Naver Webtoon Officially Serializes "Strange Lawyer Woo Young-woo"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seungjin Lee] Naver Webtoon announced on the 27th that the new webtoon "Strange Lawyer Woo Young-woo" will be officially serialized as a Thursday webtoon every week.

The webtoon "Strange Lawyer Woo Young-woo" depicts the growth story of a rookie lawyer "Woo Young-woo," who has a genius intellect and autism spectrum disorder, at a large law firm. It is based on the drama of the same name starring Park Eun-bin and Kang Tae-oh, which is breaking its own highest viewership ratings each episode, and adapts the original drama story with the unique fast-paced development and direction of webtoons.

The webtoon "Strange Lawyer Woo Young-woo," consisting of a total of 60 episodes, not only covers the story of the original drama but also adds episodes that could not be seen in the drama. In particular, after starting serialization domestically, it will be translated into English, Japanese, Chinese, and other languages through Naver Webtoon's global service and will be serialized overseas as well. As the "Woo Young-woo" craze is sweeping the world, Naver Webtoon expects that the webtoon will create another syndrome following the original drama.

Meanwhile, the drama "Strange Lawyer Woo Young-woo" is a human legal drama about a rookie lawyer "Woo Young-woo," who has autism spectrum disorder, solving cases and growing. It is gaining worldwide popularity, surpassing a peak viewership rating of 13%, and ranking first globally for two consecutive weeks as the most-watched non-English TV content on Netflix.

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