Lee Jong-suk is back.

He will appear as a 9-year associate lawyer with zero will to open a practice despite having maxed out abilities in the new tvN weekend drama ‘Seocho-dong’, which will be aired for the first time on July 5th.

The drama depicts the joys and sorrows of growing up as five associate lawyers(lawyers employed by a law firm and receiving a salary)who go to work at the Seocho-dong Law Town every day.

In the drama, Lee Jong-suk plays the role of Ahn Joo-hyung, an associate lawyer at Kyungmin Law Firm.In the world of associate lawyers where people change jobs frequently, Ahn Joo-hyung(Lee Jong-suk), who has been working at the same company for 9 years without moving even once, is the official intellectual of the associate lawyers who know everything as much as they have accumulated over many years of experience, and is the ace of Kyungmin Law Firm who leads trials with facts based on sharp reasoning and accurate legal knowledge.

In Seocho-dong Law Town, where most associate lawyers open their own practice or leave to become in-house lawyers before they have worked for more than 5 years, An Ju-hyung is leisurely enjoying his life as a salaried worker.Accordingly, people are curious about An Ju-hyung’s salaryman life, which represents the hearts of real office workers who seek absolute stability.

The released photos contain 24 hours of Attorney An Ju-hyung’s life.

An Ju-hyung, who goes to work on time every day and sits down in her seat with routine movements, starts her day by saying, “I don’t want to do it,” but soon ends up going through past cases, meeting clients, and spending a very busy day without a moment to breathe.An Ju-hyung, who wears glasses and takes counseling seriously, shows off the aura of an office worker with the highest level of ability.

Attention is focused on how the quiet daily life of An Ju-hyung, who lets out a sigh of “I don’t want to do it” but then strengthens her resolve by saying, “I have to do it if you tell me to, what can I do?” will unfold.


Reporter Lee Jeong- annjoy@donga.com

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