(MINI SERIES) Agent Kim Reactivated - Entertaining Action Thriller Series With Plenty of Heart & Humor Based on Popular Webtoon

This series had garnered a lot of attention when it was first released more than a month ago. I was obviously interested in watching it but I wanted to wait till its full season completed. My wife on the other hand started watching around 1 week ago while we were on holiday and she kept on telling me to see. After our return three days ago, I immediately complied and started watching and finished it last night. All right then, why don't I just get right on with the series.

Brief Story Line

Mr. Kim (So Ji-sub - Mercy For None mini series, Confession etc) was a single father who had to take care of his only daughter Kim Min-ji (Seo Su-min) all by himself. He worked at a small bank with one of his colleague Ms. Jung (Son Na-eun - The Wrath, The Tale of Lady Ok TV series etc) who seemed to know his characteristics. Mr. Kim loved to hang out with his two old friends Han-soo (Choi Dae-hoon - The Wonderfools mini series, Lucid Dream etc) the former Taekwondo champion and Jin-cheol (Yoon Kyung-ho - My Daughter is a Zombie, Vigilante TV series etc) the school zone traffic volunteer. 

(Mini Series) Teach You A Lesson - A Series About Special Bureau With Unlimited Authority to Improve School System & Discipline Bullies

When this series was released by Netflix few days ago, I was having a short holiday with my wife and only started watching on Saturday night. Surprisingly it took me longer than usual and I just finished the whole series yesterday. Anyway, I'll just get right on with it.

Brief Story Line

After seeing the increase of school violence and teachers losing respects and being targeted by students and parents, the Minister of Education Choi Gang-seok (Lee Sung-min - Handsome Guys, Reborn Rich TV series etc) proposed the establishment of Educational Rights Protection Bureau (ERPB) which was given full authority to discipline students and improve the school system by using any means necessary. Na Hwa-jin (Kim Mu-yeol - The Gangster, The Cop and The Devil, Queen Woo TV series etc) was appointed as the Inspector to visit the schools having problems who was later assisted by another inspector Im Ha-rim (Jin Ki-joo - Land of Happiness, Undercover High School TV series etc) and young civil servant Bong Geun-dae (Pyo Ji-hoon aka P.O -  ).

(TV SERIES) The Judge Returns - A Well Done Legal Drama With Interesting Plot, A Little Bit of Fantasy Element and Entertaining Battle of Strategies

This series was made available on HBO Max in Indonesia since few weeks ago. I was not too sure if it would be interesting, but my wife who loved the acting of its lead cast was immediately intrigued. After watching several episodes, she highly recommended me to give it a try which I did from last weekend & managed to finish it last night. So how was the series then? Let us get into it now, shall we?

Brief Story Line

Lee Han-young (Ji Sung - Confession, Connection TV series etc) was a corrupt judge in Seoul who agreed to sway decision in favor of the ones willing to bribe him. However after an incident, he had a change of heart and turned his life around to clean corrupt Korean justice system powered by senior judge Kang Sin-jin (Park Hee-soon - My Name TV series, The Policeman's Lineage etc). Realizing he could not do everything alone, Han-young reconnected with his high school best friend Seok Jeong-ho (Tae Won-seok - Good Boy TV series, My Puppy etc) who was now a successful loan shark. He also enlisted the help of prosecutors Park Cheol-woo (Hwang Hee - Love Song for Illussion TV series etc) and Kim Jin-ah (Won Jin-ah - Secret: Untold Melody, Hellbound TV series etc), plus the support from reporter Song Na-yeon (Baek Jin-hee - The Real Has Come TV series etc).

(Mini Series) Ca$hero - A Fun and Light Series About Ordinary People with Powers Based on Webtoon

I have been looking forward to this series which was released by Netflix last Friday due to its very interesting premise. So I began to watch it immediately on that day and managed to finish it the day after. OK then, let's just get right to the series.

Brief Story Line

Kang Sang-ung (Lee Jun-ho - Homme Fatale, The Red Sleeve TV series etc) was just an ordinary civil servant who had a long time girlfriend Kim Min-suk (Kim Hye-jun - A Shop for Killers TV series, Another Child etc) and had simple dream of gathering enough money to buy their own home. However his life was changed when he somehow gotten an amazing super power. Unfortunately it was directly linked with how much cash he was holding as every time he used the power, all the money would be physically drained. Obviously it was a super power that would complicate his life.

