Nini Yarashi
This review may contain spoilers
I simply loved the protagonist of Heartless City as well as the story a super flop drama, but for me a legend.
This was the first time that I watched a drama focused on the Korean mafia. Of course, in other dramas I had the opportunity to learn more about the police, historical times and even spies entitled to exciting pursuits and many scenes of struggle, in addition to this topic about corrupt politicians that we have seen in other dramas.
However, I think Heartless City is quite different. First of all there is an anti-hero, then and the way he develops the characters, except for the female door, everything was in place, and the most important thing was that they kept the suspense, but at the same time the drama is all composed of a dark black color, even the lack of light, gives us a feeling of melancholy and cruelty. Heartless City will join my list of bloodiest dramas.
An anti-hero, no less than a man or woman who supposedly does evil in reality is more just than we imagine the case of our portagonist, who protects people, but does not receive credit for his exploits, and who is considered a criminal and a threat to those in power. While the real bad guy is seen as the "fair" in history.
First of all I want to highlight my passion for this actor more specifically the way his complex, mysterious emotional and at the same time distant but full of charm and style, the type of "villain hero" that makes anyone sigh (even me). Shi Hyun's look has always left me so enchanted.
Plot
In this drama of immense role reversal, we will be in doubt and suspicious of all the characters all the time. In this drama there is no definition for good and evil or whoever is good or bad, but another discovery of each character and their intentions. And you will be carried away by emotion and empathy with the characters. No matter what they did badly ... If they loved it, if they were loyal friends, if they protect people ... Then they deserve forgiveness. The opposite also happens ... If they tried to do something good, with the intention of benefiting themselves, they do not deserve our attention or forgiveness. The plot of this drama makes us wonder if the ends really justify the means. It also teaches us some lessons.
The biggest lesson that Heartless City taught me was: Manipulation is a very dangerous and harmful game. Lies can become truths and truths can become lies.
Characters analysis
Jung Shi Hyun / son of the doctor
Jung Shi Hyun was the son of a prostitute addicted to the drug. He never knew his father, but because of his intelligence, he was nicknamed "the doctor's son" because he was said to have probably inherited his father's cunning. Since childhood, he worked as a drug "messenger". Her mother died of an overdose. After that, he was taken to an orphanage and met Kyung Mi, who became a little sister to him. However, Shi Hyun did not spend much time in the orphanage and soon ran away to return to his life. Always accompanied by a prostitute named Lee Jin Sook, who was a friend of his mother, and the drug dealer Safari, who was the "boyfriend" of this prostitute, Shi Hyun grew up with these two as mother and father figures. Shi Hyun always protected Kyung Mi and was not irritated when she decided to become a police officer. In one of his deliveries, Shi Hyun was caught by the police. To his surprise, police officer Min Hong Ki became a proposition: Shi Hyun should become a secret agent with the aim of reporting transactions and capturing the major drug dealers. And from there, Shi becomes an undercover cop., Because of his status as a secret agent, everyone continued to think that Shi Hyun was a drug dealer, since he could not reveal his true identity. Until one day, in one of his drug deals, where the police are involved, Shi Hyun was eventually accused of murdering Kyung Mi, and he could never have committed such a crime, since to her she was like a sister. From there, he starts to be hunted by the police and the whole story revolves around him proving that he is innocent.
Yoo Soon Mi :She grew up in the same orphanage as Kyung Mi and Shi Hyun. She never got to know Shi Hyun because she was still a baby at that time, except that he had run away from the orphanage. Despite growing up as a rebellious girl who only bothered everyone, deep down she just wanted a little attention outside that she had a huge heart and a lot of good humor. Soo Min and Kyung Mi lived as sisters. However, Soo Min was secretly in love with her boyfriend. Soo Min was devastated by the death of her sister and promised to take revenge. So she accepted the proposal to become a secret agent with the intention of capturing the alleged killer of. However, what she could not imagine was that the man she was behind and believed to be the murderer, was actually Shi Hyun, the person she fell in love with, having met him with another identity. Another thing is that I fell in love with this actress, she is super beautiful with a doll, but I must confess that her character was one of the least developed in the drama, she even became a bit childish and boring.
Lee Jin Sook:Drug dealer and ex-prostitute. Owner of a network of "entertainment" clubs. But make no mistake, just because she is a former prostitute does not mean that she is a bad person. In fact, she is one of the strongest and most admirable characters in this drama. She and Soo Min became friends in prison. Jin Sook takes care of our protagonist as if he is a son. For him, she was a great friend and even a "mother". For her, Shi Hyun was more than a friend or child, because over the years, as he grew up, he fell in love with him (I don't blame her, after all, who wouldn't fall in love?). What I loved most about her was when soo min went to work for the entertainment club, she tried in some way to change the course of her life, seriously this woman is a symbol of female entrepreneurship.
