Lee Hak-joo makes a full-fledged appearance.

tvN‘s Monday-Tuesday drama ‘Parole Judge Lee Han-shin’ (directed by Yoon Sang-ho, written by Park Chi-hyung) is a work that contains the thrilling ironclad defense of lawyer Lee Han-shin (played by Go Soo) who becomes the final judge of prisoners, a ‘parole judge’. Expectations are high for Lee Han-shin, who uses outrageous methods to prevent parole for people with bad conscience, and his collaborators Ahn Seo-yoon (played by Kwon Yu-ri) and Choi Hwa-ran (played by Baek Ji-won).

In episode 6, which will air on the 3rd, Jimyeong-seop (played by Lee Hak-joo), the reason Lee Han-shin became a parole judge and his goal, will make a full-fledged appearance.

According to the production team, when Lee Han-shin was a prison guard, Ji Myeong-seop, who was a prisoner, was paroled without having to pay the full price for his crimes thanks to the power of his father, Ohjung Group Chairman Ji Dong-man (played by Song Young-chang). During this process, his senior prison guard Cheon Soo-beom (played by Cho Seung-yeon), who tried to block his parole, was falsely accused and sent to prison, leaving Lee Han-shin deeply angry and hurt.

He is also a target of revenge for Ahn Seo-yoon. This is because it was hinted that Ji Myeong-seop was deeply involved in the death of Ahn Seo-yoon’s younger sister. His evil deeds continued even after his parole, leading to the death of Ahn Da-yoon (played by Kim Ye-na), and he fled abroad to avoid the investigation.


The photos released by the production team before the broadcast show Ji Myeong-seop returning to Korea. In the previous 5th episode, Choi Jeong-hak (Nam Min-woo), who could prove Ji Myeong-seop‘s crimes, was caught by Son Eung-jun (Kim Young-woong) of Ojeong Group, and he returned to Korea. Ji Myeong-seop’s extraordinary presence in the photo creates tension just by appearing.

Ji Myeong-seop‘s return to Korea brings about significant changes for Lee Han-shin and Ahn Seo-yoon. This is because it is time to make a specific plan and put it into action to punish him. Lee Han-shin and Ahn Seo-yoon’s anguished expressions foreshadow their complicated feelings and the storm of events to come.

What kind of waves will Ji Myeong-seop‘s return to Korea bring? And what new strategy will Lee Han-shin and Ahn Seo-yoon deploy to stop him?

‘Parole Judge Lee Han-shin’ Episode 6 will air at 8:50 PM on the 3rd.

Hong Se-young, Donga.com Reporter projecthong@donga.com