Jung Kyung-ho announces his appearance as ‘labor attorney Noh Moo-jin’, who is armed with comedy and can see ghosts.

MBC Friday-Saturday drama ‘Labor Attorney Noh Moo-jin’ (directed by Im Soon-rye, Lee Han-joon, written by Kim Bo-tong, Yoo Seung-hee), which first aired on the 30th, opened with the story of labor attorney Noh Moo-jin(played by Jung Kyung-ho)who returned from the brink of death.The story of how Moo-jin, a labor attorney who only makes a living, came to see ghosts unfolds in a humorous and unique way, making it impossible to take your eyes off him.

Before becoming a labor attorney, Mujin’s life was a series of ‘bad luck’.Mujin quit his job in hopes of turning his life around, but he lost all his retirement money on coin investments and ended up separating from his wife.When he was at a loss, his senior at work told him that if he just got a certified labor attorney license, he would be put in the human resources department, but even that promise went up in smoke.Mujin, who had nowhere to go, eventually opened a labor attorney office, but it was rock bottom.He had zero customers and was on the verge of being kicked out of the building because he was behind on rent.

Here, Na Hee-joo(Seol In-ah), the sister-in-law who has taken the position of head of the labor office, steps in to help her brother-in-law Mu-jin, who is shedding tears.Together with creator Go Gyeon-woo(Cha Hak-yeon), who runs the channel ‘Kyeonjjang TV’, they came up with a business idea.It was a way to extort money from evil bosses by visiting factories with frequent industrial accidents and providing consulting.Hee-joo and Gyeon-woo persuaded Mu-jin, saying that they are like Batman, who is essential to society, and that they can scare bad guys and prevent industrial accidents.

The three who had been making money like that expanded the board and headed to a bigger factory.Mujin was terrified by the lack of safety equipment at the site and saved Nimal(Anupam), a foreign worker who almost got caught in a machine.However, while Mujin was joking around in front of the factory people, an accident occurred where rebar fell on Mujin’s head.A flash of light flashed before Mujin’s eyes, and when he thought the flash of light might be too long, he heard a knock on the door.A man engulfed in fire, whom he had seen in his dreams before, appeared and shouted at him to please open the door.


When he opened his eyes in an unknown space, a young Bodhisattva(played by Tang Jun-sang)with a young face was standing in front of Mu-jin.The Bodhisattva scolded Mu-jin, saying, “Why were you just sitting there without opening the door?” and gave off an aura that did not match his age.Then, he took out Mu-jin’s business card and said, “A labor attorney, a gentleman who works hard for working people.Isn’t that you?” The Bodhisattva asked for his life to be spared, but in return, he asked that the resentful spirits be saved.Mu-jin signed the ‘Special Labor Attorney Appointment Contract(Employment Contract)’ without even having time to look at it closely, and the Bodhisattva suddenly disappeared after completing the contract.

When Mu-jin, who returned to reality, opened his eyes, the pouring rebars cleverly avoided his body and fell.The ending of Mu-jin’s resurrection from the dead decorated the end of Episode 1, raising expectations for the eventful ‘labor contract fulfillment period’ that will unfold in the future.The secret of how Bo-sal obtained Mu-jin’s business card was revealed in the ‘cookie video’ that followed.Mu-jin, who was drunk, put the business card in Dong-sang’s hand and left, and the scene where Dong-sang raised his hand and looked at the business card followed, increasing curiosity about Bo-sal’s true identity.

‘Labor Attorney Noh Moo-jin’ has raised interest with the unique story of a labor attorney portrayed by ‘professional actor’ Jung Kyung-ho.Jung Kyung-ho charmingly created the character of a ‘labor attorney who sees ghosts’ with his humorous and realistic acting.He also caught attention by completely digesting a large amount of labor law lines.Seol In-ah and Cha Hak-yeon also showed off their charm with their lively acting.Film director Im Soon-rye, who is taking on her first challenge in directing a drama, completed a unique atmosphere that smoothly crosses between reality and fantasy with unique camera angles and directing techniques.Writers Kim Bo-tong and Yoo Seung-hee have firmly established the unique character of ‘Labor Attorney Noh Moo-jin’ with detailed research and humorous lines.

Meanwhile, the first episode of ‘Labor Attorney Noh Moo-jin’ recorded 4.5% in the metropolitan area and 4.1% nationwide, signaling a brisk start.The highest viewership rating soared to 7.1% in the scene where Moo-jin signs an employment contract with the mysterious young man Bo-sal(played by Tang Jun-sang)whom he met at the crossroads of life and death.(Based on Nielsen Korea)

Hong Se-young, reporter for Donga.com projecthong@donga.com

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