"Connection" Is A Griping Procedural Drama On Drug Addiction And Connections

As always, blogging is just a hobby. I'm going to have to wait for Can This Love Be Translated? which will be late this year. I decided to watch another Korean crime drama. This almost takes me back to the Netflix series Narco Saints. This one involves a dilemma with an investigator who runs into a reporter. It's a recent project but with more senior actors. It's hard to belive that Ji Sung was born in 1977 and Jeon Mi-Do was born in 1982? Like WUT? Are people finding an elixir to prolong life? It's already something when I'm seeing attractive-looking OLD people. Ji Sung plays as main lead Jang Jae-Kyung and Mi-Do plays the reporter Oh Yeon-Jin.

This show is DIFFICULT to talk without spoilers. Crime dramas are meant to be discussed without spoilers. It's because there's really a lot of stuff going on and to keep the audience engaged. 

Jae-Kyung is professional ace detective who works for the FICTIONAL Anhyeon Police Station. Jae-Kyung is forcibly fed a drug that looks like a candy. Honestly, I could imagine how many candies were used as a prop. It's called the Lemon Mulberry. It looks harmless but people who take it become addicted to it. A 20 years of deception trail is practically WHAT keeps the story alive. Who's responsible behind the drugss and all that?

Meanwhile, Yeon-Jin is a reporter. She's a very assertive and tactless woman. Honestly, I kinda liked her character. She was fired from her previous job. She decides to focus on corruption no matter what the cost. Journalism plays a role in criminal investigations. Yeon-Jin's character almost reminds me of the Korean series Argon last 2017. The difference was Argon was more into journalism ethics. Yeon-Jin walks on glass figuratively as she desires to expose corruption in all its forms. Being a journalist is no easy task!

Watching the drama can make you question who's behind everything. The villains involved are in the world of medicine. Both Kwon Wool (Park Tae-Jin) and Moon Sung-Geun (Won Chang-Ho) are among the villains. It's hard to discuss what truly happens. The villains either have hidden agendas, pains, hurts, etc. It's not really easy to follow -- which all the more makes it fun to watch. The villains are linked to the drug addiction -- something that's been the focus of the show.

The show was likely meant to raise awareness against drugs. The dark and gritty atmosphere would make me think of the negative consequences. Even adults can be crazy enough to take drugs. Connections can work but for how long. This is why I really got addicted to this show's chilling grip!