Vocea (2017)

This drama had an extreme love and hate relation with me.
It started extremely good, a lot of suspense and thriller that actually was following the storyline, the first two episodes let me breathless. But slowly that story started to fade away and gets farther from the first episode and seemed like more an American serial than a Korean one. I loved Jang Hyuk acting, it was so natural (a little bit exaggerated into the action scenes, probably) but I loved him, really! I can't say the same thing for the other protagonist, the story of her and her perfect ears actually didn't develop, they gave a glimpse of her in the hospital that had to learn the world throughout ears but this story was left behind without a warning. The cruel scenes were very realistic, but they didn't make it till the story turns out to be predictable on whos the killer, seemed like that everything was rushed after the 8 episode, just to make the show ends as soon as possible. That's pretty sad, because the plot was interesting but leaded to nothing.....

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Good crime-solving, very annoying lead actress

The good:
1. Jang Hyuk - One of his finest acting in action-drama. He's like a mad dog when he's angry and just as passionate when trying to find victims and suspects.
2. Lee Jin Wook - The captain of the rescue team in Voice2. Another mad dog and also very convincing. I'm going to look out for his other dramas.
3. The crimes - The reported crimes are ones you really hear in the news. Gory most of the time. When the rescue team is on the move that's what fuels this drama.

The bad:
1. Kang's expressionless face - How can an actress be so devoid of facial expression? Each of her headshots looks exactly the same no matter the situation.
2. Kang's expressionless voice - The same monotone. Sometimes fast, sometimes faster. The same monotone.
3. Kang's selective hearing - Ok, she has a gift of hearing things others can't hear. But i think her real gift is that she can hear only those things that are relevant to the situation. Come on writer, if you want to show that she has a special gift, at least give a reason why her gift is very selective. otherwise, you should show that she actually hears soooo many things that it would drive her crazy.
4. In both seasons the writer has the habit of making the golden time team interview the caller first about non-urgent details before actually sending emergency teams to the scene. Drives me crazy each time.

I'm here for the crime-solving. everything else and especially Kang is a distraction.

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Different

I'm a serial killer/thriller/psychological drama junky so I felt this would be right up my alley. And I was right. It was actually pretty interesting to imagine how much work goes in to answering civilian stress calls. It caught me off guard at first with the multiple cases it dealt with, but that's what sparked my enjoyment of this series. It wasn't just about someone on a killing spree. The MC's are a perfect dynamic duo and the cast is filled to the brim with all types of interesting characters (including a certain k-pop idol).
One cool thing I enjoyed was when you think of "strong female lead" you think of someone who kicks ass for fun and uses weapons like toys but not here, this series female lead is strong in a mental set. It's not always about being tough it's about having a strong mindset and the confidence to back it up. Our FMC didn't disappoint.
This series shines through the darkest pits of proving that money is the root of all evil!
Would recommend if you're wanting something with a bit of blood and brain matter or some rage fueled anxiety lol
Enjoy...

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Encore un tueur en série, encore un flic au passé toturé...

Je dois avouer que j’ai éprouvé une légère déception due à la volonté trop affirmée de nous faire comprendre qu’on a un drama noir et un thriller. Désolée, j'aurais voulu être plus enthousiaste !  
Avec une réalisation très nerveuse caméra à l’épaule (quelque fois fatigante) les scènes haletantes se succèdent(l’accident de bus, la poursuite dans la villa de vacances, la scène sur le port.…)et donnent un tension constante, c'est sûr qu'on ne s'ennuie pas une seconde !

Mais le réalisateur abuse un peu trop des ambiances vertes, ou rouges, dans des lieux où ces lumières ne s’expliquent pas.
L’accumulation d’horreurs est assez inutile, surtout l’exécution finale, car trop d’horreur tue l’horreur et l’insistance de ce parti-pris donne un aspect à la limite du voyeurisme.
Les acteurs très bons (j’ai eu un doute sur JH au début, mais il s’est vite dissipé   )Le méchant, le pauvre, quel rôle !   Là aussi, l’excès de noirceur et le manque de nuances finissent pas sonner faux, les psychopathes ont une apparence humaine, ce qui les rend si dangereux, là, rien qu’à le voir on sait de suite que c’est le Monstre patenté !  
Question vraisemblance, je me suis quand même fait la réflexion qu’il était impossible de survivre après plusieurs coups à la tête avec cette arme horrible, si les scénaristes voulaient que la victime ne meure pas il fallait se contenter d’un coup !!   Là aussi l’outrance du geste et sa répétition m’ont dérangée !  
Quant à l’affrontement final : même défaut , trop long, trop insistant, on comprend très vite ce que veut le méchant, et aussi que le policier n’entrera pas dans son jeu à la fin, alors tout ce truc avec le couteau sur la gorge etc, c’est en trop !

