Flex x Cop

Flex X Cop is that rare breed of k-drama that strikes the right balance between action hero drama, intelligent plotting and the feelgood payoff of the positive relationships depicted in the police team. Our rich, shallow playboy transforms into an effective lawman with only a few hiccups along the way in convincing fashion.

The cast is inspired - Ahn Bo Hyun's star is clearly on the rise and deservedly so, his ability to convey drama, hilarity and moving emotion is impressive. He's clearly having a ball playing Jin Isoo and a second season has been confirmed.

Park Ji Hyun is as reliable as ever as the calm, dedicated detective and the adorable maknae + secondary romance works ok.

All round restraint for the mad stepmother storyline and the brother's arc is compelling viewing.

Re-watch value/10.

Four episodes in and am hooked by this lighter detective series with excellent comic tones. Part of the appeal is that this doesn't take the darker sides of the genre too seriously. Even so, as of episode four clearly there's some unpleasant family history for the "not real silver spoon" who fears small rodents despite his considerable size. Don't let the opening mall raid put you off. Quickly becomes obvious what that's all about. The lead's face is wonderfully expressive for comedy. Such a handsome "ham" is he. Very nice cinematography. Interesting collection of supporting and side characters. Social class issues definitely in play. If the DARK side is what you're after, this doesn't appear to be it. But if a mix of fun, some thrills, nice visuals and solid acting for entertainment without smacking the grey matter hard is what you're after then this might be the ticket.

Based on a format created by Sreda production company and a remake of the Russian television-series, 'Silver Spoon.' Flex x Cop is a South Korean adaption which follows an immature third-generation chaebol named Jin Isoo (Ahn Bo-hyun) who spends his evenings having fun and living without a cause. When he is falsely convicted for a felony that he did not commit by the team leader of the violent crime division, Lee Gang-hyun (Park Ji-hyun). The police department works to make amends by stationing him as a police detective. Jin Isoo is berated by his colleagues for having a privileged background yet he ultimately proves his competency once he utilizes his intellect and his resources towards solving investigations.

Ahn Bo-hyun was the perfect choice to anchor this series as the leading man. His portrayal as Jin Isoo carries this season with much needed charisma since the narrative structure is quite clichéd and predictable in certain areas. Although, the comedic delivery is well executed as there are numerous laugh-out-loud moments that keep the viewer entertained and the minimal action sequences are sharply choreographed infused with sleek editing. The character-development is lacking which is why I didn't feel as attached to the characters as I should have in the beginning. But all of the performances from the supporting cast members manage to uplift the roles that they are given and make them their own. Particularly Kwak Siyang as Jin Seung-ju, who is a shoulder to lean on as the older sibling of the family. Sharing solid on-screen chemistry with Ahn Bo-hyun.

The "whodunit" cases keep the viewer engaged on who the culprit may be throughout the entirety of the season and this provides the audience with much to look forward to in the second season since director Kim Jae-hong and writer Kim Ba-da will be returning.

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I was a bit concerned when this series first started that it was going to be a bit silly, but so glad I was proven wrong. Ahn Bo-Hyun is a truly excellent and accomplished actor, and he really does show different sides to his character very convincingly. There were 2 good mysteries too which ran throughout the entire series, as well as the more procedural mysteries, which kept it all very intriguing. A really good series and I hope the rumours of a series 2 are true.

Ahn Bo-Hyun has truly shown how versatile he is. He has such good comic timing, is great at action and is very easy on the eye too! Whilst there was no romance in this series, if there is a series 2 then let's see if anything happens with the female lead!

"Everyone has their own task in their life. But I've never believed that." It opens up dark and foggy. It's creepy. It looks more like a horror film. "Living with no purpose was not that bad. But now, a question was thrown into my life. Now I start my journey to find an answer."

After that opening we jump back 2 mos. It's bright. It's colorful. Sparkly jazz is playing while bloody Marys are pouring. Su ditches the board meeting in the morning, telling his butler he needs to sleep more. He forces that butler to watch a clip of him swimming with the sharks. He looks like another worthless rich guy, a spoiled brat without a care in the world. Before he goes back to sleep, however, he gets a notification. There's been a kidnapping! The next thing we see is that he's on the SWAT team - Is he Batman? Is he a rich do-gooder, who appears aimless, but actually fights crime on the sly with the vast resources available at his fingertips? Nah, this is the dress-up/role-play swat team. This guy doesn't work hard, but he plays hard. This isn't a spoiler ~ we're still under 10 minutes in.