(MINI SERIES) Mercy For None - Thrilling Series Full of Brilliant Fight Scenes

Although this series was put under the Coming This Week section in Netflix, I was a little bit hesitant to watch as I thought the premise was pretty standard and there was not a lot of hype about it. But since I just finished another series and was not sure what to watch next, I decided to give it a try on Friday night, a day after its release and managed to complete the whole series yesterday. OK, let's find out more then, shall we?

Brief Story Line

Nam Gi-jun (So Ji-sub - Alienoid: Return to the Future, Oh My Venus TV series etc) used to work for the two largest gangs in Seoul, i.e. Joowon led by Lee Joo-woon (Heo Joon-ho - Dark Nuns, Bloodhounds etc) and Bongsan led by Gu Bong-san (Ahn Gil-kang - Sweet & Sour, A Shop for Killers TV series etc). After a major incident 11 years before, Gi-jun left the organization and became normal person, while his younger brother Gi-seok (Lee Joon-hyuk - The Firefighters, Our Beloved Summer TV series etc) became second in command in Joowon since Mr. Lee's only son Geum-son (Choo Young-woo - Oasis, Trauma Code TV series etc) worked as a Prosecutor. On the other hand, Bong-san's only son Jun-mo (Gong Myung - Extreme Job, Be Melodramatic TV series etc) who was supposed to take over the Bongsan organization was making a lot of trouble that worried his father.

(Mini Series) Karma - Great Series With Story that Suit the Title Perfectly

This new limited series that was released by Netflix on 4 April had a very brief, yet intriguing synopsis. But since I was finishing other series, I only got the chance to watch it yesterday and managed to complete in one day. OK, let's just get right to the series now, shall we.

Brief Story Line

Story focused on people whose lives were entangled by ill-fated relationships. The first one was a man whose investment using money borrowed from loan shark was unsuccessful, resulted to him being debt-ridden and referred to as the Debtor (Lee Hee-joon - Badland Hunters, A Killer Paradox TV series etc). Second was Jang Gil-ryong (Kim Sung-kyun - Moving TV series, Officer Black Belt etc), a Korean-Chinese immigrant who was fired from his work and accepted offer to do a job that promised huge pay. Third was a surgeon Lee Ju-yeon (Shin Min-a - No Gain No Love TV series, My Love, My Bride etc) who was caught with the trauma from her past.

(TV SERIES) Light Shop - An Intelligently Done Mystery Drama Series with a Touch of Horror and Plenty of Emotional Moments

I was aware about this series from the news I read few weeks ago which sounded intriguing. So when it was finally released on Disney+ on December 4, I patiently wait until the finale was about to be shown on this Wednesday before I started watching two days before and finished it last night. OK why don't I just get right to the series then?

Brief Story Line

Story focused on a group of people who were experiencing strange occurrence and somehow were attracted to a bright Light Shop in the middle of a dark alley, managed by the shop keeper Won-young (Ju Ji-hoon - Kingdom TV series, Ransomed etc). Among them were a man named Hyun-min (Uhm Tae-goo - The Great Battle, My Sweet Mobster TV series etc) who saw a mysterious young woman always waiting at his final bus stop (Kim Seol-hyun - Memoir of a Murderer, Summer Strike TV series etc), a high school girl Hyun-ju (Shin Eun-soo - Homme Fatale, Twinkling Watermelon TV series etc) who always went to the light shop buying bulb for her mother Yu-hui (Lee Jung-eun - The Frog TV series, Hommage etc) and several others.

(TV SERIES) The 8 Show Season 1 - A Series Showing Extreme Behavior of People in Desperate Situation

Last Friday, this South Korean series was released on Netflix that quite intrigued me. But since I had decided to see a new movie released in Indonesian cinemas that night, I started watching only after I finished it. Amazingly I managed to complete the whole season on the following day. All right, I will dive into the series now.

