Very Good Counselor Woo Young Woo" on The Sandbox

Very Counselor Yoo Young Woo is a Korean television drama series broadcast by ENA from June 29 to August 18, 2022, and one of the most watched non-English programs on Netflix. The script is written by writer Moon Ji-won from the movie The Witness, and directed by Yoo In-sik, the director of the series Romantic Doctor Kim Master.

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The drama of ‘Unique Lawyer Yoo Young Woo’ is about Yoo Young Woo, a lawyer with autism who has a gifted mind, and through solving various cases, he becomes a real lawyer in a large law firm.

Yoo Young Woo, the main character of the drama, is performed by Namoo Actors' artist ‘Park Eun Bin’. At the beginning, when Park Eun Bin received the proposal for the role, Park Eun Bin refused many times because he didn't know how to interpret the character, until the drama team waited for almost a year, Park Eun Bin changed his mind and joined the drama ‘Yoo Young Woo the Very Good Lawyer’ and researched and analyzed his character in order to repay the trust of the drama team.

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In order to interpret Yoo Young Woo's character better, Park Eun Bin started to think about Yoo Young Woo's personality and tried to be Yoo Young Woo instead of thinking about Yoo Young Woo as an observer.

In this process, Park Eun Bin realized that although Yoo Young Woo's character is living in her own world, it doesn't mean that she lacks empathy or that she doesn't care about the person, but she just expresses her thoughts and feelings in a strange way.

For example, Woo Young Woo's greeting to his best friend Dong Grammy was so funny that it became a trend in Korea.

Because of Park Eun Bin's interpretation, ‘Very Lawyer Yoo Young Woo’ has gained a lot of popularity after broadcasting. The episodes are in the form of unit-like dramas, using different cases to push forward the plot and characters' relationship, adding suspense and audience projection, and the cases in the dramas often reflect the unique issues and public environment of the country's society for example, the 7th episode ‘The Story of Zhaodeok-dong’ describes the situation of the North Korean defectors in Korea, and the 9th episode ‘The Flute Player’ mentions the tutoring culture of Korean students. For example, episode 7 describes the situation of North Korean defectors in Korea, and episode 9, “The Piper”, mentions the tutoring culture of Korean students, all of which are cases with "South Korean characteristics.

Even though ‘Very Good Counselor U Young Woo’ is a huge success, the first few episodes of ‘Very Good Counselor U Young Woo’ did not have a good rating, but after the fourth episode, with the word of mouth, the ratings increased by 10 times compared to the first episode.。

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With the popularity of ‘Very Counselor Yoo Young Woo’, Astory Studio also announced the collaboration with The Sandbox to create ‘Very Counselor Yoo Young Woo’ The Sandbox experience.

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Why The Sandbox Experience created 'A Very Good Lawyer Yoo Young Woo'

Even though ‘Very Counselor Yoo Young Woo’ was a huge success, it was ranked as the #1 non-English program on NETFLIX, and it was announced that the second season will be released in 2024.

Why is he still launching a gaming experience on The Sandbox?

From nspace's point of view, the The Sandbox experience of ‘Young Woo the Very Lawyer’ has the following components:

1. Maintaining popularity

Very Good Counsel U Young Woo was a huge success worldwide, becoming the #1 non-English program on Netflix.

However, there is a gap of 2 years between the second season and the first season of the drama, and the fan base that has been built up during this period of time may lose its popularity due to the lack of new ways of interaction and participation.

In order to avoid losing the fan base when the second season launches, they created a dedicated gaming experience on The Sandbox.

This game keeps the audience engaged and waiting for the second season to arrive, and keeps the overall popularity of the show going.

2. Attracting New Audiences

The Sandbox is a large meta-universe platform with a lot of users from all over the world. By launching the gaming experience on The Sandbox, ‘Very Counselor Woo Young Woo’ will attract more viewers, including those who are not familiar with the drama.

For example, players who are only interested in gaming may be attracted to watch the original drama when they can participate in the story in an interactive way. This will further expand the show's audience base and increase its impact and visibility. For example, collecting whale hearts in The Sandbox experience provides a deeper experience of the show!。

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3. Immersing the audience in the drama

In an interview with Younghwa Lee, the chief producer of Astory, he mentioned that the original idea of The Sandbox experience was to immerse the audience in the world of U Young Woo, rather than just passively watching the TV.

Yoo Young Woo is a lawyer with autism, nspace believes that through this unique combination, it can help viewers to understand the concept of ‘being different’ and develop better empathy and emotion.

Meanwhile, Astory has also restored some of the scenes in The Sandbox, such as the offense and defense in the courtroom.

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The Sandbox scene of 'Yoo Young Woo, The Very Legal Counselor

When you walk into The Sandbox set of ‘Very Counselor U Young Woo’ today, you will be able to see a lot of real scenes from the drama.

For example:

U Young Woo's family's seaweed rice roll store

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Apart from the drama scenes, Astory also recreated Young Woo's costume in the drama and captured her unique gestures and movements.

For example, during the visit of Young Woo and his colleagues to Jeju Island, the costume of Young Woo watching whales during her leisure time was also captured as the character's avatar.

Woo Young Woo's costume

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You can also say hello to Graeme Tung exclusively!

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Through these characters, you'll have the opportunity to experience Yoo Young Woo's life firsthand in the Universe of Very Counselor Yoo Young Woo. This allows you to take part in missions to perfectly recreate key moments of the show and explore pixelated versions of the show's scenes.

Conclusion

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As more and more people join The Sandbox, the platform's global reach will continue to expand, bringing a brighter future for virtual creation and the development of virtual worlds.

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