Sean Akizuki's East Asian Drama and Movie Blog

  Some works of fiction can be used as an eye-opener. I remembered watching Lawless Lawyer and my mind warped back to the Vizconde Massacre. Yes, it turns out that Hubert Webb was innocent. One thing I never realized was how Judge Cha Moon Sook's actress, Lee Hye Young (who was also Jun Pyo's mother in that abomination called  Boys Over Flowers ) looks a bit like retired judge Amelita G. Tolentino. Yes, Tolentino the very person who presided over the Vizconde Trial. I think Hye Young is a nice person in real life. I heard she had a blast doing her role as a wicked judge.  I have a feeling that Studio Dragon caught wind of the Vizconde Massacre case. Maybe, it's no coincidence that Hye Young was chosen for the role. I bet after many auditions - Hye Young makes a terrifying character real. I bet that during the filming - I guess cast members may have joked, "She looks like you!" to Hye Young. Maybe, the directors had a photograph of Tolentino. Behind the scenes, Hye...

Well, if you're not too surprised that I'm no longer posting Kamen Rider updates - I'm already thinking of already even putting Toku on a lower priority. Now, I decided to finish watching Lawless Lawyer ASAP to which I couldn't put it down because of how it manages to craft itself. I was thinking of the romance/legal thriller genre. I was thinking about how the cast that lacks in looks makes up for their ability to carry it. Lee Jun Gi (My Girl) makes it into coupling with Seo Yea Ji (It's Okay Not to Be Okay) to carry out the thriller that focuses more on the case than the romance.  I could remember Choi Min Soo starring in Pride and Prejudice alongside Choi Jin Hyuk and Baek Jin Hee (who freaking looks like Mika Katsumura). The first time I saw him - he was that Large Ham of a Jerk with a Heart of Gold. Here, he's a Large Ham ruthless gangster of a mayor. It was fun to see how this villain was involved with several corruption charges, he's obviously sleazy...

  I could remember a couple of love story x legal thriller Korean dramas I've watched. These series were Kill It , Justice , Pride and Prejudice , Suspicious Partner , and now this one called Lawless Lawyer which was shown in South Korea in 2018. Who says a love story can't take different twists? I couldn't decide between a Korean legal drama without a romance vs. one with a romance. I decided to pick this one instead of trying to watch The Good Detective . The story involves thinking outside the box and that some of your worst enemies may not be what they seem. The story involves Atty. Bong Sang Pil (Lee Joon Gi) is in an awkward relationship with a hot-blooded prosecutor Ha Jae Yi (Seo Ye Ji). Jae Yi gets suspended for punching a corrupt judge and admires Judge Cha Moon Sook (Lee Hye Hyong) who looks incorruptible. Some tragedies manage to bring them together. Sang Pil knows something that Jae Yi doesn't. I think Jae Yi's toughness may remind a Toku fan of Tsurihi...