It started extremely good, a lot of suspense and thriller that actually was following the storyline, the first two episodes let me breathless. But slowly that story started to fade away and gets farther from the first episode and seemed like more an American serial than a Korean one. I loved Jang Hyuk acting, it was so natural (a little bit exaggerated into the action scenes, probably) but I loved him, really! I can't say the same thing for the other protagonist, the story of her and her perfect ears actually didn't develop, they gave a glimpse of her in the hospital that had to learn the world throughout ears but this story was left behind without a warning. The cruel scenes were very realistic, but they didn't make it till the story turns out to be predictable on whos the killer, seemed like that everything was rushed after the 8 episode, just to make the show ends as soon as possible. That's pretty sad, because the plot was interesting but leaded to nothing.....
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Good crime-solving, very annoying lead actress
The good:1. Jang Hyuk - One of his finest acting in action-drama. He's like a mad dog when he's angry and just as passionate when trying to find victims and suspects.
2. Lee Jin Wook - The captain of the rescue team in Voice2. Another mad dog and also very convincing. I'm going to look out for his other dramas.
3. The crimes - The reported crimes are ones you really hear in the news. Gory most of the time. When the rescue team is on the move that's what fuels this drama.
The bad:
1. Kang's expressionless face - How can an actress be so devoid of facial expression? Each of her headshots looks exactly the same no matter the situation.
2. Kang's expressionless voice - The same monotone. Sometimes fast, sometimes faster. The same monotone.
3. Kang's selective hearing - Ok, she has a gift of hearing things others can't hear. But i think her real gift is that she can hear only those things that are relevant to the situation. Come on writer, if you want to show that she has a special gift, at least give a reason why her gift is very selective. otherwise, you should show that she actually hears soooo many things that it would drive her crazy.
4. In both seasons the writer has the habit of making the golden time team interview the caller first about non-urgent details before actually sending emergency teams to the scene. Drives me crazy each time.
I'm here for the crime-solving. everything else and especially Kang is a distraction.
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Different
I'm a serial killer/thriller/psychological drama junky so I felt this would be right up my alley. And I was right. It was actually pretty interesting to imagine how much work goes in to answering civilian stress calls. It caught me off guard at first with the multiple cases it dealt with, but that's what sparked my enjoyment of this series. It wasn't just about someone on a killing spree. The MC's are a perfect dynamic duo and the cast is filled to the brim with all types of interesting characters (including a certain k-pop idol).One cool thing I enjoyed was when you think of "strong female lead" you think of someone who kicks ass for fun and uses weapons like toys but not here, this series female lead is strong in a mental set. It's not always about being tough it's about having a strong mindset and the confidence to back it up. Our FMC didn't disappoint.
This series shines through the darkest pits of proving that money is the root of all evil!
Would recommend if you're wanting something with a bit of blood and brain matter or some rage fueled anxiety lol
Enjoy...
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Please turn your brain off now... thank you.
This one is a huge mixed bag for me. On the one hand, the story was pretty ridiculous. It stretches the realm of possibility at virtually every corner, and doesn't care if its "explanations" (if you can even call them that) make a lick of sense. But... on the other hand, I was still very interested to see how all the plot points would come to a head, and had at least a bit of fun anyways.The biggest draw to this show would be Jang Hyuk's brow raising performance. I don't even know if you could call it "good" in the classic sense, as he really decides to play it as eccentric and weird when the script seems like it doesn't call for either? In any case, I couldn't take my eyes off the screen when he was doing his thing. Even in the first episode when we get his insane drunken moment (read: WTF?), I was thinking to myself I should probably be feeling bad for the guy right now, but the whole scene instead came across as just plain odd. Still, it was strangely captivating.
The other leads get the job done well enough. I wasn't nearly as bothered by the FL as many of the commenters here are. The rest of the story is watchable, despite a lot of predictable moments that mostly rely on the good guys' ability to be as stupid as humanly possible in a critical moment. Again, turn your brain off before jumping into this one. I don't think it strays from its early shown formula, so give it an episode or two to decide if you like it.
As my first foray into Kdramas, it was a little lackluster. However, decent enough that I'll eventually give season 2 a try.
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My biggest issue with this show was the gore. Not the violence so much because since it's a cop show there has to be villains and I understand that, but it seemed at times that the gore that went along with the violence was gratuitous. Because of that, I often had to pause watching the show and watch something else for awhile. It was just a little much for me.
