Voice (2017)

Rollercoaster + not for sensitive watchers

The first episode was absolutely gut wrenching. I was not prepared for that.
Please note that it is quite violent and it also contains child abuse etc.
Some episodes left me with a bad feeling in my gut.

The story is great and it has a good plot. The music is on point and they don't drag out unnecessarily.

However, if I have to rate Ms. Kang. Wow, please someone shoot me already.
First of all, she's a cop, but she absolutely does not behave like one.
Cops are supposed to be trained, right? Well you'll question if she had training as a cop at all as she is vulnerable asf and she fends herself like an 80 year old ahjumma. This is my first annoyance.
Secondly, voice is pretty much about her ability to hear and her quest to find murderers.
Except... Every time she hears ANYTHING at all she just decides to stand there like an absolute babboon and wait half an episode (just kidding but at least 5 minutes) before taking action. Half of the time she just says "I think I hear something". No sheit bro, that's the whole point of the show???
*someone gets murdered or attacked in the next room* Her ability to hear more gets yet another eye catcher. "I hear something" She hears signs of a struggle: "I think I hear something". If I see smoke in the hallway, i'm not going to sit around and smell the air and wait until the whole building is on fire to then casually say "I think I smell smoke".

Moo Jin-Hyuk, played by Jang Hyuk, is a very good actor and very suited to play an angry and motivated by vengeance detective.

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Different Crime Thriller

Short: Based in the 112 Emergency Call Center this one has a bit of a different premise which starts to look like a really interesting incident-per-episode but after a couple, it becomes a fairly standard police crime thriller where the team leader of the call center is going out in the field to chase bad guys... It's fun, the bad guy is ruthless, but there's a ton of inconsistencies. Recommended but don't expect a flawless story. Cast are on point.

Detail:
I had expectations of this one being different and for the first two or three episodes it really starts to deliver, they create this high energy moment when she presses the button and announces "Code Zero!" and everyone shifts gear, with the call center suddenly becoming the HQ coordination point for a remote team of police officers out aiming to resolve whatever the issue is within the "Golden Time" (the time that means highest success for saving lives). However, there's a back story of the male leads wife being murdered, and the female leads father being murdered - and this fairly rapidly takes over the story, leaving the Emergency Center concept for dust (mostly).

Overall, I want to say that I have really quite enjoyed it so I'll say that now just to put everything that follows in to some perspective. Definitely worth a watch if you're interested in the crime thriller genre, and particularly if you like really well depicted psycho bad guys (which this one really is). The story takes a few twists and misdirects you into who the bad guy is and a couple of other things, so it keeps you guessing. It's not the most complex of stories, but I felt it was highly entertaining.

Ok, so the flaws.

What the heck is the team leader for the 112 Emergency Center doing going out in the field ALL THE TIME ? She abandons her post frequently! It's as ludicrous as on Star Trek when the captain keeps going off on away missions, it just wouldn't happen, you're the boss, you're quite important, sit down and trust your team :)

She wants to hire two specific people when she forms the Golden Time team. One of them a former white hat hacker, he accepts and his value and contribution is totally clear throughout. He's the guy who can instantly access anything anywhere even if in reality such things just aren't online, but, let's not worry about that, it's "magic" and he's awesome :) It keeps the plot moving at a good pace. However, the other one initially says no and goes back to the Airport Police she was based at - during one of the 112 incidents however something happens and it makes her realise that joining the Golden Time team is where she really wants to be, brilliant moment, love it... but... I don't think she actually brought anything new to the team at all when she joined. She's supposed to be this great officer with multi lingual skills but she contributes nothing unique to the team in the slightest so I was left wondering why the female lead was so bothered about getting her on the team.

Last one - she has this unique ability with fantastic hearing, she can hear things nobody else can to the point that she has padded her room out with sound proofing (well, in reality it's actually echo proofing not sound proofing but... we'll let that slide) and sometimes she can tell the most amazing unrealistic things like listening through a mobile phone speaker she can tell if the ML needs to go left or right to navigate! Other times, it seems like her hearing is less good when that good hearing would be inconvenient to the story.

