Actors Woo Do Hwan, WJSN Bona, VIXX’s N, and more gathered together to talk about their drama “Joseon Attorney and addressed the recent poster that got a lot of attention and backlash too.
On the afternoon of March 31, the main actors attended the press presentation.
MBC’s new Friday-Saturday drama “Joseon Attorney,” directed by Kim Seung ho and written by Choi jin young, is the story of a Joseon dynasty lawyer who takes revenge on the enemy who killed his parents through trial. it is a pleasant and refreshing Joseon-era court reven
On the 29th of March, a post promoting the first episode of MBC’s new Friday-Saturday drama “Joseon Attorney” was published on MBC drama’s Twitter. in the photo released, with actor woo do hwan in the background, the words “taking a taxi for illegal revenge? we will take revenge legally” are prominently displayed. the post was criticized for targeting SBS’s Friday-Saturday drama ‘taxi driver 2’, which airs at the same time slot. the fact that taxis did not exist in the Joseon era was mentioned openly, and the legality of revenge was questioned, indicating a clear intention.
in response, woo do hwan said,
in addition, the director admitted to this fact. it doesn’t seem like a good marketing strategy to openly attack a competing drama on a different broadcasting network.
have you seen the drama yet?
Joseon Attorney has no chance to beat Taxi Driver 2 in ratings and they know it. And it is not even a race since the Taxi Driver 2 is almost at its end and Joseon Attorney is just starting. I think it was just an attempt to draw people’s attention to the drama by creating a controversy. It’s childish.