Yeon Woo-jin and Jo Yeo-jung pair up in new rom-com

Contracts aren’t finalized, but it looks like we’ll be getting a new romantic pairing between Yeon Woo-jin (Marriage Not Dating) and Jo Yeo-jung (Haeundae Lovers), who are looking favorably at the SBS weekend drama Divorce Lawyer in Love. First of all, I’m glad that Yeon Woo-jin is getting some recognition for his comedic acting and getting leading roles on the major networks — Marriage Not Dating certainly sealed his capabilities on that front. Jo Yeo-jung hasn’t done a drama since the disappointing Haeundae Lovers in 2012, but she can be really winsome in romantic comedies, so I’m hopeful that they’ll be good, as long as they have some chemistry.

Divorce Lawyer in Love comes from a new screenwriter who won an open scriptwriting competition at SBS with this story, and the second PD of 49 Days will be directing. Jo Yeo-jung stars as a divorce attorney with zero scruples — she’ll stop at nothing to win, and basically treats everyone around her like crap, especially her office manager, played by Yeon Woo-jin. He’s no prince either, since he takes to pointing out every mistake right to her face, ignoring the fact that she’s his boss.

They drive each other crazy and part ways because they can’t stand to work together, only to reunite some years later. In the interim, Yeon Woo-jin has gone to law school and become a divorce lawyer himself, and Jo Yeo-jung has gotten her license suspended for misconduct. So at his new firm, she shows up as his new office manager, and has to suffer every terrible thing she did to him in the past. I find this premise quite satisfying, karmically.

And of course, because this is a drama, all that bickering leads to love. I’m sure they’ll both have a healthy dose of cynicism about romance too, given that they’re dealing with broken relationships day in and day out; but the flip-flopping of job titles adds a fun dimension to the whole thing. I can sense lots of pride-squishing pettiness ahead, though hopefully of the fun lighthearted variety. Given SBS’s tone over the last year with their weekend fare, I think that’s exactly what we can expect.

Divorce Lawyer in Love follows The Family Is Coming on Saturdays and Sundays in March.

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YEON WOO JIN CONFIRMS ‘DIVORCE LAWYERS IN LOVE’



Is it bad that I think of Yeon Woo Jin as a little kid every time I see him, even though he’s 30 now? Yes, he’s thirty, and look at that face! This baby-faced actor will star opposite Jo Yeo Jung in the upcoming SBS drama Divorce Lawyers in Love.

It was only confirmed today that he will star with the Haeundae Lovers actress as So Jung Woo. In the beginning of the drama he starts off as lawyer Go Cheok Hui’s office manager. Of course, they don’t get along because then it would be too easy. A turn of events leads to them switching roles – this time Cheok Hui the office manager, and Jung Woo the lawyer. This show doesn’t seem to be breaking any leaps and bounds in terms of K-dramas, and instantly reminds me of Sly and Single Again… or any drama with this sort of karma-switcheroo.

The last thing I saw Yeon Woo Jin in was When a Man Loves, which isn’t really a great drama to judge anyone on. Nevertheless I’m sure it’ll be better for him to take on a romantic comedy opposite Jo Yeo Jung, who’s so great in this genre. Directed by Park Yong Soon (Welcome Rain to My Life, 49 Days) and written by the untested, new scriptwriter Kim Ah Jung, it’s likely this drama will play it safe. Or, it should play it safe. I hope that despite all the court cases this drama does not lose sight of its story about two cynical divorce lawyers falling in love.

Divorce Lawyers in Love will air on Saturdays and Sundays after The Family is Coming on March 14, 2015.

S-a schimbat data premierei serialului "Divorce Lawyer in Love" .
Serialul va fi difuzat incepand cu 18 Aprilie

elena50 a scris:

S-a schimbat data premierei serialului "Divorce Lawyer in Love" .
Serialul va fi difuzat incepand cu 18 Aprilie

Da, cred ca e din cauza ca SBS-ul a decis sa renunte la una din dramele de week-end, decizie motivata de faptul ca dramele lor de la sfarsitul saptamanii au audiente considerabil mai mici decat cele ale MBC-ului si KBS-ului.