Why Her
Why Her is a 2022 South Korean television series directed by Park Soo-jin. Starring Seo Hyun-jin in the title role of Oh Soo-jae, and features Hwang In-youp, Huh Joon-ho in pivotal roles, also Bae In-hyuk appears in the series. It premiered on SBS TV on June 3, 2022, and aired every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 till July 23. It is also available for streaming on Viu in selected regions.
Synopsis
Oh Soo-jae 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 Seojung University law school. At the law school, Oh Soo-jae meets Gong Chan. 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 to protect her. Meanwhile, Choi Tae-kook is the chairman of TK Law Firm. He would do anything to satisfy his desires, even if it's illegal or immoral.Cast and characters
Main
- Seo Hyun-jin as Oh Soo-jae
- Hwang In-youp as Gong Chan / Kim Dong-gu
- *Lee Eugene as young Gong Chan / Kim Dong-gu
- Huh Joon-ho as Choi Tae-kook
Supporting
TK Law Firm
- Ji Seung-hyun as Choi Joo-wan
- Lee Joo-woo as Song Mi-rim
- Kim Seon-hyuk as Min Young-bae
- Jeon Jin-ki as Ha Il-goo
Seojung University Law School faculty and students
- Bae In-hyuk as Choi Yoon-sang
- Kim Jae-hwa as Jo Kang-ja
- Nam Ji-hyun as Na Se-ryun
- Lee Jin-hyuk as Nam Chun-poong
- Kim Chang-wan as Baek Jin-gi
- Kim Young-pil as Seo Joon-myeong
- Ji Joo-yeon as Jeong Hee-yeong
- Kim Ji-hwi as Park Jo-Gyo
Hansoo Group
- Lee Geung-young as Han Seong-beom
- Park Shin-woo as Han Dong-oh
- Jeon Jae-hong as Han Ki-tae
People around Oh Soo-jae
- Lee Jong-nam as Yang Hwa-ja
- Nam Jung-woo as Oh Chun-jae
- Lee Seung-bin as Oh Young-jae
Extended
- Cha Chung-hwa as Chae Joon-hee
- Lee Kyu-sung as So Hyeong-chil
- Choi Young-joon as Yoon Se-pil
- Bae Hae-sun as Ji Soon-ok
- Kim Joong-don as Do Jin-myung
- Seo Jin-won as Kim Sang-man
- Jo Dal-hwan as Gu Gu-gap
- Lee Jin-hee as Seo Jun-myung's Wife
- Hwang Ji-ah as Jeon Na-jeong
- Jo Young-jin as Lee In-soo
- Won Hoon-won as Lee Si-hyuk
- Hong Ji-yoon as Park So-young
- Lee Tae-sung as Ahn Kang-hoon
- Park Ji-won as Park Ji-young
- Kim Yoon-seo as Im Seung-yeon
- Ryu Ye-ri as Oh Soo-jung
- Kim Han-jun as Noh Byeong-chul
- Han Joo-hyun as Choi Jae-yi
Special appearance
- Kwon Sang-woo as Jung Hyeon-soo
- Han Sun-hwa as Kang Eun-seo
Production
Casting
On December 10, 2020 SBS announcing its lineup for dramas to be released in 2021, including Why Oh Soo-jae with actress Seo Hyun-jin taking on the title role. The series is written by Kim Ji-eun and directed by Park Soo-jin. Seo would appear as an eccentric professor. Hwang In-youp and Huh Joon-ho were confirmed as part of the main cast in October 2021.Filming
Script reading took place on October 19, 2021 while filming began in November of the same year, and ended on June 14, 2022.On January 24, 2022 a representative from the entertainment industry told that filming stopped for two weeks after director Park Soo-jin was diagnosed with COVID-19. Park, who had never been vaccinated on the doctor's recommendation, was unable to return to the filming set for health reasons after the diagnosis; during his absence the series was co-directed by Kim Ji-yeon and Kang Bo-seung. On March 14, 2022, it was reported that Park had returned to direct the drama after three months of convalescence. On April 21, 2022 fresh photos from script reading site were released.