| Alt Name: | My Lawyer, Mr. Jo 2 | ||||||||
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| Genre: | Legal drama | ||||||||
| Director: | Han Sang-woo | ||||||||
| Starring: | Park Shin-yang Go Hyun-jung | ||||||||
| Composer: | Kenzie & Yi Na-il | ||||||||
| Country: | South Korea | ||||||||
| Language: | Korean | ||||||||
| Num Episodes: | 40 | ||||||||
| Executive Producer: | Bae Kyeung Soo | ||||||||
| Producer: | Kim Hyung-seok Nam Jong Kyung | ||||||||
| Camera: | Single-camera | ||||||||
| Runtime: | 35 minutes | ||||||||
| Network: | KBS2 |
My Lawyer, Mr. Jo 2: Crime and Punishment[1] is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Park Shin-yang and Go Hyun-jung. It is the sequel to the 2016 television series My Lawyer, Mr. Jo.[2] It is based on the webcomic series Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul-ho by Hatzling (Kim Yang-soo). It aired from January 7 to March 26, 2019 on KBS2's Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 KST.
The sequel fast forward to 2019, returning with Jo Deul-ho, a once prosecutor turned lawyer, who is currently unemployed.
After a legal battle, his license is revoked for a short time, while his ex-wife and daughter leaves overseas. Being devastated with loss of his family and career, he leaves the industry for some peace of mind. Unbeknownst to him, troubles continue to follow him.
Kim Sae-ron was offered the role of Yoon So-mi.[5]
| My Lawyer, Mr. Jo 2: Crime and Punishment OST | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Various artists |
| Recorded: | 2018 |
| Genre: | Soundtrack |
| Label: | MUSIC&NEW, Leon Korea |
| Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nationwide) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS | AGB Nielsen[6] | |||
| 1 | January 7, 2019 | 6.7%[7] | 6.1% | |
| 2 | 6.3% | 6.7% | ||
| 3 | January 8, 2019 | 5.1% | 5.9% | |
| 4 | 5.0% | 6.8% | ||
| 5 | January 14, 2019 | 4.7%[8] | 4.8% | |
| 6 | 5.7% | 5.5% | ||
| 7 | January 15, 2019 | 5.5%[9] | 5.8% | |
| 8 | 6.3% | 6.6% | ||
| 9 | January 21, 2019 | 4.3% | 4.7% | |
| 10 | 5.6%[10] | 6.3% | ||
| 11 | January 22, 2019 | 3.9%[11] | ||
| 12 | 4.6% | 5.0% | ||
| 13 | February 11, 2019 | 3.6%[12] | 4.4% | |
| 14 | 4.4% | 5.7% | ||
| 15 | February 12, 2019 | [13] | ||
| 16 | 4.5% | 5.0% | ||
| 17 | February 18, 2019 | 4.3% | 4.9% | |
| 18 | 4.6% | 5.5% | ||
| 19 | February 19, 2019 | 4.5% | ||
| 20 | 5.7% | |||
| 21 | February 25, 2019 | 5.0% | ||
| 22 | 5.5% | 6.5% | ||
| 23 | February 26, 2019 | 5.4% | ||
| 24 | 6.0% | 6.3% | ||
| 25 | March 4, 2019 | 4.7% | 4.3% | |
| 26 | 5.9% | 5.9% | ||
| 27 | March 5, 2019 | 5.4% | 5.8% | |
| 28 | 6.4% | 7.0% | ||
| 29 | March 11, 2019 | 5.2% | ||
| 30 | 5.8% | 6.9% | ||
| 31 | March 12, 2019 | 6.3% | ||
| 32 | 5.5% | 7.3% | ||
| 33 | March 18, 2019 | 5.0% | 5.0% | |
| 34 | 5.3% | 6.0% | ||
| 35 | March 19, 2019 | 5.1% | 5.1% | |
| 36 | 5.5% | 6.0% | ||
| 37 | March 25, 2019 | 5.0% | 6.7% | |
| 38 | 6.2% | 7.8% | ||
| 39 | March 26, 2019 | 6.3% | 7.9% | |
| 40 | ||||
| Average | ||||
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 12th Korea Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Park Shin-yang | [14] | |
| KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Park Shin-yang | |||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress | Go Hyun-jung | ||||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama | Park Shin-yang | ||||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama | Go Hyun-jung | ||||
| Best Couple Award | Park Shin-yang and Go Hyun-jung |