# Suits (South Korean TV series)

Suits (Korean: 슈츠; RR: Syucheu) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Jang Dong-gun and Park Hyung-sik. The drama is based on the American television series of the same name by Aaron Korsh. It aired on KBS2 starting April 25, 2018 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST) for 16 episodes.

## Synopsis

A capable and distinguished lawyer of the law firm "Kang & Ham" Choi Kang-seok (Jang Dong-gun) recruits a young man named Go Yeon-woo (Park Hyung-sik) who has a retentive memory but not a law degree.

## Cast
### Main

* Jang Dong-gun as Choi Kang-seok
    A legendary lawyer. He is the equivalent of Harvey Specter, portrayed by Gabriel Macht.
* Park Hyung-sik as Go Yeon-woo
    A genius rookie lawyer with an excellent memory. He is the equivalent of Michael Ross, portrayed by Patrick J. Adams.
* Chae Jung-an as Hong Da-ham
    Choi Kang-seok's capable assistant. She is the equivalent of Donna Paulsen, portrayed by Sarah Rafferty.
* Jin Hee-kyung as Kang Ha-yeon
    Co-founder of "Kang & Ham". She is the equivalent of Jessica Pearson, portrayed by Gina Torres.
* Ko Sung-hee as Kim Ji-na
    A paralegal who is perfect in what she does. She is the equivalent of Rachel Zane, portrayed by Meghan Markle.
* Choi Gwi-hwa as Chae Geun-sik
    A lawyer and Kang-seok's rival. He is the equivalent of Louis Litt, portrayed by Rick Hoffman.

### Supporting

* Hwang Tae-gwang as Lawyer Huang
* Choi Yu-hwa as Jae-hee
    Choi Kang-seok's informant who collects information and complete missions in secret for him.
* Lee Si-won as Se-hee
* Lee Tae-sun as Seo Gi-woong
* Son Yeo-eun as Kim Moon-hee
* Ye Soo-jung as Yoon-woo's grandmother
* Jang In-sub as Jang Seok-hyun
* Lee Jung-hyuk as Kim Jin-kyu
* Jang Yoo-sang as Park Joon-gyu
* Kim Young-ho as Ham Ki-taek

### Special appearances

* Im Kang-sung as Prosecutor
* Lee Yi-kyung as Park Joon-pyo (ep. 1–2)
* Bewhy as himself (ep. 3–4)
* Jang Shin-young as Na Joo-hee (ep. 3–4)
    Kang-seok's ex-girlfriend.
* Kwon Hyuk as Nam Sang-moo
* Son Sook as Madame Bae (ep. 4)
* Son Suk-ku as David Kim (ep. 5–6, 13, 15)
* Nam Gi-ae as CEO Sim Young-joo (Namyoung's CEO)
* Jeon No-min as Oh Byung-wook (ep. 7)

## Production

* The remake was first announced in 2015, with the rights being sold to Korea's EnterMedia Pictures Co. Ltd.
* Suits is the second Korean drama co-produced by NBCUniversal after Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo and the third series overall after Saturday Night Live Korea.
* This is Jang Dong-gun's first small-screen comeback in six years.