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The acting especially by the main two actors was brilliant, perhaps the best performances I have ever seen. I wonder why the main guy didn't return for the second and third episodes? (I probably just haven't found about it on the internet).
I loved the twists, turns, shocks that associated themselves with this show, and I'm definitely going to check out the next seasons. The only improvement I wish upon is to focus entirely on the story, instead of a couple of episodes which seemed to be a little irrelevant in my opinion.
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Voice is a above average crime thriller drama with a very good background story, plot and interesting cases. While watching this drama there is not one dull moment, it always keeps you on your toes. If not the adrenaline rush, its anger or frustration. There is always an emotion.
Each case always has a twist and it's not always what you think and this keeps you more hooked to the show.
The actors in this drama have done a fine job at portraying thier characters. Kim jae wook and jang hyuk especially.
The bgm and osts are pretty nice to hear but I personally felt at times that they didn't match the scenes.
The female characters is actually one of the coolest characters I have ever seen on drama land. she's strong, smart and rational. Her abilities and skills are mind blowing. I really can't wait to watch her again in the next season.
But I feel the opposite about the male lead's character. He was extremely emotional, impulsive and kinda hypocritical. His lines consist of mainly 2 words and he its really hard to hear him swear at every person he meets expect his son. Most of the frustration happened due to his meaningless actions.
Though the overall storyline is solid, the small inconsistencies and plot conveniences are present all through the story.
Still I would say it's worth it. It's entertaining and interesting to watch.
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Far fetched
This was very dark at times; some truly horrible crimes and I'm surprised at the 'Teen' rating really.Gripping story, good mix of characters, decent acting.
Lots of shouting though and a few really (like really, really) dumb moves, which spoilt it, sadly. The script writing isn't great (some very amateur dialogue), although the story idea is pretty good.
I have to mention a favourite actor (you'll know if you watch it) in one of the best serial killer portrayals I've ever seen, which definitely makes it worth watching.
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Anyway, despite all that, I gonna continue watch Voice 2!
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I thoroughly enjoyed this drama. It met with things that I like: crime, fighting, mystery, thriller.Although I barely like Korean thrillers because they miss the mark a lot for me, this type of thriller was OK.
I loved the cast. The chemistry wasn't strong but it wasn't weak either.
I said this contain spoilers because I had a few takeaways from this drama.
The main character was good at deciphering voices. That's how the series started. Then all of a sudden she could hear sounds but could never tell what it was. One episode had me saying 'what?' aloud because she could hear tapping on a cage hidden inside a cement wall but she couldn't hear footsteps coming right up behind her. That's how a few instances were in this series.
The main male lead was just angry throughout the whole series. I liked his fighting but he was just too angry. They should've called him 'angry dog' instead of 'crazy dog'.
The main villain....boy did they do too many closeups of his eyeball, mouth, hands....I'm thinking is the thriller part they were talking about? He was creepy I get that but at some points I really wanted him to just die already. Plus the clicking of the teeth from the two bad guys hurt my ears.
I don't know how I felt about the last episode. I did like how it went off. I guess I'm just impatient with how Korea wrap up the very last episode of their dramas. They either get it right or the majority of the time they get it wrong. Plus the first 40 minutes were drawn out and then in the end they just talked about how the other scenarios ended for the other bad guys.
I'm glad there's four seasons to this. Korea barely make sequels so when I saw there were three more series I feel compelled to watch. This time I feel like I'm being spoiled at this point.
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Good potential but not captivating enough
Voice tells the story of Moo Jinhyuk, a police officer, and criminal voice profiler Kang Kwonju as they team up to form the "Golden Time" team and solve cases. The show has a very interesting premise. The serial murders that tie the two protagonists together is complicated and intriguing. However, this captivating factor quickly diminishes when we find out the real culprit halfway through the series. Yes, the serial killer is revealed to the audience really early on. Then watching our protagonists fumble and make really avoidable mistakes is when my interest started to dwindle.I did think that voice profiling part of the show is quite interesting, since I've only watched another show with a voice profiler (Tell Me What You Saw), but I struggled to like our resident profiler. Kang Kwongju really got on my nerves each episode so this made it difficult to continue. Moo Jinhyuk isn't that much better. He spends most of his time raising his voice when things don't go his way. Yet the two of them work well together, kudos to them.
Voice begins to drag slowly past episode 6. The pacing isn't great and the reveals are ill-timed. Though, the premise is quite good.
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