Lee Seon-kyun, Jung Ryeo-won to co-star in new JTBC drama Prosecutor’s War
by tineybeanie
Lee Seon-kyun (My Ajusshi) and Jung Ryeo-won (Greasy Melo) have confirmed that they will star in JTBC’s upcoming Prosecutor’s War. Based on a bestselling book by Kim Woong who is a real-life prosecutor, this drama will depict the everyday office life of prosecutors from a rural district.
Lee Seon-kyun’s character is a prosecutor with strong survival instincts. He seems good-natured and unambitious, but he can pack a punch when he wants to. He works in the second investigatory unit of the Jinyoung branch office.
On the other hand, Jung Ryeo-won plays an elite prosecutor that goes from the central prosecutor’s office to the Jinyoung branch. Whether it’s a move that she wanted herself or was forced upon her has not been made clear. I loved her role as a sassy prosecutor in Witch’s Court, so I’m hoping for more of it from her.
Monday-Tuesday JTBC drama Prosecutor’s War, directed by Lee Tae-gon (Age of Youth), and co-written by Lee Hyun and Seo Ja-yeon, will begin airing in the latter half of this year.
Via Hankuk Kyungje
RELATED POSTS
- My Ajusshi: Episode 1
- Bong Joon-ho’s new film Parasite confirms ensemble cast
- Lee Jia joins tvN’s My Ajusshi as Lee Seon-kyun’s wife
- My Ajusshi cast lineup secured with Lee Seon-kyun, IU headlining
- Greasy Melo: Episodes 1-4
- Jang Hyuk, Jung Ryeo-won, Junho to star in SBS’s Greasy Melo
- Witch’s Court: Episode 1
- Shaky beginnings and insidious coverups in Witch’s Court
![[Beanie Review] Light Shop](https://d263ao8qih4miy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/LightShop_reviewb.jpg)
Required fields are marked *
Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *
1 Kudo Ran
July 25, 2019 at 12:17 PM
Comment was deleted
Required fields are marked *
2 Kudo Ran
July 25, 2019 at 12:18 PM
Hoping for a slice-of-life type, without romance (or very low) .
Loving both leads + the fact that it's a Jtbc drama : I'll check the news about it :)
Required fields are marked *
3 ash27
July 25, 2019 at 12:29 PM
I'm really tired of court-themed dramas, but I like that this one will focus more on daily routine as opposed to courtroom drama. Plus, I know I'll tune in for both of them. Especially, Jung Ryeo-won. I love her.
Required fields are marked *
4 javinne
July 25, 2019 at 12:59 PM
Oh my, I don't like lawyers, police, politician or prosecutors dramas, but I love Lee Seon-kyun since My Ajusshi 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
So, I may be ok watching this, lol. 😅😅
Required fields are marked *
sadie
July 25, 2019 at 4:40 PM
You have to watch this with me, @javinne. :) It may not be My Ajusshi level of good, but LSK generally picks solid projects.
Required fields are marked *
javinne
July 25, 2019 at 9:33 PM
Sure, let's do it. We can indulge in our fantasies for the sake of fiction, of course 😅
Required fields are marked *
5 Kafiyah Bello
July 25, 2019 at 1:47 PM
Yazssssgbbhhvrfxd, I love tbe both of them.
Required fields are marked *
6 bam 🐢🐌💖~
July 25, 2019 at 2:53 PM
Lee Seon Kyun with Jung Ryeo Won, in a drama directed by the Age of Youth director?
Give. It. To. Me. 😍💖
Required fields are marked *
egads
July 25, 2019 at 2:59 PM
Same. I'm even willing to overlook lawyer overload for these two.
*please be good because I would really like to enjoy a Jung Ryeo-won drama all the way through.
Required fields are marked *
bam 🐢🐌💖~
July 25, 2019 at 9:52 PM
*clutches hands together and offers up my finest baguettes and cinnamon rolls*
Please! She just radiates awesomeness. Let me soak it all in without getting distracted with any unawesome things called plot, or dumbness..
Required fields are marked *
mugyuljoie is preciousss
July 26, 2019 at 4:23 AM
Add in his magical voice and I have to watch.
