Revenge turns to romance for Divorce Lawyers in Love
by javabeans
How cute does this drama look? Divorce Lawyer in Love is all set to premiere in another week, and the hate-turning-to-love dynamic seems perfectly suited to Yeon Woo-jin (Marriage Not Dating) and Jo Yeo-jung (Haeundae Lovers).
In the drama, the two leads first meet while she’s a top lawyer and he a lowly office manager. She’s got a terrible temper and treats him like crap (in the first teaser, she hurls snappish insults his way like “Can’t you do a proper job?!”), assailing him with constant stress and frustration.
Jo Yeo-jung’s character’s name is Cheok-hee, which gets crossed out and rewritten as Chucky — that explains the odd presence of those creepy Chucky dolls in the promo stills. (I’m going to assume Yeon Woo-jin uses a Chucky doll as a stress-reliever, as an effigy for the hated boss from hell. That’s just a guess, but really, what else could it mean?)
The second teaser describes Cheok-hee’s attitude toward divorce, said airily: “If you can stop seeing someone you hate to death, isn’t that a blessing?” On the other hand, Yeon Woo-jin’s character takes a less breezy approach, arguing strenuously that divorce requires both people to be onboard.
In any case, the comeuppance against his terrible ex-boss is therefore sweet when he then goes on to become a lawyer and she, having lost her license, becomes his office manager. Muahaha. Not that she doesn’t have her own ways of getting under his skin, as we see in the third teaser as she merrily calls out to him across the street, using the lawyer nickname So Byun. (So is his last name, byun refers to lawyer, and sobyun means pee. Hee.)
Then there are second leads Shim Hyung-tak (so, so hilarious, as we’ve seen in Persevere, Gu Hae-ra and Let’s Eat) and Wang Ji-won (Fated To Love You). Divorce Lawyer in Love premieres on Saturday, April 18, on SBS.
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Tags: Divorce Lawyer in Love, Jo Yeo-jung, Shim Hyung-tak, Wang Ji-won, Yeon Woo-jin
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1 missjb
April 11, 2015 at 8:28 PM
Yeon wOo jIN,
WIlling to watch it at least the first episode for him <3
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2 jensredshoes
April 11, 2015 at 8:33 PM
I've been looking forward to this! I like the cast and the story is fun. It reminds me a little bit of The Proposal. :)
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3 panshel
April 11, 2015 at 8:50 PM
Are those Chucky dolls going to be a recurring motif in the drama because if so, I'd be too freaked out to watch?
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4 Catchingoppa
April 11, 2015 at 8:53 PM
Yeon woo jin! Watching this just for him... Can't wait... Hope it's as cute of marriage without dating!
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5 rina
April 11, 2015 at 9:08 PM
Can't wait!!!
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6 museofmanymasks
April 11, 2015 at 9:14 PM
Cheok-hee. OHHHHHHH that explains it. I confess to being concerned at the level of kink with a Chucky doll and "Bang Bang" playing in the teasers. That'd be a bit much even for Tvn. A rating change would've been in order.
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7 cheekbones
April 11, 2015 at 9:41 PM
OK. Looks cute and funny. And my kind of rom-com. I'm very much interested. :D
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8 Heartoppaya
April 11, 2015 at 10:05 PM
I'm very interested, if only Jo Yeo Jung loses that terrible brown fringe. She looks like Tuk from Robin Hood..... Soooo creepy!
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Rowanmdm
April 12, 2015 at 12:17 AM
So glad I'm not the only one who thinks that way! I kept getting distracted by how horrible those bangs are.
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parny
April 13, 2015 at 1:50 AM
Ditto! ?
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9 maddragonqueen
April 11, 2015 at 10:10 PM
I love Shim Hyung Tak!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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mary
April 12, 2015 at 1:48 AM
Heeheeee I'm also excited for him. This is a level up, right? 2nd lead in major network, yey~
After Let's Eat, I only need to see a pic of this doofus and I'm already grinning. :D
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10 Aigoooo
April 11, 2015 at 10:19 PM
Gonna check this out because Yeon Woo Jin and Wang Ji Won are in it.
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11 nomad
April 11, 2015 at 10:20 PM
Looking forward!
