K-drama 'Shin's Project:' Han Suk-kyu lends his charm to fun legal comedy-drama series

Lead cast: Han Suk-kyu, Bae Hyun-sung, Lee Re Latest Nielsen rating: 7.4 percent Following his critically acclaimed turn in last year's dark mystery drama Doubt, veteran leading man Han Suk-kyu returns with some lighter fare in Shin's Project, a new tvN drama that premiered to strong ratings last week. Echoing the big screen comedy smash Extreme Job, the show sees Han play Mr Shin, the crafty owner of a fried chicken restaurant whose occupation masks his true skills as an expert negotiator. This comes in handy when he is brought in to settle little spats that erupt in the neighbourhood between various shopkeepers, but sometimes he is also called on to render his services on a larger scale. This happens when judge Kim Sang-geun (Kim Sang-ho, Sweet Home) drops by Shin's chicken joint with budding judge Philip Jo (Bae Hyun-sung, Family by Choice), a fresh graduate from the judicial institute. Sang-geun orders chicken, but right after it arrives, he gets up to leave and tells Philip to stay and start working for Shin. Among the bewildered Philip's new responsibilities are chicken deliveries - hWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times