Conclusion : à mes yeux ce drama est passé à côté de la perfection qu’il aurait atteinte facilement avec plus de simplicité et de sobriété dans sa réalisation. Il reste cependant intéressant, mais j’avoue que je pouvais sans peine attendre la sortie de la semaine suivante !  

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Please turn your brain off now... thank you.

This one is a huge mixed bag for me. On the one hand, the story was pretty ridiculous. It stretches the realm of possibility at virtually every corner, and doesn't care if its "explanations" (if you can even call them that) make a lick of sense. But... on the other hand, I was still very interested to see how all the plot points would come to a head, and had at least a bit of fun anyways.

The biggest draw to this show would be Jang Hyuk's brow raising performance. I don't even know if you could call it "good" in the classic sense, as he really decides to play it as eccentric and weird when the script seems like it doesn't call for either? In any case, I couldn't take my eyes off the screen when he was doing his thing. Even in the first episode when we get his insane drunken moment (read: WTF?), I was thinking to myself I should probably be feeling bad for the guy right now, but the whole scene instead came across as just plain odd. Still, it was strangely captivating.

The other leads get the job done well enough. I wasn't nearly as bothered by the FL as many of the commenters here are. The rest of the story is watchable, despite a lot of predictable moments that mostly rely on the good guys' ability to be as stupid as humanly possible in a critical moment. Again, turn your brain off before jumping into this one. I don't think it strays from its early shown formula, so give it an episode or two to decide if you like it.

As my first foray into Kdramas, it was a little lackluster. However, decent enough that I'll eventually give season 2 a try.

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watched this without any expectation, and yesss it turns out good. the storyline was okay and quite a good pace with a good acting. the main case which is about the killer was common and predictable, but the whole voice profiling was unique and very interesting. i mean, i don't know if that's actually exist but it was super cool. the first episode already hooked me and it keeps the tension till the end. although some part in the middle was kinda draggy and slow but the other small cases make up for that. the whole dark vibe cinematography really suits and makes the drama even better. gonna watch season 2 next hope it was as good or even better.

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The plot of this show is interesting and all of the actors are amazing. The three main leads (including the villain) show incredible acting skills. Especially the villain. That person absolutely have me chills. The side characters are great as well. Especially Oh Hyeon Ho (played by Ye Sung) and Park Eun Soo (played by Son Eun Seo). When those two were on screen together, those were my favorite scenes to watch. They just worked really well together.

My biggest issue with this show was the gore. Not the violence so much because since it's a cop show there has to be villains and I understand that, but it seemed at times that the gore that went along with the violence was gratuitous. Because of that, I often had to pause watching the show and watch something else for awhile. It was just a little much for me.

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I almost lost interest from the second and third episode, the acting was fine in them but they didn't add anything to the main story, but I decided to continue as the first episode was so good. I'm glad I did, when I reached the mid-episodes I was completely hooked, watching multiple episodes a day, which I never normally do with K-Dramas.

The acting especially by the main two actors was brilliant, perhaps the best performances I have ever seen. I wonder why the main guy didn't return for the second and third episodes? (I probably just haven't found about it on the internet).

I loved the twists, turns, shocks that associated themselves with this show, and I'm definitely going to check out the next seasons. The only improvement I wish upon is to focus entirely on the story, instead of a couple of episodes which seemed to be a little irrelevant in my opinion.

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Voice is a above average crime thriller drama with a very good background story, plot and interesting cases.
While watching this drama there is not one dull moment, it always keeps you on your toes. If not the adrenaline rush, its anger or frustration. There is always an emotion.
Each case always has a twist and it's not always what you think and this keeps you more hooked to the show.
The actors in this drama have done a fine job at portraying thier characters. Kim jae wook and jang hyuk especially.
The bgm and osts are pretty nice to hear but I personally felt at times that they didn't match the scenes.
The female characters is actually one of the coolest characters I have ever seen on drama land. she's strong, smart and rational. Her abilities and skills are mind blowing. I really can't wait to watch her again in the next season.

But I feel the opposite about the male lead's character. He was extremely emotional, impulsive and kinda hypocritical. His lines consist of mainly 2 words and he its really hard to hear him swear at every person he meets expect his son. Most of the frustration happened due to his meaningless actions.
Though the overall storyline is solid, the small inconsistencies and plot conveniences are present all through the story.
Still I would say it's worth it. It's entertaining and interesting to watch.

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I do not understand how the rares are so high

I was never so frustrated as with this drama. The wtriting is terrible, it has so many plot holes and the stupidity of the main leads. First few episodes were horrible. The main leads arguing every time they meet each other instead of helping victims. They get better but their stupid acting is on enother level. The main ML lead is the only one who works there and everyone else is useless and only he saves the victims. He is always so rude and wants to beat everyone. The FM lead put herself in a danger situation dispay she can hear everything and still she get abducted from beside....really! I cannot sympathise with the characters
I tried to keep watching but it does not get any better. I dropped the drama.

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