Voice 2 (Kdrama) review

Title: Voice 2

Genre: Mystery, Crime, Police, Action

Episodes: 12

Broadcast period: 2018-Aug to 2018-Sept

Cast: Lee Ha Na, Lee Jin Wook, Kwon Yool, Son Eun Seo and An Se Ha

This is the second season of Voice.

After Moo Jin Hyuk (Jang Hyuk) leaves to take care of his child, Kang Kwon Joo (Lee Ha Na) is left alone to deal with the Emergency Call Center. That changes when she encounters detective Do Kang Woo (Lee Jin Wook) who she meets when her Team Leader is found dead and allegedly responsible for murder. They both are familiar with him and both show up at the crime scene, but Kwon Joo soon realizes that Kang Woo has ulterior motives, when he tries to take something from the scene. It is revealed that Kang Woo had been suspended before and is suspected to have killed his partner. Due to his rigid personality, he doesn’t deny, but claims that he looks for the real killer.

The two, start investigating the death and after a few occurrences, the two of them end up working together as there seems to be someone pulling string from behind the scenes…

Okay, so I was a huge fan of the first season, because of the many side stories - like each episode had an individual story. There was a main one too, but it didn’t overshadow the side plots. This one did. I cannot remember the side stories - like at all. I know it is common for Korean dramas to do that, but I really felt disappointed. Its not a bad story, and the focus on the main story doesn’t ruin it, but it felt like every other kdrama, instead of the drama I fell in love with. It’s a good drama with great suspense and storytelling, and I did like it, but I kind of wanted more of the original. But its fine…

The duo was okay, I mean I like Jang Hyuk, but Lee Jin Wook is good too. So, I cannot complain.

All in all, a decent second season.

☆☆☆☆ / 4 out of 5 stars

♥♥♥♥ / 4 out of 5 hearts

Voice (Kdrama) Review

Title: Voice

Genre: Mystery, Crime, Police, Action

Episodes: 16

Broadcast period: 2017-Jan to 2017-Mar

Cast: Jang Hyuk, Lee Ha Na, Baek Sung Hyun, Yesung, Son Eun Seo and Kim Jae Wook.

Moo Jin Hyuk (Jang Hyuk) is a detective with a horrible temper. He works at the crime unit, and is known as the “mad dog” because of his ability to track and see through a case. But that changes when his wife is found brutally murdered in an ally. Out of grief and anger, he refuses to go home untill he finds the murderer. The team manages to find a suspect, but because of an operator called Kang Kwon Joo (Lee Ha Na), who says that the killer is the same person who killed her father, the case is dismissed and the suspect flees the country.

Three years later Jin Hyuk is now a traffic cop, working odd hours. Kwon Joo who had been out of the country for all the time, returns to the police station with the idea of starting a “Golden Team”, meaning an operator sending out a team of detectives to save a 911-caller within 10 minutes of calling. Her ideal is having Jin Hyuk working with her. At first Jin Hyuk refuses, but after hearing the plea of the victim he decided to set out. The two slowly find out that they aren’t that different, and that they have a common goal: to find the one who murdered their loved ones…

Firstly, the drama is much more exciting than my summary, so if you went “ah that’s boring”, it is not!

This drama made me anxious, excited and thrilled for next weekend, so I could watch the next episode. This os an OCN drama, but compared to many other dramas, this one is so ‘real’ (with the blood and grotesque nature of people). Of course, a bit lacking here and there, but the TABOO about “being too violent”.

The acting was okay, though I am not a fan of Jang Hyuk’s acting. And the female actress was likewise, not great – just about average. The storyline and screenplay are both well-executed, so it isn’t as important about them, but occasionally is annoys you. As a general the drama is great. Most recommendable.

☆☆☆☆½/ 4½ out of 5 stars

♥♥♥♥ / 4 out of 5 hearts

Kamji’s Verdict

Actually this drama didn’t work out for me, it was very hard to finish it. Even though I’m a big fan of thriller and crime dramas, this one was just not my cup of tea. Maybe because I felt like Jang Hyuk’s character was really annoying. I get his back story and everything, but still I find him very hard to understand. When working with the police force, there are rules to follow. He Just did whatever he liked. The concept with her hearing the smallest sound, and with that figuring it out was not very well worked out. It dragged out in places where it should be suspenseful, but instead it became boring. What I did like, was the villain. Everything about him was pure crazy, it kinda grew on me. So the last episodes where he had more screentime where the best ones. Anyway, all in all, a failure for me.

☆☆☆   / 3 out of 5 stars

♥♥ (1/2)/ 2 (1/2) out of 5 hearts

King of High School Life Review

Title: High Schooler King of Life
AKA: High School King of Savvy
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 17
Broadcast periode: 2014-Jun to 2014-Aug
Cast: Seo In Guk, Lee Ha Na, Lee Yul Eum, Lee Soo Hyuk, Oh Kwang Rok, Kwon Sung Duk, Han Jin Hee, Song Young Kyu, Jo Han Chul, Kim Won Hae.

Lee Min-seok (Seo In Guk), is a popular high school student and varsity ice hockey player. He and his older brother Hyung-Seok (Seo In Guk) look very much alike, despite their nine-year age gap. One day he gets a mysterious phone call from Hyung-Seok telling him to impersonate his brother as the new director at an IT conglomerate. Now he has to live a double life while unaware with the rules there is within the Korean workplace. With only the help from his two best friend, he has to graduate high school, while keeping up with ice hockey and be a successful and intelligent director, until his brother comes back.

I am a big fan of Seo in guk since before Reply 1997, so I really looked forward to this drama, and he didn’t disappoint me! He is slowly rising to be a top actor, and I can’t wait for his next project. But the drama as a whole was interesting although I didn’t end up enjoying it. I liked the plot a lot, but the way it turned out to be, sucked a little bit for me, I guess I am too tired of noona-relationships, and this one was a little stupid. Like c’mon, he is a high school student.. It’s just not right. If you can look through that, you get a hilarious drama, with a lot of charisma (Lee Soo Hyuk) kekeke, so all in all an okay watch.

☆☆☆ / 3 out of 5 stars

♥♥♥ / 3 out of 5 hearts