Legal High

Male lead acted in Descendant of the Sun as a stern army officer. In the present drama, he is in a completely different role, a hilarious lawyer. He acts so well and is in par with his Japanese counterpart.

Female lead looks innocent and fits her role perfectly.

My only complaint, that makes me delete 3 marks, is the plot. It is copied directly from the Japanese original. I prefer new law cases.

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.

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.

People who have watched the series descendants of the sun will understand just how much passion this actor has and the way he delivers each of his scene in this is just brilliant. I must say never thought I would be into korean tv series but wow just wow. They have gone above and beyond to bring the audience some of the best shows out there. Trust me guys have a go and you won't regret it.

A real great KDrama. A must watch. Very fun to watch though the court cases are actually serious. Very fast paced. Great leads and cast. Very nice visuals. Finished watching this in 2 days.