Review: The K2

romance, acting, thriller. political

Kim Je ha was a soldier who has been accused for murdering the civilian of Iraq. He escaped from army and ran to Paris. Over there he met a woman who looked like she was being kidnapped. He tried to rescue her but end up she being captured again by her bodyguards. Years after that, Je ha went back to South Korea to start his simple life again. However, things does not went in such a way. He faced numerous attempts from people who tried to track his footsteps. Choi Yoo Jin tried very hard to get him as he was the witness of the incident happened while another group of people who are trying to capture the president-to-be Mr Jang.

Although Je Ha once tried to kill Yoo Jin due to her treat on him, he end up working under her company Cloud Nine as a bodyguard. Yoo Jin was then assigned him to protect a woman named Anna (Mr Jang's daughter, Yoo Jin's Step-daughter). They eventually fall in love with one another. Anna and Mr Jang believed that Yoo Jin was the one who kill her mom who is the top star. Yoo Jin acted in such a way in order for them to believe that she actually kill her mom because she was too afraid to make the wrong choice for marrying Mr Jang - she did that so that her dad believed the choice that she made a correct one (she does not want to be married in an arranged marriage). In fact, Yoo Jin's father was the one who killed Anna's mom for her sake. Anna does not know the fact until Yoo Jin revealed the truth.

Yoo Jin's step-brother, Chairman Choi who acted as a good uncle for Anna in order to gain her trust. He does not actually did that to protect Anna. His motive has been discovered by Je ha and Yoo Jin which all he did is to steal Cloud Nine from his stepsister. Yoo Jin all the while keeping Anna in a safe house and avoid Mr Jang to visit his daughter as she did not want the enemies to use Anna to threaten Mr Jang's Presidency.

The overall movie is okay. I get a bit confused in the beginning of the drama because I wasn't know what is going on as the people kept running around here and there. The ending of the drama is not bad, it is acceptable. I couldn't get into pieces until the end of the story whereby the truth has been revealed and about why they are acting in such a way. There are a lot of suspicious moment where I could not understood but I understand the reasons behind it now. 

This drama is more like a playing psychology in a political way. It also can be described as playing chess in such a careful way as the war can be declared in any point of time if your enemy has something to threaten you. it wasn't easy for the actors in this movie because it involved a lot of action scene and it was tiring to see them fighting all the time.

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Review: Black

Thriller, fancy, romance, investigation

At first I was a bit confused with the characters. I felt that the story was like a puzzle without showing the whole  story what is going on. After watching the drama till the end, I finally understood the whole story.

Black is the caller for Grim reaper 444. He wanted to capture another grim reaper who are hiding in the human body. There was an accident happened to Mong Gang where by the killer shot on his head and believed that he was dead. Black (who always wear black so that Ha Ram cannot see the shadow on Mong Gang's body) then that the opportunity to enter Mong Gang's body. Ha Ram has special ability that she can see the dark shadow and can foresee the future of death when she touch the shadow.

Ha Ram tried to change the fate of the people. She couldn't bear to see others died. Thus, she tried to avoid what is going to happen to their death. However, people think that she was crazy, and nobody believe her. Because she was so afraid to see those shadows, she tend to wear sunglasses in order not to see the shadow. Mong Gang motivated her that she should appreciate the gift that she had, and using her ability to help more people.

After Black entering Mong Gang's body, he also used Ha Ram to catch another grim reaper which he called him "loser". He tried to failed Ha Ram from saving the people from death. After spending a couple of time together, Black without realising that he eventually fall in love with Ha Ram.

Through the investigation of Black, finally found out that Mong Gang was his younger half-bother. He was killed by Mong Gang's mother who donated his heart to his brother in order to save his brother life. Later, he was then dumped into the sea with a car. He also discovered the person who shot his head was Ha Ram. He also managed to find the real culprit who raped his first lover and punished them severely.

The overall the story is still consider ok. Quite creative to express what the whole drama is all about.

source: http://asianwiki.com/Black_(Korean_Drama)

Review: The Producer

Comedy, romance, documentary

This short drama described the life of a producer in the media industry. It demonstrated  the difficulty that they faced in their workplace and how they actually handle it. There are too many unexpected factors that might cause a program to stop launching. One of the main factors include the popularity of a celebrity and also the viewer rating which would badly affect the whole team that work on the same program.

Becoming a producer is not as easy as it is. It requires the scarification of time and energy to produce such a good video to attract more audience to watch their show. They also need to meet tight deadline and always have to fight against time in order to complete everything in time. A producer need to be someone who has leadership, team work spirit, creative and perfectionist. Without all these qualities, it is hardly for the producer to survive in this industry.

After watching this drama, I learnt about the working life of a producer and how they actually manage their stress level in such a tight deadline ahead them. Because of their effort, we are able to watch so many wonderful programs/ dramas/movies/ celebrity shows. I'm really grateful and appreciate every piece of work that they are working hard on. 

source: https://www.dramafever.com/news/the-ending-of-kim-soo-hyuns-producer-drama-is-wrapped-in-extreme-secrecy/