Juvenile Justice (Korean: 소년 심판) is a 2022 South Koreanlegal drama television series that premiered onNetflix on February 25, 2022.[1][2] Written by Kim Min-seok and directed by Hong Jong-chan, it starsKim Hye-soo,Kim Mu-yeol, andLee Sung-min.Juvenile Justice tells the story of a judge who is known for her dislike of juveniles and gets appointed as judge of a juvenile court. The court-room drama sends a message of how society is also responsible for juveniles' acts.[citation needed]
Shim Eun-seok, an elite judge with a cold and distant personality who is known for her dislike of juveniles, is appointed judge of a juvenile court in the Yeonhwa District. There, she breaks customs and administers her own ways of punishing the young offenders. Eun-seok has to deal with and balance her aversion to minor offenders with firm beliefs on justice and punishment as she tackles complex cases while discovering what being an adult truly means.[3]
Kim Hye-soo as Shim Eun-seok, a stern judge of the Juvenile Court with a bitter past that shaped how she perceived juvenile offenders[4]
Kim Mu-yeol as Cha Tae-joo, a compassionate judge of the Juvenile Court with a past history as a victim of domestic abuse and being in juvenile reformation center. He believes in giving second chances to juveniles as he views them as redeemable as a result of his juvenile past
Lee Sung-min as Kang Won-jung, chief of Juvenile Justice Division[5]
Lee Jung-eun as Na Geun-hee, who succeed Kang Won-joong as chief of the Juvenile Justice Division. She is the polar opposite of Eun-seok regarding their stance towards the sentencing of juvenile offenders[6]
Lee Seok-hyung as Lee Nam-kyung, a boy who goes to court in a traffic accident case without a license for minors.[11]
Kim Gyun-ha as 'Baek Do-hyun', a brutal juvenile criminal leader.[12] At age eleven, Do-hyun and his friend Hwang In-jun murdered Shim Eun-seok's son Nam-goong Chan but were acquitted of the crime; he and In-jun both later appear in court for a sexual offence.
Shin Yeon-woo as Chi-hyeon, a detective in the female youth division. She solves child cases together with Go Kang-sik, the head of the department.[22]
Chung Su-bin as Baek Mi-joo, a young criminal in an unlicensed hit-and-run case.[23]
Netflix in November 2020 confirmed the production of original seriesJuvenile Justice. It was also confirmed that Hong Jong-chan will direct the series withKim Hye-soo playing Sim Eun-seok, a newly appointed judge. The series will revolve around issues of thejuvenile statutes, and daily lives and concerns of juvenile court judges.[25][26] On January 27, 2023, it was reported that the production of season 2 has been canceled.[27][28]
For two weeks in a row, from February 28 to March 6, and March 7 to March 13,Juvenile Justice garnered 45.93 million and 25.94 million viewing hours, respectively, and was Number 1 in Netflix's "Global Top 10" weekly list of the most-watched non-English television shows.[31][32][33][34]
Joel Keller ofDecider reviewing the series wrote, "Juvenile Justice is about as close to an American-style procedural as Netflix or Korean TV gets. We hope we get a little more backstory on the main character, but the cases might just be compelling enough to keep our interest."[35]
Pierce Conran of theSouth China Morning Post gave 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, "A grounded actors showcase that explores juvenile delinquency in a tightly woven frame of jurisprudence which occasionally shifts into a very melodramatic gear."[36]
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^Jung Yu-jin (November 10, 2020).김혜수 넷플릭스 '소년 심판' 출연할까 "제안받고 논의 중" [Kim Hye-soo to appear in Netflix's 'Boy Judge'].News 1 (in Korean).Naver. RetrievedOctober 10, 2021.
^Kim Mi-hwa (December 4, 2020).이성민, 넷플릭스 '소년심판' 판사로 합류..김혜수와 호흡 [공식] [Lee Seong-min joins Netflix's 'Boys Judge' as a judge.. Breathing with Kim Hye-soo [Official]].Star News (in Korean).Naver. RetrievedOctober 10, 2021.
