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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.

References

• “Autistic People” vs. “People with Autism”: A Deeper Dive into Disability Language
• Identity First Language
• How to Play Cham Cham Cham from Extraordinary Attorney Woo 😜 #koreangame - YouTube
• What do Sunflowers Mean?
• The Korean Bar Association’s Code of Ethics
• Korean Intellectual Property Office Patents & UtilityModels > Korean IP System > Utility Models;
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