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Dear My Friends ''Dear My Friends'' () is a South Korean television series starring Go Hyun-jung, Kim Hye-ja, Na Moon-hee, Go Doo-shim, Park Won-sook, Youn Yuh-jung, Joo Hyun, Kim Young-ok and Shin Goo. It aired on cable network tvN on Fridays and Saturdays at ...

'' and aired on the cable network

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every Fridays and Saturdays at 20:30 ( KST) for 16 episodes from July 8 to August 27, 2016.

Cast

Main

as Kim Hye-kyung – newly hired lawyer. *

as Lee Tae-joon – prosecutor, Hye-kyung's husband. *

as Seo Joong-won – Law firm's co-managing partner (sharing position with his older sister Seo Myung-hee), and friend of Hye-kyung.

MJ Law firm

Kim Seo-hyung Kim Seo-hyung (born October 28, 1973) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her portrayal as the evil mistress Shin Ae-ri in the SBS revenge drama '' Temptation of Wife'' (2008) and as Coach Kim in the JTBC television series ''Sky Ca ...

as Seo Myung-hee – Law firm's co-managing partner (sharing position with her younger brother Seo Joong-won). *

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as Kim Dan – Law firm's investigator, Hye-kyung's colleague. *

Lee Won-keun Lee Won-geun (born June 27, 1991) is a South Korean actor. He made his acting debut in the 2012 popular historical television drama ''Moon Embracing the Sun'' (2012) and is best known for starring in the high school drama ''Cheer Up! (TV series), ...

as Lee Joon-ho – newly hired lawyer, Hye-kyung's rival. * as David Lee – divorce lawyer, Hye-kyung's colleague.

People around Lee Tae-joon

* Kim Tae-woo as Choi Sang-il – deputy inspector of Seyang District Prosecutors Office, Tae-joon's opponent. *

Jeon Seok-ho Jeon Seok-ho (born May 2, 1984) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his role in ''Kingdom'' as the incompetent magistrate. He starred in TV series such as '' Misaeng: Incomplete Life'' (2014), ''The Good Wife ''The Good Wife'' is an Ame ...

as Park Do-seop – inspector of Seyang District Prosecutors Office, Sang-il's right arm. *

Tae In-ho Tae In-ho (born Park Sang-yeon; May 2, 1980) is a South Korean actor. He starred in television series such as '' Misaeng: Incomplete Life'' (2014) and '' Descendants of the Sun'' (2016). Filmography Films Television series Web series ...

as Oh Joo-hwan – Tae-joon's lawyer.

Kim Hye-kyung's family

Sung Yu-bin Sung Yoo-bin (born 25 July 2000) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Film Television series Web series Awards and nominations References External links * * * 2000 births Living people South Korean male televis ...

as Lee Ji-hoon – Hye-kyung's son. * Park Si-eun as Lee Seo-yeon – Hye-kyung's daughter. *

Yoon Hyun-min Yoon Hyun-min (born April 15, 1985) is a South Korean actor Biography After graduating from Cheongwon high school, Yoon was a baseball player for the Hanwha Eagles in 2005 and the Doosan Bears in 2006. He fell in love with the stage after watc ...

as Kim Sae-byuk - Hye Kyung's younger brother (ep. 13).

Extended cast

Choi Byung-mo Choi Byung-mo (born January 14, 1972) is a South Korean actor. Personal life On June 19, 2017, Choi got married with popera singer Kiriel Lee Gyu-in (birth name Lee Gyu-in) after one year and a half of dating, the wedding ceremony was held at a ...

as Lee Jong-in – the judge in charge of Lee Tae-joon's case and Kim In-young's case *

Yoon Joo-sang Yoon Joo-sang (born June 25, 1949) is a South Korean actor. In 2009, he won the Best Supporting Actor award during the 2009 KBS Drama Awards for his role in ''Iris''.'' Filmography Film *''Cane (Hoichori)'' (2011) *'' Miss Gold Digger'' (2007) ...

as Seo Jae-moon – Joong-won's father * as Amber *

Bae Hae-sun Bae Hae-sun is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles in dramas such as ''Hi Bye, Mama!'', ''Hotel del Luna'', '' All of Us Are Dead'', and ''Don't Dare to Dream''. Biography and career She was born on May 8, 1974 in Seoul. She comp ...

as Shim Eun-sook – Sang-il's wife *

Go Jun Ko Jun (born Kim Joon-ho on 8 December 1978) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Film Television series Web series Variety shows Awards and nominations References External links * 1978 births Living people People from ...