I'm of mixed opinion as to how I think it should have gone. On the one hand, I now *really* want a weekly procedural drama based around the call center (someone tell me if it exists :) ) but on the other I do quite like the overall plotline of this one and how it developed. As silly as it is for the call center team leader to keep going out in the field it did move things along nicely.

As I say, overall I enjoyed it. It's not without its flaws but it was entertaining and I am definitely looking forward to starting Season 2. This story *does* fully conclude, don't be concerned about the presence of subsequent seasons, Season 1 is properly finished. I have no idea if that holds true for future seasons but for this one, we're all good. :)

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Psychotic killer

The story line is rather interesting and thrilling but there are some brutal scenes that are difficult to watch. The actors/actress that play as Moo Jin Hyeok and Kang Kwon Joo perform well and make the "Voice" exciting to watch from the first episode to the end. Some side stories that is interrelated to the main story line. "Voice" could be shortened to 12 episodes since there are too many scenes that are repeated here and there. The good thing about this K-drama series is that it sticks to its core of the story and no "love scene" or "sexual attraction" between the two lead characters. The one that is difficult to stomach is that when we find out that Shim Dae Shik is the "mole/rat", it is typical K-drama series that the least expectant person is the "mole/rat".

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When the fact opened up....

The drama "voice" season 1 tells the reliability of the golden time team led by Moo Jin Hyuk and detective Shim as the detective who handles cases in the field and Kang Gwon Joo who receives cases via phone calls. The Golden Time team always solves the case well within gold time (12 hours). Jang Hyuk's toughness and courage as a detective. Here I feel that Jang Hyuk is very suitable to be a detective because he is well known as time bombs that can go crazy catching criminals. Uniquely, here, he collaborates with a call center headed by Kang Gwon Joo who can hear above the average. She can hear voices in great detail, no matter how small the sound, She helped by Oh Hyun Ho who is an expert in tracking and Park Eun Soo who is an expert in multi-language. Unfortunately, Eun Soo's skill is yet to be shown in this season.

Cases that are accepted by the call center and in "code zero" status directly faced by Moo Jin Hyuk himself. Starting from the mutilation case, then ah ram, a 3-year-old child who was tortured by his mother who was abused and received cruel treatment from her stepfather, the case of Oh's stalker who nearly injured another person even Eun Soo with using hydrochloric acid, a case of a homeless shelter that turned out to be a clinical testing location and organ sales, etc. I always wonder "Why" Jin hyuk must catch criminals by himself and another cop mostly late and arrived just for cleared up the crime scene and arrested the criminals. In another that, This drama is really cool, it has shows a view from the past, when and after the incident happened. because most detective dramas only tell the background of the incident or only when the police are trying to find evidence to catch the culprit. No wonder why this drama will continue until season 4. This drama is also not naive like other dramas. What usually a detective gets fired or a prosecutor defends a guilty chaebol to the end does not apply in this drama.

Case by case is successfully resolved by the Golden Time Team to uncover the problems that killed Jin Hyuk's wife and Kang Center's father as police in an attempt to catch the murder of Oh Ji Hye, Jin Hyuk's wife who is famously known as Enhyung. -Dong case. Ji Hye works as a social worker for the homeless. She was close with Go Cheol Han, one of the homeless people who became victims of Moo Tae Gu's savagery, whose hobby is killing people with his iron ball until the victim's bones crush. Unfortunately, Ji Hye found out something about this. People who know about Moo Tae Gu's dirty deeds will surely die cruelly at his hands. The living witness who saw the incident, Gyeong Il also burned and died by nam sang the. WHen gyeong il caught after his action kidnapped and in an attempt to kill toward park eun byul because he has revenge because his mother had an affair with Eun Byul father. He also killed some people and burned alive his mother. In another case, Other people who cooperate with the police that is Park Bok Soon grandmother who was famous for the Surim-Dong case died hanged by Moo Tae Gu. The surim-dong case is the case of Park Bok Soon's grandmother who refused to sell her apartment. Unlucky, she was finally removed by being murdered then stored in a cupboard. Not only that, he threatened and plastic surgery someone to be park bok soon to cover up their actions. Madam Jang also became a victim after cooperating with the police. Her eyes were removed and her dead body covered up with plastic.

