A corrupt and cruel senior minister rises to power following the death of a Joseon king. The minister uses his lawless co-conspirators to prop up his power and abuse the king's subjects. One of the subjects - a victim of injustice - uses the law to punish the criminals and eventually help those in need. The female leads run a business that is as altruistic as it is profitable.

The two dramas complement each other in that Joseon Attorney portrays certain aspects of life in the Joseon dynasty not shown in Knight Flower.

Knight Flower stands above Joseon Attorney thanks to Lee Ha Nee, better developed chara cters, and an excellent script. Joseon Attorney is a bit more average for a saeguk although the actors are almost all excellent (except the FL and the ML's sidekick). It is also a feast for the eyes.

Also know as The Memorial Gate for Virtuous Women (???) is a 1962 South Korean film directed by Shin Sang-ok that gives a close up look at the reality of being a widow in Joseon.

The film tells the story of the widow of a nobleman who bears a son after having an affair with her servant. The servant and the baby are driven from the home by the woman's irate in-laws.

A boy’s father is falsely accused of a heinous crime and convicted. The enraged boy lives only to avenge his father’s wrongful conviction and harsh sentence. Through his actions, the son brings the truth to light, changing the lives of everyone who crosses his path for better or worse.

The personalities and actions of the sons in each series are diametrically opposed as well as the outcomes. One is twisted by his experience and being abandoned by his mother while the other embodies the goodness ingrained in him by his father. The two dramas provide a fascinating look at how two different people can have nearly identical experiences and react to them quite differently.

Bullying, hazing, sexual assault, and other abuses in the military lead to deadly consequences for a service member.

Bonus: Both feature Son Seok Koo in a supporting role as an army officer.

In this tale, the pressures of family and motherhood turn the hero's wife into a shrew. Or is she?

Our everyman decides that his life would have been so much happier if he had married his previous crush and life gives him a chance to find out. We get to follow him on his bittersweet journey to find what he is really missing.

With a sprinkling of humour, "My Wife's Having an Affair this Week" also depicts how a wife - although loved by her spouse - deals with feeling over-worked and under-appreciated. Instead of mental illness or depression, the eponymous wife copes thanks to the comforting arms of a rich, handsome businessman.

This story is told almost exclusively from the viewpoint of the husband. As such the failure of the institutions of marriage, motherhood, & society to support women more generally are implicit rather than explicit.

The quiet atmosphere and intense emotions of star-crossed lovers who never should have fallen for each other, although in the end they make entirely different choices.

Chance encounters & instant passion flame into …. love?

Or how meeting the right person at the wrong time can leave one with less passion but love for family & duty come first.