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| The two-volume script book for drama series "Extraordinary Attorney Woo" / Courtesy of Yes24 |
By Kim Rahn
The script book of "Extraordinary Attorney Woo" is expecting high sales following the popularity of the ongoing TV series.
Yes24, one of Korea's leading online bookstores, said Friday that it has received reservations for more than 5,000 copies combined of the two-volume screenplay book in just 20 hours since reservations started on Thursday afternoon.
The second volume ranked 10th on Yes24's bestseller list and the first volume, 11th, as of Friday, while the actual release of the book is still about a month away, set for Sept. 15.
"Selling more than 5,000 copies in 20 hours is an extraordinarily high figure," an official of the online bookstore said.
The script book was written by the drama's writer, Moon Ji-won. It features various behind-the-scenes stories about the series, such as about how the protagonist was named "Woo Young-woo" and what the writer had in mind besides whales as Woo's favorite things, according to Yes24.
Meanwhile, the series itself is enjoying continuous popularity as well. Its viewer rating, which started at a mere 0.9 percent on June 29, soared to 15.8 percent on July 27 and has been in the 13-15 percent range since.
