The First Responders

Korean Drama " First Responders " Season One is a thriller with a well-crafted team of responders.

The drama uses its two main key factors to its fullest. The main team of three was excellent, with their personalities bonding smoothly together and just working out perfectly. Their interactions were entertaining and their chemistry perfect. Though, the romance was an odd choice and it could have worked without it.

The other highlight of the drama was its cases. Each one was interesting to follow, dark and suspenseful, but also emotional and humane.

The performances, in addition, were perfect and enjoyable by everyone in the cast, who acted out their action scenes masterfully.

So, overall, eight out of ten.

This is definitely going to be worth your time if you love series that has to do with hospital workers, firefighters or the police force.

It's captivating and eventful. A bit funny sometimes. Also a tiny sprinkle of romance (Wish it was more of that though.)

Awesome serie with absolutely brilliant actors! The theme song is lovely as well. Can't wait until the new season comes out!! :D

(This part of the review is just a filler, because apparently we can't decide for ourselves anymore how short/long the reviews are going to be, and I don't really have anything more to write, sooo...+×,>^+,,.)

I just finished watching a detective K Drama and searched online to see what I could watch next .

First Responders came up in most lists so I thought I would give it a chance even though I wouldn't ordinarily select this type of genre .

Wow and double wow !

I was hooked .

Sheer adrenaline and suspenseful once you pass the first few episodes which all had important stories to tell.

As the series progressed, I grew to love each character development and storylines.

The female lead was just too accomplished to believe to be true and the camaraderie a bit too unbelievable? ( Perhaps it is something we would all love to be part of - a cooperative team which respects one another and takes on responsibilities? Ah well, a lovely dream ...)

I enjoyed the CSI approach and learnt some new things myself ha ha ha...

Series 2 was non stop suspense and a shocking outcome occurred early in the series ...how could that be ? I think I cried for most of the following episode.

The last episode of S2 seemed a bit rushed and missing a section, but still wrapped everything up nicely. ( I understand there were delays to filming and release due to ill health/stress caused by filming the series ) .

Although there aren't many reviews on IMBD , there are plenty of backfill stories and cast information on other ( mainly Korean) sites .

I hope they bring out a Series 3 and keep as many characters as they can .

A great series with great drama, varying storylines, comedy , heart warming camaraderie and feel good vibes.

Looks like there's a maverick on the force.

A firefighter, a paramedic, and a cop walk into a bar. It's not a joke. It's a script. It's pretty exciting, too. Watching them investigate is entertaining.

TFR is a 2022 release of 2 seasons consisting of 24 65-minute episodes and S3 is expected to be announced. It is rated 91 on AWiki. The name seems especially generic, so I wasn't convinced when I started it, but Kdramas with boring titles are often a pleasant surprise. These ? Stories are downright arresting.

Kim Rae Won (Decibel, A Wild Apricot) is Jin HoGae, one of those universally cool types. His first credits are from 1998; he's been around for awhile. This is my first look at him and I get the appeal. He has several interactions with his father, and it's never been less convincing to me that two actors were related by blood. Their scenes seem slightly off, they're so unlikely to be father and son. HoGae must take after his mother. He's our maverick, and he's completely unpredictable.

In S2, HoGae is being promoted to head of the NOI investigation team. He's at the fancy ceremony. The auditorium is full. He suddenly stands up and announces that he can't accept the promotion. As he walks out of the building, somebody chases him outside and asks what he's doing? "I don't like the color of the building," he quips. He rides off on his motorcycle. James Dean has nothing on him.

Son Ho Jun (Was It Love-7.4, Go Back Couple) is Bong Do Jin. He's got a nice presence. Both he and HoGae are interested in Song Seol (Gong Seung Yeon from Circle, Re-Born & My Only Love Song-8.7). This actress is a charmer. I'm a fan. There are, once again, amazing child actors. In ep5 a little girl steals the show. She completely upstages our ML. Director Shin Kyung Soo also brought us The Nokdu Flower & Six Flying Dragons, while screenwriter Min Ji Eun penned Partners for Justice.

In S2, ep1, Choi Won-Young plays an arsonist. He's brilliant. I've seen him in The Golden Spoon-8.1, Mystic Pop-Up Bar-8.2, The Heirs-7.3, and the excellent SKY Castle-9. He's different in everything; a real talent.

Oh Eui Shik makes an appearance towards the end of S1 and takes on a more regular role in S2. I've been a fan of his since Oh My Ghost-10, one of my gateway Kdramas. I love it so much that I love every actor on the cast. This guy really does seem to be sprinkled with fairy dust because he's in a lot of features, and they're all successful. I've seen him in While You Were Sleeping-7.3, Familiar Wife-8.5, The Hymn of Death-8.4, Romance Is a Bonus Book-7.9, Touch Your Heart-8.2, Hi Bye, Mama-6.5, My Unfamiliar Family-7.9 Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha-8.2 & Big Mouth-7.4. He gets to be more than a sidekick in S2. I just want to see more & more of him, now.

First responders are police, fire, and paramedics. The ME and prosecutors will also be at a live crime scene. We follow all these careers in the show. Cases that pop up are arson, kidnapping, suicide under suspicious circumstances, statutory rape, a hit-and-run, missing persons, and all the while there's corruption teeming In the background. Among the decent folk there's the everyday clashes that must occur, especially among sleep deprived adrenaline junkie types who exist on instant food and soju. Jin stops a helicopter with a fire hose~>> B@d@$$. There's the promise of romance, too.

It has its lapses. In the last motif of S2, some things don't make sense. Two of the characters overheard the bad guy on a speaker and they should have been able to recognize him. Furthermore, Detective Jin had an opportunity to tell them who the bad guy was. It's inexplicable that he did not. While they address it later, it is less than satisfactory. The plot gets a tad outrageous in S2, which begins as a seamless continuation of S1. It's still quite a bit of fun. I didn't find it difficult to take the ride with them. Some certainly will. They kill off cats in both seasons. That's a problem Hollywood has had for decades. It's leeching out into Kcountry now.

Overall, TFR is a great ride. S2 has even more high budget special effects, particularly grand conflagrations and massive collapses. S2 also has a good old-fashioned gangland beat down showing about 50 men fighting with fists and sticks. It looks like a 1970s rumble.

Can a maverick go-it-alone forever? To the fiery end? Watch and see. You probably won't regret it.

〰🖍 IMHO

📣7.7📝8 🎭7.8 💓5 🦋6 🎨6.5 🔚🤗5 ▪ 🌞4.5 ⚡6.5 😅3.5 😭6 😱5.5 😯4.5 🤢7 🤔6 💤0

🎵/🔊7.4 Shazams: Heaven for You by CHEN, Cross the way, by BUMJIN

Age 17+ Language: b@$+@rd and other PG-13 verbiage; The autopsies can be graphic. Painful deaths. Rated TV-MA: Mature Audience Only.

Re-📺? Won't rule it out

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A series without any dragging and without a moment of boredom, Very enjoyable, with astonishing details and wonderful stories

Most importantly, it has no inappropriate scenes and is perfect for family gatherings

The series closely portrays the tasks of firefighters and detectives, showing how they rush to save people, the obstacles they face, and how they act quickly and wisely

This amazing series has rekindled my passion Thank you, Korea, for this wonderful series All age groups can watch the series, keeping in mind that it contains violence and bloody scenes that may not be suitable for children.