Moo Tae Gu is a psychopathic killer who is sadistic, cruel, and inhuman. Nam Sang Tae, the son of his father's trusted gangster, cleans up his every move. Even he became suspect in the Eunhyung-dong case and Madam Jang murder. At the end of his life, he also became a victim by Moo Tae Gu. Moo Tae Gu has also always been protected from the law by his father by bribed the police commissioner and prosecutor. His father did this to redeem his guilt feelings already turned his son into a monster after seeing his father accidentally killed his business partner who refused to obey his orders. Her mother also committed suicide. After that, Moo Tae Gu turned into a psychopath. The underground villa that had turned Moo Tae Gu into his place to kill homeless people when he wanted to hunt for prey. Thirty even more homeless already died as his victim
one of a sad scene which is Dae Shik as Jin Hyuk's detective partner forced to obey Nam Sang Tae order to cover up his murder when Nam Sang Tae's subordinate was accidentally killed during a fight with him. He also covered up his father's murder case when accidentally crashed someone who died on the spot. Dae Shik became a person in the police who had betrayed Jin Hyuk. With the condition that Jin Hyuk must not be hurt because he knows that his hyung will reopen JI Hye's murder case. Jin Hyuk and Kang Center are the two people who hunted and wanna kill by moo tae gu for bothering him. Honestly, when watched this drama. I'm really scared guys, really sadistic but really exciting.

For me, The ending was superb, cool, crazy, !! I was really satisfied. I thought Tae Gu would die when his action one on one with Jin Hyuk eh it turned out that he could still run away after being caught with his father's help. Until he was caught again by Jin Hyuk after he was trapped when he attempted to kill Kang Center. Jin Hyuk shot all his hands and feet. After that, he was taken to a psychiatric hospital. He died when all patients in there stabbed him brutally. The ending felt not real, it's like Fantasy but it's damn crazy. I'm really thankful with Jang Hyuk, Lee Jae Wook and Lee Ha Na's acting made this drama so real and so lively. . It's a shame that Jang Hyuk doesn't continue on voice 2 ☹.

For you... uri chingu that love detective and investigative drama lovers, like me. Come on, put this drama on your watchlist, and don't forget to watch it!! This is the first time I'm really scared to watch it. This drama is different from other detective dramas. Dabong "Voice" !! Can't wait to watch season 2 :))

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The most boring Crime Series..

As a fan-even fanatic,lol-of Crime/serial killer Dramas and movies i cannot recall any other time with any other Drama using the word boring to describe it.
Voice is the first one and honestly i didn't expect to be like that.
I know the Voice Franchise is very popular and i have bookmarked all seasons ,including the 5th future one.


I started watching it over a year and a half ago.Yes,you read right.I watched the first episode back then and i clearly remember that i dropped it afterwards.Don't ask me why,i really don't know.All i know is that i was too excited about this series because back then already 3 Seasons had been released so i thought it was great to have so many episodes available to watch and satisfy my lust for crime Dramas.

A few months passed by and i decided to give it another try.I even watched the 1st ep again to catch up.I could managed to watch 3 eps in total until i dropped it one more time.And after almost half a year I ,yes,decided to continue watch it.Iam way too stubborn, i really wanted to find even a tiny detail to excite me about Voice.
Long story short,the last time i tried to watch was last August and i finally finished the 1st Season just today...

The things i liked:
Jang Hyuk's acting.Great and natural.Believable as a fiercy and stubborn detective,driven by his personal revenge to find his wife's murderer.
Kim Jae Wook has the perfect cold look for a psychopath,an excellent choice for this role and great acting as well.The fact that he is so handsome and sexy didn't really help to hate his char!
Ok here ends the list with the things i liked.

What i didn't like??Oh,so many i don't know where to start.

Ml is ALWAYS angry with EVERYTHING,most of the time with No reason at all.He swears and curses to justify his mad-dog title!This is how his role is written,ok i get it.But WHY?Even when he is sad or frustrated, anger overlaps any other feeling.I was like "cool down a bit,please!"

