My Name (2021)

An excellent revenge story with phenomenal action sequences.

I absolutely loved this show but it had a few minor issues. I want to talk about them first.


This drama has some plotholes and it is very unrealistic at times. This is to be expected when watching Action shows or films and the plotholes in this show didn't really annoy me at all.

Additionally, the plot isn't unique or groundbreaking in any way. It's actually very predictable. However, the revenge plot was executed very well and the quality of writing didn't really drop at any point.

While I thought the ending was satisfying and good enough, and definitely not bad or disappointing, it was the biggest issue I had with the show. The ending is very abrupt and it doesn't really wrap things up properly. I would have liked 20-40 minutes more after the final battle to see consequences of the events that happened in the final episode. Then again, I thought the ending was good enough but it could have been significantly better.



Now to the things that I loved:
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Acting, especially Han So-Hee's and Park Hee-Soon's was absolutely incredible. Han So-Hee plays a young woman who goes on a grueling and violent journey to avenge her father's death. She was perfect in this role, and I definitely fell in love with her when watching this show :D

Park Hee-Soon plays a charismatic and complex villain who I ended up really liking during the show.


The absolute best thing in the drama is the action. There isn't shaky-cam or hundreds of fast cuts to hide the action, no no no. The very brutal and violent action sequences are very clearly shown. The action choreography is incredible and I really like how the actors performed the action scenes themselves. You can clearly see how much they trained for the fight scenes and how much effort they put into them. This drama has by far my favorite action sequences in any K-drama.



I have to mention the Soundtrack too. I fell in love with it from the very beginning of the first episode. The soundtrack has many melancholic and slower tracks, but it also has intense and epic tracks to go with the action. The title "My Name" has to be my favorite from the OST.



9,5/10. Definitely watch this if you like revenge stories, strong female characters, action or thriller!

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Surprising!

I didn't have any background or idea what I am about to watch when I picked this. I was just trying to take a little break from studying and this drama appeared on my Netflix, the poster was kinda inviting so I clicked. The first 10 minutes got me hooked! From Nabi to this character!! Man, she's versatile. As the story progresses I understand where her rage is coming from... The unfolding of the mystery was done nicely IMO not rushed or anything. I was quite disappointed with the ending tho, it feels like a little cliffhanger, well I'm not sure.

Anyhow, the acting was good or a little more. I enjoyed it.

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What series is this? What an electrifying plot

What series is this? What an electrifying plot! A very well-tuned cast and a surprising performance by the beautiful Han So Hee, The same goes for actor Ahn Bo Hyun, who is very good as detective Jeon Pil-do, Very good indeed! The story is surprising and very well tied together. The acting and interaction of the entire cast and the story itself captivated me from the first chapter and I couldn't stop watching until I reached the 8th and final chapter. I couldn't resist. I ran a marathon without fear of being happy. The series is agile. Congratulations to the entire team for this brilliant work!

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Superb fighting scenes marred by the lame ending

If you enjoy scene after scene of gratuitous violence and non-stop action, this is the show for you. My name is the korean equivalent of badass female fighter shows like atomic blonde, kill bill etc and it does not disappoint in this regard. The fight choreography is stunning; there isn't a dull moment in this show. The acting too is excellent with Han so hee and Park hee soon pulling off their roles perfectly. I must say I did not really notice han so hee in the world of the married, but she has definitely captured my attention now with her range (also because she's the main character here but ya lol).

Plot wise it is a fairly standard revenge film and nothing too groundbreaking happens. You can probably guess the ending after the first few episodes. There are some glaring plot holes that will make you go "huh?" but the action makes up for it. A very random romance scene occurs in the last ep which in my opinion was highly unnecessary and did not do anything but make me laugh when the guy literally died a few scenes later. Apart from that, the ending was also a letdown and felt flat. So Jiwoo has accomplished her one and only life goal which was to get revenge for her father but in the process ruined her whole life and actually killed quite a few people. I was honestly expecting her to commit suicide because what else does she have to live for? Well apparently not! She apparently faked her death?? And is just roaming around? At least show her become the new gang boss of Dongcheon or something. Her committing suicide would probably have ended the show in a more satisfying way (to me at least), as it will continue to follow along the lines of how revenge will consume you and you will only turn into a monster morality lesson that they were trying to preach at the end. To be fair I am not a fan of open-ended endings but if you do not mind (and are willing to overlook the fact that she got away with murdering several people) you may not have an issue with this ending.

