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Korean dramas put successful parents on trial

"Why aren't they turning them on, the police lights?" Actor Kim Hye-soo put the question to the production team during filming of "The Affair Was Just the Beginning," the highly anticipated Coupang Play series. In the scene, a patrol car dispatched after a report from residents pulls up with its emergency lights off. "We hear they often respond with the lights off these days, because of…

Korean dramas put successful parents on trial

Actor Kim Hye-soo questioned the production team during filming of the Coupang Play series, "The Affair Was Just the Beginning." In the scene, a patrol car arrived at a disturbance with its emergency lights off, leading to the question posed by Kim Hye-soo. The production team explained that police officers often respond with the lights off due to resident complaints.

The incident in the drama involved a hit-and-run accident that resulted in a death, with two high school daughters caught up in the situation. The parents of the teenagers, portrayed by Cho Yeo-jeong, Kim Jae-chul, Kim Hye-soo, and Kim Ji-hoon, were doctors, an influencer, and an entertainer respectively. The parents argued over who was responsible for the accident, with the influencer attending a wine party at a neighbor's home when her daughter caused the incident.

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