K-DRAMA REVIEW: Signal

Title: Signal
Alternate Title: 시그널, Sigeuneol, Memories Of Murder, Salineui Chueog
Writer: Kim Eun-Hee
Director: Kim Won-Suk
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Fantasy, Supernatural
Episodes: 16

So I finally got a day off, (yaas) so I’m back for another review!

I got a number of underrated Korean drama in my list and today, I’ll be giving you an overview about the KDrama titled, “Signal” which I believe was aired along with DOTS (?) or another popular drama that was why it didn’t get the attention that this series deserves.

Plot

Hae-Young (Lee Je-Hoon) works as a criminal profiler and is also a police lieutenant. Even though he is a cop, he doesn’t trust cops due to his own past experience. Back in 2000, when Hae-Young was in elementary school, his classmate Yoon-Jung was kidnapped and later found dead. Hae-Young saw a woman taking Yoon-Jung from school that day, but the police announced that the suspect was a man. Hae-Young even went to the police station and told the police officers that he saw the kidnapper and she was a woman. The police officers though didn’t pay attention to him. The killer was never caught and her case remains unsolved to this day.

Hae-Young meets a reporter at a cafe to reveal bombshells about a celebrity scandal. Meanwhile, veteran detective Soo-Hyun (Kim Hye-Soo) is at the cafe staking out the meeting, unaware that Hae-Young is a cop. She arrests Hae-Young for stalking celebrities. While leaving the police station (the same police station he went to as a kid), Hae-Young hears someone talking to him. He looks around to find a walkie-talkie. The man who is talking to Hae-Young is Detective Jae-Han (Cho Jin-Woong). The detective though is from the year 2000 and he is investigating the disappearance of Hae-Young’s elementary school classmate. Hae-Young and Detective Jae-Han begin to communicate via the walkie-talkie.

(Source: Asianwiki.com)

My Review

I’m a sucker for dramas with Supernatural genre that is why when I saw this, I immediately watched it. Honestly, I didn’t expect much from this series but hell! This is so freaking good! I love how the story progressed and I specifically loved the thrill whenever a new case was introduced. Sorry for Park Hae Young but I personally prefer Detective Lee Jae Han even if he’s too old for me. Lol. His acting is superb and I was completely sold to him. The writer is a genius in cliff hanging the episodes that is why you cannot not watch the next episode. My favorite case was probably the case of Hae Young’s brother, Park Sun Woo. Gosh, I loved his brother Sun Woo. He was such a sweetheart. I also loved watching Cha Soo Hyun’s unrequited love towards Lee Jae Han, their backstory was magnificently delivered and I felt so bad for her because she waited for ten freaking years for Detective Lee but… damn, that moment was too heartbreaking.

I’m actually impressed on how the writer pulled this series off because this plot could have gone very badly if it wasn’t delivered right. So great job, Kim Eun Hee-nim!

Personally, I think Lee Je-Hoon’s acting here was a bit lacking but nevertheless, this series is the bomb. This freaking needs a season 2 because the major conflict (case) is actually not resolved until the end. I heard that the writer will work on this after her current project so I’m definitely waiting for it. Cliff hanging aside, the resolution is awesome! *singing tone*

If you’re skeptical on watching Signal, don’t be. Watch it. Now. You definitely won’t regret it.

Rating: 4.5/5

(the .5 is for the cliff hanging. Lol)

xxx

Janey