Director Yoon Sang-ho praised actor Ko Soo.

tvN‘s new Monday-Tuesday drama ‘Parole Judge Lee Han-shin’ (directed by Yoon Sang-ho, written by Park Chi-hyung) is a thrilling, ironclad defense battle by lawyer Lee Han-shin (played by Ko Soo), who becomes the final judge of inmates and a ‘parole judge’ who stops people with bad conscience. Ahead of the first broadcast on the 8th, Director Yoon Sang-ho personally expressed his satisfaction with the cast including Ko Soo, Kwon Yu-ri, Baek Ji-won, and Lee Hak-joo, and the points he paid attention to in directing.

Director Yoon Sang-ho introduced the drama as “‘A small pebble can break a huge rock’ is a refreshing drama that shakes the world beautifully as a righteous desire of a common-law lawyer is ultimately realized.”

Regarding completing the lineup of actors including Go Soo, Kwon Yuri, Baek Ji Won, and Lee Hak Joo, he said, “My satisfaction with the casting went up to 120% after filming. Thanks to everyone’s passionate performances, all the actors were engraved in my mind as their characters, to the point where it was awkward for us to meet in real life.”

Director Yoon Sang Ho mentioned each actor individually, saying, “Actor Go Soo is literally the real-life version of Lee Han Shin, as his character and his personality are very similar. The natural character expression that resulted from this was attractive.” “Actor Kwon Yuri brings fresh energy to the drama as the passionate detective Ahn Seo Yoon. I think she will be able to show viewers a new side of Kwon Yuri.”

He continued, “Actor Baek Ji Won plays the role of Choi Hwa Ran, a loan shark who presents the most unique color to the drama. She will provide shocking joy.” “Actor Lee Hak Joo is the owner of a flexible charisma that makes you fall in love with her more the more you watch her. He said, “The arrogant second-generation chaebol Jimin-seop that he plays in the drama will be a realistic villain that will approach viewers in a solid way.”

In addition, he mentioned the supporting actors, saying, “A variety of top-notch actors will appear and fill the episodes and drama. There will also be many special appearances that you will be happy to see, so please look forward to it.”

Director Yoon Sang-ho praised the staff as well as the actors, boasting about their top-notch teamwork. Director Yoon Sang-ho said, “Because our teamwork is excellent, we were always able to film quickly and accurately.” “The actors also prepared thoroughly and finished filming with the fewest takes so that the staff could finish work quickly and rest. In particular, he revealed, “I remember when actor Ko Soo-hyun told the staff going to the countryside to leave a little early during filming right before Seollal (Lunar New Year) to get rid of his god all at once.”


The reason ‘Parole Judge Lee Han-shin’ is receiving attention more than anything else is because the main character is a ‘parole judge’, an occupation that has never been dealt with in a drama before. Director Yoon Sang-ho said that in order to convey this fresh but also unfamiliar occupation well to the viewers, he paid a lot of attention to the sets and artistic elements. Director Yoon Sang-ho said, “In order to well show the subject matter of the ‘parole examination’, I drew the main stage, the examination room, on a more artistic scale than in reality,” and “The separate prison set just for the drama will also provide visual pleasure. In particular, the image of the VIP prison facility was strengthened to add interesting elements,” he said, stimulating curiosity.

Lastly, Director Yoon Sang-ho said about the reason why you must watch ‘Parole Officer Lee Han-shin’, “I hope you will feel hopeful while watching Lee Han-shin’s activities to wash the corruption-filled board, and I hope you will fall for his extraordinary plans and witty humanity.” He added, “I hope you will laugh, cry, have fun, and have a refreshing winter while watching ‘Parole Officer Lee Han-shin’.”

‘Parole Officer Lee Han-shin’ will be first broadcast at 8:50 p.m. on the 18th.

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