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The brutal truth and reality of revenge

Honestly, I randomly clicked on this drama. I'm not really one who enjoys action, but I ended up loving this. It was a quick watch and didn't drag anything on. Perfect for an 8 episode series. The story itself was nothing incomprehensible. It all made sense so it didn't feel too outrageous. It was real and it was honest. You definitely get a look into the main character's mind, and before you know it, she's learned so much about herself and the people around her. I thought her relationship with Pildo was nice and didn't feel too out of place. Not to mentiom Choi Mujin's character. I'd give him a 10/10 alone. I loved it. I only wish that we saw a little more of Gangjae, but I guess the limited time would not permit it. Anyways, this drama was something I never saw coming. I hope lots of people watch it and enjoy it as much, if not more than I did.
(Also this was the second drama I've seen with Han So Hee as the lead, the first being Nevertheless, and I definitely think she killed this role. I enjoyed her in this way more.)

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Promising but fails to live up to its potential.

With an extremely interesting premise and a badass, strong female lead, and the director of Extracurricular (my all time favorite drama), My Name was very promising from the start. It has very well choreographed fight scenes and a Netflix budget to boot. It had all the ingredients necessary to be a very good drama.
It started off extremely strong. Although at first I wondered why Jiwoo would go this far to avenge a dad who hadn't been there for her, the story quickly filled in the gaps to my satisfaction. I also thought that the writers handled being a woman in male dominated fields very accurately. Jiwoo being a double agent for the gang was also really interesting to see, the whole time I was nervous for her identity to be revealed. I loved that this drama had a premise of "the good guys are actually the bad guys and the bad guys are the good guys".
When it was revealed that Jiwoo's dad was actually an undercover cop I was a bit disappointed but retrospectively it was a cool twist rather than a cliche "cop kills the gang member because he's a criminal" thing.
However, then it turned out that her dad's killer is actually Mujin and his motive was a simple and typical revenge for betrayal. I felt like this was such lazy writing and it would've been much cooler to have this drama explore topics of corruption within the police force and Donghoon being killed by a fellow cop. I also don't understand why Mujin took the time and effort to train Jiwoo if he knew that eventually she'd betray him once she found out the truth. I understand that he wanted to use her to kill Cha Giho but if Taejoo was able to kill him with ease then there was no reason for him to involve Jiwoo. Although I understand that tricking her could be seen as the ultimate revenge against Donghoon, he seemed genuinely disappointed when she "betrayed him" and I felt like that was stupid of him to do when he knew it would eventually be coming.
I also have a problem with the ending scenes, I felt like forcing a sort of happy ending to this drama was unnecessary and Jiwoo dying in the tunnel after finally getting revenge for her dad's death would've been much more fitting.
Finally I want to talk about the sex scene in episode 8. I feel like when it comes to k-dramas, fans are way too prude and have almost a fetishistic mentality about the lack of sex scenes in kdramas. I think the sex scene wasn't out of place considering he had been pining after Jiwoo since the first snowfall, and she finally had a person she could truly depend on without requiring anything in return, unlike with Mujin. Emotions were running high considering they were previously running away from the Dongcheon members. I think it's a physical manifestation of Jiwoo deciding to trust Pildo, considering she's a fighter and letting her guard down in such an intimate way is proof of that. She's also the one to initiate the kiss. We have to consider that prior to this episode, she lost everybody she could trust. She was a cop who was now a fugitive, and the man she'd trusted with her life turned out to be her father's killer. I also think this scene mirrors the scene where she first let her guard down around Pildo, on the day of the first snowfall when he sees her fathers urn and learns of what Gangjae almost did to her. In that scene he pulls her apartment's blinds up, a metaphor for her letting her guard down (she probably has the blinds down so people can't see in to her apartment). When he leaves, she pulls the blinds back down. I also think it was necessary to give her the conviction to go after Mujin once again after he murders Pildo.
Overall, this was an action packed drama with a cool premise but not much to hold it up. I finished it because it kept me hooked, but I doubt I will rewatch it. I feel like it could've done better if it had a longer run time or if it had kept its original premise.

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Really good but predictable

The only weak point of this drama, in my opinion, is that it is predictable, the idea has been used in other films.

Even though I knew what was going to happen I really liked the series, there was never a moment that bored me. I adored the actors and characters, I empathized a bit with the killer and the music was so on point. There was really chemistry between the actors, the main characters are strong but they also have weaknesses and shows emotions. It is easy to relate to them. I think I am a fan of Park Hee Soon now.

