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Did not expect that.
Wow!!Great action, superb acting and short enough to get the whole story down in 8 episodes. It didn't drag out to long.
In the beginning I may have wished that it was the police that killed her father and she gained another father figure from Choi Min Jin, but it helps having plot twists misleading us from the actual truth to gain our attention span for the whole drama.
The one thing I did not see coming was the romance. The drama went on about revenge didn't really focus on the partner relationship Yoon Ji Woo has with Pildo and out of no where episode 8 they both sleep together. That was unexpected because I wasn't reading any romance between them just that they both had similar goals of catching a murderer of their loved one.
I did not expect that ending. It was cruel to Yoon Ji Woo. She looses her father then for the first time in 5 years she finally learns to trust and lean on someone else and he gets killed right in front of her.
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Gang violence dramatically portrayed!
This drama was honestly such a pleasant surprise for someone who has been k-drama sober for a few months. The plot was amazing, unexpected but amazing. Actors were also top tier. The only thing that made it drop to a 8.5 is the unnecessary sex scene Netflix dramas often have.Let's start with the plot. We have a pretty stable plot, with an introduction to the two (but not all) of the main characters in the first episode. It's quick, but not too quick where it doesn't lay the foundation for its character. It quickly build the antagonist but tears down this assumption we had throughout near the end. I love it for it's simplicity and quick wrap-up of 8 episodes.
Moving on to the actors. Literally 10/10. Let's start with Han So Hee. I knew her as a soft, easy-to-manipulate girl from "Nevertheless," so at first, I thought she wouldn't play this bad-ass role well. I was wrong. She showed her resilience by proving that she could act these roles. Moving on to Park Hee Soon, this is the first time I've seen his work. I'm very very impressed by how well he pulled off his character and his character's seemingly mysterious aura. Lastly, we have Ahn Bo Hyun. He really does the best in this genre; he pulls off his role as a policeman very very well. The chemistry he had with our main character wasn't the best thing ever but also wasn't the worst thing ever. I feel like it could have developed better if the drama was a bit longer, but I'm thankful that they didn't force more episodes to include romance (The random sex scene made it a lot worse.)
Overall, I highly recommend this!
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so much emotion
Asian dramas have so much raw, real emotions they really make you feel it unlike american tv shows where it feels empty most of the time. My name is no exception it's a short limited series but it's so good and even though it has it's predictable moments there are some plot twist that shock you. The fight scenes are pretty epic as well they pull no punches and you can really feel like it's a painful process to actually produce these scenes.Just when you think the show is wrapping up and you think it's going in one direction BAM! it goes in the completely different direction it's a wild ride.
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great drama with a fairly disappointing ending
(no specific spoilers but i vaguely discuss the quality of the finale)overall this is a really sold drama with high quality production acting and visuals. it’s been a bit since i’ve watched this but the ending kind of spoiled this for me? i really wanted to see a bit more wrap up as i feel everything happened so fast and i was left with a lot of unanswered questions. this really could have used few extra episodes or even a second season or special ep?
some things i have to give high praise to are the fight scene choreography, overall cinematography, and visuals. special mention for the prop team, one thing that i’ve noticed in some recent dramas i’ve watched (ex: not me) is that the weapon props are so lightweight? that it definitely looks unrealistic especially with larger guns, my name managed to not break the immersion in this way.
tldr: great watch except the ending very visually pleasing, with an engaging plot, and some stand out performances.
(pls excuse lack of caps and any questionable spelling and grammar haha)
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My Name is very predictable. What you think will happen after episode 1 will most likely actually happen. That doesn’t make the show any less entertaining, though. It still managed to surprise me once or twice, and even though it lost me a little towards the end, I still enjoyed the show for what it is: a very fulfilling revenge story.
Han So-hee acts her ass off, and the anger and sadness in her portrayal of Yoon Ji-woo feels very convincing. The show also has a great, memorable soundtrack that really adds a lot to the experience, but gets a tiny bit repetitive towards the end. At only 8 episodes, each around 50 minutes long, My Name is on the shorter side as far as K-Dramas go, but for this story, that’s a good thing. It’s just as long as it should be. Any longer would’ve just made it feel like a drag.
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ON POINT
Are you looking for a Rom-Com? TURN BACK! Are you wanting a drama with all good things in life? GET OUT! How about blood trails as far as the eye can see? LOOK NO FURTHER!Nothing is better than a beast mode female lead and that's the definition of this series! If your sexist I don't recommend cause this girl is gonna put you into the deepest pits of shame. lol It's easy for Revenge and Justice to get mixed into each other and it becomes a game of cat and mouse over how much of a monster you'll become for having the thoughts and feelings you gain. My girl doesn't disappoint with the martial arts and knife slinging. It's a constant game of "Who Did It?" and "OMG How will you manage this one?" and I loved every minute of it Acting was solid af with all the rage and fear being felt through every inch of this awesome series.
The ending has me feeling some type of way, but I'll let that slide.
Enjoy...
