# Divorce Attorney Shin

Divorce Attorney Shin (Korean: 신성한, 이혼) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Cho Seung-woo, Han Hye-jin, Kim Sung-kyun, and Jung Moon-sung. Based on a webtoon of the same name by Kang Tae-kyung, it aired on JTBC from March 4 to April 9, 2023, every Saturday and Sunday at 22:30 (KST) for 16 episodes. It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea and Netflix in selected regions.

## Synopsis

The series depicts the turbulent story of Shin Sung-han (Cho Seung-woo), a lawyer specializing in divorce.

## Cast
### Main

* Cho Seung-woo as Shin Sung-han
    A professor at a music college in Germany until he receives shocking news, and consequently becomes a lawyer specializing in divorce litigation.
* Han Hye-jin as Lee Seo-jin
    A former weathercaster who is currently working as a radio DJ.
* Kim Sung-kyun as Jang Hyeong-geun
    Sung-han's middle school friend and an office manager in Sung-han's lawyer's office.
* Jung Moon-sung as Jo Jeong-sik
    CEO of Jo Jeong-sik Real Estate, who is Sung-han and Hyeong-geun's middle school friend.

### Recurring

* Kang Mal-geum as Kim So-yeon
    The youngest daughter of a grandmother at a ramen restaurant.
* Cha Hwa-yeon as Ma Geum-hee
    Jeong-guk's mother. The hostess of Daenam Electronics.
* Jeon Bae-soo as Park Yu-seok
    A partner lawyer at Geumhwa Law Firm.
* Noh Susanna as Jin Young-joo
    Jeong-guk's wife.
* Han Eun-seong as Choi Jun
    An intern lawyer at Geumhwa Law Firm.
* Lee Eun-jae as Yoo Sae-bom
    An employee at Sung-han's lawyer office.
* Kim Tae-hyang as Seo Jeong-guk
    Young-joo's husband and Ju-hwa's ex-husband. The only son of Daenam Electronics.
* Yoo Joo-hye as Bang Ho-yong
    Radio PD and Seo-jin's co-worker.
* Kong Hyun-ji as Shin Ju-hwa
    Sung-han's sister and Jeong-guk's ex-wife.
* Lee Ho-jae as Seo Chang-jin
    Geum-hee's husband.
* Kim Joon-eui as Seo Gi-yeong
    Jeong-guk and Ju-hwa's son.
* Kang Hye-won as Seo Ha-yul
    Jeong-guk and Young-joo's daughter.

### Others
#### Divorce case 1

* Park Jung-pyo as Kang Hee-sub
    Seo-jin's ex-husband.
* Jang Seon-yul as Kang Hyun-woo
    Hee-sub and Seo-jin's son.

#### Divorce case 2

* Hwang Jung-min as Park Ae-ran
    Byeong-cheol's wife. The client who beat her mother-in-law.
* Lee Sang-goo as Seo Byeong-cheol
    Ae-ran's husband.
* Heo Jin as Park Eul-boon
    Byeong-cheol's mother.
* Park Se-yeong as Seo Mi-yeong
    Byeong-cheol and Ae-ran's eldest daughter.
* Lee Seo-yeon as Seo Mi-so
    Byeong-cheol and Ae-ran's youngest daughter.

#### Divorce case 3

* Chun Joong-yong as Choi Jung-ho
    Ji-yeon's husband.
* Kim Si-young as Kim Ji-sook
    A hairdresser who is having an affair with Jung-ho.
* Oh Yoon-hong as Park Ji-yeon
    Jung-ho's wife.
* Cha Sung-je as Choi Min-soo
    Jung-ho and Ji-yeon's son.

#### Divorce case 4

* Choi Jae-sub as Ma Choon-suk
    Dinh Thi Hoa's husband.
* Nguyen Thi Huong as Dinh Thi Hoa
    Choon-suk's wife.

#### Divorce case 5

* Lee Yoon-soo as Cho Min-jung
    Hyun-tae's wife.
* Im Ji-kyu as Park Hyun-tae
    Min-jung's husband.
* Lee Seung-chul as Min-jung's father
* Kang Ae-sim as Min-jung's mother

#### Minor role

* Kim Gwang-sik as Mr.Jung (Ep. 5, 7, 12)
* Lee Soo-bin as Park Chae-rin (Ep. 2)
    Sung-han's former student. A pianist.
* Oh Soon-tae as Ji-eun's boyfriend (Ep. 5)
* Min Jae-wan as a PD (Ep. 3)

### Special appearance

* Ahn Dong-goo as Jung Ji-hoon (Ep. 1)
    A chef who is having an affair with Seo-jin.
* Jang So-yeon as Ji-eun (Ep. 3, 5, 6)
    Hyeong-geun's separated wife, who requests a divorce and is living with another man.
* Kim Hae-sook as Kim So-yeon's mother
    Grandmother of the ramen restaurant.

## Viewership

| Season | Season | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Average |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Average |
| | 1 | 1.712 | 1.656 | 1.039 | 1.403 | 1.174 | 1.560 | 1.160 | 1.452 | 1.257 | 1.470 | 1.193 | 2.073 | 1.429 |
Average TV viewership ratings :
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 1 | March 4, 2023 | 7.272% (1st) | 8.140% (1st) |
| 2 | March 5, 2023 | 7.317% (1st) | 7.948% (1st) |
| 3 | March 11, 2023 | 4.792% (1st) | 5.797% (1st) |
| 4 | March 12, 2023 | 6.531% (1st) | 6.959% (1st) |
| 5 | March 18, 2023 | 5.663% (1st) | 6.712% (1st) |
| 6 | March 19, 2023 | 7.520% (1st) | 8.295% (1st) |
| 7 | March 25, 2023 | 5.668% (1st) | 6.683% (1st) |
| 8 | March 26, 2023 | 6.778% (1st) | 7.560% (1st) |
| 9 | April 1, 2023 | 6.042% (1st) | 6.934% (1st) |
| 10 | April 2, 2023 | 6.929% (1st) | 8.138% (1st) |
| 11 | April 8, 2023 | 5.429% (1st) | 5.779% (1st) |
| 12 | April 9, 2023 | 9.488% (1st) | 10.539% (1st) |
| Average | Average | 6.619% | 7.457% |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC, and EBS). ||||

## Accolades
### Listicle

| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
| Time | 2023 | The 10 Best Korean Dramas of 2023 on Netflix | Included | |