Why Her
Why Her | |
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Hangul | 왜 오수재인가 |
Revised Romanization | Wae Osujaeinga |
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Created by | Studio S (SBS) |
Written by | Kim Ji-eun |
Directed by | Park Soo-jin |
Starring | |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Hong Sung-chang |
Running time | 70 minutes |
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Original network | SBS TV |
Audio format | Dolby Digital |
Original release | June 2022 |
Why Her (Korean: 왜 오수재인가; RR: Wae Osujaeinga; lit. Why Oh Soo-jae?) is an upcoming South Korean television series directed by Park Soo-jin. Starring Seo Hyun-jin in titular role of Oh Soo-jae, the series also features Hwang In-youp and Heo Joon-ho in pivotal roles. It is about the coldhearted lawyer Oh Soo-jae and law school student Gong Chan (Hwang In-youp) falling in love. The series is scheduled to premiere on SBS TV in June 2022 and will air every Friday and Saturday, at 22:00 (KST).[1] It will also available for streaming on Viki and ViuTV.[2]
Synopsis[]
Oh Soo-jae (Seo Hyun-jin) is a talented lawyer and the youngest partner at TK Law Firm, the best law firm in South Korea. Oh Soo-jae is driven by her desire to win cases and also her self-righteous principles. She has lived her life to achieve success, but she gets involved in an unexpected case and she gets demoted to work as an adjunct professor at a law school. At the law school, Oh Soo-jae meets Gong Chan (Hwang In-youp). He is a student there. Gong Chan has experienced a painful past, but he still has a warm heart. He falls in love with Oh Soo-jae and he would do anything for her. Meanwhile, Choi Tae-kook (Heo Jun-ho) is the chairman of TK Law Firm. He would do anything to satisfy his desires, even if it's illegal or immoral.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Seo Hyun-jin as Oh Soo-jae[3]
- Hwang In-youp as Gong Chan, law school student[4]
- Lee Eugene as young Gong Chan[5]
Supporting[]
TK law firm[]
- Heo Joon-ho as Choi Tae-kook, TK law firm’s chairman[6]
- Jeon Jin-ki as Ha Il-goo, TK law firm chairman's chief secretary
- Lee Geung-young as Han Seong-beom, chairman of Hansoo Group, the largest customer and sponsor of TK law firm[7]
- Lee Joo-woo as Song Mi-rim, an associate lawyer at Oh Soo-jae’s law firm[8]
- Ji Seung-hyun as Choi Joo-wan, the eldest son and heir of TK law firm.[9]
- Park Shin-woo as Han Dong-oh, Hansoo Group's managing director[10]
Seojung University Law school faculty and students[]
- Kim Chang-wan as Baek Jin-gi, Lecturer at Seojung University Law School.[11]
- Bae In-hyuk as Choi Yoon-sang, a second year student at Seojoong University’s law school and the second son of TK law firm chairman Choi Tae-kook[12]
- Ji Joo-yeon as Jeong Hee-yeong, law school professor[13]
- Lee Jin-hyuk as Nam Chun-poong, a cheerful and optimistic law student[14]
- Son Ji-hyun as Na Se-ryun, a law school student at Seojung University[15]
- Kim Ji-hwi as Park Jo-Gyo, Oh Soo-jae's teaching assistant[16]
- Kim Jae-hwa as Jo Kang-ja, works with Oh Soo-jae and Gong Chan in Seojung University Law School[17]
Others[]
- Lee Kyu-sung as So Hyeong-chil[18]
- Bae Hae-sun as Ji Soon-ok, Gong-chan's stepmother[19]
- Cha Chung-hwa as Chae Joon-hee, Oh Soo-jae's only friend[20]
- Choi Young-jun as Yoon Se-pil, employee at SP Partners and works with Oh Soo-jae and Gong Chan[21]
- Kim Joong-don as Do Jin-myung, a homicide detective[22]
- Seo Jin-won as Kim Sang-man, Gong-chan's father[23]
- Jo Dal-hwan as Gu Gu-gap, Gong-chan's roommate and in-charge of serving in his pub[24]
Production[]
Casting[]
On December 10, 2020 SBS announcing its lineup for dramas, informed that a series titled as Why Oh Soo-jae, in which actor Seo Hyun-jin takes on the title role, would be released in 2021. The romance drama set in a law school, is written by Kim Ji-eun and directed by Park Soo-jin.[25] It was confirmed that she will appear in the series as eccentric professor.[26] Hwang In-youp and Heo Joon-ho were also confirmed as part of the main cast in October 2021.[27]
Filming[]
Script reading took place on October 19, 2021 while filming began in November of the same year.[28]
On January 24, 2022 a representative from the entertainment industry told that filming for Why Her, who started filming last year, stopped filming for two weeks after director Park Soo-jin was diagnosed with COVID-19. Director Park Soo-jin, who had never been vaccinated on the doctor's recommendation, was unable to return to the filming set for health reasons after being diagnosed with COVID-19. [29] However, co-director PD Kim Ji-yeon and Kang Bo-seung took over the role of PD Park Soo-jin temporarily. [30]
On March 14, 2022, it was reported that PD Park Soo-jin has returned to direct the drama after three months of healing.[31]
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External links[]
- Official website (in Korean)
- Why her? at Daum (in Korean)
- Why Her at HanCinema
- Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas
- Korean-language television shows
- South Korean romance television series
- Television series by Studio S
- 2022 South Korean television series debuts
- Upcoming television series