Receiving the highest rating in ENA history, Extraordinary Attorney Woo is a Korean drama about an autistic lawyer working at a fairly large law firm. Due to her photographic memory, she is able to remember laws to go against false claims from opposing lawyers.
Unlike many other k-dramas, Extraordinary Attorney Woo explores the point of view of someone with autistic tendencies and further rejects the misconceptions that all autistic people lack social skills and emotional intelligence.
This popular Netflix drama stars Park Eu-bin, Kang Tae-oh, and Kang Ki-young as a part of the law firm that places a long-lasting footprint in the legal world.
Here's the scoop on quotes from Extraordinary Attorney Woo!
1. “Colleagues are supposed to learn from each other. To grow.” – Attorney Jung
2. “Anxiety can be relieved if pressure is put on the body during sensory overload, right?” – Lee Junho
3. “In a life full of anxiety, it’ll be too late to find the only way to happiness.” – Bang Gu Ppong
4. “If you have me on your side, you lose. It’s better if I’m not part of it at all.” – Woo Young Woo
5. “I’m not an attorney who is helpful to the defendant.“ – Woo Young Woo
6. “Do you resent me for what I’ve done?” – Attorney Tae Sumi
7. “The thread and the needle were fighting and the police arrested the thread. Do you know why? Because the needle sewed the thread.” – Geura Mi
8. “I’ll be your friend. You don’t have friends.” – Woo Young Woo
9. “There’s a lot that you should be aware of when meeting future in-laws. First off, say things that they would want to hear. Anyway, whatever you say, it really depends on the situation. Good. And most importantly you have to be lively. Just keep smiling.” - Dong Geurami
10. “You shouldn’t touch other people without their consent.” - Woo Young Woo
11. “When I’m with you, I’m safe.” – Woo Young Woo
12. “Have you ever heard that we know more about the dark side of the moon than we do about the deep sea?” – Woo Young Woo
13. “Even when I’m working as attorney Woo Young-woo, it feels as if I’m autistic Woo Young-woo in people’s eyes. Autistic Woo Young-woo is the weakest link.” – Woo Young Woo
14. “When he was with me, his eyes were so lifeless. But right now there truly seems to be life in them.” - Ji soo
15. “When I was with him… I was lonely. I wasn’t happy.” - Ji soo
16. “How you feel right now is not important. How you felt when it happened is.” – Woo Young Woo
17. “Hans Asperger, the first person to do research on autism, thought there was a positive side to it. He said, ‘Not everything that steps out of line, and thus abnormal, must necessarily be inferior.’ That with their new ways of thinking and experiences, people with autism can later accomplish great things.” – Woo Young Woo
18. “That sounds like prison, not an academy.” – Woo Young Woo
19. “Psychological independence from parents is necessary for marriage.” – Attorney Kwon
20. "You should bring home a girl who can make you happy. Not someone you have to take care of." -Lee Seung-Hui
21. “When a husband loses his job, he becomes jobless. But when a wife loses her job, she’s still a housewife. Are you going to make your husband’s life embarrassing and pathetic?” - Attorney Ryu
22. “Conversations don’t just happen right away simply by making an effort.” – Young Woo’s father
23. “Methods are always obvious. What’s hard is accomplishing them.” – Young Woo’s father
24. “It’s hard to understand people’s feelings. The feeling of gratitude was gone in an instant.” - Dong Dong Il
25. “What’s your baptismal name? Mine is Gabriel.” – Attorney Kwon
26. “Mine is Jennie.” – Choi Suyeon
27. “What is Jennie? Are you the saint of BLACKPINK?” – Attorney Kwon
28. “If you want good grades, study. If you want to lose weight, exercise. If you want to communicate, make an effort.” – Young Woo’s father
29. “To the Nazis, people who were not worthy of living were those who were physically disabled, terminally ill, or mentally ill, including autistic people.” - Woo Young Woo
30. “Even just 80 years ago, Mr. Kim Jeong-hun and I were people who weren’t worthy of living.” – Woo Young Woo
31. “It’s a typical father’s dream to walk his daughter down the aisle.” – Young Woo’s father
32. “I want to play all day, every day. I want to be liberated.” – Lee Sewon
33. “If it’s just you and me, just the two of us, we can talk about whales?” – Woo Young Woo
34. “Don’t just let people walk over you.” – Choi Suyeon
35. ”Go home? What does that mean? Is it like having a life after work? The thing that only exists in fantasies and not in real life?” – Choi Suyeon
36. “I’ve realized through experience that everything in life is political and that every decision has a political reason behind it.” – Young Woo’s father
