2022 | 14.6% (2nd) | 15.1% (2nd) | 11.0% (2nd) |
| 10 | October 29, 2022 | 13.7% (2nd) | 14.1% (2nd) | 10.7% (2nd) |
| 11 | November 5, 2022 | 13.6% (2nd) | 14.4% (2nd) | 10.0% (2nd) |
| 12 | November 11, 2022 | 15.2% (1st) | 15.8% (1st) | N/A |
| Average | 13.0% | 13.5% | — | |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes ratings that were not released. |
Awards and nominations
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBS Drama Awards | 2022 | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Namkoong Min | Nominated | |
| Director's Award | Won | ||||
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama | Nominated | ||||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama | Choi Dae-hoon | Nominated | |||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama | Kim Ji-eun | Won | |||
| Best Performance | Lee Chung-ah | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama | Park Jin-woo | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama | Gong Min-jung | Won |