There are no Korean pop superstars among the actors in the play. The heroine debuted as a child star, the hero is a member of the former group 5uprise, and the second female lead is a small supporting role with very limited appearance time in other TV series.

"Extreme Lawyer Yu Ying-jeong" is definitely a dark horse in the summer Korean drama market.

There are no Korean pop superstars among the actors in this drama. The heroine debuted as a child star, the hero is a member of the former group 5uprise, and the second female lead is a small supporting role with very limited appearance time in other TV series.

The drama was broadcast on the cable channel ENA in South Korea, with a premiere viewership rate of only 0.9% (for cable channels, a rating of over 3% is considered a more popular drama).

But after it was broadcast, the reputation of the drama immediately fermented.

TV series and heroine starring Park Eun-bin both ranked first in the Korean online topic rankings that week.

TV series is also ranked first in the Korean content influence index.

Korean audiences have begun to notice this very niche TV channel.

's ratings almost doubled every week compared to the previous week, and the ratings of the finale were as high as 17.5%, setting the highest ratings of ENA TV's own.

Douban score is also as high as 9.0 points.

The story of the "big heroine" of a special group

Those who have watched this drama will be impressed by the female characters in this drama.

The heroine Yu Ying-jeong suffers from " Asperger's Syndrome " in autism spectrum disorder. Its important feature is the difficulty of social and nonverbal communication, accompanied by narrow interests and repetitive specific behaviors.

However, compared with other autism spectrums, the patient still retains relatively language and cognitive development, which can be said to be a "lucky in misfortune".

Because Newton , Einstein and other celebrities are all Asperger's patients, some people call this disease " genius disease ".

The heroine is a Asperger's patient with talent in law. She is always remembered and knows all kinds of laws and regulations well. She can see many deeper clues and evidence in legal cases through the surface.

Because of Asperger's disease, Yu Ying-jeong is the weak in the eyes of ordinary people.

She graduated from the first legal department of Seoul University, the first institution in South Korea, and almost scored full marks in the lawyer qualification examination, but when she applied for a law firm, she was always beaten in the first round.

After being hired by Wang Yang Firm, a large law firm, because of her special life experience, her immediate boss Zheng Mingxi's first impression of her was that she was not competent.

When male colleague Li Junhao went out for business with him, Li Junhao's female classmates took it for granted that he was volunteering to help disabled people.

But because of her legal talent and the fact that she "airborne" the firm due to her father's relationship, she was regarded as a strong man and a competitor by her colleague Quan Minyu. When she was working together, she was targeted by Quan Minyu several times, and the other party even became even I want her to be fired by the company. Contradictory views such as

often appear in the play, and compared with some black and white statements, they can make the audience think deeply.

Each episode or two episodes in the drama revolves around a legal case, and many cases also have thought-provoking aspects.

For example, the client with a funny name Fang Dupu drugged the cram school bus driver to make him sleepy, and took the primary school students who were supposed to go to cram school to play on the hillside without the permission of the parents.

This behavior is certainly illegal, but it is also loved by children.

Children who have just entered elementary school must go to cram school after school until ten o'clock in the evening, and even report to the teacher when going to the toilet, and they cannot go more than twice.

The children are in the stage of growing up, but they can only eat some junk food in the convenience store after class and continue to study after returning home. Although such behaviors as

do not violate the law, they are not conducive to the physical and mental health of children.

Yu Yingjun and his colleagues tried to get parents to agree to the children attend the trial.

At the trial, Fang Du Pu hugged the children tightly, and the scene was moving.

But we all know that Fang Du Pu may face jail, and the children's educational problems will not be greatly improved because of a trial.

Another case that made me think about was a case of falling in love with a person with physical and mental disabilities.

Because the victim's intelligence is only equivalent to that of primary school students, people think she does not understand what love is, what sex is, what ordinary sexual behavior is, what sexual assault is, and has enacted legal regulations to protect these vulnerable groups.

Even though she clearly expressed in court that she loved the defendant who had sex with her, the defendant was still sentenced to two years in prison.

