Just Finished Watching 'Justice' Legal Korean Drama Series

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So, surprise surprise that I didn't notify that I was watching Justice huh? The legal K-Drama features a lot of good stuff. I was finished with Kill It which was pretty okay except for the sad ending. At least, Kill It owned the rather pointless Filipino drama Ang Probinsyano by several miles.

The series Justice itself is pretty much a web of conspiracies. The plot involves an entertainment company and missing girls. There's much of the past and the present colliding. The main protagonist Lee Tae Kyung (Choi Jin Hyuk) is an anti-hero. Tae Kyung's past is shrouded by dirty secrets which he wants to pay for it later on. Tae Kyung's relationship with Prosecutor Seo Yeon Ah (Jin A Nana) was tainted due to his bad choices while he sought to avenge his late brother. Director Joo Wong must've been pleased with Nana's performance in Kill It that she rightfully landed on that spot. Along the way, there is much corruption within the legal firms and the companies. A good example is how the villains Vice President Tak Soo Hoo (Park Sung Jun) and CEO Song Woo Yong (Sun Hyun Joo) get away with what they do by bribing authorities. Soo Hoo himself is a sex maniac who tricks women, kidnaps them, rapes them, and inevitably murders them when he gets bored. Woo Yong himself has a past with the anti-hero and has a son Dae Jin who learns of his dark secrets.

I could talk about also what makes the series watchable even at late night. Sure, I do am a fan of nightmare fuel but nausea fuel is another issue. Why do you think I skipped the Indonesian-Japanese film Killers even if I'm a fan of Rin Takanashi (who played as Hisae)? Just hearing of the prolonged torture scenes is something. Meanwhile, the amount of violence and blood in Justice is within moderation for a mature-rated series. Much of the focus of Vice President Tak is more on him scheming than him getting bloody. Vice President Tak kidnaps, rapes, and murders women to feed his depraved fantasies. Fortunately, not too much of Vice President Tak's torture is done especially with a victim who fortunately survived. Fortunately, we don't see him murder anyone slowly like in some gorefest films that just focus more on gore than plot. It's all about having moderation of violence and blood. It's all about not spending too much time on nausea fuel. Vice President Tak is indeed a Nomura but he's not really focused so far. Seeing Vice President Tak finally get what he deserves is something.

Maybe I need to add a bit of how Yeon Ah isn't played for eye candy or lousy fanservice. Sure, I tend to watch some good series for really bad reasons. Yeoh Ah is plot-relevant and the show doesn't bank on her good looks. You don't see Yeon Ah in scenes where she's just in her underwear, a bikini pool scene, nightgown, or even nude. She doesn't unnecessarily greet Atty. Lee in a nightgown to serve him breakfast. I doubt it Nana was cast as Yeon Ah to bolster ratings - something I felt happened in Ang Probinsyano when Shaina Magdayao gets added into the cast. My only beef though is that she's shown to be significantly physically weaker that she was captured by Vice President Tak twice. The second time she could've been raped by the same madman but she was rescued on time. Aside from that, she still has her use in moving the plot forward and she can still fight.

Sidenote: I have to admit that Nana is the STUPID reason why I dropped the SJW-infested Itaewon Class. However, bigger reasons why I dropped Itaewon Class isn't because Nana is hotter than Kwon Nara but the random woke elements and sudden twists that didn't make sense such as a sudden heel-face turn, somebody's actually a man - not a woman, etc. Not surprising, right?

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Pretty much, the show itself was a nice spin. Moderate amounts of violence and gore - choosing to be more plot-oriented than ever.