Detective Baek Hong-Suk (Son Hyeon-Ju) lost his 15-year-old daughter in a car accident and his wife died from shock shortly afterwards. Detective Baek Hong-Suk then searches for the truth related to his daughter's death and learns that her death is tied into a conspiracy. Reporter Seo Ji-Won (Go Joon Hee) is the owner's daughter of a large corporation. She helps Detective Baek Hong-Suk to uncover the truth on his daughter's death. While covering the story, she finds out that her brother-in-law (Kim Sang-Jung), a top presidential candidate, is involved in corruption. Reporter Seo Ji-Won comes into conflict between her family and the truth.

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  Kim Sung Ryung ( Seo Ji Soo)

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  Go Joon Hee (Seo Ji Won)

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  Ryu Seung Soo ( Choi Jung Woo)

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• Jan 10, 2013 16 of 16 episodes seen

  bokami
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  i just made a very quick review just to give the chaser some advertisement
  because its so unpopular..or lets say one of the mdl underrated of 2012. (seen only by 40 mdl users)
  
  Expect not to see any eye candy on here and it was evident on the poster.
  I think somebody who come across w/ this drama with an impression like this..
  
  "ooh The chaser? hmm ahjussis?"
  *reads synopsis
  *looks on the cast
  "oops theres no hottie nevermind lol"
  
  Oh well..anyway
  
  for anyone who likes another revenge drama should give this a chance.
  It was very relatable with emphasis on importance of living w/ family.
  If i would think of a drama that shares some similarity...hmm
  Think of city hunter w/o a superhero thing and the rom com stuff and add
  the movie "the Crucible" not exactly but just to show some idea.
  
  i will give you some hints on how entertaining this is
  - after the 1st episode there is no break on tension or a big pause on plot,
  it keeps moving in a above average pace on first 60% of the drama,
  - it was so complex and every character interwind in the plot/ very well deveveloped and no weak performance.
  - the politics scheme is easy to follow as it really happening on real event.
  
  The Story: It was compelling and there is so many situations/happening in an episode w/ no dull momnets but its up to you.
  Since its only 16 episodes...its not so dragging if you spot one.
  
  The Cast/Acting: lets us not so bias if there no fave actor in it but what important is the character developement
  and the performance they made. The Main villain has to be one of the great one you will see in a dramaland that isnt annoying.
  The Main lead is very relatable and his character will make you symphatize w/ him greatly.
  
  Music: entertaining as what you could expect in a tense drama
  
  Replay: there is a part of me that even i watched this again...it isnt as entertaing as before since i got everything
  from my first viewing, anyway it was a satisfying drama....w/ a fulfiliing conclusion as a whole but again its up to you =)
  
  note: I heard this got Daesang award yay!
  
  my other recommendation:
  
  The Devil
  Resurrection
  Equator MAn
  City Hunter
  Giant* read more

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• Mar 6, 2013 16 of 16 episodes seen

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  9 of 9 people found this review helpful
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  The Chaser is easily one of the most underrated dramas of 2012 (at least internationally) and you should definitely give this a try.
  
  The plot of the drama starts out pretty simple: A girl gets killed in an accident and her father Baek Hong Seok promises to find her murderer. But as he finds out more details and has to face all the powerful people behind the scenes a complex story unfolds. The writers of the drama really did an awesome job, the drama is full of suspense as you follow Baek's journey. There are a lot of twists, turns and hidden cards that always change who's in the better situation and who has more power. At the same time the events happening never seem too unrealistic or forced and the decisions the characters make are very relatable.
  
  While the plot is really good the actors are definitely what makes this drama shine. Everyone plays out their character really well, you don't even notice that they are acting. The standout performance for me was Kim Sang Joon who plays Baek's enemy. Even though he's the antagonist it's hard to dislike him. He's ruthless and does whatever it takes to reach his goal but somehow he still seemed human while doing so (like pretty much every other bad guy in this show).
  
  The only criticism I have is that during the latter episodes I got really impatient to find out how everything will be resolved. There's a lot happening in each episodes and the pace of the drama is really fast so it's not like I got bored but at some point I just finally wanted the conflict to end. But the ending of the drama was very well done. The writers took enough time to wrap everything up and even though I still have some questions I'm really satisfied with the ending.
  
  I recommed to give this drama a chance even if the plot doesn't sound that interesting to you, it's definitely worth watching! Though you might want to keep some tissues close for the first episodes^^ read more

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  Ghost

  Both have a main character trying to reveal the truth behind someone's death ( in chaser it's his daughter and ghost bestfriend/ many more) both has powerful villains and you hold your breath during the whole drama.

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