^Kim Na-young (May 11, 2021).이정은, 넷플릭스 '소년심판' 출연 확정...김혜수와 다시 만난다 (공식) [Lee Jung-eun confirmed to appear in Netflix's 'Boys Judgment'... Meeting again with Kim Hye-soo (official)].MK Sports (in Korean). RetrievedOctober 10, 2021 – viaNaver.
^Kim Jung-soo (February 28, 2022).소년심판 13세 소년범役' 이연, 28살 여배우란 사실에 네티즌들 '깜놀' [MD동영상] ['Boy Judge 13-year-old juvenile criminal' Lee Yeon, a 28-year-old actress, netizens 'shocked' [MD Video]] (in Korean). My Daliy. RetrievedFebruary 28, 2022 – viaNaver.
^Lee Min-ji (March 2, 2022).'소년심판' 18kg 감량 조미녀, 찐나이보다 18살 어린 촉법소년 변신 ['Boy Judge' 18kg weight loss Cho Mi-nyeo, 18 years younger than her fat age].Newsen (in Korean).Naver. RetrievedMarch 2, 2022.
^Ahn Byung-gil (March 3, 2022).소년심판' 심달기, 김혜수가 극찬한 이유 [The reason why Shim Dal-gi and Kim Hye-soo praised 'Boy Judge] (in Korean).Sports Kyunghyang. RetrievedMarch 3, 2022 – viaNaver.
^Lee Seol (March 3, 2022).소년심판' 송덕호, 곽도석 役으로 흥행 견인...시청자 눈도장 [Boy Judgment' Song Deok-ho, leading the box office as Kwak Do-seok...] (in Korean). fnnews. RetrievedMarch 3, 2022 – viaNaver.
^Kim Ye-eun (March 6, 2022).소년심판' 이석형, 촉법소년의 민낯...분노 유발 열연 [Boy Judgment' Lee Seok-hyung, the bare face of a young boy... anger-inducing performance] (in Korean). Xports News. RetrievedMarch 6, 2022 – viaNaver.
^Cha Hye-young (March 8, 2022).소년심판' 김균하, 김혜수와 숨막히는 대적..."정주행중 오열했다 [Boy Judgment' Kim Gyun-ha, Kim Hye-soo and a breathtaking adversary... "I got feverish while driving] (in Korean). Ten Asia. RetrievedMarch 8, 2022 – viaNaver.
^Hong Seong-hoon (May 14, 2021).김찬형, 넷플릭스 오리지널 시리즈 '소년심판' 출연 [Chan-hyung Kim to star in Netflix original series 'Boys' Judgment'].NBN News (in Korean). International News & Communication. RetrievedOctober 10, 2021.
^Lee Min-ji (October 1, 2021).'검은태양' 박지연 특별출연, 탈북자 변신 ['Black Sun' Park Ji-yeon makes a special appearance, transforms into a North Korean defector].Newsen (in Korean).Naver. RetrievedOctober 10, 2021.
^Baek Seung-hoon (February 28, 2022).소년심판' 참여관 주영실役 이상희, 현실감 넘치는 연기 통했다 [Lee Sang-hee as Joo Young-sil, participation in 'Boys Judgment', had realistic acting] (in Korean).iMBC. RetrievedFebruary 28, 2022 – viaNaver.
^Yoon Hyo-jeong (May 14, 2021).'여신강림' 신재휘, 넷플릭스 '소년심판' 출연 확정...이성민 만난다 ['Descent of the Goddess' Shin Jae-hwi confirmed to appear in Netflix's 'Boys' Judgment'... Meet Seongmin Lee].News 1 (in Korean).Naver. RetrievedOctober 10, 2021.
^Baek Seung-hoon (March 3, 2022).소년심판' 김아름役 정이주, 데뷔작서 펼친 열연 [Jung Yi-joo as Kim Ah-reum in 'Boys Judgment', passionate performance in her debut work] (in Korean).iMBC. RetrievedMarch 3, 2022 – viaNaver.
