Asian Dramas Review "Remember: War of the Son" (a must watch drama series)

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        I’ve been reading a lot of reviews about different Asian series that they’ve watched, so I came upon an idea, why not try doing a review also. This is going to be my first series review so please bear with me. The first on my list is Remember: War of the Son. One of my favorite Yoo Seung Ho K-drama series, this is also the first K-Drama that I’ve watched continuously. Remember: War of the Son is a South Korean 2015 suspense-drama series starring Yoo Seung Ho, Park Sung Woong, Park Min Young, Naam Koong Min, and Jung Hye Sung.

WARNING: For those who haven’t watched the series, yet this review contains spoilers.

Synopsis:

The story revolves around SeoJin Wo (Yoo Seung Ho) a 22-year-old boy who has a special condition is known as hyperthymesia. Hyperthymesia is a condition where a person can remember or recall every single detail of information from his/her memory. He used this condition to become a lawyer to clear the name of his father who was falsely accused of murder and sentenced to death. His father suffers from Alzheimer’s that later died of cancer in prison. Jin Hoo together with his friend Lee In-A (Park Min Young) did their best to clear up his father’s name despite having rich and powerful enemies.

Thoughts and Learnings:

Storyline

What’s good about this series is that it shows the reality of imbalance between the poor and the rich people, that those who are in power can manipulate the law.

Characters

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     You Seung Ho who plays SeoJin Wo is such a great actor, from being a loving son to an attorney who executes fair judgment to clear his father’s name and to convict who the real culprit is. He wanted revenge in a lawful way even though the enemy is powerful and has the capability to manipulate the law. Law should be exercised fairly; it should be given to those who need it not to those who have wealth and power.

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        Lee In-A (Park Min Young) is a prosecutor with pride and dignity. A person whose dedication is to help people without anything in return. A trait that everyone must have that this character has is dedication. No matter how hard the situation is always do your best.

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        Park Sung Woong who played the role of Park Dong Ho, a lawyer who helps those people who have wealth and power. People like him exist in the real world, those who turn wrong things into good with the use of connection, money, and power. On the series, he used to side with those who have the money but later on sided with SeoJin which shows anyone can change. His character shows everyone deserves a second chance, or anyone can change.

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        Nam Gyu Man (Nam Goong Min) is the main antagonist of the series. He is a rich guy who thoughts everything can be bought with money. Just like in the real world many people like this exist those who manipulate everything with the use of power and money, but I always believe “KARMA IS A BITCH”. You might be able to clear your name by now but when the right time comes, you’ll suffer more than what you’ve done.

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        Ahn Soo Beom is played by Lee Si Eon who plays as the loyal best friend of the antagonist in the story. We all know that friends are those who will help us no matter what, but real friends must know how to disagree if the thing his friend is asking were wrong. There’s nothing wrong with supporting your friends but make it is on the right track.

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        Hong Moo Seok (Uhm Myo Sub) is also an antagonist of the series, he is a prosecutor that will do everything for the sake of money. I hate him so much. He is such a great lawyer if he uses it in the right way.

Appreciation

                The series made me cry a lot. If you want to feel sadness, anger, happiness, frustration, and relief then I highly recommend you watch this series.  The series depicts true to a life situation. The characters were well balanced. The rich bad guy vs the simple gifted guy was very well paired, I’m sure they made you cling to the series and felt excitement on how they will both ends. The Couple In-Ah and Jin-Woo they were so cute together. They will make you fall in love with their tandem, you’ll smile when they smile, cries when they cry, I love them both.

                The ending part is so painful (cries). Want to know why? Then you should watch this series. I can’t say it’s a bad ending, but I also can’t guarantee it is a happy ending. The only thing I can assure you is that you won’t be disappointed. Such a great series.