Soon we cut to real cops (Violent Crimes Investigative Team 1) chasing a real criminal. Right at that moment, in the vicinity, Jin I "Su", is innocently walking down the street when he has to defend himself against an assailant. Some random dude picked a fight with him. All Hy the cop sees, when she catches up to the action, is Su assaulting someone. Su's arrested - Our leads meet that way. Su's chair-dad finds out about the arrest from a reporter ~ At his press conference ~ He was attempting to announce his candidacy for Mayor of Seoul when he's blindsided by the news of his son's arrest. He angrily vows to disown Su... Until the police realize during the course of their investigation that Su actually captured a murderer. He did not commit assault: It was self-defense. Su's father is furious once again, and the police are squirming because they're in a lot of trouble. They work out a win-all-around solution: the police will say that Su has not been arrested. He's been a cop for 2 mos and worked with them to capture this murderer. Now, e'erbody happy. Everybody except Su's "co-workers" and the reporter who is now accused of making a false report about Su's arrest. So now···

Su's on the force. The cops are forced to work with him. They're hoping he never actually shows up to work.

FXC is a 2024 release that is rated 90 on AWiki. It is 1 season consisting of 16 70-minute episodes. It's plenty typical and formulaic, but if you go for cop shows that incorporate humor with a couple surprises, you'll likely enjoy this. I certainly did. The episode about hypnosis is a bit weak, but all-in-all, one can't ask for more from a cop-edy drama. The cases are interesting and well conceived. It's really good - They could turn this into a franchise. Apparently, S2 has already been announced.

Ahn Bo Hyun (Kairos, See You in My 19th Life) plays the rich & spoiled Su. He's been shows that I loved: Her Private Life-8, My Only Love Song-8.7, & Descendants of the Sun-8.3. He was in a show that I liked: My Runway-7.5, and one that I hated: My Name-5.7. He's completely different in everything, so he's as versatile as he is good looking - and he is a specimen. Su inhabits a world that is entirely unfamiliar to the police. He has an advantage when it comes to investigating people of wealth and status as the son of the chairman - the /illegitimate/ son. (Therefore, his stepmother despises him). Su might seem obnoxious at first, but he's a kind-hearted and delightful person. He's a touch carefree, even careless, but he doesn't have a mean bone in his body. His mother died when he was about 7. He has no memory of it, but he's told it was a car accident. His father is concerned that "he'll get his memories back".

Park Ji Hyun (Love All Play, Reborn Rich) is Lee Gang Hyeon/"Hy". She's not the most feminine female. Dad, also a decorated detective, is her drinking buddy. She's positively rough... and RUDE, and she despises Su. Her everyday look is so utilitarian that it was jolting to see her dressed up for a sting operation. She looks great. As mature as she seems, she's actually 6 years younger than her co-star. Ahn Bo Hyun must have some amazing genetics because he looks like he could play a high school kid, still.

Kang Sang Jun (Marry My Husband, Doctor Slump) is hardboiled detective Park Jun Yeong, who has been alongside Hy since the academy. He seems overly interested in, and overprotective of, Hy. He doesn't try to hide his disdain for Su. Kim Shin Bi (Journey to the Shore, Revenant) is the friendly junior detective and social media follower of Su, Choi Gyeong Jin. Jung Ga Hee (Longing for You,The Glory) plays medical examiner Yun Ji Won. I love this ME. She's got a dry wit, a great attitude, and she's funny. Jokes coming out of the autopsy room sort of write themselves. In one scene she puts a decayed rice cake that supposedly choked someone to death on the metal tray. She then takes a fresh one, bites it, and puts it on the tray next to the one she extracted from the deceased's throat, showing how the one from the dead body was obviously cut, not bitten. Point made, she picks up the one she had started eating off of the tray and pops it in her mouth. The delivery was perfect. I laughed out loud. Ms Jung has a short resume, and I look forward to seeing her more. Her credits are sure to accumulate as she is absolutely darling.

