Welcome back.
A new Korean drama... has been topping...
Netflix's most-watched... weekly global chart...
this month.
"Extraordinary Attorney Woo" is a drama...
about a young female autistic lawyer... and her daily experiences... both professionally...
and personally.
For more...
on this drama's popularity...
I have film critic...
Jason Bechervaise...
here in the studio.
Jason... welcome.
I also have JC John Sese Cuneta... a blogger... and... fan of K-dramas... in the Philippines...
live on the line.
JC... it's a pleasure.
1) Jason... let's start with
a few words... on the success factors...
behind this particular drama.
2) JC... your review of "Extraordinary Attorney Woo"... has been making... a bit of local
headlines...
here.
For the sake of our viewers who have not read your review...
could you give us a brief rundown... of your remarks...
with regard to this Korean drama series?
3) JC...
I understand "Extraordinary Attorney Woo" has a personal appeal... for you.
Do you care to elaborate?
4) Jason...
"Extraordinary Attorney Woo" is not... the first Korean screen production...
to deal with... disabilities.
Could you tell us a bit about some of the other productions?
5) JC...
what are your thoughts... on the portrayal of autism spectrum disorder... in this particular
drama?
6) Jason...
what are some issues... that we need to keep in mind...
when seeking to make a production...
based on the disabled / differently-abled?
We...
now... take a moment... to speak... with an actual attorney...
about the broader...
legal...
elements...
within...
the Korean drama "Extraordinary Attorney Woo".
I have David Park... an attorney...
at Yoon and Yang... on the line.
David...
thank you... for making the time... to join us... live.
7) David...
as an attorney yourself...
what are your thoughts...
with regard to this drama?
8) David...
what can you tell us about... the real-life presence... of autistic lawyers...
here in South Korea... and perhaps...
over in the U.S.... for the sake of comparison?
9) David...
some say... the legal setting of the drama...
including the interior of the law firm... is quite similar... to that... in real-life.
What do you say?
10) David...
do you
suppose...
this K-drama... has raised awareness about... the need... to better address... discrimination
against the disabled in society?
All right...
David...
thank you... for your time.... and thoughts.
11) Jason...
back on the screens.
The cast... of the recent television series...
"Our Blues".... included...
a real-life character...
with Down Syndrome.
What are your thoughts...
on the acting skills... of Jung Eun-hye ?
12) JC...
I am aware... that you've watched...
quite a number of Korean productions... both... for
the big screen and small.
That being said... with regard
to Korean dramas that deal with disabilities...
is there... a K-style of reaching out... to audiences?
13) Jason... let's end with
a few words of advice from you... for
the Korean content industry...
amid
the growing global interest...
in South Korean screen productions.
All right.