The Devil Judge (악마판사)

[This drama was set in the dystopian future of Korea.]

[All characters, organizations, places, and events are fictional.]

During the past horrible two years,

the plague we have never even heard of swept the entire country,

[bringing down companies and throwing people out onto the street.]

[The groundless rumors against bourgeoisie and political demagogy]

[Economic crisis? It's now a thing of the past.]

Guarantee our rights!

[Seo Jeong-hak: Chairman of Social Responsibility Foundation]

by beloved people whom I respect very much

will make this country, Republic of Korea, awesome again!

I will rebuild this country

[Heo Joong-se: President of Republic of Korea]

[CEO of Saram Media, Park Du-man: 10,100,000,000 won]

He always gets too excited whenever a camera is rolling.

Old habits die hard.

No wonder. He used to be a clown.

In order to rebuild this country,

[Social Responsibility Foundation, Live Court Show]

we must restore law and order first.

[I've passed powerful judicial reform legislation,]

[Live Court Show: Justice Served by People]

I did it!

I, Heo Joong-se, did it!

I will change Korea completely!

Yes!

We have a lot of questions to ask.

Mr. Kang, some say the live trial is against the law.

What are your thoughts on that?

Some say it's against humanity

and it's just for show. What do you think?

Some are expressing concerns,

saying you're a martinet and lack consideration for the disadvantaged.

-Who were the disadvantaged? -Pardon?

Among the people I've convicted, who were disadvantaged?

There was a young offender, to begin with.

There was a homeless, a mentally ill person and...

A rapist who raped his fellow student, a random robber,

and a random murderer.

Are they disadvantaged?

Still, the disadvantaged need to be...

They are just defendants.

I'm not interested in who's strong and who's weak.

Do you think you can give a severe punishment

to the defendant of this upcoming live trial as well?

You know CEO Joo Il-do is famous for his powerful connections.

What if the authorities pressure...

I am the authority.

Me, me, me!

I am the authority.

I exercise jurisdiction delegated by all citizens in this country,

which are the sovereign of Korea.

No one is above our people.

I'll see you at the court.

Yes.

He's good.

He is.

Congratulations. Star judge.

Shall we?

To sexy power.

[I exercise jurisdiction delegated by all citizens in this country,]

[The Start of Justice? Live Court Show Begins]

[Bankrupt Businesses are the State's Responsibility!]

Wait here.

Excuse me.

How may I help you?

I'm working here, starting today.

Oh, you're a judge of the live trial.

Please go in.

Yes.

Professor Min.

My bad. I mean, Chief Justice.

I guess it will take some time for me to get used to your new title.

Don't call me by that formal title. Forget it.

-Gosh. That looks cool. -What?

You punk.

This place feels like a temple.

Yes, it is.

The Temple of Justice.

So this is the courtroom?

He wants to live-stream the trial.

Why is Judge Kang Yo-han trying to up the ante for this trial?

A judge? A mere title like that won't suffice to define who he is.

He's the flag bearer who will reform this corrupt judicial system.

And he's the ray of hope that showed up in this failing country.

He sure is popular.

A turbulent age calls for a monster.

He managed to get those ridiculous policies to pass.

That line of thinking isn't done by a judicial officer, but a politician.

You don't like him that much,

and yet you still put me in the judicial panel.

Someone has to be there.

[Someone who will keep his eyes wide open in this crazy storm.]

[No one here wants to go against the storm.]

Are you asking me to take the role of Judas Iscariot?

Please do this for me.

Do you remember what I said during many of my lectures?

I do.

justice never comes easily.

[Judicial reform for the people. We will make it come true.]

Nice to meet you.

What is it?

It's nothing. Sorry. So you're Judge Kim Ga-on, right?

-Yes, sir. It's nice-- -Welcome

to the battlefield.

["Restaurant Owners Who Got Conned While Trying to Do a Good Deed"]

He resembles them

even more than I expected.

Hello. Are you Judge Kim Ga-on?

Nice to meet you. I'm Oh Jin-joo.

Nice to meet you.

What a mess, right? Sorry.

I have a lot of stuff because I had to travel pretty far.

It's fine.

But are you going to sleep here?

Oh, this. No. At least, not every day.

Well, that's the oldest trick in the book, right?

Work hard in the beginning to leave a good impression.

I see.

Your first post was in Seoul, right?

Yes.

Since I became a judge, I've only stayed in rural areas.

This is my first post in Seoul.

I'll be honest. This kind of chance doesn't come by that often.

What? Are you shy around people?

No. I look forward to working with you.

Gosh. You look totally different when you smile like that.

I get it now. I know why they picked us for this post.

What do you mean?

Well, if I were to be blunt, I would say they chose us

based on our looks.

But our looks have nothing to do with our job.

Of course, they do. Think about it.

The entire country will be watching our trials.

Here's the thing about people. Instead of listening to the truth,

they like listening to people they approve of.

Our charms are our power.

-Power? -What?

Don't mind me. Forget what I said.

I'm in a very good mood right now.

So I'm just blurting out my thoughts without filtering them first.

I'll come clean.

I'm a big fan of Mr. Kang Yo-han.

Just by joining this team, I've got my wish as his fan.

Jin-joo, you made it. Let's work hard.