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12 Noelle
April 11, 2015 at 10:53 PM
The chucky doll broke my concentration. What kind of show is this again?
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13 Jyc
April 11, 2015 at 11:15 PM
Been waiting for this drama all because I love Yeon Woo-jin. I really think he's best when it comes to rom-com. Also, I can't help but notice how pretty Wang Ji-won is! I hope this drama fares well.
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14 nick
April 11, 2015 at 11:36 PM
I'm so so looking forward! ! Love love this 2 main leads^_*:))
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15 SilentSquee
April 11, 2015 at 11:38 PM
So glad to see Yeon Woo-jin in another leading role. :) The movie Chucky and I have some bad memories together. Hope he doesn't stick around.
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16 shf
April 12, 2015 at 12:43 AM
I think the drama looks good. I love 75% of the cast. Wang Jiwon always seems "meh" to me with her acting. Here's to hoping she does better with this character.
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17 Enios
April 12, 2015 at 12:54 AM
sounds a little like sandra bullocks the proposal
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Unnie55
April 12, 2015 at 4:03 AM
Yeah I have a same thought too
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18 didu
April 12, 2015 at 1:44 AM
OMG after goo dae young is back, now dramaland will bring uri woo jin and shim hyung tak in rom com again? Yes yes yes!
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19 thursdaynexxt
April 12, 2015 at 2:00 AM
Chucky: *chills*. Talk about childhood trauma.
But happy happy me to see the Let's Eat S1 on the small screen again (albeit in different dramas, huhu~~) and Yeon Woo-jin's looking very attractive again here! Will check this one out!
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20 graey
April 12, 2015 at 3:46 AM
Yay for Yeon Woo Jin! Yay for Taepoong-ah! Oh wait. I shouldn't be celebrating. I hate watching ongoing shows. Ugh...I hate waiting.
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21 poisonivy
April 12, 2015 at 5:23 AM
Is it just me, or does Yeon Woo-jin looks younger in this drama than he did in Marriage Not Dating? Probs the hair
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22 Viki
April 12, 2015 at 6:03 AM
Looks promising and I love Yeon Woo Jin since Marriage, Not Dating, so I am looking forward to this!
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23 Peeps
April 12, 2015 at 6:40 AM
Why Chucky? Why?! There sr so many other words to play on but they choose chucky?! Do they know how nightmare inducing that damned thing is? Well, now, I guess they don't know.
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24 Cocoboo
April 12, 2015 at 7:08 AM
Ugh... Chucky. I've always tried to avoid/skim over his pictures. Didn't think they'd use it in the posters, but I was curious. >_<
Jo Yeo-jung's brown bangs are too short. :( She looks way prettier in her first promo still.
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25 whilethemusiclasts
April 12, 2015 at 8:30 AM
I think I'll be tuning in to this... if only for Yeon Woo-jin and Shim Hyung-tak.
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26 btsxfangirl94
April 12, 2015 at 9:19 AM
The leads appear to have no chemistry together and don't look good together either...I'll give this one a try but I don't think I'll be shipping the main couple..
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27 Kokare
April 12, 2015 at 6:05 PM
Okay is it just me? I just swoon whenever I see Yeon Woo Jin. He just looks so cute and sweet. Swoooonnn~
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28 Ek Ladhki Thi
April 12, 2015 at 6:05 PM
Pause. Rewind. I didn't know Wang Ji-won was in this. I wasn't going to watch this cause I don't like Jo Yeo-jung but I just might catch it for Ji-won. I just hope the writer doesn't make her bitchy and annoying again like she was in Fated to Love You. I'm still waiting on that reunion with Choi Jin-hyuk when he gets out of the army.
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29 Beanfan
April 12, 2015 at 9:09 PM
I'm on board!!!
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30 parny
April 13, 2015 at 1:53 AM
Another cute rom com to watch! So exciting. Especially with Yeon Woo Jin in it. ?
Jo Yeo Jung look tiny next to the other 3 actors. ?
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31 Chesens
April 13, 2015 at 4:41 PM
Oh no, i have to finish watching Marriage not Dating first before this one airs!
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32 ladida
April 13, 2015 at 8:26 PM
Oh thank the drama gods! I've been aching for a good romcom for a while now. Can't wait for the first episode!
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