My Name

First off the plot: it is well written and grabs you instantly. I watched it in one sitting and it never dragged or got boring.

The story was smart and the conflict was interesting. Sure there are many stories that follow that gimmick of revenge with a criminal organization involved and betrayal, but this has something special to it.

The stunts were amazing and the fight scenes on point.

I got invested in all major characters instantly.

In the end I got what I expected: An edge-of-your-seat revenge story with twists and turns and emotional weight.

From Nevertheless to THIS? Han So Her is truly a talented actress. The story is quite compelling and easy to follow. The action sequences are some of the best I've seen from a K-Drama (keep in mind I don't watch a lot). The cast is great and the camera shots too. I certainly wasn't expecting a few twists (especially near the end).

Anyone who has watched Han So Hee in World of the Married or Nevertheless will surely be amazed by her versatility. Her acting here is totally convincing and so different in this action role. Not many actresses can switch from makjang drama to romance to action so well. Even if there was clever stunt use or camera work the action sequences are quite breathtakingly exciting. And she deserves an award for her effort.

The violence is more than usual for K drama action. The basic story isn't complicated and the tone is consistent. Because it is an 8 episode show there isn't the drag some 16 episode shows have. It's a neatly complete story about drugs gangs and cops. Ahn Bo Hyun of Itaewon class is well suited to the role of cop. Doesn't overact.

Best action K drama ever.

As this series opens school girl Yoon Ji-woo is hassled by the police and bullied by schoolmates because her estranged father is working in a major drug dealing operation. On her birthday he returns home but is gunned down in front of her by an unidentifiably assassin. Determined to find and kill the man responsible she approaches the only person who might help; her father's associate, crime boss Choi Moo-jin. He takes her in and she trains in martial arts in the gang's training school; here she does well but makes an enemy of a fellow student. Choi Moo-jin has her declared dead then, under a new name, she enters the police as a spy. He gives her a clue to the identity of the killer; a discarded police issue pistol. As the years progress she advances and ultimately gets assigned to the drug squad. This gets her closer to the suspected killer; it also puts her in the investigation into Choi Moo-jin's activities and face to face with somebody who might expose her true identity.

I really enjoyed this South Korean series. The plot and general feel were more movie like than televisual... perhaps this is because key plot elements reminded me of the Hong Kong 'Infernal Affairs' trilogy. The story delivers plenty of impressive, sometimes bone-crunching, action as well as twists and turns to keep the viewer guessing as to the identity of the killer. Our protagonist gets into many scrapes and there is a real sense of danger; she certainly isn't immune to injury. The cast does a really fine job; especially Han So-hee who excels as Ji-woo. She manages to make scenes of a diminutive woman defeating several men believable. I liked the fact that the series is morally ambiguous; most viewers will be highly sympathetic to Ji-woo even though she is part of a criminal gang; even her boss is sympathetic to a degree... of course it helps that we are invited to suspect certain members of the police and there is a more unpleasant gangster to treat as a main villain. Overall I'd definitely recommend this to fans of the genre; it is top notch.

These comments are based on watching the series in Korean with English subtitles.

My Name is a brilliant take on Action/Thriller involving gangsters, a woman seeking for vengeance and the hunt for the mole. The action sequences are done superbly and Han So Hee did a tremendous job with her part.

Clocking at only 8 episodes, My Name is shorter than other K Dramas, but it is definitely filled with amazing action and outstanding OST. It felt like every beat matched perfectly with the given scene, which made the overall show compelling and worth watching.

This Netflix original was good for its story, the attractive OST, the great casting along with commendable performance by Han So Hee, amazingly shot sequences with more than decent fight/action sequences and an overall violent atmospheric setting.

My Rating : 9/10.