Bloodhounds (2023)

Wonderful!

Wonderful! This series is amazing! The fight scenes are incredible, I was always very excited and anxious in those scenes. After that crazy closing, hyeon ju left suddenly, I confess that I found that annoying. She had a friendship with the boys, it was okay that she was going through a difficult time, but she was too sensitive, she simply left Geonwoo in the hospital alone, desperate and shaken, I found it completely unnecessary on her part. I felt so sorry for Geonwoo in the hospital alone, oh man, I was almost crying with the poor guy! The scene where he cried in front of the nurse and begged her to take another bag of blood to save Woojin; it was too much for me! I CRIED, I REALLY CRIED! Anyway, it's impossible not to like this series, I confess that the ending could have been better, it could have shown a little more about the boys' lives after all that war! I, like the others, really fell in love with these characters. Mainly for geonwoo, because besides being hot, having a bad boy look, he's a F-O-F-O!! He's such a baby, who gave me a Geonwoo in my life?

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The Story Pulls You In But...

The story of a boxer who's mom gets scammed by a big company and is left with a permeant scare ya know at first i was iffy but after the first or second episode i immediately got dragged in and absolute loved it if you are a fan of boxing or mma or even hand to hand combat this is definitely your show full of amazing story build and character development and anticipation that keeps you from leaving this show is really amazing!

Now let me get to one thing i didn't like about this show, The fact that all the killing happened on the good guys side i mean hell man they lost Tae Ho and Yang Jung who were definitely sad deaths for sure but with the death of Doo Young I Felt Utter Sadness and Disappointment the reason for my disappointment lies in the fact that Geon Woo and Yoo Jin dont kill anyone for example when they had in beom down in the bookstore they should have finished him off i know it was about keeping the boxers heart but by them leaving him alive gave to many opportunity for him to come back and there is no such thing is boxers heart when someone hurts your momma so ultimately the deaths were caused by the main charcters own self pride and sustainability but caused a father to die in front of his wife to me its just not logical to have had In Beom Get beaten than left then beaten then left then beaten again i mean really just not logical.

Other Than That It Was Defintly A Good Watch Not Gonna Rewatch But a Good Inital Watch!

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Friendship Goals

I love fighting and car chases in shows and this drama is no exception, the scenes were so exciting especially the training montage in episode 5.
I love the bromance between Gun Woo and Woo Jin, they always have eachothers back and would die for eachother, god I want this friendship.

Episode 6 had no chill I wasn't able to grief anyone's death. Doo Young and Yang Jung could have overthrown them but they were caught off guard, I expected Mr Choi to die since he is old but damn not that brutal. I knew something bad was going to happen when Doo Young announced he was going to be a father and the wholesome drinking montage.

I understand the actress career is basically dead after the DUI but I really liked her character in the show sure she was annoying at the start but the more she was around the more likeable she was.

I feel like after episode 6 it was a bit of a drag, a new grandfather and granddaughter duo that no offence wasn't really necessary it was alright but they could have introduced the granddaughter earlier, I kind of shipped Woo Jin with Mr Oh's granddaughter but then again they could be more like siblings.
I feel like it should have more of a build up for the downfall of Myeong Gil it was very rushed. I wanted Myeong Gil to suffer.

I was so confused during one of the scenes in episode 8 when the guy got poisoned, the stabbing and the girl that got hit with a truck (which was an utterly jumpscare XD).

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One of the best action and revenge drama of the year.

I'm more than familiar with Woo Do Hwan as an actor, he's the one who made me check out this series and I don't regret it.

I would like to say that a lot of k-dramas tends to fall too much into the cheesy cliché when it comes to good people supporting each other to accomplish a goal/revenge (example Mad Dog, Taxi Driver S2), the interactions just become superficial and predictable, good storyline is replaced by humour.

Here, the series had the perfect balance between emotion, action and intensity with humor and the relationships between the characters.

Woo Do Hwan here is showing how much he is one of the most promising young actors in South Korea, his acting of a good kid wanting to protect his loved ones was embodied perfectly, we really feel for him. But I have to say, it wouldn't have been the same without Lee Sang Yi completing him. The two have shown us a very strong friendship, which goes beyond social expectations and is based entirely on the instant friendship and familiar feeling they got toward each other since they've met. Their moments of support have been truly admirable. Woo Do Hwan making us feel like he needed Lee Sang Yi, his hyung. They supported each other until the end.

Park Sung Woong was a perfect antagonist, just the right amount of annoyance, complexity and substance. A real psychopath.

