Remember: War of the Son | |
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Also known as | Remember Remember – Son's War |
Genre |
Melodrama Legal drama Legal thriller |
Written by | Yoon Hyun-ho |
Directed by | Lee Chang-min |
Starring |
Yoo Seung-ho Park Sung-woong Park Min-young Jung Hye-sung Namkoong Min |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language(s) | Korean |
No. of episodes | 20 |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company(s) | Logos Film |
Release | |
Original network | Seoul Broadcasting System |
Original release | 9 December 2015 | – 18 February 2016
External links | |
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Remember: War of the Son (Hangul: 리멤버 – 아들의 전쟁; RR: Rimembeo – Adeul-ui Jeonjaeng) is a 2015–2016 South Korean television series starring Yoo Seung-ho, Park Sung-woong, Park Min-young, Jung Hye-sung and Namkoong Min. It aired on SBS from 9 December 2015 to 18 February 2016 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.
Seo Jin-woo has a special condition called Hyperthymesia which allows him to remember almost every day in perfect detail. While his father, Seo Jae-hyuk on the other hand, developed an Alzheimer's disease, making him lose his memories. When Seo Jae-hyuk was wrongfully convicted of murder, Jin-woo vows to prove innocence of his father. Four years later, Jin-woo becomes a lawyer to put the real criminal behind bars but bribery, corruption, and betrayals would not give him an easy road to justice.
Lived with his father after his mother and brother died in a car accident when he was young. Using his superior memory, he was able to become the youngest lawyer in South Korea after dropping out of high school to prove the innocence of his father before he gets executed.
A lawyer with a hundred percent success rate but is infamous for fighting the case for the rich and powerful regardless of whether his clients are innocent or guilty. When he first met Jin-woo, he was reluctant to take on his father's case due to the high chances of losing however, Jin-woo reminded him of his younger self, which softened his heart and made him take on the case, which he eventually lost on purpose due to pressure from Il-Ho company. He was signed under Il-Ho legal team after the case, but still supports Jin-woo deep in his heart. It was revealed that the car accident his dad caused years ago was the same accident that Jin-woo's family got into.
Apart from Park Dong-ho, she is the only one to believe Seo Jin-woo's father innocence and unconditionally supports Jin-woo during tough times. 4 years later, she became a prosecutor in order to fight for Jin-woo's father and believes in the ways of honesty and truth but is always hindered by her superiors bribed by Il-Ho company.