Jung Kyung-ho turns on ‘struggle mode’ for cleaning workers.

In episode 5 of 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 aired on the 13th, Noh Moo-jin(played by Jung Kyung-ho)was shown encountering labor issues that could no longer be considered someone else’s problem.The activities of ‘Mu-jins’, Noh Moo-jin, Na Hee-joo(played by Seol In-ah), and Go Gyeon-woo(played by Cha Hak-yeon), who fought for Moo-jin’s mother and colleagues, who are university janitors, attracted attention.

In episode 5, Moo-jin followed his mother Yang Eun-ja(played by Jeon Gook-hyang), who had been getting all dolled up every weekend, because he found it strange, and witnessed a shocking sight.His mother had gone out to take the ‘gardener’s liberal arts test ‘, which had nothing to do with cleaning work.The administrative director(played by Park Won-sang)demanded that he wear clothes appropriate for a prestigious university, and he was picking on his grades and publicly humiliating him by asking questions that even undergraduates wouldn’ t know, such as ‘What does HUDL stand for?’ and ‘Write the name of your school in English.’

Mujin felt sorry and angry that he didn’t know how ridiculously his mother had been treated while working.It broke his heart to know that they were working as ‘ghosts’ who had to be invisible to the students.And Mujin also found out that the ghost client who came to him was his mother’s colleague Kim Young-sook(played by Kang Ae-sim), who died of a heart attack while studying for an exam.

The whole situation was absurd, so Gyeon-woo blurted out, “If I were you, I’d get zero points,” and Mu-jin took a hint from that and suggested that they refuse to take the test as a group.The gardeners hesitated, saying, “Does that mean the dead will come back to life?” and “We have to do something like this to make a living.” Mu-jin tried to persuade them, saying, “The dead won’t come back to life, but people who didn’t need to die won’t have to die anymore.” Mu-jin’s mother, who gained courage from this, couldn’t hold it in any longer and raised her voice, and the eyes of the gardeners who had been holding their breath began to tremble.Mu-jin brought up the issue of “the fact that test scores are being used as an excuse for dismissal,” and said, “This is unfair and clear bullying.You should refuse to take tests like this,” driving the point home.


The ‘Mujins’ and the cleaning workers who gathered their hearts began to protest together.Mujin demanded the abolition of the inhumane liberal arts exam that drove the cleaning workers to death and an apology.Eunja and her colleagues also raised their voices, saying, “Don’t ignore us because we’re janitors.We’re the same people.” In the midst of this, the administrative director and school staff wrote down the names of those who participated in the protest and used foul language, causing anger.Heeju, who was enraged, stepped forward and fought firmly, while Mujin shouted the slogan even louder and did not back down.

However, the protest turned into chaos as the police rushed in.The police tried to take away Mujin, the organizer of the protest, and Heeju, Gyeonwoo, and the sanitation workers got involved in trying to stop them.Mujin, who was fighting until his blood was boiling, suddenly became a paper man.The ending was a comical scene of Mujin being caught and shaken here and there.Attention is focused on how ‘Mujin’ and the sanitation workers ‘union will resolve this difficult situation, and episode 6, which foreshadows a cheerful and refreshing counterattack, is drawing attention.

Meanwhile, the 5th episode of’ Labor Attorney No Mu-jin ‘recorded 5.1% nationwide and 5.0% in the metropolitan area, breaking its own record for highest viewership ratings.The scene with the highest viewership rating of 5.9% was the cookie video scene where Bo-sal(played by Tang Jun-sang)helps’ Mu-jin’ make delicious food for the cleaning workers.(Based on Nielsen Korea)

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

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