GENRE: MYSTERY
NETWORK: KBS
RELEASE: 2007
EPISODES: 20
CASTS: Eom Tae-woong (oh-soo) | Shin Min-ah (hae-in) | Joo Ji-hoon (seung-ha)
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THE DEVIL
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SYNOPSIS: A mysterious death of a prosecutor unexpectedly opened up an old case involving Inspector Kang Oh-soo when he was in high school. Although he got away from being imprisoned for accidentally killing Tae-ho when he pleaded self-defense, his guilt haunted him for years.

Based on the evidences, it seems like the suspect is reenacting Tae-so's case to make a point. Oh-soo then realized that this could be the doing of Tae-so's brother to seek revenge but found out that he died years back. When Oh-soo is on the verge of giving up, he asked for the help of Hae-in, a psychometric who could get premonitions by touching an evidence, to rule out the possibilities.

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Ironically, everytime there is a development in the case, Seung-ha's name comes up which made him a suspect. After series of investigations, Oh-soo found out that Seung-ha was Tae-ho's brother but changed his identity to forget a painful past. He became a lawyer and connived with his brother's old friend to find justice for his death. But when things got out of hand, innocent people dying out of plan, he decided to stop and finally forgave Oh-soo and himself.

REVIEWS: It started out strong and interesting. I was drawn to the story right away. The only thing I didn't appreciate is the flashbacks. It's annoyingly unnecessary. A couple or few could establish the story just enough. And when Sin Min-ah gets her premonition, her acting didn't live up to my expectations. I've seen her better before but she looks boring here. On the contrary, Joo Ji-hoon's mysterious personality keeps me in the dark. He was too good that his angelic face and humanitarian deeds deceives me while Eom Tae-woong's manly ways and sensitivity makes his personality worth watching too.

I like how the story was edited. Although I kind of know who's behind everything, it still makes me have second thoughts. Some scenes are misleading. I was just caught off guard with the ending but I liked it. Very dramatic and powerful.