Required fields are marked *
bam 🐢🐌💖~
July 26, 2019 at 10:58 AM
Precisely.
Required fields are marked *
7 soulsearch12
July 25, 2019 at 3:14 PM
Lee Seon-kyun staying extra busy!! He's also confirmed to star in a variety show as well.
Glad to see him finally getting recognition as well! #CoffeePrince4life
Required fields are marked *
8 amara
July 25, 2019 at 3:51 PM
i really....hated witch's court. i feel as if she DESPERATELY needs to be a different character within this system for that. i wonder what the premise is/what they're fighting. they're both really great actors and the rural theme seems kinda city hall-ish? which is one of my f-a-v dramas lol
wonder what the aoy writer will bring. idk if they have penned anything else/what. is the book a thriller or? time to do some research. anyway wow theyre both beautiful
Required fields are marked *
sadie
July 25, 2019 at 4:39 PM
I have read that the book is a collection of essays and very funny to boot. Coincidentally, or much more likely not, about half a year ago Jung Rye-won posted on her IG that she stayed up way late finishing this book. So I think we can be confident we have a solid material for the drama.
As for the writer Park Yeon-seon, I think we could rest easy as well. She made Dramabeans "Top 10 favorite drama writers" and her credits include Age of Youth, Wild Romance, White Christmas, Mixed-up Investigative Agency, Alone in Love. Javabeans and Heads have very high regards for her: http://www.dramabeans.com/2017/02/top-10-favorite-drama-writers/
Required fields are marked *
amara
July 25, 2019 at 5:45 PM
thank you so much for the reply! i have a lot of respect for her!
and thank you for answering! aoy is amazin' but white christmas....holy shit. now im excited.
Required fields are marked *
mano
July 25, 2019 at 6:38 PM
Omg Amara, I also really really hate Witch Court! I actually wrote a comment yesterday on this post but then I cancelled to post it. I just thought, I don't need to add negativity.
But on the other hand i also believe my dislike toward Witch Court, especially the lead female, lead is valid. She's the worst female character in my 2.5 years and 109 k-drama experience. She's outed a gay man in a court just to win her case! Ma Yi-deum is despicable. It's always baffled me when people praised JRW in Witch Court. She deserved a better written character. I hope she won't resurrect Ma Yi-deum for her role in this new drama.
Required fields are marked *
amara
July 25, 2019 at 6:47 PM
YES. everything you said. it's interesting to hear other people's thoughts bc i honestly find her disgusting. omg 109 dramas?!?!??!?! but i agree as well about worst female character. i've never hated a character like that. and the outing was so crazy. how far did you get? i almost finished the whole thing because i thought she would get better.
i also think that JRW just wasn't fit for her. the writing for her character was bad anyway but she was also supposed to be way more forceful. i will say though that there were a lot of social issues presented and MOSTLY done justice. and i know in her speech for her awards she said she learned a lot about sexual assault. but whew....may yi deum....may we never see anyone like her again
Required fields are marked *
mano
July 25, 2019 at 7:30 PM
Only 67 dramas completed so far, but yes, I do watch too much TV 😄
I watched until episode 8 or 10, because it was still in my early days of Korean drama. I should've known better.
Required fields are marked *
javinne
July 25, 2019 at 9:44 PM
I have never watched this actress before nor was I attracted to watch witch court, but after what you are saying of course I wouldn't watch it... seems like that was a wrong character for just anyone. Now, it is that good that I don't know her if I am going to watch this, so that I am not biased... 😅
Although, however the case, I will be watching for him and not necessarily for her...
Required fields are marked *
mano
July 25, 2019 at 11:17 PM
I never watched JRW in anything except Witch Court, but I think the character is not her fault, really. LSK is always a treat to watch, if this new drama is actually good, I will watch it.
Required fields are marked *
9 Beverly
July 25, 2019 at 4:23 PM
I think I've only watched her in Sam Soon. She wasn't a horrible character, but I was so on Sam Soon's side that now I'm looking at her with some side eye, lol.
Required fields are marked *
lemoncello
July 26, 2019 at 12:18 AM
Samsoon is LOVE. I still couldn't believe it's Kim Sun-ah... :) I'd thought Sam-soon was real, LoL.