^Lee Min-ji (March 7, 2022).'소년범' 홍종찬 감독이 찾고 김혜수가 극찬한 소년범들 ['Boy Criminals' The juvenile offenders that director Hong Jong-chan found and Kim Hye-soo praised].Newsen (in Korean).Naver. RetrievedMarch 7, 2022.
^Park Soo-in (May 13, 2021).박종환, 넷플릭스 '소년심판' 합류..김혜수와 연기 호흡(공식) [Park Jong-hwan joins Netflix's 'Boys Judgment'.. Kim Hye-soo and acting breath (official)].Newsen (in Korean).Naver. RetrievedOctober 10, 2021.
^Ha Kyung-heon (February 26, 2022).신연우, 넷플릭스 '소년심판' 여청과 형사로 눈도장 [Shin Yeon-woo, a detective with Yeo Cheong in Netflix's 'Boys Judgment] (in Korean).Sports Kyunghyang. RetrievedFebruary 26, 2022 – viaNaver.
^Lee Ho-young (February 28, 2022).소년심판' 무면허뺑소니 백미주役 정수빈 "소년범죄 공부 [Jung Soo-bin as Baek Mi-joo in 'Boys Judgment' unlicensed hit and run "Studying juvenile crimes] (in Korean).iMBC. RetrievedFebruary 28, 2022 – viaNaver.
^Ahn Byung-gil (February 28, 2022).전국향, 넷플릭스 '소년심판' 출연[공식] [Jeon Guk-hyang to appear on Netflix's 'Boys Judgment' [Official]] (in Korean).Sports Kyunghyang. RetrievedFebruary 28, 2022 – viaNaver.
^Lee Ye-eun (November 23, 2020).넷플릭스, 오리지널 시리즈 '소년심판' 제작 확정...김혜수 캐스팅 [공식] [Netflix confirms production of original series 'Boy's Judgment'... Kim Hye-soo Casting [Official]].MyDaily (in Korean).Naver. RetrievedOctober 10, 2021.
^Lee Seung-hoon (January 27, 2023).[단독]'소년심판' 시즌2 못 본다..시즌1 흥행 불구 '제작 무산' [[Exclusive] Can't watch season 2 of 'Juvenile Judgment'..Despite the success of season 1, 'production failed'] (in Korean).Star News. RetrievedJanuary 27, 2023 – viaNaver.
^오디션까지 마쳤는데 시즌 2 제작 취소된 넷플 히트작 [Netflix hit canceled after auditioning for season 2].Daum (in Korean). January 29, 2023.Archived from the original on January 25, 2024. RetrievedJanuary 25, 2024.
^Kim Ji-won (December 4, 2020).이성민, 넷플릭스 '소년심판' 캐스팅 확정...김혜수·김무열과 호흡 [공식] [Lee Seong-min confirmed to be cast in Netflix's 'Boys' Judgment'... Breathing with Hyesoo Kim and Muyeol Kim [Official]].Ten Asia (in Korean).Naver. RetrievedOctober 10, 2021.
^Park So-young (May 4, 2021).김혜수, 비주얼만 봐도 판사 빼박..'소년심판' 또 인생캐! [Kim Hye-soo, a judge just looking at her visuals.. 'Boys Judge' is another life story!].OSEN (in Korean).Naver. RetrievedOctober 10, 2021.
^Lee, Min-ji (March 16, 2022).'소년심판' 넷플릭스 글로벌 TOP10 비영어 부문 2주 연속 1위 ['Boy's Judgment' tops Netflix's global TOP10 non-English category for 2 weeks in a row].Newsen (in Korean).Naver. RetrievedMarch 16, 2022.
^Hwang Gyu-jun (August 31, 2022)."'2022 에이판 스타 어워즈' 송중기-손석구-김수현-김태리-박은빈-신민아 등 수상 후보 공개" [Nominees for the '2022 Apan Star Awards' including Song Joong-ki, Son Seok-gu, Kim Soo-hyun, Kim Tae-ri, Park Eun-bin, and Shin Min-ah revealed] (in Korean). Star Daily News. RetrievedAugust 31, 2022.