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Excellent
Han so Hee has been choosing the most versatile projects to showcase her talent. She did a really good job being a conflicted mistress in “World of the married” to a delicate artist in “Nevertheless”. However, here she did an amazing job of playing the role of a daughter on a mission to avenge her father.Yaay for 8 episodes which were sufficient to build a tight narrative. I was absolutely impressed by attention to detail to the makeup (un plucked eye brows, chapped lips , blood, bruises etc), hair, wardrobe, set designs, cinematography and background musical score. I loved the absence of the tropes of a woman playing role of seductress or wear extremely tight clothes to showcase her body or smile to fool people etc. Top notch acting skills by her which included portrayal of desperation and determination as well as impressively gritty action scenes. I am really excited for her future project (in talks with director of Vincenzo).
I have few small nitty gritty issues. Exaggerated gum chewing is not cool and just makes you look stupid.
I thought it could have been more dark like “Extracurricular” who has the same director. She could not have won her first ring fight or be able to avoid rape etc given the circumstances. She could also have developed a sexual relationship with the mafia boss.
The ending was however good and I always appreciate a romantic element.
Overall a very satisfying watch as a feminist. Highly recommended.
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"Revenge Is Starting A Fire That You Can't Control." ~ Marty Rubin.
And this drama is a fitting example for this quote.'My Name' marks my unexpected return to the Crime Organizations/Mafia genre. I should have checked the tags because I was not expecting this to be so violent.
Yoon Jiwoo, a high school student always held a grudge against her father for constantly being absent in her life. Moreover, he was a wanted criminal for selling drugs. But, when he is shot to death and nobody bothers to find the culprit, she seeks out Choi Mu Jin, a crime lord and her father's best friend. Mu Jin takes her in under Dongcheon, his organisation, gives her a new identity and trains her to become a highly skilled fighter inorder for her to prepare her revenge. She joins the Police force with a hidden identity with the only clue she has of her father's killer: a gun that belongs to a cop.
Hats off to Han So Hee for her role as Yoon Ji Woo because she kicked the ball out of the park with her absolutely mind blowing portrayal of a revenge driven girl. This drama would've been beyond boring had it not been for her presence. Her action sequences and training scenes where some of the most intense ones I've seen to date in KDramaland.
Choi Mu Jin, the crime lord, was the star of the show for me. He had such a mysterious charisma that I couldn't help but hope for him to escape everytime. (I should be in jail for saying this.) His relationship with Jiwoo was almost a father-daughter like. He was shady and never a good man, but I loved how we are given glimpses of his life.
The plot… as everyone complained, was predictable. Or atleast the culprit. For some reason, it lost steam after the end of episode 5. I continued watching for the sake of completion or else I would've skipped right to the ending.
Nobody in the Police force made enough significant impact on me to feel for them. (Tae Ju, Mu Jin's second in command had a better impact on me.)
This part of the plot has multiple unanswered questions and I felt that certain points required the suspension of disbelief.
The soundtrack was a treat —- I loved every single song right to the BGMs. The strong soundtrack definitely played a role in several scenes.
The conclusion is fitting the bleak tone of the show as a whole, considering that it deals with a crime organisation. Nobody escapes those unscathed.
It's a pretty solid revenge drama. But, I personally felt that it had a really sombre tone that sucked away my enthusiam somewhere along the latter half, which is why I'm settling for an 8/10.
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Highly recommended.
Everything a kdrama/series should have.Production, acting, story, script, plot twist, OST, everything at its best!
It's my number one favorite so far.
Highly recommended.
The camera shots are insanely good and the action sequences are the best I've seen.
I've seen a few kdramas over the past 13 years, each one with its own genre, obviously and this one has exceed everything, not only in the kdrama category, but series in general.
I'm usually very critical, but this one owns my heart.
Also, my favorite genre is mafia and this one was the only that kept me interested from the very beginning till the end.
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A perfectly adequate revenge story
Good stuff:(1) Park Hee Soon as Choi Moo Jin. For real this guy is so charismatic and compelling. He is just so commanding whenever he is on screen. He has this occasional softness to him but is so intense and dark at times. I was so interested in what he was thinking and feeling. His relationship with Han So Hee’s character is so interesting too.
(2) Han So Hee. She has this quiet intensity to her, such that I truly believed she had this inner rage and drive for revenge all while she basically acted normally. I don’t know, oftentimes it’s the fight scenes that tell you a character is badass, but she is just so intense all the time that like, I just believe she is. It’s a somewhat subtle performance as she’s a fairly reserved person, but Han So Hee totally sells it. She’s also amazing in the fight scenes.
(3) The fight scenes are genuinely very good. They’re often long takes, there are multiple people fighting oftentimes, they take place in well-lit areas (what a concept), and are just really well choreographed.
(4) oh, and Jang Yool is a complete delight whenever he is on screen.
Problems with this show:
(1) Plot is basic. If you’ve seen a few revenge stories or thrillers, you can probably predict fairly easily what will happen. Even if you haven’t, so much of what happens is pretty generic. Like the first few episodes were fairly unremarkable, gotta set up her tragic backstory with a parent dying, etc etc etc. So it’s just not very engaging.
