Legal High (2019) User Reviews

Male lead is so funny

[madbird-61243 · 7/10 · 31 December 2019]

Male lead acted in Descendant of the Sun as a stern army officer. In the present drama, he is in a completely different role, a hilarious lawyer. He acts so well and is in par with his Japanese counterpart.

Female lead looks innocent and fits her role perfectly.

My only complaint, that makes me delete 3 marks, is the plot. It is copied directly from the Japanese original. I prefer new law cases.

KDrama Legal High is great for de-stressing. Sooooo funny!!

[macdgyver-18510 · 10/10 · 28 March 2022]

I love watching KDrama. It's one of my de-stressing outlets in this pandemic. Romcom and comedy are the genres I love best.

I've never laughed so hard since Welcome to Waikiki 1. Legal High is really really fun and easy to watch. It's so captivating that I finished it in just 1 weekend.

Fortunately, there's Business Proposal that I am following now that gives the same feel good vibes as Legal High.

Hilarious. Fast paced. Thought provoking. Great cast.

[macdgyver-18510 · 10/10 · 28 March 2022]

Very underrated but one of the best KDramas I've seen. Cleverly, intelligently written. Hilarious and funny but serious and thought provoking at the same time. Fast paced. Gets more interesting in each episode.

Great leads and supporting cast. No nuisance characters or substories like in other KDramas (acting as fillers or extenders) to make it to 16 eps. Everyone, everything in Legal High has his/her/its place.

Lots of sudden twists and turns. Some are quite hilarious.

Great visuals, too, cast, setting, locations.

Jin Goo (Descendants of the Sun second male lead) and Seo Eun Soo (Dr Romantic) are perfect for their lead roles, especially Jin Goo. The supporting characters are also very remarkable especially the elderly man playing Mr "I once was...." Gu.

And that episode 16 dual court room scenes are so well executed.

Lots of genres represented. Mainly legal and comedy, with a bit of action, drama, romance, medical, paranormal, crime/investigation.

Among the Legal KDramas (or KDramas with court scenes) I've seen, Legal High is now on top of my list, because it really is fun to watch.

Must watch

[anilalexander · 10/10 · 10 March 2019]

People who have watched the series descendants of the sun will understand just how much passion this actor has and the way he delivers each of his scene in this is just brilliant. I must say never thought I would be into korean tv series but wow just wow. They have gone above and beyond to bring the audience some of the best shows out there. Trust me guys have a go and you won't regret it.

Entertaining Law Drama

[Shytown77 · 10/10 · 17 March 2019]

This is pure entertainment. I love the eccentric personality of the charactors. The whole show is good energy.. The humor has engaged the entire time.

Preferred the Japanese version over this poor acted drama

[kierankam-673-333484 · 5/10 · 23 March 2019]

Having watched the Japanese version (with the same title) - Seasons 1, 2 and the two specials - the Korean version has been a major letdown. But again, the bar set by Masato Sakai and Yui Aragaki who enact the roles of Kensuke Komikado and Machiko Mayuzumi in terms of their performance is too high for Jin Goo and Seo Eun-Soo. Masato Sakai for one is brilliant as this quirky-foul mouthed-horny-genius lawyer. His mannerisms and rapid fire dialogue delivery makes the show fun to watch. Pity that the Korean version suffers mainly from miscasting of the main leads. If you havent watched the Japanese version yet, make sure you watch it. You wont regret it.

I laughed til I cried,

[debbiecheryllayne · 10/10 · 13 April 2023]

Comedic genius. First half is delightful comedy, second half is more drama. Male lead killed it. How female lead character portrayed made you question one more time 'is this a gimmick?' Do Korean female adults go to college and still leave with naivety of children to the extent that you wonder if higher education doesn't result in fundamental maturing or is this embedded flaw in how women are depicted? It is one thing to have a specific aim in sketching a character but one that is detrimental to the final goal is insanity.

Nevertheless others pushed past that. Both the male lead and the actor who was the boss's in-law left no stone unturned. They mashed it up! The elders are always on point. Excellence is always demonstrated in their acting. The one other disappointment was the actor who played the trainee of male lead. He was pigeonholed and fell flat. He is normally dynamic and outstanding as a supporting actor but this was below his norm by far. Director's error. Can't box him in.

This, along with female lead character, is what led to poor ratings. But others who have on average 8 or 9 stars can't touch this. Just can't. But excellent and popular, while seemingly synonyms in TV world aren't even cousins in real life. One of my friends from school once got 11/10in an assignment for which partner got 8. My point? The hits outweigh the misses.

10 stars for this banger!

[s_sahar99 · 10/10 · 19 April 2023]

One of the best koreon shows and one of the most unrecognized, underrated shows there is or will be. The main lead has outdone himself and every supporting cast is amazing. As for the script, it is excellent with twists and turns every episode as each case is taken by the lawyer and his colleague. The music is full of adrenaline and gets you hyped up. As for the subtle parts, it is certain moments regarding the main lead which you must watch and discover yourself. He is a realist and his lessons are critical and crucial in learning about the world as well as its laws/rules. Another factor you must be aware of is there are moments when you have to listen very attentively or read the subs quickly or you'll miss out quite a lot since the main actor talks so fast. But he has a lot of humour in his rants. I became an instant fan. Another thing to remember is that it is taken from a Japanese show but this is done much better and this would include the music. There are some side characters that are obnoxious but you won't care since the ride your on is fast paced and in full-pursuit. It is a legal show but it has romance, friendship, etc. I have watched a lot of koreon shows but this is the first like vincenzo that makes it western in style. It's like the show 'suits' or the koreon version of suits. That's all I will say and leave it to you.

Fun. Fast paced. A must watch.

[macdgyver-18510 · 10/10 · 29 March 2022]

A real great KDrama. A must watch. Very fun to watch though the court cases are actually serious. Very fast paced. Great leads and cast. Very nice visuals. Finished watching this in 2 days.

Not Good Enough

[PennyReviews · 4/10 · 3 April 2019]

Legal High was a nice idea of a drama, but failed to be anything special. The only thing that had going for it was the leading characters personality. He was entertaining and probably the only reason to watch this drama. That said, Jin Goo's performance was really good, as well as the rest of the cast's. The cases, however, were kind of boring and the whole drama lacked intensity and the wow element to make it entertaining. The romance was really underdeveloped and it didn't concluded well. The "bad guys" were pretty basic characters as well and there was no twist when it came to their story. So, four out of ten.