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Divorce Attorney Shin
Promotional poster
Hangul
신성한, 이혼
Hanja
神聖한, 離婚
Literal meaningSacred Divorce
Revised RomanizationSinseonghan, ihon
McCune–ReischauerSinsŏnghan, ihon
GenreLegal drama[1]
Based onSacred Divorce
by Kang Tae-kyung
Written byYoo Young-ah[2]
Directed by
  • Lee Jae-hoon
  • Lim Jun-hyuk
Starring
Music by
  • Hwang Chan-hee
  • Park In-young
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producerKim Se-ah
Producers
  • Jeong Hoe-seok
  • Jeong Yun-hong
  • Kim Seong-min
Running time60–83 minutes[3]
Production companies
Original release
NetworkJTBC
ReleaseMarch 4 (2023-03-04) –
April 9, 2023 (2023-04-09)

Divorce Attorney Shin (Korean: 신성한, 이혼)[5] is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Cho Seung-woo, Han Hye-jin, Kim Sung-kyun, and Jung Moon-sung. Based on a webtoon of the same name by Kang Tae-kyung, it aired on JTBC from March 4 to April 9, 2023, every Saturday and Sunday at 22:30 (KST) for 16 episodes.[6] It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea and Netflix in selected regions.[7][8]

Synopsis

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The series depicts the turbulent story of Shin Sung-han (Cho Seung-woo), a lawyer specializing in divorce.[9]

Cast

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Main

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A professor at a music college in Germany until he receives shocking news, and consequently becomes a lawyer specializing in divorce litigation.
A former weathercaster who is currently working as a radio DJ.
Sung-han's middle school friend and an office manager in Sung-han's lawyer's office.
CEO of Jo Jeong-sik Real Estate, who is Sung-han and Hyeong-geun's middle school friend.

Recurring

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The youngest daughter of a grandmother at a ramen restaurant.
Jeong-guk's mother. The hostess of Daenam Electronics.
A partner lawyer at Geumhwa Law Firm.
  • Noh Susanna as Jin Young-joo[15]
Jeong-guk's wife.
  • Han Eun-seong as Choi Jun[14]
An intern lawyer at Geumhwa Law Firm.
  • Lee Eun-jae as Yoo Sae-bom[16]
An employee at Sung-han's lawyer office.
  • Kim Tae-hyang as Seo Jeong-guk[17]
Young-joo's husband and Ju-hwa's ex-husband. The only son of Daenam Electronics.
  • Yoo Joo-hye as Bang Ho-yong[18]
Radio PD and Seo-jin's co-worker.
  • Kong Hyun-ji as Shin Ju-hwa[19]
Sung-han's sister and Jeong-guk's ex-wife.
Geum-hee's husband.
  • Kim Joon-eui as Seo Gi-yeong[16]
Jeong-guk and Ju-hwa's son.
  • Kang Hye-won as Seo Ha-yul[16]
Jeong-guk and Young-joo's daughter.

Others

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Divorce case 1

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  • Park Jung-pyo as Kang Hee-sub[20]
Seo-jin's ex-husband.
  • Jang Seon-yul as Kang Hyun-woo[21]
Hee-sub and Seo-jin's son.

Divorce case 2

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  • Hwang Jung-min as Park Ae-ran[22]
Byeong-cheol's wife. The client who beat her mother-in-law.
  • Lee Sang-goo as Seo Byeong-cheol[22]
Ae-ran's husband.
  • Heo Jin as Park Eul-boon
Byeong-cheol's mother.
  • Park Se-yeong as Seo Mi-yeong
Byeong-cheol and Ae-ran's eldest daughter.
  • Lee Seo-yeon as Seo Mi-so
Byeong-cheol and Ae-ran's youngest daughter.

Divorce case 3

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  • Chun Joong-yong as Choi Jung-ho[23]
Ji-yeon's husband.
  • Kim Si-young as Kim Ji-sook[23]
A hairdresser who is having an affair with Jung-ho.
Jung-ho's wife.
  • Cha Sung-je as Choi Min-soo[23]
Jung-ho and Ji-yeon's son.

Divorce case 4

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  • Choi Jae-sub as Ma Choon-suk
Dinh Thi Hoa's husband.
  • Nguyen Thi Huong as Dinh Thi Hoa
Choon-suk's wife.

Divorce case 5

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  • Lee Yoon-soo as Cho Min-jung
Hyun-tae's wife.
Min-jung's husband.
  • Lee Seung-chul as Min-jung's father
  • Kang Ae-sim as Min-jung's mother

Minor role

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  • Kim Gwang-sik as Mr.Jung (Ep. 5, 7, 12)[24]
  • Lee Soo-bin as Park Chae-rin (Ep. 2)
Sung-han's former student. A pianist.
  • Oh Soon-tae as Ji-eun's boyfriend (Ep. 5)
  • Min Jae-wan as a PD (Ep. 3)[25]

Special appearance

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A chef who is having an affair with Seo-jin.
Hyeong-geun's separated wife, who requests a divorce and is living with another man.
Grandmother of the ramen restaurant.

Viewership

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Divorce Attorney Shin : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
123456789101112
11.7121.6561.0391.4031.1741.5601.1601.4521.2571.4701.1932.0731.429
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[28]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[28]
Nationwide Seoul
1 March 4, 2023 7.272% (1st) 8.140% (1st)
2 March 5, 2023 7.317% (1st) 7.948% (1st)
3 March 11, 2023 4.792% (1st) 5.797% (1st)
4 March 12, 2023 6.531% (1st) 6.959% (1st)
5 March 18, 2023 5.663% (1st) 6.712% (1st)
6 March 19, 2023 7.520% (1st) 8.295% (1st)
7 March 25, 2023 5.668% (1st) 6.683% (1st)
8 March 26, 2023 6.778% (1st) 7.560% (1st)
9 April 1, 2023 6.042% (1st) 6.934% (1st)
10 April 2, 2023 6.929% (1st) 8.138% (1st)
11 April 8, 2023 5.429% (1st) 5.779% (1st)
12 April 9, 2023 9.488% (1st) 10.539% (1st)
Average 6.619% 7.457%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC, and EBS).

Accolades

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Listicle

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Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
Time 2023 The 10 Best Korean Dramas of 2023 on Netflix Included [29]

References

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  19. ^ Park So-young (March 16, 2023). 조승우는 왜 여동생 이혼+죽음을 의심할까? (신성한, 이혼) [Why is Cho Seung-woo suspicious of his younger sister's divorce + death? (sacred, divorced)] (in Korean). OSEN [ko]. Archived from the original on November 24, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023 – via Naver.
  20. ^ Myung Hee-sook (March 5, 2023). 한혜진, 아들에 외도영상 보여준 남편 박정표에 분노+오열 (신성한 이혼) [Han Hye-jin, anger + sobs at her husband Park Jeong-pyo who showed her son an affair video (sacred divorce)] (in Korean). X-ports News. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2023 – via Naver.
  21. ^ '신성한, 이혼' 첫 회부터 몰아치는 전개! 쾌조의 스타트 [From the first episode of 'Sacred Divorce', the story unfolds! good start] (in Korean). JTBC. March 5, 2023. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Naver.
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    • "Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). March 4, 2023. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
    • "Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). March 5, 2023. Archived from the original on March 6, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
    • "Ep. 3". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). March 11, 2023. Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
    • "Ep. 4". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). March 12, 2023. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
    • "Ep. 5". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). March 18, 2023. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
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