(2) Characters are basically paper thin. Alongside the generic plot they just become even more bland. It’s really only Han So Hee, Park Hee Soon, and Jang Yool who keep things interesting. Even then they get toned down because they don’t have the writing chops to back up their excellent performances.
(3) Weird writing choices. For example, a new antagonist pops in about halfway through and while I love him, I don’t understand his role in the story. I felt like they couldn’t come up with anything else for the revenge story and needed to fill up the run time. Like I said, I love him, but I don’t get what the point of his character was because it was so distant from the real plot. They could’ve spent more time on the central relationships instead.
(4) Ending was rushed and kinda lame. Last few episodes not only speed through the plot but also the emotions of the characters, or rather they don’t get to be as well fleshed-out as they deserve. I also think the ending was a weird choice; it felt like they were going somewhere with “killing/revenge makes you a monster” but then the story just kinda ends and you’re like… alright.
I’m not sure I’d recommend watching this show (go watch Healer or City Hunter instead) but it’s perfectly fine.
(Also this is the most attractive group of gangsters I’ve ever seen. They should give up their life of crime and just open up a modeling agency or something)
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Kinda predictable and cliche, but still entertaining
My Name is like the average kind of revenge drama we see almost everywhere, whether in Korean or Western movies, and it all follows the same route. Family member died. MC driven by fury and revenge. MC went full training and adapted badass fighting skills. MC goes undercover. But this time, it’s girlboss.This drama felt very one way, like moving from one scene to another in a straight manner, lacked complexity, but regardless was still pretty fun to watch. This is mainly thanks to the action scenes that were really great and very satisfying to see.
There's action every episode that are choreographed really well. Even used moves that gurlie learned from her training earlier. I just generally enjoy sitting in front of my laptop to see scenes where crime gangs are out there fighting each other, using guns, knives, and all those stuffs. The showcase and brutality made this drama way cooler (not to sound like a sadist). But other than the badassery, not much can really be said about the kind of drama My Name is. Like really, its just like that. Violent, grey, violent, revenge.
Plot wise, it was pretty easy to guess the twist. Maybe cause I've watched too much thriller crime, but from the first episode I'm already like, “yeah that's probably what's going to happen.'' Although so, the revelation was still suspense builded. I've also come to find more than few plotholes here and there, and some parts of the premise also lacked enough explanation or solid backstory, like for example the whole importance with Jiwoo’s dad. Even while he's the whole reason why this drama even happened, it’s always just “your dad was special to me”, “my dad was special to me”, but not enough of the how. Everyone just seemed to be involved with him but not much details are put.
Honestly I kinda reeealllyyy doubted this show and Sohee in the first ep because the whole setup just seemed pretty meh and unrealistic, and because I just didn't click too much with how flat Sohee acted at the beginning, especially in her more emotive scenes. But once I threw realism out, and Sohee started looking more like she’s adjusted to her character, I found myself enjoying the first few following eps. They were cool, wow, fast paced, and Sohee also performed her scenes well with even greater determination in her action.
Sadly towards the end it kind of went mediocre, the way where audiences could easily guess the next move. The closure was also very improper and anticlimactic and full of question marks, but okay at least its not too open ended so I see Netflix has improved.
I love dramas where characters are gray, and they did that here. Especially the dynamics between Mujin the gang leader and Jiwoo was very worth noting. Mujin is second best part about My Name. He makes use of every second of screentime he has and dominates the entire scene and entire show with his oozing charisma and badassery. Yus.
The other dynamics they wanted to show here was between Jiwoo and Pildo, but tbh it came off pretty dumb I actually laughed when they had an emotive scene together I'm sorry I'm so mean. Cause firstly, Pildo is pretty useless. Its hard to sympathize with him not because he's bad or anything, but because it just felt so umm... so flat. Like they just gave him a random tragic backstory then called it a day and expects everyone here including the MC to connect with him. I like him though, although he was pretty 1D and other times acted pretty inconsistently. Like he's supposed to be that smart tough cop leader but sometimes he act more like just some random male who simps blindly over a badass female.
The romance was the most wuutttt thing ever, because it was just too sudden and unnecessary. First of all the tags said no romance. Well in all honesty, I too am a very weird person cause for first few eps I actually hoped there'd be subtle romance between leads like what they did for extracurricular. But then they went all the way and I just ??? . It was so out of context irrelevant, and I just hate it. I hate how they always feel the need to give the strong woman lead a love interest. I get that it's to make her feel humane, but the build up is still so unnecessary it could've just been partnership with small hints of attraction and it’d still be fine. It's as if they were aiming so bad and pushing so much of a Wattpad enemies to lovers. Which was why I just can't help but laugh. Too much of romance in a non romantic thriller action drama most of the time always take up too much of what really should be more focused on. Not to mention their fate in the end was pretty uhm what?! And hard to feel.
Overall, My Name may not be a brilliant fabulous shows and had clear and predictable flaws, but it’s still a nice drama to be watched especially when you’re in the mood for a dive in its badass girlboss action.
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