{
  "id": 13310119,
  "title": "Korean, Japanese dramas target each other's home screens",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/korean-japanese-dramas-target-each-others-home-screens",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-10T03:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/20261010/korean-japanese-dramas-target-each-others-home-screens"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a creative twist, two neighboring countries are adapting each other's popular television shows to captivate audiences on opposite sides of the Pacific. Japanese dramas, \"Extraordinary Attorney Minami\" and \"Kansai Surgeon,\" are making their way to Korea while Korean counterparts, \"Extraordinary Attorney Woo\" and \"Korean Surgeon,\" are crossing the sea to reach Japanese viewers.\n\n\"Extraordinary Attorney Minami,\" a Korean adaptation of the Japanese hit \"Extraordinary Attorney Woo,\" will debut on Oct. 19 on Kansai TV and Fuji TV. The show follows the journey of a young, autistic lawyer, mirroring the original's success on Netflix. The Japanese remake maintains the wordplay from the original series, where the protagonist's name, Minami Minami, remains the same whether read forward or backward.\n\nSimilarly, \"Kansai Surgeon,\" a Korean medical drama, is set to premiere in Japan, while \"Korean Surgeon,\" its Japanese adaptation, is airing in Korea. Both series center around skilled surgeons seeking to improve their practices, showcasing the competitive yet collaborative nature of the medical field. By swapping home screens, these dramas aim to broaden their appeal and introduce Korean and Japanese audiences to each other's cultural storytelling.",
  "summary": "“My name is Minamida Minami. Whether you read it forward or backward, it’s Minamida Minami. Kitsusuki (woodpecker), tomato, Swiss, koneko (kitten), Minamida Minami.” The line comes from “Extraordinary Attorney Minami,” the Japanese adaptation of “Extraordinary Attorney Woo.” In the original series, protagonist Woo Young-woo (Park Eun-bin) introduces herself using words that read the same forward…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
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      },
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      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}