Juvenile Justice

***Juvenile Justice*** (Korean: 소년 심판; RR: *Sonyeon Simpan*; lit. *Juvenile Judgement*) is a 2022 South Korean web series. Directed by Hong Jong-chan, it stars Kim Hye-soo, Kim Mu-yeol and Lee Sung-min. The series was released on Netflix on February 25, 2022.

## Synopsis

As crimes committed by minors get more violent and cruel, the offenders usually escape any serious types of punishment.

Sim Eun-Seok (Kim Hye-Soo) is an elite judge with a personality that seems unfriendly to others. She hates juvenile criminals. Sim Eun-Seok gets assigned to a local juvenile court. There, she breaks custom and administers her own ways of punishing the offenders.

## Cast

### Main

* Kim Hye-soo as Shim Eun-seok
* Kim Mu-yeol as Cha Tae-joo
* Lee Sung-min as Kang Won-joong
* Lee Jung-eun as Na Geun-hee

### Supporting

#### Juvenile Offenders

* Lee Yeon as Beak Seung-woo
* Hwang Hyeon-jeong as Han Ye-eun
* Jo Mi-nyeo as Woo Seol-ah
* Shim Dal-gi as Seo Yu-ri
* Song Deok-ho as Kwak Do-seok
* Kim Do-gun as Seo Dong-gyun
* Kim Bo-young as Choi Young-na
* Kim Jun-ho as Kang Shin-woo
* Lee Bom
* Lee Seok-hyung as Lee Nam-kyung, A boy who goes to court in a traffic accident case without a license for minors.
* Kim Gyun-ha as 'Baek Do-hyun'

#### Victim's parents and offenders

* Song Duk-ho
* Kim Chan-hyung as Ji-hoo's biological father
* Park Bo-kyung
* Kim Do-geon
* Jang Dae-woong

#### Yeonhwa District Court

* Park Ji-yeon as Woo Soo-mi
* Lee Sang-hee as Joo Young-sil
* Shin Jae-hwi as Seo-bum
* Keum Kwang-sun as Han Kyung-Jung

#### Pureum Youth Recovery Center

* Yeom Hye-ran as Oh Seon-ja
* Jung Yi-soo as Kim Ah-reum
* Yoon Seo-ah as Go Hye-rim
* Choi Ji-soo as Oh Yeon-ji
* Jo Yoon-soo as Yoon Eun-jeong
* Ha i-aan as Woo Min-kyeong
* Park Chae-hee as Kim Ah-jin
* Kim Jung-yoon as Yeo-eun
* Cho hyun-seo as Han Min-joo

### Others

* Kim Joo-hun as Namkoong Yi-hwan, Sim Eun-seok's ex-husband and is the Attorney General.
* Kim Young-ah as Heo Chan-mi
* Park Jong-hwan as Go Gang-sik
* Yoo Jae-myung as Um Joon-gi
* Park Jung-yoon as Do Yoo-kyung
* Shin Yeon-woo as Chi-hyeon
* Jung Soo-bin as Baek Mi-joo
* Jeon Guk-hyang as Yoo Hye-sun

## Production

### Development

Netflix in November 2020 confirmed the production of original series *Juvenile Justice*. It was also confirmed that Hong Jong-chan will direct the series with Kim Hye-soo playing Sim Eun-seok, a newly appointed judge. The series will revolve around issues of the juvenile statutes, and daily lives and concerns of juvenile court judges.

### Casting

In December 2020 casting of Kim Mu-yeol and Lee Sung-min as main lead was confirmed.

### Filming

On May 4, it was reported that Kim Hye-soo was filming Netflix's series *Juvenile Justice*.

## References

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2. ↑ Jeong Hyung-hwa (January 25, 2022). "김혜수 '소년심판' 넷플릭스 2월25일 공개 확정" [Kim Hye-soo's 'Boys Judgment' confirmed to be released on Netflix on February 25]. *Star News* (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
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15. ↑ Lee Min-ji (October 1, 2021). "'검은태양' 박지연 특별출연, 탈북자 변신" ['Black Sun' Park Ji-yeon makes a special appearance, transforms into a North Korean defector]. *Newsen* (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
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26. ↑ Lee Ye-eun (November 23, 2020). "넷플릭스, 오리지널 시리즈 '소년심판' 제작 확정…김혜수 캐스팅 [공식]" [Netflix confirms production of original series 'Boy's Judgment'... Kim Hye-soo Casting [Official]]. *My Daily* (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
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## External links

* *Juvenile Justice* on Netflix
* *Juvenile Justice* at IMDb1
* *Juvenile Justice* at HanCinema
* *Juvenile Justice* at Daum (in Korean)