## Ratings

| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Title | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Title | Nielsen Korea | Nielsen Korea | TNmS | TNmS |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Title | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 1 | April 25, 2018 | Fate gets decided by the choice you make, not coincidence. (운명을 결정짓는 건, 우연이 아니라 선택이다.) | 7.4% (10th) | 7.5% (9th) | 8.2% (12th) | 8.7% |
| 2 | April 26, 2018 | If you have a chance to throw a dice, throw it without hesitating. The moment you throw it, you'll advance at least one square. (주사위를 던질 기회가 왔다면 , 주저 말고 던져라. 던지는 순간 최소한 한 칸은 전진한다.) | 7.4% (11th) | 7.0% (11th) | 7.7% (12th) | 8.1% |
| 3 | May 2, 2018 | There always lies a dark side behind the face of the truth. Therefore... (진실의 얼굴 뒤에는 언제나 어두운 이면이 존재한다.) | 9.7% (7th) | 10.6% (6th) | 8.0% (11th) | 8.5% |
| 4 | May 3, 2018 | ...Therefore, the truth doesn't always win just because it shows itself. (...그러므로, 진실이 얼굴을 드러낸다고 항상 승리하는 것은 아니다.) | 9.7% (7th) | 10.2% (5th) | 8.4% (10th) | 8.9% |
| 5 | May 9, 2018 | To catch a hyena, you must use rotten meat as your bait. (하이에나를 잡으려면, 썩은 고기를 미끼로 써야 한다.) | 8.9% (8th) | 9.1% (7th) | 7.8% (10th) | 8.2% |
| 6 | May 10, 2018 | They drink the same water, but cows make milk, whereas snakes make poison. (같은 물을 마시지만 , 소는 우유를 만들고, 뱀은 독을 만든다.) | 7.9% (9th) | 7.7% (9th) | 6.5% (19th) | 6.8% |
| 7 | May 16, 2018 | Is a sheath truly unnecessary for a knife called justice? (정의라는 칼에는 칼집이 필요 없는가?) | 8.8% (8th) | 8.7% (7th) | 7.8% (13th) | 8.1% |
| 8 | May 17, 2018 | Justice is giving back everyone what they rightfully deserve. (정의란 각자가 당연히 받아야 할 것을 돌려주는 것이다.) | 7.4% (11th) | 7.1% (14th) | 6.8% (19th) | 7.2% |
| 9 | May 23, 2018 | You can't go back in time and start over again, but you can still aim for a new ending starting from now. (과거로 돌아가 새롭게 시작할 순 없지만 현재로부터 새로운 결말을 맺을 순 있다.) | 9.9% (7th) | 9.5% (6th) | 10.3% (8th) | 10.7% |
| 10 | May 24, 2018 | You can prove your worth by showing the kind of risk you are willing to take. (당신의 가치를 증명하는 건 어떤 종류의 위험을 감수하느냐에 달려있다.) | 9.6% (7th) | 9.2% (8th) | 10.3% (8th) | 10.5% |
| 11 | May 30, 2018 | If you wish to swallow a demon, you must swallow its horns too. (악마를 삼키려면 뿔까지 목구멍으로 넘겨야 한다.) | 8.8% (7th) | 8.5% (7th) | 8.8% (10th) | 9.1% |
| 12 | May 31, 2018 | If you have blind faith about your ideals, you'll be betrayed by the reality. (이상을 맹신하면, 현살에 배신 당한다.) | 9.8% (6th) | 9.7% (6th) | 8.7% (11th) | 8.9% |
| 13 | June 6, 2018 | The moment you fly up with wings called lies, you will not be landing. (거짓말이라는 날개를 달고 이륙한 순간 착륙은 없다.) | 8.4% (6th) | 8.8% (5th) | 8.7% | 9.0% |
| 14 | June 7, 2018 | The best way to keep a secret is... not telling it to anyone. (비밀을 지키는 가장 완벽한 방법은 아무에게도 말해주지 않는 것이다.) | 9.2% (5th) | 9.7% (4th) | 9.6% | 10.1% |
| 15 | June 13, 2018 | When you lose your destination, look back on the path that you've walked thus far. (목적지를 잃었을 땐, 걸어온 길을 돌아보라.) | 9.1% (3rd) | 9.5% (3rd) | 9.1% | 9.4% |
| 16 | June 14, 2018 | Life will not tell you... where the destination is. (삶은 당신에게 목적지를 알려주지 않는다.) | 10.7% (5th) | 11.3% (4th) | 10.0% | 10.6% |
| Average | Average | Average | 8.9% | 9.1% | 8.5% | 8.8% |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. |||||||

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2018 | 11th Korea Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress | Chae Jung-an | Won |
| 2018 | 6th APAN Star Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Park Hyung-sik | Nominated |
| 2018 | 6th APAN Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Choi Gwi-hwa | Nominated |
| 2018 | 2nd The Seoul Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Ko Sung-hee | Nominated |
| 2018 | 2018 KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Jang Dong-gun | Nominated |
| 2018 | 2018 KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Jang Dong-gun | Won |
| 2018 | 2018 KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Park Hyung-sik | Nominated |
| 2018 | 2018 KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Choi Gwi-hwa | Nominated |
| 2018 | 2018 KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Ko Sung-hee | Nominated |
| 2018 | 2018 KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Son Seok-gu | Nominated |
| 2018 | 2018 KBS Drama Awards | Netizen Award | Park Hyung-sik | Won |

## In popular culture

* In episode 23 of Marry Me Now, one of the characters is seen watching episode 8 of this drama series.