as Jo Gook-hyun – steel development's representative, Lee Tae-joon's bribery related person * as Kang Seok-beom – Gook-hyun's driver *

Park Ah-in Park Ah-in (born 12 February 1985) is a South Korean actress. She is an alumna of Chung-Ang University, Department of Theater and Film, where she earned a bachelor's degree in Theater Studies. She made her acting debut in 2006 in the horror fil ...

as Lee Yeon-joo – lawyer *

Oh Yeon-ah Oh Yeon-ah (born Kim Mi-ae on December 1, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She has played many supporting roles in both films and television series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a televisi ...

as Lee Soo-yeon – lawyer * Gong Sang-ah as Kim In-young – Park Dong-hyun's wife, suspect of Park Dong-hyun's murder case * Jung Ji-ho * as apartment security, witness of Park Dong-hyun's murder case * Lee Young-shil as apartment's cleaning lady * Na Da-woon *

Park Joo-hee Park Joo-hee is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles in dramas such as ''Tomorrow, with You'', ''The Ghost Detective'', ''My Golden Life'', '' Watcher'' and ''Happiness''. She also appeared in movies '' Set Me Free'', '' Illang: T ...

as Do Han-na *

Song Yoo-hyun Song Yoo-hyun (Korean:송유현; born Song Jin-young on 8 January 1983) is a South Korean actress. She is alumni of Korea National University of Arts, Department of Acting. She made her acting debut in 2001, since then, she has appeared in numb ...

* Geum Seo-yeon as Sevi – In-young's daughter * as Jang Dae-seok – Mooil Group lawyer *

Uhm Hyun-kyung Uhm Hyun-kyung (born November 4, 1986) is a South Korean actress. She first appeared in ''Rainbow Romance'' in 2005. In her recent years, Hyun-kyung became notable for playing the evil and two-faced villain Min Soo-a in ''Hide and Seek''. Rec ...

as Lee Eun-joo – rape victim * as Kim Sang-man – character accompanied by Lee Eun-joo * as Jung Han-wook – 3rd generation chaebeol, suspect of Lee Eun-joo's rape case * as talk show's political commentator * as talk show host * as sex shop madame * as Kim Dan's friend at prosecutor's office * Kang Hee * as the judge in charge of Lee Eun-joo's rape case * * * Lee Gi-seop as Jang Dae-seok's junior, witness of Lee Eun-joo's rape case * Park Seon-im as Hana – Seo Joong-won's meeting woman * Moon Ah-ram as Choi Yoon-jin – hotel staff * as Kim Ye-ji – Eun-joo's friend * Kang Jeong-goo *

Kim Ji-eun Kim Ji-eun (; born October 9, 1993) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for appearances in the television series '' The Veil'' (2021), ''Again My Life'' (2022), and ''One Dollar Lawyer'' (2022). Early life Kim Ji-eun was born in Inche ...

as Lee Hyo-jin * as detective who tried to arrest Jung Han-wook * Lee Hyun-bae as the judge in charge of Seo Jae-moon's case * as traffic police * Lee Yoon-sang as KJ Products's finance director *

Park Chul-min Park Chul-min (born January 18, 1967) is a South Korean actor. Career Park Chul-min began acting in his high school drama club at Chosun University High School, and though he majored in Business Administration at Chung-Ang University, he spent ...

* Kim Kwang-tae * as Cheol-goo * Jung Seon-ah * Im Pyung-soon * as Sang-il's divorce lawyer * Do Yool-gok * Kim Bong-soo as Sai Yoichi * Park Joo-yong * Yoon Da-gyeong as Dong-hyun's mother * as Jae-yeol's mother * Jung Jae-min as Jung Jae-yeol * Jung In-wook * Kang Shin-goo * Seo Dong-gap * Ryu Chang-woo * Jang In-ho * Kim Jae-heum * Lee Eun-shil * Sung Hyun-mi * Kim Bo-ri * Han Dae-ryong * as Kim Hee-ae – the judge in charge of Lee Ho-jin's dignity-related case * Na Cheol as Na Joong-gi – Lee Hyo-jin's common-law relationship husband * as Lee Hyo-jin's older brother * as Woo-sung – Lee Hyo-jin's doctor, Joong-won's friend, witness * Hong Seo-joon as gynecologist – Lee Hyo-jin's related plaintiff witnesses * as Lee Hyo-jin's adult relative * Kim Tae-rang * Kim Mi-hye as Kim Mi-hye – CNB News reporter * Kim Jae-cheol * Kwon Gi-joo * Kang Sung-cheol as hospital's security team member * Kang Chan-yang * Choi Nam-wook *