I understand the logic behind the law, but Yu Ying-jeong said that "you should judge whether it is love or sexual assault by yourself", which also makes me feel that something is right. The story of this episode of

also made me think further: she saw that the love she insisted on was considered sexual assault, and she also put her lover in jail. Will there be any shadows when she falls in love in the future?

People with physical and mental disabilities are more difficult than ordinary people in marriage.

Will there be many people who deliberately avoid falling in love with physically and mentally disabled people because they are afraid of legal consequences?

questions did not give answers in the play, and I did not come up with a good explanation myself.

Just as there are many complex issues in our society that are both black and white, and there is no unified answer.

When shaping Yu Ying-jeong's role, this drama also tries to avoid causing the wrong impression that autistic patients are geniuses - such people only account for a small part of the total number of patients.

In the episode, a case was also arranged that is related to autistic patients with more severe symptoms.

Completely portray this group through the patient's mother's "jealousy" towards Yu Ying-jeong. The processing method of

is very clever.

How to shoot a drama of the same type?

After watching "Extraordinary Lawyer Yu Ying-jeong", the four words "big heroine drama" always appear in my mind.

is different from the "smooth drama" where the heroine can do everything, Yu Yingyu also has a side that blindly wants to win and loses herself.

In the play, she guides the client how to commit perjury in court in order to win over her colleague Quan Minyu.

In cases where female employees sued their employer for gender discrimination, she was the employer's lawyer, but was moved by lawyer Liu Qisu, who specializes in feminist and human rights cases.

Think about whether lawyers should be on the side of the client or on the side of justice they think is in their hearts.

But from beginning to end, she held her destiny tightly in her own hands.

After realizing that her autism might be bad for the client, she chose to resign.

and went back to work because I wanted to help my friends.

After being uneasy about helping the client lie, she nailed the warning letter to the wall and opposed the client lying or forging evidence in subsequent cases.

She wanted to give up the job because she didn't like her father to ask someone to hide it from her. After receiving a better law firm with a higher salary contract, she refused after careful consideration.

She clearly has relationships that can be used, but she actively draws a line with the privileged class, and does not regard these relationships as capital to show off. From beginning to end, she was independent and free.

She also took the initiative in dating, which is something she is not good at.

She took the initiative to ask the male protagonist if he liked her, and then offered to touch the other person.

After confirming her feelings, she readily admitted her feelings to the male protagonist, and after doubting whether she could make the male protagonist happy, she proposed to break up very decisively.

She is not not sad and hurt, but she did not retreat.

After knowing her weaknesses, she is willing to listen to the male protagonist's opinions and is willing to take the initiative to try to change.

In the play, the leaders of two well-known law firms are both women, and Liu Qisu, a well-known lawyer who often represents feminist and human rights cases, is also a woman. In terms of setting, men are broken as privileged classes to open up territory. Or a final form like saving the world as a hero.

This summer, I also watched another TV series "Dream of Dreams" because of the label of "Big Female Drama".

also compares domestic dramas with "Extraordinary Lawyer Yu Ying-jeong".

This drama is adapted from "Saving the Wind and Dust " written by Guan Hanqing , which attracted many viewers who are looking forward to seeing independent female characters.

The heroine Zhao Paner in "Dream Hualu" is played by Liu Yifei . Both her appearance and costumes are impeccable.

The story slowly unfolds in the Jiangnan water town in the background of the Song Dynasty, and the sets and props are full of classical charm.

Although Zhao Paner was a business woman, she was once a lady from an official family. She was beautiful and wise, good at tea art and business. By chance, she collected many well-known calligraphy and painting works, and the character setting was almost perfect.

screenwriter obviously hopes to show that she can become a successful businessman in the famous capital as a woman.

But in terms of the story, it highlights the weakness of talented and capable women in front of male power. In the episode

, Zhao Paner and his friend Sun Sanniang went to rescue Song Yinzhang, who was married to the inhumane. This plot is also the highlight of the original work of "Save the Wind and Dust".

But a mere county magistrate can blame Zhao Paner for "discussing the court".

, and the male protagonist Gu Qianfan easily let the female protagonist out of trouble.

The male protagonist said to the female protagonist: "But once you face the people from the government, you will have no chance of winning."