37. “Whales are intelligent. She knows that she will also be killed if she doesn’t abandon her baby. But she never does. If I were a whale, would my mom not have abandoned me?” – Woo Young Woo
38. “Just because one has autism does not mean they all have to get treatment.” - Psychiatrist
39. “You know, at major law firms, we have to do unjust things and bully the weak as well. Because those who can afford attorneys with high commission fees like us are the rich and powerful.” - Kwon Min Woo
40. “If you have such a powerful father, you can live as a princess forever.” – Attorney Kwon
41. “Sometimes small cases become big cases and can even become new cases.” – Attorney Jung
42. “Come up with a way to solve this politically and less romantically. It may not seem like much but sometimes things like this work.” – CEO Han
43. “I’m not acting like a grown-up. I am one.” – Attorney Kwon
44. “You keep popping into my head like whales. Even though you’re not one.” – Woo Young Woo
45. “The cleverness of a veteran.” – Choi Suyeon
46. “When it was difficult for me to know what others were thinking or feeling when I didn’t understand how I was feeling, or when I got anxious because there was a sudden loud noise while I was working. Every time something like that would happen, I wanted to hear expert advice on how to handle these situations or hear about the experiences of others with autism.” – Woo Young Woo
47. “It really doesn’t take long for a person to show their true colors.” – Ms. Sung
48. “It was nice when we looked at the tree together on top of the hill in Sodeok-dong. I wanted to meet you at least once. It was nice to meet you.” – Woo Young Woo
49. “I can’t leave my father just to join my mother’s firm. Especially not when my mother gave birth to me but abandoned me and doesn’t recognize me at all, even now.” – Woo Young Woo
50. “The only thing I’ve been good at was studying. I’m not even sure what that is now.” - Lee Junho
51. “I can’t tell the difference between life and death. I can die. If I die.” - Lee Junho
52. “Even now, hundreds of people click the like button on a comment that says, ‘It is a national loss if a medical student dies, and an autistic person lives.’ That is the weight of this disability that we bear.” – Woo Young Woo
53. “There’s nothing weaker than a person’s mind, especially in the face of money.” – Attorney Tae Sumi
54. “The inheritance law that’s been revised and is presently applied states that all children should receive equal amounts of inheritance, regardless of birth order, gender, and marital status.” - Woo Young Woo
55. “I can tell how my autism and the defendant’s autism are similar and how they’re different. But the prosecutor can’t.” – Woo Young Woo
56. “I have autism spectrum disorder. So for you, my speech and actions might seem inarticulate and awkward. But I love the law and my respect toward the defendant is no different from any other attorney.” – Woo Young Woo
57. “I won’t be greedy for what was not mine in the first place.” - Dong Dong Sam
58. “It was uncomfortable sleeping in an unfamiliar place.” – Woo Young Woo
59. “If I have to be discouraged, I would like to face it and cope with it myself. Because I am an adult.” – Woo Young Woo
60. “Can I touch you just once? I want to check whether or not I like you.” - Woo Young Woo
61. “Don’t act all self-righteous when you just want to bully Young-woo.” - Choi Suyeon
62. “I like you so much that it feels like I’m sick inside.” – Lee Junho
63. “If the definition of being close is having a specific topic to discuss when alone, then yes, we’re close.” – Woo Young Woo
64. “If you have conflicting opinions while working, you need to talk it out with each other and resolve it. Giving rewards or punishments over who’s right and who’s wrong, is not how I work.” – Attorney Jung
65. “My husband typically can’t say no to his older brothers. I think he’s more scared of them than his parents. He just thinks their word is the law. - Dong Dong-Sam’s wife
66. “We all want to love and be loved. It’s the same for people with intellectual disabilities, too. Rather, the desire is even greater. Because in most cases, it’s harder for them to get the attention or affection they want from others.” – Psychiatrist
67. “I wanted to thank you for hugging me when we witnessed Mr. Shin’s death.” -Woo Young Woo
68. “I want to be on the same side as you, Attorney Woo. I want an attorney like you to be on my side.” – Lee Junho
69. “It’s scary to think that if we start things, it might make things difficult for both of us.” – Lee Junho
70. “Even if other people say it’s not if you say it’s love, it’s love.” – Lee Junho
71. “Loving me is hard.” – Woo Young Woo
72. “Discrimination against the disabled is legally prohibited! You not being employed anywhere with your grades is discrimination, dishonesty, and corruption.” – Choi Suyeon
