Through the Darkness (2022) - South Korea Crime Drama Series

Though the Darkness is a 2022 South Korea Crime Drama Series starring Kim Nam-gil, Jin Seon-kyu and Kim So-jin. It is based on the 2018 non fiction book of the first criminal profiler of Korea Kwon Il-yong and journalist turned author Ko-Na mu.

This series is based on the story of Song Ha Young, first criminal profiler of Korea Criminal Behavior Analysis, who is struggling to identify the behavioral pattern of criminals.

What I like in this series?

1. The story and characters are more realistic. 

2. If you are curious person like me who loves to study behavioral pattern of each person for sure you will enjoy this series.

3. I like that the leading man doesnt have a special talent nor a special power to analyze a case but you only to need study a lot and learn from experiences. Thats the reason why this series can inspire the viewers to study a lot or work harder if you are really  interested in analyzing behavioral patterns.

 

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Train (2020) - Crime Korean Drama

 

Train is a South Korean TV Series starring Yoon Shi Yoon and Kyung Soo Jin. The story is about a detective who fearlessly dives into his work. Mysteriously, he was able to move between parallel universes to save the woman he loves and to catch the killer.

My Rate is 7/10

I like the story.

I don't like the acting skills of the female lead.

Some scenes make me bored.

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Criminal Minds (2017) - Korean Crime Drama

 

Criminal Minds (2017) is a South Korean Crime Drama Series that follows highly trained profilers of National Criminal Investigation Team who tracks down criminals to solve cases.

Starring:

• Son Hyun Joo as Kang Ki-Hyung

The team leader and a veteran NCI profiler who has published a book on criminology. Despite his aloof and expressionless exterior, he cares deeply for his team, whom he considers to be his second family. 

• Lee Joon Gi as Kim Hyun Joon

A second-generation police officer joins the NCI at the recommendation of Kang Ki-hyung. His brash nature and temperament have put him at odds with Ki-hyung and Sun-woo at times but he quickly proves his worth with his attention to detail, sharp instincts, and accurate profiling skills.

• Moon Chae-won as Ha Sun-woo

An NCI agent and behavior analyst, her gruff demeanor and exacting mannerisms cause some friction between her and Hyun-Joon. She tends to follow protocol and goes by the book, in contrast to Hyun-joon, who tends to rely on his instincts and experience. It is eventually revealed that it is her way of coping with the horrors she regularly witnesses on the job. 

• Yoo - Sun as Nana Hwang

She is the NCI's bubbly technical analyst who provides support from her computer. 

• Lee Sun-Bin as Yoo Min-Young

She is the NCI's media liaison officer and handles press conferences. 

• Go Yoon as Lee Han

The resident genius and holder of two doctorate degrees, he is a profiler who often follows the team to the field to analyze the crime scene or the suspect's house for further clues. He is socially awkward and has a tendency to spout encyclopedic facts at the wrong time. 

My Rating is 8/10

What I like in this series are:

1. All profilers are smart and highly trained

2. They solve diffeent cases

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Voice 1,2,3,4 (2017-2021) - Korean Crime Drama

 

 Voice 1 - Starring Lee Ha-Na and Jang Hyuk

 Voice 2 & 3 - Starring Lee Ha-Na and Lee Jin Wook

Starring - Lee Ha-Na and Song Seung-Heon

Voice 1,2,3,4 - is a South Korean Crime Drama Series that follows the lives of 112 Emergency Call Center and Dispatch Team Members as they fight against crimes using the sounds that they hear. Kang Kwon-Joo (Lee Ha-na) is the leader of the 112 Emergency Call Center Team, a tough policewoman, who is gifted with perfect psycho-acoustics skills and went for voice profiling.

My Rating is 8/10

What I like in this series:

1. They solve different cases.

2. I like the gift of Kwon Jo

3. I like the teamwork of the Call Center Team and the Dispatch Team

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Signal (2016) - Korean Crime Drama

Signal (2016) is a Korean Crime Drama. Based on the 2000 film "Frequency" in premise and inspired by real-life criminal incidents in Korea.

Starring: 

• Lee Je-Hoon as Park Hae-Young

A criminal profiler finds a walkie-talkie by chance and helps him to connect with Lee Jae-Han from the past and uses it to solve cold cases.

• Kim Hye-Soo as Cha Soo-Hyun

The first woman police office in the Special Task Force, she becomes the leader of the Seould Cold Case Squad

• Cho Jin-Woong as Lee Jae-Han

The somewhat clumsy and socially inept but incorruptible police officer from the past established a rapport with Park

My Rating is 8/10

What I like in this series:

1. I like the backstory and how Park Hae-Young was able to talk with Lee Jae-Han using the walkie-talkie

2. They solve different cases but some cases are based on real-life stories.

3. I like the skills of Park Hae Young as a profiler. This series is actually the first series I have watched that made me become interested in profiling. After I finished this series, I watched other crime dramas about profiling.

 

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