5 Riveting Legal K-Dramas To Binge On: ‘Law School,’ ‘One Ordinary Day,’ More!

Romance dramas can be cliche and repetitive most of the time, especially in the K-Drama industry.

What’s the best way to have a worthwhile viewing experience than by checking out dramas with a different genre?

Here are five exhilarating legal (some underrated gems!) K-Dramas to watch this weekend! Keep on reading!

‘The Devil Judge’

The justice system is flawed itself, what happens if the legal drama is set in a dystopia?

Ji Sung’s “The Devil Judge” follows the life inside a courtroom that televises every case that takes place inside the prosecution room in hopes to bring justice and peace.

In the series, Ji Sung plays the role of Kang Yo Han, a heartless head trial judge who gets promoted as the board’s chief, making everything worse.

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Not only is it intriguing but its cases, as well as the interrelationship dilemmas between characters, will keep them on their toes!

‘Law School’

Kim Bum teams up with veteran stars Lee Jung Eun and Kim Myung Min in the legal drama “Law School.”

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Dubbed as the South Korean “How To Get Away With Murder,” a popular American legal series, the show tells the story of a law professor who gets arrested for murder and how the law students prove his innocence.

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During its run, “Law School” received significantly high ratings of 7%, making it one of the most loved works of 2021.

‘Bad Prosecutor’

EXO Doh Kyungsoo returned to the small screen in 2022 as a fiery and unhinged law enforcer in “Bad Prosecutor”!

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Though he has bad manners when it comes to court trials and hearings, he still has the heart to stand on the side of the voiceless and the poor.

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“Bad Prosecutor” is funny and witty, and it gives the viewers a fresh perspective of legal dramas that focus on fighting injustice.

‘One Ordinary Day’

Though it stars highly paid actor Kim Soo Hyun, “One Ordinary Day” is one of the most underrated works ever released in K-Drama history.

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Despite that, the actor displayed his skills as a student who gets falsely accused of murder. Kim Soo Hyun received great feedback from viewers for his realistic portrayal of grief, fear and insanity.

In addition to that, his chemistry with Cha Seung Won, who played the role of a lawyer who helps him with his case, was also one of the things that made the drama tenfold better.

‘One Dollar Lawyer’

Namgoong Min proved that he is capable of doing a comical performance in a thrilling K-Drama as a lawyer!

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In his recent work “One Dollar Lawyer,” he became a lawyer who only charges a dollar for his service despite being the most skilled lawyer in the country.

The series is criminally underrated and deserves huge attention as “One Dollar Lawyer” depicted a combination of fun, suspense and romance in just 16 episodes!

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Written by Elijah Mully.