{
  "id": 8484384,
  "title": "Korean dramas put successful parents on trial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/korean-dramas-put-successful-parents-on-trial-8484384",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-19T15:17:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/shows-dramas/20260920/korean-dramas-put-successful-parents-on-trial"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "During filming for the upcoming Coupang Play series, The Affair Was Just the Beginning, actress Kim Hye-soo wondered aloud why the police lights weren't turned on when a patrol car responded to a situation in her scene. The production team explained that police officers often respond with their emergency lights off due to resident complaints. Filming then continued as planned.\n\nIn the drama, a hit-and-run accident involving two high school daughters led to a confrontation between their parents. The parents, played by Cho Yeo-jeong, Kim Jae-chul, Kim Hye-soo, and Kim Ji-hoon, are a doctor, influencer, and entertainer. The influencer's daughter was attending a wine party at a neighbor's home when the incident occurred. The parents, holding hands, accused each other of causing the tragedy.",
  "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": [],
  "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",
        "published": "2026-09-19T15:07:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}