'Law School' Episode 1: Was Kim Myung Min the Real Culprit behind the Murder? + JTBC’s New Drama Obtains Strong Viewership Rating

Korean drama "Law School" commenced with a good viewership rating and showed a positive response.

The JTBC's new drama, which replaced the post-apocalyptic sci-fi series "Sisyphus: the Myth," starring Cho Seung Woo and Park Shin Hye, managed to score 5.1 percent for its nationwide rating and 5.7 percent in the metropolitan area, as cited by Nielsen Korea.

Meanwhile, its competitor, KBS2's "Daebak Real Estate," which also premiered on the same date, reached 4.1 percent and 5.3 percent of national ratings.

#LawSchoolEp1 Trends on Twitter

Despite being compared with the US series "How to Get Away with Murder," viewers also expressed their support for the mystery crime series as #LawSchoolEp1 trends on Twitter alongside good feedback from the audience.

With this, fans lauded the intense start of "Law School" and mentioned that they couldn't wait for succeeding episodes.

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The Mysterious Death of Professor Seo Byung Ju

"Law School" episode 1 starts off dated October 2020 with an intense scene as one student saw a lifeless professor Seo Byung Ju (Ahn Nae Sang) inside his office at the elite Hankuk University.

The scene jumps off to March 2020 as professor Yang Jong Hoon (Kim Myung Min), who is a former prosecutor and known as a straightforward professor, carries on his lecture.

A first-year law student named Han Joon Hwi (Kim Beom), who is the top of his class, managed to wow the crowd with his interpretation of the case.

However, it appears that the professor was unimpressed with him and advised him not to take opportunities for other students to answer.

On the other hand, Kang Sol-A was also asked by Yang Jong Hoon but was too nervous to argue her case and ended up leaving the class.

With Professor Seo's death, this has caused a disturbance in the university, and as the investigation continues, Lee Man Ho's name is being dragged. Played by Jo Jae Ryong, he was recently released from prison after being convicted as a child rapist.

To recall, it was Kim Eun Suk who was then the judge was responsible for his case. Unfortunatley, she lost the case to Lee Man Ho after being only sentenced to 11 years.

On the present day, it showed that he visited Kim Eun Su, who is now a law professor at Hankuk University. He barged in her class and discussed Article 10-2 of the Criminal code, or known as the Lee Man Ho Act.

Kim Eun Suk was surprised by Lee Man Ho's return which caused her intense emotions and ended up bleeding, given that she's also pregnant.

While the student rushed her to the hospital, Yang Jong Hoon remained in the classroom with his furious eyes gazing at Lee Man Ho.

Yang Jong Hoon Arrested for Killing Professor Seo

Another surprising news circulated the school as the dead professor was reportedly a drug addict. It came after drugs had been found in his car.

During the student's mock trial, the police barge in and explain that the late professor was killed through methamphetamine overdose and believes that someone mixed this in his coffee and gave it to him.

Following this, the officer's prime suspect was the professor and ended up handcuffing and arresting Yang Jong Hoon.

A flashback also showed that Yang Jong Hoon is killing professor Seo inside his office.

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Written by Geca Wills