Required fields are marked *
10 news
July 25, 2019 at 4:40 PM
Wherever Mr. Voice goes, I follow.
Required fields are marked *
amara
July 25, 2019 at 5:45 PM
'mr voice'
i like it
Required fields are marked *
Kreyon
July 25, 2019 at 6:46 PM
#teamvoice
Required fields are marked *
mugyuljoie is preciousss
July 26, 2019 at 4:24 AM
Same.
Required fields are marked *
11 Kreyon
July 25, 2019 at 6:46 PM
Always here for The Voice ahjussi. Also love Jung Ryeo Won, so high hopes for this one!! Not to dreary pls JTBC, i know how you like to be.
Required fields are marked *
12 marina
July 25, 2019 at 9:19 PM
I wasn’t around for some days and now it is what I see!
Kill me right f now!! my ahjussi is here😍😍😍 and I love JRW☺️
Required fields are marked *
13 lemoncello
July 26, 2019 at 12:22 AM
It's strange to me that after "My Mister", I always refer LSK with "Ahjusshi." :)
Required fields are marked *
javinne
July 26, 2019 at 8:50 AM
Not for me! He will always be "my Ajusshi" with emphasis in the possessive adjetive 😅😂😅😍
Required fields are marked *
14 Midnight
July 26, 2019 at 1:11 AM
If I was ever asked to name one actor and one actress who fit the description of Understated Powerhouse it would be these two. Couple it with the writer, this news is indeed the best!
Required fields are marked *
Midnight
July 26, 2019 at 1:19 AM
As a side-note, I have been feeling quite old reading some of the comments on DB recently. I have seen 7 dramas of JRW, and loved her in all of them. She is such an exceptional actress.
Required fields are marked *
mugyuljoie is preciousss
July 26, 2019 at 4:26 AM
I love her too. I think the hate toward her character in Witch's Court is a testament to her acting.
Required fields are marked *
javinne
July 26, 2019 at 8:49 AM
... because the character was to be hated? 😒
Required fields are marked *
mugyuljoie is preciousss
July 26, 2019 at 11:37 AM
She was strong and pursued a win no matter what.
15 oppafangirl
July 26, 2019 at 1:44 AM
And two great drama news back to back, I am goona love it already! I love both the actors! Now I can't wait!
Required fields are marked *
16 coffeecaramello
July 26, 2019 at 5:06 AM
Definitelyley must try.... favorite leads, from AOY's director nim.
Even tho I am a bit bored with prosecutor's theme... ahjussi everyone... and Jung Ryeo Won my gurl. I wanna see the chemistry between them. Yeas please be good drama!
Required fields are marked *
17 Arrix
July 26, 2019 at 5:35 AM
These two have been my favourite actor and actress for years! Wanting them to co-star in a drama was a dream I thought wouldn't come true. Aghhhhhhh I'm so happy!
Required fields are marked *
18 poliwag
July 26, 2019 at 8:15 AM
Anyway I love them, the genre and I stay winning
Can't wait to see what comes out of this :D
Required fields are marked *
19 신류지
July 26, 2019 at 11:30 AM
Soooooo... Is it just me or do they kinda look like each other? XD
Required fields are marked *
20 OldLawyer
July 27, 2019 at 2:00 PM
I seldom watch legal dramas but this one I will try.
Required fields are marked *
21 salt N pepper
July 28, 2019 at 5:16 AM
Jung Ryeo Won + Lee Seon Kyun + AOY director = definitely must check out this drama!
Required fields are marked *
22 judepps
July 28, 2019 at 1:19 PM
i always been vocal about my admiration to Lee Seon-kyun works be it for movies or drama. I also don't know why but i have a soft spot on him since I saw him in 2012 movie All About my wife, followed by A Hard Day 2016 and Bad Police 2019. I haven't watched all his dramas but few of them were My Wife's Having an Affair this Week and Ajusshi and i liked all of them so i'll be hopping on this boat once it sail.
Required fields are marked *
judepps
July 28, 2019 at 1:43 PM
A Hard Day *2014
Required fields are marked *
23 JustMe
July 28, 2019 at 5:11 PM
I feel like binging My ahjussi again because of this! I will definitely look out for thissssss <3
Required fields are marked *