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| Park Sol-mi, from left, Park Shin-yang, Kang So-ra and Ryu Su-young show their thumbs up at the press conference for "My Lawyer, Mr. Joe," Wednesday. / Yonhap |
By Park Jin-hai
Seasoned actor Park Shin-yang returned with KBS's new court drama "My Lawyer, Mr. Joe," breaking a near five-year hiatus since his latest drama "Sign."
KBS which is currently enjoying explosive ratings with the mega-hit drama "Descendants of the Sun" after years of battling against the advances of the cable channels, hangs high hopes on to the 47-year-old versatile actor.
"The drama is about the world of lawyers and full of confrontations and greed. Not only did the script look interesting to me, but I also thought that it might be a good chance to tell a great story to the viewers," said Park who joined KBS for the first time with the drama during the press conference at Times Square in Seoul, Wednesday. "Although it deals with the law, it will not be just about court stories."
"My Lawyer, Mr. Joe," an adaptation of the webtoon with the same name, is a human drama, which features Park Shin-yang as Mr. Joe, a lawyer who stands up for the poor. Joe, who once had power and reputation as a star prosecutor, loses everything at once after he becomes a whistle-blower of a corruption case in the prosecutor's office. He then begins to defend innocent people and takes a stand for true justice.
The drama also stars Kang So-ra, Ryu Su-young, Park Sol-mi, and Kim Dong-jun of K-pop boyband ZE:A.
Kang So-ra will act as big firm lawyer Lee Eun-jo who starts to learn, while she works with Joe, that a good lawyer is not always the winning lawyer, but one who fights for justice.
The 20-episode drama is directed by Lee Jung-sub of "Healer" and penned by Lee Hyang-hee of "War of Money."
Lee, understanding that KBS has struggled for years in the Monday-Tuesday drama slot, said he strived to diversify how to depict each scene. "Compared with the cable channels, KBS has limitations on expression. Thus I strived to go beyond the old directing practices and am trying new things in featuring character in the scenes," he said.
"It is more about humanity. Joe is a man in his 40s who lost everything and begins his life from scratch. Other lead characters also struggle with the way they strive for their own happiness and dreams after their ordeals."
"My Lawyer, Mr. Joe" will air every Monday and Tuesday on KBS2 at 10 p.m. from March 28.
