Well, it's time for a random watch. This time I decided to go with the K-Drama known as Whisper. Legal K-Drama is really getting into me, huh? I thought about it watching some shows on Netflix before the license expires huh? Well, this legal drama features the reign of Taebaek Law Firm and some legalities in 17 episodes. The main characters entangled are Shin Joong Joo (Lee Bo Young) and Lee Dong Jun (Lee Sang Yoon). Joong Joo is a police officer who has lost her trust in the law and Dong Jun is a judge who gets corrupted with the promise of power. Dong Jun marries Choi Soo Yeon (Park Se-Young) but who is still in a relationship with Kang Jung Il (Kwon Yul).
The whole plot has the frame-up of Joong Joo's father (who has lung cancer) and the downfall of Dong Jun as a judge. Dong Jun who was initially known as an incorruptible judge falls for the poisonous offer of Chairman Choi (Soo Yeon's father). The unrighteous ruling of a once-righteous judge causes a battle for his own ego. Joong Joo loses her job as a policeman (though she later gets reinstated) then enters into Taebaek under a different identity. Joong Joo also sets up Dong Jun in blackmail hoping to get justice for her wrongfully-sentenced father.
The whole drama has some interesting plots where the government itself is laced with corruption. Taebaek while looking so righteous is guilty of hiding SEVERAL scandals for its richest clients who have broken the law. What also becomes more interesting is that the marriage-of-convenience has a rather dark plot, that Dong Jun himself has a dark past, the dark past of Chairman Choi (to which he tries to justify his crimes), Boogook industries (where Jung Il is an heir of), and other plots that drive it to become a suspenseful thriller.
What makes it serious but more watchable is this - there's not much violence in contrast to OCN drama like Kill It, Justice, or the rather violent Voice. Instead, the violence is pretty tolerable since it's SBS. My only complaint is that it can be somewhat slow or there are some plots you wish were focused (such as the church scandal which NEVER got emphasized). I still think it's worth a watch if you're a fan of legal K-Drama. Just check it out yourself and remember my opinions aren't facts.
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