Legal High

A farce in the best tradition of the genre with outrageous exaggerations, rapid-fire delivery of the comedic lines with impeccable timing, and appropriate supporting roles acting as the foil to the absurdities of the farcical elements.

Lee Soon-Jae is noteworthy as the wise and calming counterbalance to Tae Rim's off-the-wall antics, a butler who always seems to be on top of all the madness. Seo Eun-su playing the female lead Seo Jae In, exhibits a satisfying character arc as the initially naïve, innocent and idealistic young intern who gradually comes to see Tae Rim's hidden motives and eventually incorporates them into her own approach to her legal practice without the bombastic approach of her mentor.. I rated this an 8 because the script apparently is an adaptation of a Japanese series, thus diminishing to some extent the originality and creativity of the Korean scriptwriters.

I love watching KDrama. It's one of my de-stressing outlets in this pandemic. Romcom and comedy are the genres I love best.

I've never laughed so hard since Welcome to Waikiki 1. Legal High is really really fun and easy to watch. It's so captivating that I finished it in just 1 weekend.

Fortunately, there's Business Proposal that I am following now that gives the same feel good vibes as Legal High.

Having watched the Japanese version (with the same title) - Seasons 1, 2 and the two specials - the Korean version has been a major letdown. But again, the bar set by Masato Sakai and Yui Aragaki who enact the roles of Kensuke Komikado and Machiko Mayuzumi in terms of their performance is too high for Jin Goo and Seo Eun-Soo. Masato Sakai for one is brilliant as this quirky-foul mouthed-horny-genius lawyer. His mannerisms and rapid fire dialogue delivery makes the show fun to watch. Pity that the Korean version suffers mainly from miscasting of the main leads. If you havent watched the Japanese version yet, make sure you watch it. You wont regret it.

Comedic genius. First half is delightful comedy, second half is more drama. Male lead killed it. How female lead character portrayed made you question one more time 'is this a gimmick?' Do Korean female adults go to college and still leave with naivety of children to the extent that you wonder if higher education doesn't result in fundamental maturing or is this embedded flaw in how women are depicted? It is one thing to have a specific aim in sketching a character but one that is detrimental to the final goal is insanity.

Nevertheless others pushed past that. Both the male lead and the actor who was the boss's in-law left no stone unturned. They mashed it up! The elders are always on point. Excellence is always demonstrated in their acting. The one other disappointment was the actor who played the trainee of male lead. He was pigeonholed and fell flat. He is normally dynamic and outstanding as a supporting actor but this was below his norm by far. Director's error. Can't box him in.

This, along with female lead character, is what led to poor ratings. But others who have on average 8 or 9 stars can't touch this. Just can't. But excellent and popular, while seemingly synonyms in TV world aren't even cousins in real life. One of my friends from school once got 11/10in an assignment for which partner got 8. My point? The hits outweigh the misses.

Very underrated but one of the best KDramas I've seen. Cleverly, intelligently written. Hilarious and funny but serious and thought provoking at the same time. Fast paced. Gets more interesting in each episode.

Great leads and supporting cast. No nuisance characters or substories like in other KDramas (acting as fillers or extenders) to make it to 16 eps. Everyone, everything in Legal High has his/her/its place.

Lots of sudden twists and turns. Some are quite hilarious.

Great visuals, too, cast, setting, locations.

Jin Goo (Descendants of the Sun second male lead) and Seo Eun Soo (Dr Romantic) are perfect for their lead roles, especially Jin Goo. The supporting characters are also very remarkable especially the elderly man playing Mr "I once was...." Gu.

And that episode 16 dual court room scenes are so well executed.

Lots of genres represented. Mainly legal and comedy, with a bit of action, drama, romance, medical, paranormal, crime/investigation.

Among the Legal KDramas (or KDramas with court scenes) I've seen, Legal High is now on top of my list, because it really is fun to watch.