It has been said that a famous singer-actress was first offered the female lead role of Woo Young Woo in "Extraordinary Attorney Woo" before Park Eun Bin. Can you guess who it is? Then read on!
IU Was Supposed to Lead 'Extraordinary Attorney Woo'
As viewership ratings of the ongoing healing drama 'Extraordinary Attorney Woo" keep breaking its own record, everything about the series trends on the internet. Even the previous casting for the lead role circulated again online.
After airing a few episodes, ENA's "Extraordinary Attorney Woo" had a massive following and viewers both in Korea and overseas. The drama's well-written script and notable actors put extra effort into maintaining its overall view.
Its female lead Park Eun Bin is receiving popularity and tremendous support from the public for her exceptional performance as an autistic lawyer. But did you know that the role was first offered to singer-actress IU?
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The original casting for the series began to resurface online back in 2021. Park Eun Bin was not the first choice of the writers to play the lead role of Woo Young Woo. In particular, there was a rumor that originally, it was IU that the writers wanted to lead the series.
However, during that time, "Extraordinary Attorney Woo" was even speculated to be produced by the broadcasting company giant tvN before switching to SBS until the newly-established station company ENA confirmed that they would be the one to handle the drama's production.
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In addition, the name Woo Young Woo written in Hangul has the same consonants as IU's name, speculating that the drama's writer might have thought of the "Hotel Del Luna's" star when penning the script.
Park Eun Bin Gets Cautious of Playing the Role of Woo Young Woo
Since the production had been passed through different companies before landing at ENA, the new company probably wasn't well-funded enough to have IU as the drama's lead. Therefore, actress Park Eun Bin was chosen to finally lead the series.
When Park Eun Bin finally confirmed her participation in the project. She shared in one of her interviews with Allure Korea that she was afraid to show her acting who plays the role with special needs. She was worried that if she didn't do it properly, she might hurt specific audiences.
But despite all her worries, Park Eun Bin still moved forward and bravely accepted the challenge of playing the role of Woo Young Woo. And now, she is gaining the recognition she deserves as an actress.
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Shai Collins wrote this.
