Lee Jin-wook returns as a wannabe lawyer, the epitome of a ‘hard-working boss’.

JTBC new weekend drama ‘Esquire: Lawyers Dreaming of Becoming Lawyers’ (written by Park Mi-hyun, directed by Kim Jae-hong, abbreviated as Esquire)has confirmed its first broadcast date of August 2nd.The first teaser video has also been released.

‘Esquire’ is an office drama about Kang Hyo-min(played by Jung Chae-yeon), a new lawyer at the law firm Yullim who is righteous and confident but awkward in social life, growing into a full-fledged lawyer with the help of her partner lawyer Yoon Seok-hoon(played by Lee Jin-wook), who seems cold to the world but is the best in terms of skills.

In the drama, Yoon Seok-hoon is a partner lawyer and team leader in the litigation team of Yullim Law Firm.He is a cool-headed competitor who pressures his opponents with creative logic in court.He is always a topic of conversation with his flexible yet provocative strategies, and is admired by his colleagues.However, he is not an easy character to approach because of his cold demeanor, which prevents him from making small talk or small talk.

This cold charm of Yoon Seok-hoon is fully revealed in the first teaser video that was released.Along with the phrase, “When I joined the company, my boss’s attitude was crazy,” Yoon Seok-hoon’s thorough daily life, including his flawless work process and his razor-sharp routine of arriving at work and leaving work on time, immediately imprints his perfectionist side.

Then, his sharp remarks to the troublemaking rookies, “Is ‘sorry’ a trendy word these days?” and his remark, “In the English-speaking world, lawyers add ESQ to their names as a sign of respect.If you want to be called that, then act accordingly,” show his conviction that values principles even in his coolness.


In particular, the hidden meaning of “I give proper respect to those who have done their part” has a weighty warmth, making us guess at the unique, unexpected charm of Yoon Seok-hoon, who appears cold on the outside but has a deeper warmth inside than anyone else.

In this way, the first teaser video is raising interest in ‘Esquire’ by interestingly depicting the meeting between the perfect boss Yoon Seok-hoon, who is impossible to keep up with, and the bumbling rookies.Attention is focused on the character of Yoon Seok-hoon, who has a cool charisma but also unexpected warmth, as well as on the performance of Lee Jin-wook, who will portray his three-dimensional aspects in detail.

The production team introduced the drama by saying, “Esquire aims to capture the process in which people living with wounds find healing and recovery through lawsuits.The lawyers representing the clients will also face their own pain and grow together,” and asked for “great anticipation and interest in the story that will be created by characters with different stories and emotions.”

‘Esquire’ will first air at 10:40 PM on August 2nd.

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

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