Divorce Attorney Shin

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]

Divorce Attorney Shin
Promotional poster
Hangul	신성한, 이혼
Hanja	神聖한, 離婚
Lit.	Sacred Divorce
RR	Sinseonghan, ihon
MR	Sinsŏnghan, ihon
Genre	Legal drama[1]
Based on	Sacred Divorce by Kang Tae-kyung
Written by	Yoo Young-ah[2]
Directed by	Lee Jae-hoon Lim Jun-hyuk
Starring	Cho Seung-woo Han Hye-jin Kim Sung-kyun Jung Moon-sung
Music by	Hwang Chan-hee [ko] Park In-young
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producer	Kim Se-ah
Producers	Jeong Hoe-seok Jeong Yun-hong Kim Seong-min
Running time	60–83 minutes[3]
Production companies	SLL[2] Hi Ground[2] Story Forest[2][4]
Original release
Network	JTBC
Release	March 4 (2023-03-04) – April 9, 2023 (2023-04-09)

Synopsis

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

Cast

Main

• Cho Seung-woo as Shin Sung-han^[10]

A professor at a music college in Germany until he receives shocking news, and consequently becomes a lawyer specializing in divorce litigation.

• Han Hye-jin as Lee Seo-jin^[11]

A former weathercaster who is currently working as a radio DJ.

• Kim Sung-kyun as Jang Hyeong-geun^[12]

Sung-han's middle school friend and an office manager in Sung-han's lawyer's office.

• Jung Moon-sung as Jo Jeong-sik^[13]

CEO of Jo Jeong-sik Real Estate, who is Sung-han and Hyeong-geun's middle school friend.

Recurring

• Kang Mal-geum as Kim So-yeon^[14]

The youngest daughter of a grandmother at a ramen restaurant.

• Cha Hwa-yeon as Ma Geum-hee^[15]

Jeong-guk's mother. The hostess of Daenam Electronics.

• Jeon Bae-soo as Park Yu-seok^[14]

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.

• Lee Ho-jae as Seo Chang-jin

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

Divorce case 1

• 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

• 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

• 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.

• Oh Yoon-hong as Park Ji-yeon^[23]

Jung-ho's wife.

• Cha Sung-je as Choi Min-soo^[23]

Jung-ho and Ji-yeon's son.

Divorce case 4

• 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

• Lee Yoon-soo as Cho Min-jung

Hyun-tae's wife.

• Im Ji-kyu as Park Hyun-tae

Min-jung's husband.

• Lee Seung-chul as Min-jung's father
• Kang Ae-sim as Min-jung's mother

Minor role

• 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

• Ahn Dong-goo as Jung Ji-hoon (Ep. 1)

A chef who is having an affair with Seo-jin.

• Jang So-yeon as Ji-eun (Ep. 3, 5, 6)^[26]

Hyeong-geun's separated wife, who requests a divorce and is living with another man.

• Kim Hae-sook as Kim So-yeon's mother^[27]

Grandmother of the ramen restaurant.

Viewership

Divorce Attorney Shin : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)

Season		Episode number												Average
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	1	1.712	1.656	1.039	1.403	1.174	1.560	1.160	1.452	1.257	1.470	1.193	2.073	1.429

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

Listicle

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