FL:A detective with a great gift.An excellent hearing helps her to solve cases,find clues and suspects.Also seeks revenge for her father's death.An interesting idea and a more interesting role.Maybe in some other's actress hands this role it could be a success to me.

Passionless acting ending up to ruin the char and eventually make it hypotonic.
This char suppose to be on speed all the time,because every second matters in every crime case.But no...
The way she talks,she walks, she acts..I felt everything was in slow motion every time she was on screen.!I was screaming "please add some fire!put some energy and passion,make me believe you do believe all that you say and do"She always had that dull expression on her face. Even if the world set up on fire infront of her eyes,her reaction would be the same!The wailing tone of her voice like she was in a continuous mourning.Her heavy breathing...Ughh all these,really got into my nerves.

I was waiting for some character development.Or for some unexpected twist.Or for more dark and evil villains.Or for more skilled and efficient detectives.I don't know why i had my hopes so high here...

As for the story,it may be interesting in theory but the execution was poor and many times bad as well.I will not complain about plot holes.I lowered my standards in order to be able to watch and finish this.

I also won't complain about police inadequacy or cops drinking during duty(!!)I know this is a standard portrayal in Kdramas.Corruption,dirty politicians and rich businessmen having the top brass at their payroll.Yes,all so typical!

But the main story and the side crime cases...seriously how can a crime case can be sooooo boring?Few were interesting, but overall i was seriously bored not only about the cases but mostly about the procedure police had to follow to collect evidence,find clues and catch the culprit.
And what annoyed me the most was the fact that in every case everything is forced to fit the Fl's ability(her super hearing)I wish someone could explain me how she was able to find out the culprit's height while he was just walking outside her door.I guess this detail will stuck in my head forever as an "unsolved mystery"Whatever...

Also Mr Writer it would be really kind and polite of you if you had given us the reason or the cause how and why the Fl acquired her super power.Thank you!

I overlooked so many details.In good will i excused the lame behavior of the police officers.The stupidity level,unfortunately,was too high.I wanted to like at least one character.Didn't care much if was in the good or the bad side.I trully wanted to like this Drama.I forced myself alot about so many lame and unrealistic details.

As for the rest Seasons i will watch the first ep of each.If still cannot find any interest at all i will delete everything and never look back!

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Keeps you at the edge of your seat for the whole time

I like how the cases were really unexpected and interesting. I was intrigued from the get go.

Of course the acting was amazing but I have to say the story and the character development fell flat. The character and even the evil ones felt like they didn't have depth and their personalities are only skin deep. There's no developing of any relationship, it's just the main team solving case by case.

Sometimes it's really unrealistic that the team can save the day just in time every time. But besides from that, I would definitely recommend this if you're looking for a show to keeps you at the edge of your seat every second of the way!

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Very violent but some intriguing storylines

Viewers intending to watch this show should be aware that it is extremely violent, gory and depicts shocking levels of physical violence.

It is a mystery to me how such graphic violence can be rated as suitable for viewers from the age of 15 in S Korea!

Oddly enough, harmful objects such as the blade of a knife are blurred so us viewers aren't exposed to the shocking sight of a bare blade (?!) -- but seeing a killer smashing in the heads of their victims, people mindlessly kicking and bashing people (usually WOMEN) to a bloody pulp while they are lying on the floor begging for their lives (and they are NEVER ever trying to defend themselves, kick and scream and shout and cry or hit back) is shown at length and in detail...

I am really starting to hate this violence trope in Kdramas - specifically in crime/police thrillers...

I watched this show for Jang Hyuk and the acting was good (no surprise there!) but I was disgusted by the gore and violence. I liked the more humane side stories, when the police discover the scandalous exploitation of the poor, homeless, mentally-ill and help those victims.
Those storylines were very well-portrayed and I would have liked it if they had focused more on psychological insights to the characters (i.e. Moo Jin Hyuk's marriage before his wife was killed, his grief process, the father-son-relationship, Kang Kwon Joo's pursuit of her father's killer, her struggles/grief and determination to right past wrongs...) - but I guess this is just not that kind of show.

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