As for Kim Sae Ron, I was surprised when she abruptly left the show after Lee Sang Yi's life was in the balance, without really saying goodbye, but I guess it make sense for her to fulfill her grandfather's wish by going in Italy, I would have hoped for it to be written better.

Speaking of writing, the script is just awesome, it's simple but intense, the fighting choreographies are very realistic, I felt really engaged in the story. And for once the police are quite effective and the nepo kid is likeable. So what more could you ask for ?

I just hope to see Woo Do Hwan and Lee Sang Yi on the same screen one day, they have great chemistry.

I recommend this series without hesitation.

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NO GUNS, ONLY BOXING JABS

This lesson is for people not to borrow money from the loan-sharks. full packed action, great fighting skills, amazing collaboration between actors, and good plots. Geon-Woon (Woo Do-Hwan) was capable to punch men right on the face, a kind-heart amateur boxer fought against Woo-Jin in local ring, the two bonded together with a benevolent moneylender to take down a ruthless loan shark who preys on the financially desperate people. Story began when Geon Woon's pitiful mom borrowed money from a loan-shark and got attack because she couldn't pay back the money she borrowed, in order to save her Geon Woon need to get money to pay them back, with the help of Woo-Jin's connection he got a job as a bodyguard with 2 years advance pay to paid off mom's debt. His job was to watch over his employer's grand daughter that has been watching the operation of syndicate thief as they used it to taking loans using homeless men's ID.

Apparently the operation connected to bigger scale of loan sharks. People they care died as they saw it to find justice for them. Don't see gun use in the drama, lots of hit punch jabs, which is awesome. Woo Do-Hwan built as tough as a boxer but his bright smiles proved his naive character, innocent young men who would fight to powerful loan-shark just because.

Skills and fight were real.

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Pretty weak characters, Pretty good plot

Pretty solid writing on the plot, but weak writing with the way they handle the characters and their relationships. It's like they hung a few personality and character traits and let it carry the whole 8 episodes. Like okay, Woojin is a cheap Marine nerd and Gun-woo is your typical hero MC who's poor with a heart of gold. No other background to Woojin whatsoever even if he's supposed to be one of the two main characters. Their friendship is very steady and was never put to the test. The pace is terrific for me to keep watching despite having pretty weak character writing or development. I did not cry when anyone died except Dokyeon (?), who locked his wife in the room and was expecting a son in two months. Myeon-gil is one of the biggest bastards I've seen in any drama ever. Ugh.

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buen drama a pesar de todo

esto tal vez contenga spoilers!

okay, dividiré mi opinión sobre el drama en dos partes: la primera la calificaré hasta el episodio 6 y la segunda calificaré el episodio 7 y 8.

le doy un 10/10 a los seis primeros episodios. me dieron risas, emoción, enojo, tristeza, esperanza, amor, de todo. las peleas fueron increíbles, las actuaciones, las escenas, todo fue 10/10. incluso la muerte del señor choi que me dolió DEMASIADO, debo decir que fue buena.

ahora, mi puntuación para el episodio 7 y 8, tal vez sea de un 7.5 o tal vez 8. siento que tal vez todo el cambio que tuvo se debió a la salida de la actriz kim sae-ron, pero siento que todo decidieron terminarlo tan rápido y de las maneras más fáciles. me mataron a los mejores personajes y solucionaron el mayor problema que era myeong-gil en literalmente 20 minutos, me dejó pensando el por qué no hicieron eso desde el inicio? la historia desde el episodio 7, simplemente me decepcionó un poco, pero lo doy el puntaje de 7.5 u 8 por las hermosas escenas de peleas, porque definitivamente fue lo mejor.

fuera de todo, es un buen drama la verdad.

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Bloodhounds Review - ZyKuu

"A brotherhood between two boxers" - This drama outlines two marines that fight side by side to take on the loan sharks at Smile Capital. The story was easy to follow and lacked any plot holes, although it did feel as if some points of the plot were fast forwarded. The fighting scenes were choreographed very well, and the episodes did a wonderful job at ending right at the climax, wanting you to jump right into the next episode.I enjoyed the bond and unity that Gun-woo and Woo-jin shared, even when faced with adversity they always fought together until the very end. The side cast was cool, my favourite being member being Mr. Choi. One nitpick would be the character development, I felt as if the characters from the beginning did not really change in the end. The OST is nonexistent. Overall a good watch, I would recommend this as a great introductory series to anyone who enjoys action.

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