KDRAMAS

3. Lookout

Title: Lookout/ The Guardians 2017)

Episodes: 16

Genre: Crime, Action-thriller

(when speaking of crime it is more of prosecutor than police kind of crime. Prosecutor might as well be a category in Korea.)

Language : Korean

Channel: MBC

Description:

Revenge stems from the sense of injustice. When the laws isn't for the weak but only a tool manipulated by the highest in society, some was turned side and grabbed the hands with the lawless ring.

Jo Soo Ji, was a hardworking cop who was stripped from her life of an upholder of the law, when her seven years old daughter was taking away, and the law couldn't regard her justice. The prosecutor that sold his soul to the devil, and released the one killing her daughter, the law that wasn't made for the weak, forced her to be the upholder of the law to a violator of breaking it.

Review
First I would say that the poster didn't speak to me so I didn't show much interest to the drama till it was near completed. However, I was positively surprised by how much suspense their was, the beginning episode didn't impress me, but soon I couldn't stop watching when really got into it.

Every character had a story and the more I got to knew them the more I grow to like them. As the focus wasn't solely on one main lead role, there was much more diversity in screen-time, which made it really fresh and interesting.

The group of people is drawn by the injustice faced, working together in a lawless world they fight against the bad people. A typical storyline yet I found this one standing out, cause the plot is fresh and the actors portray their characters with great acting. What more really excites me was the fact that there was this little mystique.

The leader who gathered the victimisers and formed the team, don't reveal himself so there is this feeling of an angel guardian/black knight. He provides them information to catch the bad guys, while helping them when they are in danger. There is this suspense as the "leader" rarely appears but when he does he only make it for a short while then goes back to hiding after saving them.

Thus, I totally love their OST, it gives the exciting and suspense and really works in bringing life to the story.

If you are into suspense and thriller thematic drama then this is absolute for you.

RECOMMED
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 4.5/6
The reason I didn't gave it 5 stars is because the chapters often had a priori view which was pretty annoying. I was excited for the story to continue where it stopped not to see what I've already seen.

Casts:

Lee Si-young as Jo Soo Ji. Sy-young does an excellent job in the action scenes and the emotional scenes also make your feel teary. I totally looked forward to her scene in trying to reveal the leader, who had brought her into this team. Her character is critic, not easily believing in the leader who despite effort had saved her couple of times.

Kim Young Kwang as Jan Do Hwan. A prosecutor that had dedicated his life to reach the highest status of society by all means. His smile purely resemble of the joker in this drama, you feel the thrill as his pull the devilish grin. You should really see it.

Kim Seulgi as Seo Bomi. I personally wish she would get a lead role soon.

Key as Gong Kyungsoo. A professional hacker who teams up with Soo Ji and Bomi to catch the bad guys. He works part-time as a mediator between the female tigers in his group. Key's appearance really surprised me, I watched it without knowing he was in the drama and I would say it felt like a bonus.

EXTRA: In ways Lookout is similar to the drama Two weeks not in story plot but thematically, action-thriller, crime with suspense.