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SEOUL, August 4 (Yonhap) --South Korean drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” provided by broadcasting service ENA scored over 14 percent on viewing rate by providing viewers with heartwarming stories of the autistic protagonist who learns how to love and how to be lenient.

According to Nilson Korea which specializes in analyzing the viewing rate of South Korean TV shows on Thursday, 11th episode of “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” which aired on August 3 at 9p.m. scored total of 14.1 percent of viewing rate. Which is 1.1 percent lower than the rate of 10th episode, but it managed to continue on with high rate of viewing.

Throughout the 11th episode of “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” the protagonist Woo Young-woo who is very principled showed flexibility which showcases her growth.

Protagonist Woo Young-woo takes a case of three friends. The case states that three of the friends have promised to split the prize equally if one of them acquires it, therefore plaintiff request of 1.4 billion won, which is one third of the prize money from the lottery. As a talented lawyer, Woo Young-woo wins the case.

However when she finds out that the client she is representing plans on getting a divorce settlement without paying the alimony, Woo Young-woo decides to give the wife heads up after much consideration.

According to the Attorneys at law act, it is prohibited for a lawyer disclose a confidential information regarding the case, but Woo Young-woo finds a loop hole to help the wife by avoiding a personal encounter and even gives out advice.

Woo Young-woo’s supervisor Jung Myung-seok acted by Kang Ki-young’s line throughout the drama “Where did Woo Young-woo that I know go, the one that is always by the book? Do I know you?” demonstrates how much Woo Young-woo has changed over the period of time she has worked at the firm.

The way protagonist Woo Young-woo started to learn how to be considerate by going out with the ligation officer Lee Joon-ho acted by Kang Tae-oh drew a lot of attention.

Woo Young-woo who video called Lee Joon-ho was holding her phone closely to her mouth so that the person on the other side could only see her mouth, then when she was done with her business she was going to end but at that moment, Lee Joon-ho stops her by saying “I would love to see your face.” adding “From now on please ask the other whether they also want to hang up.”

Although Woo Young-woo and Lee Joon-ho’s relationship might look clumsy, that pure feeling of liking one another provides the audience with warmhearted feeling and excitement.

Towards the end of the episode attorney Kwon Min-woo acted by Joo Jong-hyuk visits Tae Soo-mi acted by Jin Kyung after finding out that Woo Young-woo is a child born out of wedlock, raised questions about how the story will unfold.

“Extraordinary Attorney Woo” started off with only 0.9 percent viewing rate but after the drama started getting passed around through word of mouth within four episodes it reached 5 percent on viewing rate, it topped at 15.8 percent during the ninth episode and continues on with its fame.

 

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Joonha Yoo.)

 

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