'May It Please The Court' leads Jung Ryeo-won and Lee Kyu-hyung reveal anecdotes about working together on Disney+ Hotstar's latest legal K-drama
May It Please The Court is Disney+ Hotstar's latest legal K-drama starring Jung Ryeo-won (Witch At Court, Prosecutor Civil War), Lee Kyu-hyung (Prison Playbook, All of Us Are Dead, Seoul Vibe), Jung Jin-young (Love Rain), and Kim Hye-eun (Itaewon Class, Twenty-Five Twenty-One). Unlike the more lighthearted legal series like Extraordinary Attorney Woo, the 12-part K-drama takes on a darker turn as its characters deal with ambitions, politics, and a complex web of legal cases.
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Jung Ryeo-won plays Noh Chak-hee, a feared and tenacious lawyer with the prestigious Jangsan Law Firm while Lee Kyu-hyung plays Jwa Si-baek, an unassuming but driven public defender in the state of Jeongsan.
Noh is set to receive a promotion to become a partner at the law firm but, after mishandling a case, she loses her opportunity and instead is sent to work with Si-baek at the public defender's office for a year before she can return to Jangsan. Despite having to learn to navigate their contradictory personalities, their partnership grows as they tackle difficult cases while unravelling a deadly mystery in the background that will implicate both of them.
Upon the release of the first episode on September 21, 2022, Tatler sat down with the two leads for a quick chat about May It Please The Court.
What did you love most about your roles?
Lee Kyu-hyung (LKH): First, I found the script very engaging and solid. And unlike other legal dramas, the series of events is complicated because they intertwine and the characters are intertwined as well. Also, once I learned that I would be starring alongside Jung, I accepted the project in a heartbeat.
Jung Ryeo-won (JRW): For me, I liked my character's impeccable appearance; she dresses beautifully but on the inside, her mind is very raw and authentic. She’s also very straightforward so I like that contrast. That was why I was drawn to the script. When I knew that Lee was going to be working on this project, I wanted in as well.
How similar or different are you from your characters?
JRW: Lee said that he’s about 30 per cent like his character and it’s the same for me. We say this because the characters in the series went through a lot of dramatic events and our lives are pretty different from that. It’s not something we’ve experienced so we can only imagine what they went through.