Seo Hyun-woo Seo Hyun-woo (born 20 November 1983) is a South Korean actor. He is well known for his role as reporter Kim Moo-jin in 2020 drama ''Flower of Evil (South Korean TV series), Flower of Evil''. Filmography Film Television series Web se ...

as Baek Min-hyuk – inspector * *

Seo Hyun-chul Seo Hyun-chul ( ko, 서현철, born 19 May 1965) is a South Korean theatre, film and television actor. He is known for his supporting roles in various TV series and films. His better known works are: 2013 medical drama series '' Good Doctor'', ...

as Son Byung-ho – presiding judge, the judge in charge of Lee Tae-joon's case * Kim Tae-hwan * Jung Jong-woo * Choi Hyun-jeong * Shin Dong-eun * * Jung Soo-in * Sung Nak-kyung * * as judge *

Park Ji-a Park Ji-Ah (; born February 25, 1972), is a South Korean actress. She is a recurring actress in Kim Ki-duk's films, having appeared in five of his works from 2002 to 2008. Her performance in ''Breath'' was described as "terrific" by ''Variety'' a ...

as medical staff * * Kim Min-kwang * * Im Jae-geun * Go Ah-chim * Baek Joon-hyuk * as Kim Woo-yeol – Kim Dan's colleague at prosecutor's office * as Ji-eun – Park Jeong-jin's wife * Kang Ki-dong as Jung Shi-yeon's boyfriend * as Park Jeong-jin * Jang Do-yoon * Kim Bo-hyun as Jung Shi-yeon * Jo Hye-jin *

Jung Ye-ji Jung Ye-ji (정예지) is a South Korean actress and model. She is best known for supporting roles in various dramas. She has appeared in the school series '' Who Are You: School 2015'' as Ye-ji and the movie ''Midnight Runners ''Midnight Runn ...

as Supporting *

Jin Ki-joo Jin Ki-joo (born January 26, 1989) is a South Korea, South Korean actress. She made a breakthrough in 2018, landing her first lead role in a Korean drama, television series with ''Come and Hug Me'' after she acted in that year's acclaimed serie ...

as Song Hee-soo * Jang Joon-ho as MJ Law firm's fired lawyer * * Park Ik-joon * Kim Hyung-gi * Kim Do-hae * Kang Min-seo * Min Ye-ji *

as Do Han-na * Seo Byung-deok * * Lee Sang-hwa *

Choi Seung-yoon Choi Seung-yoon is a South Korean actress and dancer, most noted for her performance as So-Young in the 2022 film ''Riceboy Sleeps''. She won the award for Best Actress at the 2022 Marrakech International Film Festival, and the Vancouver Film Crit ...

* Lee Jong-eun * Kim Joon-won * Park Seon-young * Woo Hye-young * Ha Jin * Lee Shi-on * *

Choi Myung-gil Choi Myung-gil (born November 11, 1962) is a South Korean actress. Choi received several Best Actress awards for her portrayal of a proprietress who rents out her comic book shop as an overnight shelter in the 1994 film ''Rosy Life'' (also know ...

Special appearance

* Park Jung-soo as Oh Jeong-im – Lee Tae-joon's mother. *

Yoo Jae-myung Yoo Jae-myung (; born June 3, 1973) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the series ''Reply 1988'' (2015), '' Stranger'' (2017), ''Life'' (2018), ''Itaewon Class'' (2020) and '' Voice of Silence'' (2020). He won Best Suppor ...

as Son Dong-ho – Lawyer.

Ratings

In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings. *

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Production

The series was directed by Lee Jung-hyo whose prior work includes ''

I Need Romance ''I Need Romance'' () is a 2011 South Korean romantic comedy series starring Jo Yeo-jeong, Kim Jeong-hoon, Choi Yeo-jin, Choi Song-hyun and Choi Jin-hyuk. It aired on tvN from June 13 to August 2, 2011 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 ( KST) for ...

'' and ''

Witch's Romance ''A Witch's Love'' () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Uhm Jung-hwa and Park Seo-joon. It aired on cable channel tvN from April 14 to June 10, 2014 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:40 ( KST) time slot for 16 episodes. The romanti ...

''.

Remake

This series is remade in Vietnam as ''Hành trình công lý'', aired on government-owned VTV3 in October, 10th, 2022.

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

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