73. We’ve heard that sometimes people with autism are brilliant. But seeing it in real life like this, made us feel strange.” -Kim Jin Pyung’s wife
74. “When you reach my age, children feel like your report card for life. As a father, I didn’t want to admit that Sang-hun was that unhappy.” – Sang Hun’s father
75. “Children who are only 10 and 11 years old cannot properly eat, sleep, rest, or play because they have to study for 12 hours every day. And yet, you’re saying the enemies of the children of Korea aren’t schools, academies, and parents?” – Woo Young Woo
76. “Even if all they’re doing is looking up at the sky and snickering at the clouds floating by, as long as the child is smiling and is happy in that moment, that’s what playing really is.” – Bang Gu Ppong
77. “Children have to play right now. Later is too late. It’s too late after getting into university, after getting a job, and after getting married. Playing with marbles, tag, Red Rover, double dutch. Later is too late.” – Bang Gu Ppong
78. “Dates are like that. No meaning, no efficiency. Foolish.” – Lee Junho
79. “Holding hands can wait.” – Lee Junho
80. “I see him in a positive light when I’ve only met him a couple of times. But as a mother, shouldn’t you do so even more? Shouldn’t you listen to him at least once with an open heart?” – Woo Young Woo
81. “I don’t think you and I should date.” - Woo Young Woo
82. “My name is Woo Young-woo, as in flower and luck. It means a lucky charm as pretty as flowers. But perhaps Young-woo as in clever and foolish would’ve been a better fit. Woo Young-woo, who remembers every single book she’s read since birth but can’t even go through a revolving door. Clever and foolish Woo Young-woo.” – Woo Young Woo
83. “The law takes intention very seriously. How you felt changes your charge.” – Woo Young Woo
84. “My name is Woo Young-woo. Whether it’s read straight or flipped, it’s still Woo Young-woo. Kayak, deed, rotator, noon, racecar. Woo Young-woo.” – Woo Young Woo
85. “Looking straight into the other person’s eyes is the most difficult thing in the world for someone with autism.” – Woo Young Woo
86. “First, children must play immediately. Second, children must be healthy immediately. Third, children must be happy immediately.” – Bang Gu Ppong
87. “It’s more like people live in a world that is made up of me and you but people with autism are more used to living in a world made up of only me.” – Woo Young Woo
88. “When I say my name, children laugh.” – Bang Gu Ppong
89. “There isn’t anything people can’t write in their diaries. That’s allowed when you’re having a hard time.” - Kim Jin Pyung’s wife
90. “But attorneys are human… each case might just be work for a judge or a prosecutor, but it’s different for an attorney. We sit next to the client as someone they chose for protection and as fellow humans.” – Attorney Ryu
91. “I think the good-looking match should sit side by side.” - Woo Young Woo
92. “If you have a disability, I think merely liking someone is not enough. Because even if I say it’s love, if other people say it’s not, then it’s not.” – Woo Young Woo
93. “Ultimately, securing evidence is also the key to said cases. If there’s no evidence, it’ll turn into a psychological battle. Like appealing to the judge’s emotions about who is more pitiful.” – Choi Suyeon
94. “You can’t only look at criminal law with this case. You have to look at civil law to solve it.” – Woo Young Woo
95. “Am I someone who can make Junho happy? Wouldn’t I make him lonely?” – Woo Young Woo
96. “What you see isn’t everything. Don’t be blinded by what you can see. Keep in mind the essence of what lies beyond that.” – Buddhist Monk
97. “I was too busy taking care of other people’s kids that I didn’t realize my son had headed down the wrong path.” – Gu Ppong’s mom
98. “A person’s heart wavers even over groundless gossip posts on an anonymous bulletin board.” – CEO Han
99. “I wanted to see you. I waited here because I wanted to see you.” - Woo Young Woo
100. “If you think your feelings are temporary, don’t be nice to her.” - Choi Suyeon
101. “Yes. It appears so.” -Lee Junho
102. “Even just 80 years ago, autism was an illness that was not worthy of living.” -Young Woo
103. “Eight vowels, eleven consonants, an exclamation mark, and a comma appeared in court today. Because they are due to be sentenced next week.” -Hairy
104. “Cats sometimes make their owners lonely. But they make them just as happy, too.” -Junho
105. “Fool?” -Attorney Kwon
The production company of this emotional drama is expected to come out with a second season in 2024 after unexpectedly reaching a high audience viewer rating.
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