The film "Beyond the Bar" revolves around Kang Hyo Min (Jung Chaeyeon) - a lawyer who practices integrity, confidence but is clumsy in social communication. After working at Yullim Law Firm, under the guidance of Yoon Seok Hoon (Lee Jin Wook) - a cold but talented litigation lawyer, Hyo Min gradually matured.
The drama ended airing last weekend with a viewership rating of 8.4%. While the highest rating the drama achieved was 9.1% (in episode 10). Throughout the broadcast process, Dream of a Lawyer recorded a stable rating, always in the top 5 TV Shows (not in English) of Netflix, showing its popularity.
In addition to legal stories, the love factor of the film is also exploited in many different ways. Watching the film, the audience can see that each episode is a separate story revolving around the theme of love.
In the final episode, the film chose an open ending. The supporting couple Jin Woo (Lee Hak Joo) and Min Jeong (Jeon Hye Bin) are about to get married, while the main couple Hyo Min - Seok Hoon left many open moves suggesting that they could become a couple in the future. This is considered a reasonable ending for the two main characters when their love line had previously caused controversy, due to age differences.
Sharing about the ending of the film with the Korean media, Lee Jin Wook said: The ending of the film is not special, it is okay to stop here, there is no parting or farewell scene. I really want season 2, but of course there are many factors to consider. I heard that the crew is currently actively discussing. Because for season 2 to be produced, the important thing is not only the viewership rating but also the public's attention".
Speaking more about loveline (romance) with the female lead, the actor revealed that the story of Seok Hoon and Hyo Min was initially written clearly in the script, but after discussion, loveline was restrained so as not to reduce the cases.
I think we should not go in front of the audience. Instead, we intentionally let things go slowly, creating vibration, so that the audience wants to follow more. Because of this nhadyness that people can watch the film more comfortably, and I think that also helps to retain the audience. If there was a season 2, I think people would be able to see a deeper loveline - Lee Jin Wook expressed.