The heroine paraded in the streets of the capital, and then the heroine was detained and used water torture and was teased by high-ranking officials. They were all easily rescued by the hero.

When doing business, the heroine cannot buy ice, and the hero comes forward to solve it.

The heroine's negotiations were blocked because she told the other party that Song Yinzhang had close contacts with the powerful.

In terms of money, the subordinates around the male protagonist are generous and put the idle luxury house for the three female protagonists to live in.

When the heroine wanted to open a restaurant but didn't have enough money, the hero secretly left the silver notes. Later, Du Changfeng, who fell in love with Sun Sanniang, used his family heirloom to make up for the shortcomings.

Finally, Chi Yanei, a playboy who was moved by the heroine, knelt down and begged her to accept the investment.

Looking at the whole play, although the slogan "Women are more important to be independent" appears many times in the lines, female characters have to rely on men who like them.

, but male characters have privileges. They can use their privileges to make the heroine unable to buy ice, or they can use their privileges to make the heroine use ice. They can use their privileges to drive the heroine out of the capital, and You can use your own privileges to make the heroine prosper in the capital.

The money women earned with all their might seem so insignificant in front of the generous male characters. When did the Korean drama come here?

The female group portraits in "Extreme Lawyer Yu Ying-jeong" are very successful.

But there is a very important point behind success, which is realistic.

does not need to exaggerate women's abilities and misery too much, because there is already a lot of material to write in daily life.

In the Korean online community, many male fans criticized the case of dismissal of female employees suspected of gender discrimination. In fact, it was adapted from the 1999 "The Dismissal of Couples in the Agricultural Association Cooperatives". In the prototype case of

, the Agricultural Bank of China stipulates that "if any party of the husband-and-wife employee in the company has no intention of applying for voluntary resignation.

will implement job retention and salary suspension for employees who are husbands."

Some male netizens think that the case exaggerates the negative image of men and is full of feminism, but "the wife goes out to work, but the son is idle. Which parents-in-law will like this picture?

At this time, you have to play the role of a good wife. "This line is also the original words when I persuaded the female employee to leave.

can face reality, but excessive beautification and whitewashing have made many female characters in the play separate from the society's " stereotype " of women.

They are not good mothers, good wives, and good daughters in the traditional sense, but they are all flesh and blood, and they are all cute and charming.

For example, the heroine's mother, the prefect, was from a wealthy family. She fell in love with the heroine's father, a farmer's son, while studying in law school.After discovering that she was pregnant, she wanted to return to her originally wealthy life.

After the heroine's father's plea, she gave birth to the child and raised the man. She married the chaebol and gave birth to a son. She inherited the most famous law firm in South Korea, Taishan, founded by her father. She became the "king of the lawyer world with her ability" "The same existence became a candidate for the Attorney General.

Many TV series have portrayed a scene where a rich girl gave up all the hugs love after meeting a poor boy.

But in real life, marriages that cross huge class differences are not common.

Although Yu Ying-jeong said that the prefect Mei "is not a good mother", she is not a "bad person": she successfully educated her son who has a sense of justice and responsibility, and finally decided to give up her campaign for her son.

Most women are like this. They weigh the pros and cons in front of many forks in their lives, and try to make choices that are in line with their own interests and not infringe on the interests of others.

also "disappeared" in this TV series, which is the female characters jealous of men.

In the TV series, several female characters fall in love with the male protagonist at the same time, but do not engage in a "female competition" for this (that is, the same-sex infighting between women for male resources). Instead, they still help each other both public and privately.

In popular dramas in the Chinese-speaking world such as " The Legend of Zhen Huan ", " Golden Branch 新方 ", etc., many women cannot communicate with each other because of their female competition, and it is difficult for them to become good sisters for a long time. These plots of

have also aggravated the stereotypes of women to a certain extent, believing that women are small-minded, jealous and like to be petty.

And the relationship between the heroine and the second female lead Choi Soo-yeon in "Extraordinary Lawyer Woo Young-woon" interprets a healthy female friendship that exists in the real world.

They will cheer for each other and be happy about the other’s achievements, rather than treating these as a “zero-sum game”.

