‘Extraordinary Attorney Woo,’ ‘The Atom Araullo Specials’ win at Asia Contents Awards in Korea 


The hit Korean drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” and the Philippines’ “The Atom Araullo Specials: Young Arms” won at the 4th Asia Contents Awards (ACA) held on Oct. 8 in Busan, South Korea.

The winners were announced by the Asian Contents & Film Market 2022 (ACFM) at the ceremony held at the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) Theater at the Busan Cinema Center.

(From left) Korean actress Park Eun-bin, "Extraordinary Attorney Woo," "Squid Game" star Park Hae-soo and the Philippines' Atom Araullo (Instagram, Netflix)

The winners at the 4th Asia Contents Awards (ACA)

The ACA recognized outstanding TV, OTT, and online content from Asia.

“Extraordinary Attorney Woo,” which starred Park Eun-bin and Kang Tae-oh, won two awards. The drama took home the Best Content award while Park Eun-bin won Best Actress.

The Philippines’ “The Atom Araullo Specials: Young Arms (Munting Bisig)” of GMA Network won Best Asian Documentary, edging out Netflix's "Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi," Asian Boss' "Interview with a North Korean Spy" and TV Asahi Production's "One Day of Japanese Host Club."

Here are the winners at the 4th Asia Contents Awards (ACA):

Best Content - “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” (Korea)

Best Asian Animation - “The Orbital Children”

Best Asian Documentary - “The Atom Araullo Specials: Young Arms” (Philippines)

Technical Achievement Award - “Squid Game”

Best Actress - Park Eun-bin, “Extraordinary Attorney Woo”

Best Actor - Suzuki Ryohei, “Mobile Emergency Room”

Best Supporting Actress - Sora Ma, “This Land is Mine”

Best Supporting Actor - Park Hae-soo, “Squid Game”

Best Writer - Wang Xiaoshuai and Yang Yishu, “The Pavilion”

New Comer (Actress) - Bao Shang En, “Love Behind the Melody”

New Comer (Actor) - Yokohama Ryusei, “The Journalist”

Lifetime Achievement Award - Kawamura Tatsuo

Achievement Award - Song Byeongjoon

ACA Excellence Award - Fan Bingbing

Best Creator - The Pinkfong Company

ACA Rising Star - Kim Minha, “Pachinko” and Ling Man Lung, “In Geek We Trust”