baekhyunniee
United States
How criminal profiling came to be in South Korea
"He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. If you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you."
This drama is based on a nonfiction book written by South Korea's first criminal profiler. Given this, most of the cases (all except one in which I am unsure of) are based on true cases in S. Korea. The storyline is straightforward and goes in chronological order, like a documentary, and has several time jumps to show the years passed. There were a handful of slow moments but with only 12 episodes, they weren't too bad. I overlooked them for the tight story development, superb acting, and perfect OST and BGM. Some people complain that it's too slow but this is based on true events- the writer of this drama can only dramaticize it so far. I'm glad they stick to the facts to stay true to the true cases while adding some thrill/suspense in catching the killer. While the characters don't go deep into psychological analysis of the criminals, we can still tell they are paying attention the personality characteristics of the killers and using them to study and prevent others. The production paid close attention to detail in recreating the horrid things that occurred in the crimes especially the Raincoat killer and Southwestern serial killer. It was quite informative to learn how criminal profiling came to be accepted in criminal investigations in Korea. Who would have expected them to start in early 2000s?
I cannot leave without commending Kim Nam Gil who is amazing as Song Ha Young. I have no words for how he portrayed the disgust and anger from having to interview serial killers in jail. His breakdown later in the drama was heartbreaking and I shed a few tears for him in empathy. The rest of the cast were all great too. The bromance between Ha Young and Chief Kook (plus Woo Joo!) was cute and lightened up the otherwise super dark, heavy drama based on true crimes. I really ate up all the rare interactions between Ha Young and Chief Kook. Do give this a shot if you love crime dramas!
This drama is based on a nonfiction book written by South Korea's first criminal profiler. Given this, most of the cases (all except one in which I am unsure of) are based on true cases in S. Korea. The storyline is straightforward and goes in chronological order, like a documentary, and has several time jumps to show the years passed. There were a handful of slow moments but with only 12 episodes, they weren't too bad. I overlooked them for the tight story development, superb acting, and perfect OST and BGM. Some people complain that it's too slow but this is based on true events- the writer of this drama can only dramaticize it so far. I'm glad they stick to the facts to stay true to the true cases while adding some thrill/suspense in catching the killer. While the characters don't go deep into psychological analysis of the criminals, we can still tell they are paying attention the personality characteristics of the killers and using them to study and prevent others. The production paid close attention to detail in recreating the horrid things that occurred in the crimes especially the Raincoat killer and Southwestern serial killer. It was quite informative to learn how criminal profiling came to be accepted in criminal investigations in Korea. Who would have expected them to start in early 2000s?
I cannot leave without commending Kim Nam Gil who is amazing as Song Ha Young. I have no words for how he portrayed the disgust and anger from having to interview serial killers in jail. His breakdown later in the drama was heartbreaking and I shed a few tears for him in empathy. The rest of the cast were all great too. The bromance between Ha Young and Chief Kook (plus Woo Joo!) was cute and lightened up the otherwise super dark, heavy drama based on true crimes. I really ate up all the rare interactions between Ha Young and Chief Kook. Do give this a shot if you love crime dramas!
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