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 the law firm Yullim, under the guidance of Yoon Seok Hoon (Lee Jin Wook) - a cold but talented litigation lawyer, Hyo Min gradually matured.
After 4 episodes, the show's viewership ratings showed positive growth. Opening with a rating of 3.7%, by episode 4, the film's rating increased to 8.3%.
This achievement not only ranks 2nd in viewership compared to the dramas shown on the weekend (the highest rated work is currently Golden Day - with a score of 13.9%), but also surpassed its predecessor Kien Quyet (played by Park Bo Gum) with the highest rating in the final episode of 8.1%.
Korean media assessed that "Dream of a Lawyer" is a surprising work when it does not own a cast but still receives the attention of the audience thanks to its multi-dimensional, logical content on legal issues, cases are quickly resolved with each episode.
In addition, Lee Jin Wook's multifaceted, profound acting - sometimes calm, cold, sometimes warm and emotional scoring. In episode 4, Seok Hoon was extremely angry when he witnessed his boss abusing his daughter, making a strong impression.
His co-star - Jung Chaeyeon, despite many efforts in transforming into a confident, upright young lawyer, her acting still received mixed reviews.
Daum (Korea) believes that the somewhat limited facial expressions and the too high voice of the former I.O.I member made the film not create the tension as expected, especially at the moments when the male and female leads debated.
In addition, there are also some audiences who are not too excited when the screenwriter builds a love line between Seok Hoon and Hyo Min, partly because the age difference of the two characters is too big, partly because they want the film to focus on simple legal cases.
The female lead's initial appearance was confident, always keeping her opinions, and being assigned to work unreasonably, but quickly felt a lack of respect for the male lead just because she had not seen him come to the company for a few days..., even went into his office and slept there, being criticized for being unreasonable.
However, compared to the Korean film genre, what is indispensable about the loveline in the film is that the film is only 12 episodes long. According to the film's development, the male lead was once hurt in marriage, while the female lead also experienced a love affair with a "bad relationship", so it is not too surprising that they met and healed each other.
Previously, although he did not reveal the love story of the main couple, director Kim Jae Hong said that each episode has its own story revolving around the theme of love.
There are many different forms of love in the world and there are also people who have been hurt by it. I think what really makes the difference in our film is the lawyers, the people who, through the stories and lawsuits, try to heal people's wounds, he said.
