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| City Hunter (left: Korean Drama , right: Japanese Manga) Based on the Japanese manga series City Hunter written and illustrated by Tsukasa Hojo. Source: Wikipedia |
Plot
In 1983, the South Korean president and his delegates are visiting Burma when a bomb planted by North Korean agents explodes, killing some high-ranking officials. This historical event is called the Rangoon bombing (also known as the Rangoon incident). To strike back, five South Korean officials plan a covert operation, codenamed "Operation Cleansweep," to enter North Korea and kill several top members of the North's high command. Lee Jin-pyo(Kim Sang-joong) and Park Moo-yul(Park Sang-min), two Presidential Security Service bodyguards and best friends who were present at the bombing, organize a 21-man team for the mission. However, as the team wreaks havoc in Pyongyang, the five officials abort the plan to avoid an international crisis if the mission is discovered. Their major concern is that the United States will withdraw its nuclear protection if the mission is made public, in light of Seoul's official declaration that it will not retaliate. The operation is successful, but as the troops swim out from Nampo to an ROK Navy submarine assigned for their extraction, snipers from the submarine open fire on them. An already injured Park sacrifices his life to save Lee. Lee swims back to shore and returns to South Korea, where he finds out that the assault team's service and personal records have been erased.
Vowing to avenge his fallen comrades, Lee Jin-pyo kidnaps Moo-yul's infant son. He flees to the Golden Triangle to raise the child as his own and trains the boy intensively in combat. Following an attack on a village they are living in, Jin-pyo confesses his long-term plan for revenge to the child, Lee Yoon Sung (Lee Min-ho).
Seven years later, after successfully finishing his college years and attaining a doctorate in the United States at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yoon-sung returns to South Korea to fulfill his adoptive-father's plan for revenge. He enters the Blue House as an IT expert under the National Communication Network Team. He is warned by Jin-pyo not to trust anyone and never fall in love, as doing so will put the people around him in danger.
While working at the Blue House, the plot takes off after Lee meets bodyguard Kim Na-na(Park Min-young). Eventually Na-na helps him to take revenge, as they discover that they have the same goal in mind. Problems occur as Jin-pyo's revenge plot unfolds, especially when Lee defies his surrogate father at several occasions as they try to identify and kill the officials, known as the "Council of Five."
The flow of the story was great except for the minor plotholes or inconsistencies on some of the scenes that I've noticed.
- In the scene where Kim Young Joo texted Lee Yoon Sung about the whereabouts of the Confidential Documents of 1983, Young Joo smashed his cellphone on the ground after texting Yoon Sung. Few scenes later, we can see Yoon Sung picking up Young Joo's phone on the ground in a perfect condition without any scratch on it.
- Another texting plothole: How can a kidnap victim sent out text for help after being taken away by the kidnappers by making the victim fall asleep?
- Young Joo and his dad talking in a private sauna room: inconsistent with the shots of sweat on both actors.
- After the death of Young Joo, it was unclear on what Sae Hee feels towards the City Hunter. If I remember it correctly, her last screen appearance was during Young Joo's funeral.
I know there's a lot of them that I probably missed or forgot to include in here... Let's see if you'll be able to spot them ^_^
Cast
Lee Min-ho as Lee Yoon-sung/Puchai (John Lee)
Park Min-young as Kim Na-na (Nana Kim)
Lee Joon-hyuk as Kim Young-joo (Jiro Kim)
Kim Sang-joong as Lee Jin-pyo (Steve Lee)
Kim Sang-ho as Bae Man-duk/Bae Shik-joong (Lyndon/Dindo Bae)
Hwang Sun-hee as Jin Sae-hee (Clarisse Jin)
Goo Ha-ra as Choi Da-hye (Nikki Choi)
Chun Ho-jin as Choi Eung-chan (William Choi)
Click Here to see Extended casts.
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| Lee Yoon Sung and Kim Nana |
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| Park Min Young and Lee Min Ho |
Others might disagree with me but for me I think Lee Min Ho did a great job on this drama. I could not think of any other actor that could have portrayed the role of Lee Yoon Sung with such character and charisma in fighting while wearing fancy suits. In one of his interviews, he mentioned that he prefer doing love dramas compare to action dramas but on my opinion his acting skills are superb for both genres. <3
OST
**Warning: Spoiler Alert** ^_^
So Goodbye sang by SHINee Jonghyun
Suddenly sang by Kim Bo Kyung
It's Alright sang by Yanghwajin
Unlike the other OST that I've heard, I didn't get too attached to the City Hunter's OST. Don't get me wrong, the songs were good and greatly enhances every scenes' impact to the viewers but unfortunately (in my opinion) it lack some "catchy" feeling into it. ;p
Merchandise
(Accessory and Clothing)
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| City Hunter - Cat Sweater |
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