Kim Hyun Soo Kim Hyun: Soo come from a wealthy family that ended up going the wrong way. Perhaps his "hunger" for adventure and his willingness to always be face to face with death were the main reasons why he became a criminal. Always so unforgiving and temperamental, Soo is that type of character that you can never hate, even if he is so immature !.
Safari / Moon Duk Bae: In the first few episodes, I hated him with all my strength! However, in the final episodes, there I was, moved by its history. Moon Duk Bae, known by the nickname "Safari", is a heavy drug dealer. aggressive, who committed murder without blinking his eyes, throughout history goes from being a father figure of Shi Hyun to his tormentor, who wants to kill him at any cost. Following the orders of the great chief "Busan", Safari goes in search of the head of the doctor's son. However, Safari is not what it appears to be.
Romance
One thing I loved about their relationship was the trust they had in each other. Soo Min trusted Shi Hyun too much. She didn't even know his name and she still trusted him! And another thing that I also loved were the bed scenes where I could feel their connection, since outside I didn't feel very much about the drama being 8 and not a 10. Imagine the situation: falling in love with a person without knowing who he is, and don't even know his name, but still trust him more than anyone else. That's what happened to me with Soo Min. Suddenly, a strange man saved her from an assault and, from then on, she became interested in him. When she saw him again, she simply gave him his phone number, and the day after they met again, they had a drink and spent a hot night together.
Final
In the first episode, you become addicted. I found out what could happen in the end. But the worst thing is that, when I approached the last episodes, I was dying of distress. Even though I knew the possibilities, I was extremely devastated when these things happened. I cried so much in the last episode that I was surprised myself. SPOILER-When Soo died in the last episode, it was the moment I cried the most. END OF SPOILER. Their friendship was one of the best brothers I have ever seen and I knew that Shi Hyun's biggest pain would be if he lost his best friend. In the final confrontation between Shi Hyun and Min Hong Ki, it was quite obvious that one or both would end up dead. However, despite being an end that I expected, it hurt my soul!
Well, guys, I think that's it. This review was made too big, huh? Hahaha When the review is excellent it is because I really liked the drama!
This was the first time that I watched a drama focused on the Korean mafia. Of course, in other dramas I had the opportunity to learn more about the police, historical times and even spies entitled to exciting pursuits and many scenes of struggle, in addition to this topic about corrupt politicians that we have seen in other dramas.
However, I think Heartless City is quite different. First of all there is an anti-hero, then and the way he develops the characters, except for the female door, everything was in place, and the most important thing was that they kept the suspense, but at the same time the drama is all composed of a dark black color, even the lack of light, gives us a feeling of melancholy and cruelty. Heartless City will join my list of bloodiest dramas.
An anti-hero, no less than a man or woman who supposedly does evil in reality is more just than we imagine the case of our portagonist, who protects people, but does not receive credit for his exploits, and who is considered a criminal and a threat to those in power. While the real bad guy is seen as the "fair" in history.
First of all I want to highlight my passion for this actor more specifically the way his complex, mysterious emotional and at the same time distant but full of charm and style, the type of "villain hero" that makes anyone sigh (even me). Shi Hyun's look has always left me so enchanted.
Plot
In this drama of immense role reversal, we will be in doubt and suspicious of all the characters all the time. In this drama there is no definition for good and evil or whoever is good or bad, but another discovery of each character and their intentions. And you will be carried away by emotion and empathy with the characters. No matter what they did badly ... If they loved it, if they were loyal friends, if they protect people ... Then they deserve forgiveness. The opposite also happens ... If they tried to do something good, with the intention of benefiting themselves, they do not deserve our attention or forgiveness. The plot of this drama makes us wonder if the ends really justify the means. It also teaches us some lessons.
The biggest lesson that Heartless City taught me was: Manipulation is a very dangerous and harmful game. Lies can become truths and truths can become lies.