Director: Kim Jae Hong - He's a rock star. His most recent 4 efforts: FXC, Revenant, Through the Darkness, & Begins Youth are all rated 8.7 on MDL. He has 7 other credits; 3 in the 7.5-7.8 range and 4 in the 6.6-7.3 bracket. Not a dud in a bunch. Screenwriter: Kim Ba Da of A Man Who Was Superman & the popular My Name-5.7, which I didn't care for

The cops do everything they can to keep Su on the sidelines, but he's just not the kind of guy to sit quietly in the corner. The next couple episodes deal with him proving himself. They're going to have to work with him, they realize. Money makes the day-to-day stuff easier (being a cop sure is costing Su a fortune), but it can really mess up relationships. That's the theme. Speaking of wealth, Su questions a wealthy person of interest at a tanning salon. Given that Kdramas are so pasty skinned my jaw dropped and I haven't found it yet. This is the first tanning bed I've seen in a Kdrama.

His stepmother is so abhorrent that he ends up moving back to the house where he lived with his mom, only to find out that Hy now lives across the street. This creates situations where he must interact with her parents. "For your information, this will be salty. I recommend not eating it." So Hy advises when she delivers the kimchi that her mother forced her to bring over. (It took 3 days of nagging but she finally caved in). And that's why Hy crossed the road ~ maybe the chicken was following her.

Will the seeds of romance bloom in S2? They aren't there yet, and they have more than one road to cross. She's drab. Oh, how his presence must hurt her eyes! Lime. Plum. Lemon. Tangerine. Grape. His clothes are colorful, bright, expensive, and capital-F-Flashy. He's a peacock. Her car is really messy. She's more dude than chick. He comments on a sticky brown residue in the cup holder. "Oh, I spilled coffee yesterday." Unsatisfied, he presses further: "Didn't you clean it up?" Her unfazed answer: "I did" Unconvinced, he responds: "Do you have a tissue or anything?" She looks around, "Use this." She hands him a piece of /junk mail/. Only someone who's lived like a slob or has been around a slob would be able to write that. That's too authentic. It cracked me up.

Her Oma falls in love with Su first. Perhaps that's because she sees a potential mate for her rapidly aging daughter. There's nice juxtaposition when he's at his family's home for a press interview. Afterwards, dinner is being laid out, but stepwitch informs him that they are /not/ setting a place for him. When he gets home, Hy's mother insists that he come over and have dinner with them.

They have to do a stake-out which means spending even more time together. That's followed up by an undercover operation where they are wedged even closer. Su has things to work through before he can give all to a relationship, however. As we get to know Su, it becomes obvious that his cavalier attitude is the way he deals with pain. He's got some trauma that he's never dealt with. He's locked it away under the surface as evinced by his reoccurring dream about a painting of a woman submerged in water. Hy starts to hear from people (her father and a psychiatrist, for example) to be wary of Su: He's a ticking time bomb, she's warned. Halfway through the show, he gets his memory back.

Be that as it may, Hy will be the last one to deal with her own feelings. Most of S1 sees her on the fence as to whether she can tolerate Su at all. She wrote up a brutal recommendation to release him from the force, and it sits in her desk drawer. This mindset leads to amusing scenes, for example, when they're about to do a group arrest. She's handing out guns to everyone on the team. Su puts out his hand. Hy gives him handcuffs. There's NO WAY she's giving him a gun. Naturally, /he's/ the one who ends up saving the day and slapping the handcuffs on the perp. Later on, we see that he's had them gold-plated! You can't beat a guy with optimism (and resources) like that. You might as well tune in, then: You know if you can't beat 'em, you might as well join 'em!

QUOTE📢

There's no one who is strong enough to beat everything.

〰🖍 IMHO

📣8.5 📝8.3 🎭8 💓5 🦋4 🎨7 🎵/🔊7.4 🔚8.5 ▪ 🌞5.5 ⚡6.5 😅4.5 😭3 😱3 😯3 🤢3 🤔3.5 💤0

Re-📺? Totally worth it

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