Review "Oh The Mysterious" (Dramapassion): a Korean drama between lies and hidden truth!

We start the month by giving you our opinion on a K-Drama that caught our attention. This is Oh The Mysterious, available on the Dramapassion platform in full. The plot takes us into several genres, mixing police investigation, suspense, search for truth and money!

Through this review, we let you discover what it felt like to watch this drama released at the end of 2017.

Oh The Mysterious

Original title: 의문의 일승 – Uimunui Ilseung

Alternative title: Oh the mysterious – Doubtful Victory – Questionable Start – Mysterious Il Seung

Gender: Action – Thriller – Drama

Country: South Korea

Episodes: 20

Chain: SBS

Broadcasting platform: Dramapassion

Release period: November 27, 2017 to January 30, 2018

Director: SHIN Kyung-so (Six Flying Dragons)

Scriptwriter: LEE Hyun-Joo (Pride and Prejudice)

Synopsis

When he was fifteen, Kim Jong-Sam was charged with a crime he did not commit, sentencing him to death. Imprisoned for ten years, he will find a way to escape. Circumstances will lead him to "borrow" the identity of Inspector Oh Il-Seung. He will then have three days to find one hundred million won and obtain a new identity. But when you go after a corrupt former president, things get complicated very quickly.

Jong Sam will have to join, under his false identity, the Police team of which Jin Jin Yeong is a member. She joined the police to find out the truth about her father's death.

Corruption, race against time and revelation are at the rendezvous of your thriller without downtime.    

Spring: Dramapassion

Main cast

This review contains important elements from the K-drama and may therefore contain spoilers. This review is to be read at your own risk.

A duo linked by destiny

Oh The Mysterious is a drama that is clearly part of a detective register. Nevertheless, many other topics will gravitate around this basic framework. Recurring topics, such as the past of the protagonists, the links between them and above all, the power conferred by money, often dirty. Thus the series is not content to simply address a fairly classic story, but brings essential elements to the proper functioning of the scenario. We start on a rather slow pace to be able to give time to the pawns to set up, essential aspect for the smooth running to come. And soon a certain sympathy is born for the hero Kim Jong Sam, an innocent condemned to death. And that reminds us a little of another hero in the manner of Defendant.

Thanks to this character who was unlucky from the start, we follow his evolution and the various levels he will have to cross to reach his goal. Namely: to find an ordinary life and make those who used it pay. Although this notion of struggle is not so obvious. However, it will also be necessary for the heroine, Jin Jin-Young who does not believe in the suicide of her father and seeks to unravel the truth. This duo turns out to be linked by fate, as you can discover over the episodes. They will also be accompanied by supporting roles and villains who live up to our expectations!

Police VS Corruption

If we find once again this vision of good against evil, the camps are sometimes ambiguous and lead us to reflect on this or that protagonist. But there is no need to reflect on the thirst for revenge and truth that Oh Il-Seung and Jin Jin-Young have in common, who will later become teammates. The same goes for Inspector Park so-Chil and Prosecutor Kim Min-Pyo who somewhat supervise the two young people who want to go too fast in work.The other police officers are quite classic in their role, certainly, but bring a certain dose of humor to the drama. We will also be interested in the chief of police Jang Pil-Sung who will have a hard time finding his side – mainly because of the lure of profit and what he could lose at the exchange.

A terrain that is complicated by approaching the opposing clan, capable of many stratagems, sudden reversals of jackets, markets with dirty money, even murders to keep power.

Thus, it was on the side of the corrupt villains that our attraction was most significant. The actors brilliantly interpret uncandid people, just like the excellent Jun Gook-Hwan, a veteran of the profession who once again offers a tough boss, devoid of feelings, greedy and greedy. Kook so-Ran, also pleased us a lot, representing in a way the feminine inclination of this one with its heavy emotional wound, touching. We also praise the performances of the two NIS employees, who are interesting and credible as henchmen.

Finally, let us not forget the importance of Kang Cheol-Ki true mentor for Oh Il-Seung and whose intentions are unknown. He is also the former partner of Inspector Park so-Chil but we will not say more about it. On the whole, the actors fulfill their contract despite shortcuts however predictable when we know the register …

A well-executed plot, but…

The plot of Oh The Mysterious remains banal, but is well executed to the extent that everything – or almost – holds up. The elements that move the drama forward are mastered, the direction is good. However, the more we advance, the less we feel absorbed by the sequence of events. With each revelation, the drama runs out of steam and we would have liked fewer episodes maybe – sixteen instead of twenty for example. On the other hand, the young main couple is too focused on their revenge. Jin Jin-Young may annoy some by wanting to play too much hotheads. As for Kim Jong Sam, he lacks self-confidence and ambition, which can be tiring as the episodes go by.

Luckily for us, the many twists and turns are a great help to continue viewing. We didn't have high expectations for this series, and as a result, we still enjoyed following and presenting it. In short, this drama has qualities and flaws but overall, it is pleasant to discover. It is clear that lovers of injustice, corruption and action will benefit from this.

The drama Oh The Mysterious remains in a register as we like them; the quality of the OST and the development of the story will satisfy you. Go to Dramapassion if our opinion has convinced you!

Trailer de Oh The Mysterious

https://youtu.be/CFTPryuflmY