Characters analysis
Jung Shi Hyun / son of the doctor
Jung Shi Hyun was the son of a prostitute addicted to the drug. He never knew his father, but because of his intelligence, he was nicknamed "the doctor's son" because he was said to have probably inherited his father's cunning. Since childhood, he worked as a drug "messenger". Her mother died of an overdose. After that, he was taken to an orphanage and met Kyung Mi, who became a little sister to him. However, Shi Hyun did not spend much time in the orphanage and soon ran away to return to his life. Always accompanied by a prostitute named Lee Jin Sook, who was a friend of his mother, and the drug dealer Safari, who was the "boyfriend" of this prostitute, Shi Hyun grew up with these two as mother and father figures. Shi Hyun always protected Kyung Mi and was not irritated when she decided to become a police officer. In one of his deliveries, Shi Hyun was caught by the police. To his surprise, police officer Min Hong Ki became a proposition: Shi Hyun should become a secret agent with the aim of reporting transactions and capturing the major drug dealers. And from there, Shi becomes an undercover cop., Because of his status as a secret agent, everyone continued to think that Shi Hyun was a drug dealer, since he could not reveal his true identity. Until one day, in one of his drug deals, where the police are involved, Shi Hyun was eventually accused of murdering Kyung Mi, and he could never have committed such a crime, since to her she was like a sister. From there, he starts to be hunted by the police and the whole story revolves around him proving that he is innocent.
Yoo Soon Mi :She grew up in the same orphanage as Kyung Mi and Shi Hyun. She never got to know Shi Hyun because she was still a baby at that time, except that he had run away from the orphanage. Despite growing up as a rebellious girl who only bothered everyone, deep down she just wanted a little attention outside that she had a huge heart and a lot of good humor. Soo Min and Kyung Mi lived as sisters. However, Soo Min was secretly in love with her boyfriend. Soo Min was devastated by the death of her sister and promised to take revenge. So she accepted the proposal to become a secret agent with the intention of capturing the alleged killer of. However, what she could not imagine was that the man she was behind and believed to be the murderer, was actually Shi Hyun, the person she fell in love with, having met him with another identity. Another thing is that I fell in love with this actress, she is super beautiful with a doll, but I must confess that her character was one of the least developed in the drama, she even became a bit childish and boring.
Lee Jin Sook:Drug dealer and ex-prostitute. Owner of a network of "entertainment" clubs. But make no mistake, just because she is a former prostitute does not mean that she is a bad person. In fact, she is one of the strongest and most admirable characters in this drama. She and Soo Min became friends in prison. Jin Sook takes care of our protagonist as if he is a son. For him, she was a great friend and even a "mother". For her, Shi Hyun was more than a friend or child, because over the years, as he grew up, he fell in love with him (I don't blame her, after all, who wouldn't fall in love?). What I loved most about her was when soo min went to work for the entertainment club, she tried in some way to change the course of her life, seriously this woman is a symbol of female entrepreneurship.
Kim Hyun Soo Kim Hyun: Soo come from a wealthy family that ended up going the wrong way. Perhaps his "hunger" for adventure and his willingness to always be face to face with death were the main reasons why he became a criminal. Always so unforgiving and temperamental, Soo is that type of character that you can never hate, even if he is so immature !.
Safari / Moon Duk Bae: In the first few episodes, I hated him with all my strength! However, in the final episodes, there I was, moved by its history. Moon Duk Bae, known by the nickname "Safari", is a heavy drug dealer. aggressive, who committed murder without blinking his eyes, throughout history goes from being a father figure of Shi Hyun to his tormentor, who wants to kill him at any cost. Following the orders of the great chief "Busan", Safari goes in search of the head of the doctor's son. However, Safari is not what it appears to be.
Romance
One thing I loved about their relationship was the trust they had in each other. Soo Min trusted Shi Hyun too much. She didn't even know his name and she still trusted him! And another thing that I also loved were the bed scenes where I could feel their connection, since outside I didn't feel very much about the drama being 8 and not a 10. Imagine the situation: falling in love with a person without knowing who he is, and don't even know his name, but still trust him more than anyone else. That's what happened to me with Soo Min. Suddenly, a strange man saved her from an assault and, from then on, she became interested in him. When she saw him again, she simply gave him his phone number, and the day after they met again, they had a drink and spent a hot night together.
Final
In the first episode, you become addicted. I found out what could happen in the end. But the worst thing is that, when I approached the last episodes, I was dying of distress. Even though I knew the possibilities, I was extremely devastated when these things happened. I cried so much in the last episode that I was surprised myself. SPOILER-When Soo died in the last episode, it was the moment I cried the most. END OF SPOILER. Their friendship was one of the best brothers I have ever seen and I knew that Shi Hyun's biggest pain would be if he lost his best friend. In the final confrontation between Shi Hyun and Min Hong Ki, it was quite obvious that one or both would end up dead. However, despite being an end that I expected, it hurt my soul!
Well, guys, I think that's it. This review was made too big, huh? Hahaha When the review is excellent it is because I really liked the drama!
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