Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 12 of Extraordinary Attorney Woo, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Park Eun-bin as Woo Young Woo, Kang Tae-oh as Lee Jun-ho, Ha Yoon-kyung as Choi Soo-yeon, Ju Hyun-young as Dong Geurami, Kang Ki-young as Jung Myung-seok, and Joo Jong-hyuk as Kwon Min-woo. We discuss: The songs featured during the recap: “One Two Three Young Woo” by Jo Byeong Hyeon and “H” by Roh Young Sim. The first is quirky, while the second is melancholy. The political and ethical complexity of Hanbada’s involvement in drafting a policy that led to mass layoffs of married women. The fierce and principled attorney Ryu Jae Sook, who champions women’s and labor rights, and who offers a thought-provoking contrast to Hanbada's corporate approach. The idea of generation names in Korean clans, and how these were used to explore the relationship between Judge Ryu Myeong Ha and Attorney Ryu Jae Sook. Attorney Jung’s jarring statement that attorneys are not meant to make th...
Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 11 of Extraordinary Attorney Woo , the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Park Eun-bin as Woo Young Woo, Kang Tae-oh as Lee Jun-ho, Ha Yoon-kyung as Choi Soo-yeon, Joo Hyun-young as Dong Geu-ra-mi, Kang Ki-young as Jung Myung-seok, and Joo Jong-hyuk as Kwon Min-woo. We discuss: The songs featured during the recap: Overture and Junho Being Brave (Let me be your hug chair) by Roh Young Sim The legal case about three gambling friends and a disputed lottery ticket—and the moral, ethical, and legal dilemmas it raises. Attorney Jung’s surprising soft side, as he takes on a questionable case swayed by a couple’s sob story and a broken heel. Article 103 of Korean civil law that states that contracts that violate social order are null and void. The twist when the plaintiff, Shin Il-su, asks about keeping lottery winnings in a divorce and how Korean law defines marital vs. non-marital property. Woo Young Woo's internal conflict about helping a clie...