They have different personalities and hobbies, but this does not affect their love for each other.

Wu Ying-jeong seems to be the protected party, but she remembers all Choi Soo-yeon's kindness and nicknamed her "Spring Sun".

Cue Soo-yeon and the heroine both have a good impression of the hero, but after seeing the hero’s feelings, she took the initiative to explain to the hero, hoping that the hero would not bother everyone anymore.

and create opportunities to match the heroine and the hero.

The most important thing is: their friendship has nothing to do with men.

is neither a competitive relationship nor an alliance against men, but a pure mutual appreciation.

Japanese gender research scholar Ueno Chizuko in the book "Misomegia: Japanese Female Dislikes":

"Men like to fight for hegemony in the world of men, and their strength has been recognized and evaluated by other men And praise. But this situation will not happen in the women's world. The hegemony battle in the women's world will not end only in the women's world. There will definitely be men's evaluation intervention to separate women."

in this drama In the episode, the audience sees a female friendship without male intervention.

This is also the reason why this series is refreshing.

Even though "Menghualu" has always emphasized that the core of the script is women's mutual assistance and opposes female competition.

But after the show was broadcast, many fans began to compare Liu Yifei, the CP of Chen Xiao, in the play, with Chen Xiao's wife Chen Yanxi, in reality, especially the two actresses have played the role of "Little Dragon Girl". .

Their appearance and appearance have become content used by fans to attack each other when they are "fighted".

Even outside the play, actresses are inevitably compared by the audience to who can compete for the attention and favor of male actors.

There is a high praise short comment on the Douban page of "Extreme Lawyer Yu Ying-chung" "After watching the second episode, I feel that domestic dramas are still "double clean", and Korean dramas have gone so far."

This makes people wonder, when did Korean dramas become so deep?

On Zhihu , a parent of an autistic child wrote a long comment: "With a very appreciative and grateful attitude towards this drama, I can't help but sigh. When will we have such a drama? ? ”

The parent also mentioned the tolerance of these physical and mentally disabled people in the South Korean employment environment.

Although the play still reflects all kinds of implicit discrimination, the heroine can at least openly introduce herself as a "person with an autism spectrum" and can receive equal education and job opportunities.

In the 2000s, when Korean wave just emerged, people's mocking Korean dramas is inseparable from the three magic weapons: car accidents, amnesia, and terminal illness. The

plot also cannot be separated from the boy who was born in the chaebol family falling in love with a girl from a poor family, and finally found out that he was a brother and sister who had been separated for many years.

The Korean dramas at that time were mostly romance dramas and costume dramas. Even though the old-fashioned and illogical plots were repeated, they still caused a whirlwind of "Korean wave" in our country and other Southeast Asian countries.

After the "Korean restriction order" in 2016, Korean waves lost almost all the Chinese market, and many Korean wave stars came to China to shoot co-production TV series and movies, which have not been released until today.

But in recent years, Korean film and television works have successfully opened up the European and American markets.

The movie " Parasite ", which tells the lives of the people in the South Korean class, swept four Oscars in 2020, becoming the first foreign language film to win the Oscar for the best film.

The movie " Minari " tells the story of a Korean American family has won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

Netflix has invested in Korean film and television dramas since 2018. Last year, the Korean drama " Squid Game " produced by Netflix exposed the ugly side of human nature and the cruelty of capitalism .

became the most watched drama in the history of the platform in less than a month, and also led Netflix's stock price to a record high in 20 years of listing.

Another TV series " Hell Master " that satirizes Korean cults won the top spot in the global TV series broadcast rankings on its first day.

This time, "Extraordinary Lawyer Yu Ying-jeong" is a route that slowly fermentes through reputation, and it is also very successful. On Netflix for several consecutive weeks, it ranked No. 1 in the world's top 10 non-English TV series ratings.

is also the eighth place in Netflix's most popular non-English TV series ever.

These films and TV series that have won reputation in Europe and the United States have broken the previous routine of Korean dramas "car accident + terminal illness + love triangle".

Discover social problems from different perspectives and classes and dare to face the unlucky truths. Many commentary articles will say "They really dare to shoot!"

and encourage each other...