Suits (South Korean TV series)

Suits 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.

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.

In popular culture

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