Several YouTubers were criticized by Netizens for parodying scenes from "Extraordinary Attorney Woo."

On July 18, a forum post titled "YouTubers who were involved in the 'caricature of autism' controversy for copying Woo Young Woo" was published.

Here, the netizen lists several instances in which YouTubers uploaded content in which they were depicted imitating Woo Young Woo's personality traits from the drama "Extraordinary Attorney Woo".

Woo Young Woo is a brilliant lawyer who falls within the autistic spectrum. Actress Park Eun Bin portrays Woo Young Woo using a particular manner of speech and walking, a special interest in whales, the constant use of headphones to listen to music, and a rigid method of eating Korean kimbap.

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Nonetheless, the YouTubers began to receive a great deal of criticism from their audience. Numerous critics stated that the YouTube videos appeared to make fun of people with autism spectrum disorder.

One YouTuber has uploaded a YouTube Shorts video in which they act out the various characteristics of a person who is "completely absorbed" in the drama "Extraordinary Attorney Woo."

The characteristics include extreme eye opening, headphone use, a sudden interest in whales, and vertical kimbap consumption.

In the TikTok video that was tweeted below, a woman in an apron tells her husband to eat so that she can be a good wife who doesn't starve her husband. Throughout the video, however, the woman is audibly imitating Woo Young Woo's speech pattern, a trait sometimes observed in people with autism spectrum disorder.

After receiving harsh criticism from numerous viewers, both YouTubers posted an apology for their videos.

In response, several netizens commented: "Aren't they crazy?", "They must be using the drama's popularity to their advantage lol", "They have a lot to say in their letter of apology lol. They act like they know everything. There's no way out of this, lol", "This makes me want to throw up. I'm usually too lazy to do this, but this time I actually pressed the 'report' button", "How could they…?", "As the family member of someone with a disability, I've seen too many situations like this, so I can skip the first one. But the second one makes me really mad", "How many times do we have to tell them not to act like people who are thought to be less fortunate? Before making the drama, a lot of time and thought was probably put into it. How can [the YouTubers] just make fun of that? Their ideas are too simple", "They keep saying that they didn't make fun of them until the end lol".

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Lee Jun Young recently opened up about the emotional toll of playing a villain—and how one powerful scene made him break down in tears behind the scenes.

On the May 1st episode of KBS 2TV’s variety show Problem Child in House, Lee Jun Young appeared alongside co-star Jung Eun Ji to promote their new KBS drama Pump Up the Healthy Love.

During the show, Lee Jun Young was asked about the most unforgettable villain he’s played. He chose his role as Han Su Gang in the film Brave Citizen.

He explained, “It was really tough to film. I had to act like I was leading school violence, and there was even a scene where I bullied a grandmother.”

The hosts were surprised, pointing out how kind and gentle he seems in real life. Lee Jun Young shared how he transforms for such roles.

“I try to act as bad as I can, but sometimes the director says, ‘You still look too nice.’ Then I focus even harder and adjust right away.”

He also revealed that filming one particular scene hit him hard emotionally. “My real grandmother was sick at the time,” he said.

“In one scene, there’s a grandma selling gimbap, and I ad-libbed by stubbing a cigarette out on the gimbap. I was really into character, but after filming, I just broke down. So many thoughts came to me and I started crying.”

Fans praised his dedication to acting but also felt moved by how deeply the role affected him. Lee Jun Young’s honesty gave a raw look at how even fictional roles can hit close to home.

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