Brief Story Line

Jin Su (Ryu Jun-yeol - Alienoid: Return to the Future, Lost TV series etc) was a man who had been down on luck for years and was getting very desperate with his life. As he was getting ready to do something drastic, he got an offer to play a mysterious game that would provide him a large amount of cash. Though reluctant at first, Jin Su decided to go ahead and found the rule did not seem too difficult.

(TV SERIES) Regeneration - A Psychological Thriller Drama with Some Intelligent Story Telling and Few Surprising Twists

Last week there were plenty of new Asian shows released on Netflix that all looked promising. But after checking them out, I found only this one that would be completed soon, while the rest would continue till next month. So I decided to start watching this Chinese series on Monday and finished yesterday. All right then, let's get on it.

Brief Story Line

He Shan (Zhou Yi Ran - Flaming Cloud, Go East TV series etc) was working as a journalist and invited to the memorial service of her old friend Fei Ke (Jing Bo Ran - Monster Hunt 2, A League of Nobleman TV series etc) held in a remote island. There she met with other people who were also invited including the businessman Chen Su Fa (Wang Yan Hui - Are You Lonesome Tonight?, Nobody Knows TV series etc), the hedge fund VP Cheng Hao (Huang Jue - Dr. Tang TV series etc), the mysterious Su Qian (Peng Yang - The Longest Promise TV series etc) and the cheerful Xuan er (Zhang Yi Fan - Cute Wulin TV series etc). 

(TV SERIES) Death's Game - An Entertaining Fantasy Series with Interesting Premise

Although this series had been available on Prime Video for few months, I only started watching it three weeks ago after my wife heavily recommended it as she believed I would have liked it. Since I was concentrating on writing my views of newer movies and series earlier, I just got the chance on doing a post on this now. Without further ado, here's more on the series.

Brief Story Line

Choi Yi-jae (Seo In-guk - Project Wolf Hunting, Doom at Your Service TV series etc) was a young man who had been really frustrated after failing to get proper jobs for the past 7 years. The situation was worsened as his girlfriend Lee Ji-su (Go Youn-jung - Moving  TV series, Law School TV series etc) was more successful. Although Yi-jae's mother (Kim Mi-kyung - Switch, Welcome to Samdal-ri TV series etc) was always supportive, he still felt depressed and decided to end his life.

(TV SERIES) Moving Season 1 - A Fantastic Sci-Fi Disney+ Original Series Adapted from Successful Webtoon

I noticed some time ago about this new series in Disney+ that sounded interesting due to its premise. But I did not pay attention to it until around a week ago when I read the hype it was getting, after it completed. So I decided to give it a try immediately after my wife and I returned from our trip abroad 3 days ago and finished it late last night. All right then, let's get on with it.

Brief Story Line

Story focused on Jeongwon high school student Kim Bong-seok (Lee Jung-ha - Nevertheless series, Run On TV series etc) who was overly protected by his mother Lee Mi-hyun (Han Hyo-joo - The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure, W: Two Worlds Apart TV series) as they tried to hide his super human ability. But Bong-seok's peaceful life would soon take an unexpected turn with the arrival of new student named Hui-soo (Go Youn-jung - Alchemy of Soul TV series, Hunt etc) who just moved in the same town with her father Jang Ju-won (Ryu Seung-ryong - Extreme Job, Life is Beautiful TV series etc). The class president Gang-hoon (Kim Do-hoon - Today’s Webtoon TV series, The Faceless Boss etc) who was the only son of Lee Jae-man (Kim Sung-kyun - Golden Slumber, Divorce Attorney Shin TV series etc) looked to take an interest on Hui-soo as well. 

(TV SERIES) Bloodhounds - An Exciting Action Series based on Popular Webtoon

More than a week ago, I was going to see this new release on Netflix, but I did not realize that it was actually a series instead of a movie. As I was watching other series at that time, I opted to postpone this one and honestly kind of forgotten about it. Until I saw an article about the series having plenty of action. So on the weekend, I gave this a try and finished it last night. All right then, let's get to it now

Brief Story Line

Story was set in the end of 2020 when Covid-19 was affecting the economy of the whole world, including South Korea. Kim Gun-woo (Woo Do-hwan - The Divine Fury, The King: Eternal Monarch TV series etc), an amateur boxer & former marine had to do various part time jobs to help her mother So-yeon (Yoon Yoo-sun - The Interest of Love TV series etc) paying large debts. During a rookie boxing tournament, Gun-woo had to fight Hong Woo-jin (Lee Sang-yi - Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha, Once Again TV series etc) in the final but they somehow became best friends after that fight. 

