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12.5 - Podcast Review of Episode 5 of Extraordinary Attorney Woo

Episode Summary

Comment on this episode by going to KDramaChat.com Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 5 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 Hyung-young as Dong Geu-ra-mi, Kang Ki-young as Jung Myung-seok, and Joo Jong-hyuk as Kwon Min-woo. We also discuss Kang Ki-young, the versatile actor who plays Attorney Jung. We discuss: * The songs featured during the recap: Inevitable by Suzy and Spring Sunshine by Roh Young Shim. * The ethical dilemmas at the heart of this episode’s case and Woo Young Woo’s heartbreak over winning the legal battle but enabling injustice. * What open source technology is, how utility models work in Korea, and how these were central to the ATM cassette lawsuit. * Kwon Min-woo’s underhanded tactics, including excluding Woo Young Woo from meetings and trying to sabotage her standing. * The symbolic moment when Woo Young Woo’s framed Bar Code of Ethics is replaced by a sunflower painting. * Military bonding among men, especially over training locations, and how that dynamic excluded Woo Young Woo in the meeting. * The heartwarming moment when Woo Young Woo calls Choi Soo-yeon “Spring Sunshine,” bringing Soo-yeon to tears. * The adorable Cham Cham Cham scene where Woo Young Woo asks Lee Jun Ho if he likes her—and his stunned, but telling reaction. * Woo Young Woo’s explanation of how people with autism live in a world of “me” rather than “me and you,” making deception hard to detect. * The final scene with Tae Su-mi, hinting heavily that she is Woo Young Woo’s mother and hiding a past pregnancy. * Our featured actor of the week: Kang Ki-young, his background in musical theatre, and standout roles in hit K Dramas.

Episode Notes

Comment on this episode by going to KDramaChat.com

Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 5 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 Hyung-young as Dong Geu-ra-mi, Kang Ki-young as Jung Myung-seok, and Joo Jong-hyuk as Kwon Min-woo. We also discuss Kang Ki-young, the versatile actor who plays Attorney Jung. We discuss:

The songs featured during the recap: Inevitable by Suzy and Spring Sunshine by Roh Young Shim.
The ethical dilemmas at the heart of this episode’s case and Woo Young Woo’s heartbreak over winning the legal battle but enabling injustice.
What open source technology is, how utility models work in Korea, and how these were central to the ATM cassette lawsuit.
Kwon Min-woo’s underhanded tactics, including excluding Woo Young Woo from meetings and trying to sabotage her standing.
The symbolic moment when Woo Young Woo’s framed Bar Code of Ethics is replaced by a sunflower painting.
Military bonding among men, especially over training locations, and how that dynamic excluded Woo Young Woo in the meeting.
The heartwarming moment when Woo Young Woo calls Choi Soo-yeon “Spring Sunshine,” bringing Soo-yeon to tears.
The adorable Cham Cham Cham scene where Woo Young Woo asks Lee Jun Ho if he likes her—and his stunned, but telling reaction.
Woo Young Woo’s explanation of how people with autism live in a world of “me” rather than “me and you,” making deception hard to detect.
The final scene with Tae Su-mi, hinting heavily that she is Woo Young Woo’s mother and hiding a past pregnancy.
Our featured actor of the week: Kang Ki-young, his background in musical theatre, and standout roles in hit K Dramas.

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