Kang Yoo-seok continues his trend of popularity with his role as attorney Jo Chang-won in ‘Seocho-dong’.

tvN new weekend drama ‘Seocho-dong’ (written by Lee Seung-hyun, directed by Park Seung-woo)is a story of the joys and sorrows of growing up for five associate lawyers(lawyers employed by law firms and receiving a salary)who go to work at the Seocho-dong Law Town every day.

In the drama, Jo Chang-won(played by Kang Yoo-seok)is the most extroverted person in the Seocho-dong Law Town Hyungmin Building, and is a talkative person who always adds to the conversation.He is broad-minded and friendly, so he enjoys going to work as if it were a gathering, and he is the energizer of the five-member Avengers(Avengers + lawyers).

He is the owner of an extremely positive mindset who accepts everything comfortably and thinks lightly, but the damage continues to accumulate invisibly while working.Since he did not become a lawyer for the purpose of making a living or implementing justice, he encounters things that make him feel inferior as a lawyer, and so he becomes curious about Jo Chang-won’s true feelings.


The released photos show the intense daily life of Jo Chang-won, a rapper from Seocho-dong Law Town.He attends court, finishes his trial, and has lunch with friends to relieve the stress of the day, but at some point, he begins to question his job and aptitude.Attention is focused on whether Jo Chang-won will be able to resolve the curiosity that has taken root deep in his heart.

Attention is also focused on actor Kang Yoo-seok’s transformation as he portrays Jo Chang-won’s worries and growth.Kang Yoo-seok, who has received love from viewers for playing various characters ranging from an idol-turned-resident fresh out of school to a wandering youth, is expected to create deep empathy by representing the psychology of office workers going through a period of boredom in their work lives through the character of Jo Chang-won.

‘Seocho-dong’ will first air at 9:20 PM on July 5th.

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

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