(TV SERIES) Connect - Pretty Interesting Dark Series based on Webtoon, Combining Psychological Thriller, Mystery with Elements of Sci-fi

I did not notice this series on Disney+ till 2 weeks after its release. But after reading its brief synopsis, I was quite intrigued and decided to watch it 3 nights ago and finished it last night. And so how was the series? Let's find out more, shall we?

Brief Story Line

Ha Dong-soo (Jung Hae-in - Start-Up, D.P TV series etc) was a loner who was kidnapped by a gang of organ traffickers. Luckily, he somehow managed to escape but not before one of his eyes was already taken and transplanted to the body of another person, later on revealed to be Oh Jin-seop (Go Kyung-pyo - 6/45, Love in Contract TV series etc). After a while, Dong-soo realized that he seemed to be connected to Jin-seop and could see through his eyes.

(TV SERIES) All of Us Are Dead - Another Amazing Zombie Apocalypse Series Perfectly Combined with Coming of Age Story

Ever since I saw this series' poster and the very brief synopsis in the coming soon section of Netflix many weeks ago, I was already intrigued by it. And so when it was finally released on Friday, I decided to watch this one together with my wife ahead of other interesting series and movies shown on that same day. Well let us dive into it now.

Brief Story Line

In Hyosan high school, everything started like any other day for junior students like Lee Cheong-san (Yoon Chan-young - Mama TV series, Mothers etc), his childhood friend Nam On-jo (Park Ji-hoo - House of Hummingbird etc) and their classmates such as the cool Soo-hyuk (Park Solomon - Sweet Revenge TV series etc), the class president Nam-ra (Joo Yi-hyun - Hospital Playlist TV series etc), the snobby Na-yeon (Lee Yoo-mi - Hostage: Missing Celebrity etc) and the others. Even the bully like Gwi-nam (Yoo In-soo) was still doing his usual bullying to other students including Eun-ji (Oh Hye-soo). 

(TV SERIES) Hellbound - Another South Korean Series Having Unique Premise based on Webtoon

On Friday, there were a bunch of new movies as well as TV series released on Netflix. Actually I've had my eyes on another series but this one also caught my attention. And I finally decided to watch this South Korean series first as it was having only 6 episodes which should not take a lot of time to finish. This time my wife accompanied me watching it. OK will get to it now.

Brief Story Line

Set in the near future, some scary creatures suddenly appeared to drag sinners to hell after they have been prophesized before. A religious cult called the New Truth led by Jung Jinsu (Yoo Ah-in - Sungkyungkwan Scandal, Secret Affair TV series etc) came to prominent as they seemed to know about the strange phenomenon and encouraged people not to commit a sin to avoid being bound to hell. Detective Kyunghun (Yang Ik-june - Breathless etc) was assigned to investigate this disturbing case.

(TV SERIES) Sweet Home Season 1 - Intense, Suspenseful Sometimes Melodramatic Monster Action Series based on Popular Line Webtoon

I have noticed this series a while ago but chose to skip it as I was finishing other series or watching new movies released on various platforms. Few days ago though, my wife's friend asked whether I had seen this and I decided to give it a try, since the premise did seem interesting. OK, let's head down to the series now.

Brief Story Line

Hyun-soo (Song Kang - When the Devil Calls Your Name, Love Alarm TV series etc) was a suicidal high school student who just moved to a new apartment. One day, the apartment was suddenly put on lockdown along with other buildings, in what appeared to be precaution due to monsters attack in the whole country. A very composed and calm man named Eun-hyuk (Lee Do-hyun - 18 Again TV series etc) realized the best way would be to keep themselves safe in the apartment and tried to keep everyone inside including his rebellious younger sister Eun-yoo (Go Min-si - Secret Boutique TV series etc).