P.S. Do Gangjae can go to hell.

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Muito bom

Ji woo é uma jovem que vive sendo seguida pela polícia por seu pai ser um mafioso e estar foragido.

A gente consegue sentir o desespero da jovem abandonada a mercê da própria sorte e sofrendo com o bullying na escola.

Um dia o pai da Ji Woo é assassinado por um homem encapuzado e ela resolve buscar vingança após a polícia encerrar o caso sem prender o culpado. Ji Woo então acaba se juntando a Choi Moojin um chefão da maior facção de drogas, que promete que ela alcançará sua tão esperada vingança, então ela acaba usando uma nova identidade e entrando pra polícia por recomendação dele, pois de acordo com o mesmo o culpado está lá.

Então é a partir daí que começa a ação do drama.

A narrativa não é nada inovadora mas ainda assim é incrível, Han So Hee arrasou demais nesse papel, entregou muito bem o que foi prometido, além de que fiquei apaixonada pela versatilidade do Ahn Bo Hyun também.

My Name me fisgou desde o primeiro episódio e me fez maratonar. É um drama espetacular, com cenas intensas e envolventes (apesar de bem violentas), com atuações incríveis e que terminou sem pontas soltas.

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I am on the fence about this...

I have honestly been on the fence about this ever since I finished watching it yesterday. I watched all of it in one day; I found it intriguing enough to binge watch it. BUT!! I did not like the last episode and the ending. Why? Why? WHY?!

But let's start at the beginning shall we: The storyline was good but I feel like this whole thing could have been avoided if the hooded cop just took off his hood and didn't bang on the door as if he was trying to break it down... A simple "Jiwoo, it's the police, please open the door" would've changed the whole story but without it we would not have had the story they wanted to tell. Fair enough; I'll accept the massive misunderstanding that the whole story is based upon and we'll put that aside for now.

If you really do not want big spoilers then stop reading here...!

Second and most importantly: I'll focus on the last episode :|
Where on earth did the writers find this last episode? In the depths of the darkest pit or something??? That intimate romantic scene was completely out of place and so unrealistic! Why would a cop sleep with a suspect? I understand that there may have been some feelings before all this happened but that is not the time or place for that... A police officer/detective would know how bad the implications of it would be! Any evidence or testimony from him would be ignored now due to personal involvement. I think they just added it to make it so much worse when he gets shot... That is my next point: why did he have to die? Why couldn't he just be badly injured like most of the other characters in the series and at least recover? And if he had to die then why does she get to live?? Either way, there would be no happy ending for them even if he had lived. And what happened to her after? The ending feels empty and vague.

I am happy with the fact that it was just 8 episodes but I needed a fuller ending... I needed more loose ends tied up, especially with the members of the narc unit.

Lol, I just realized that this is more of a rant than an actual review but I hope someone finds this useful somehow.

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I really enjoyed this drama, it is not the best I've ever watched, but it surely was cathartic!
I appreciated a lot the acting especially from the protagonist! She was fantastic! The story is interesting, but it felt rushed. It looked like they tried to convert the usual 16 episodes in the standard Netflix format of 8 episodes and lost scenes here and there!
A thing that I really didn't like (like at all), was the soundtrack. K-drama are famous for delivering powerful soundtrack, you could remember an entire drama, just by listening to one of the songs from the soundtrack, but this didn't have a memorable soundtrack, I will surely not be able to remember it through music!
A very memorable thing instead, are the fighting scenes, this drama is full of action scenes. This is an important part of the drama, and it is well delivered in my opinion! Also the emotional moments are well acted!
I would recommend it, even if it is not the best of dramas!

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Me to Choi Mu Jin: Daddy? sorry, Daddy?...sorry, Daddy?

Choi Mu Jin is literally SO unbelievably sexy and dangerously hot, he made me forget what I was watching the whole time.
My man was really out there trying to give girls a major problem ever liking someone their own age, huh.
Well, he succeed, and THEN some.
I swooned every time he came on screen, every time he walked or smoked or damn existed. I was jealous of TaeJu for being so close to him, for our female protagonist that she got to hold his special attention.
I wished to be conquered by him. He definitely made me FEEL a lot of things and that made the show so damn enjoyable to me.
EASY thirst trap recommend 10/10

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