[Y이슈] ‘Woo Young-woo’ craze over Korea… No. 1 in Asian countries such as Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan

The ENA channel ‘Strange Lawyer Woo Young-woo’, which is heating up Korea with its syndrome-level popularity, topped Netflix’s viewership ratings in Asian countries such as Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, the Philippines, and Vietnam.

According to the overseas OTT statistics site ‘Flixpatrol’ on the 9th, ‘Strange Lawyer Woo Young-woo’ ranked 5th in the world in the TV program category as of the previous day. Starting with Korea, it also took first place in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam.

In particular, in Japan, from the 28th of last month to this day, it took first place in the TV program section for 12 consecutive days, realizing its popularity. ‘Strange Lawyer Woo Young-woo’ was previously released in Asia with subtitles in 10 languages ​​through Netflix. Then, from the 13th of last month, it has provided subtitles in a total of 31 languages, including European and Latin American countries, and is further growing its global influence.



In addition to the global content review site IMDB, the Japanese film rating site Filmarks also rave reviews about the works. Currently, the rating of ‘Strange Lawyer Woo Young-woo’ in IMDB is 9.1 points (out of 10). Viewers from non-English-speaking countries gave 8.9 points, and viewers from English-speaking countries gave 9.2 points. Japanese viewers in Filmarks also gave good reviews about the work with a rating of 4.4 (out of 5).

In particular, praise for the excellent acting skills of Park Eun-bin, who plays a lawyer with an autism spectrum, as well as the impeccable acting skills and deep breathing of the main actors, are the main points. In addition, there are many favorable reviews for the solid scenario and directing ability that handles complex court cases without difficulty in every episode.

‘Strange Lawyer Woo Young-woo’, which has been well received all over the world beyond Korea, has only 4 episodes left until the end. The last episode is scheduled to air on the 18th.

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