{
  "id": 8482304,
  "title": "Korean dramas put successful parents on trial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/korean-dramas-put-successful-parents-on-trial",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-19T15:07:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/shows-dramas/20260920/korean-dramas-put-successful-parents-on-trial"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "\"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…",
  "key_points": [
    "Actor Kim Hye-soo questioned production team about police lights in drama",
    "Parents of teenage victims in hit-and-run argued over responsibility",
    "Influencer attended wine party while daughter caused the accident"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korean dramas put successful parents on trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/korean-dramas-put-successful-parents-on-trial-8484384",
        "published": "2026-09-19T15:17:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}