Punch Ep 5 Discussion Post

[hipployta.livejournal.com]

Plot:
The drama depicts the last six months of Park Jung Hwan's life, one of the prosecutors working on anti-corruption department. Before the brain tumor takes his life, he is determined to expose the frauds and misconducts committed by his superior, Lee Tae Joon. He also struggles to make amends with his ex-wife Shin Ha Kyung and their daughter Ye Rin, for all his indifferent attitudes in the past.

Lee Tae Joon (Jo Jae Kyun) is the Public Prosecutor General, a jovial man with a thick Kyungsangdo accent who hums trot songs all day long. He’s got the outward appearance and personality of a gregarious village chief, while hiding an ice-cold disposition underneath. He’s famous for stripping countless prosecutors of their jobs, and has a long history of backdoor illegal activity, which he naturally keeps under wraps. Shin Ha-kyung (Kim A-joong) is a prosecutor who has refused extremely high-paying jobs at large firms, and instead fights for justice.

Park Jung-Hwan (Kim Rae-Won) is the chief of the anti-corruption investigation team for the Supreme Prosecutors' Office. To get to his position, he has made compromises on achieving justice. Park Jung-Hwan then learns that he has a malignant brain tumor and does not have much time to left. To end his life without regrets, he points a gun at corrupt Public Prosecutor General Lee Tae-Joon (Cho Jae-Hyun). Park Jung-Hwan’s ex-wife Shin Ha-Gyung (Kim A-Joong), who is also a prosecutor, knows about Park Jung-Hwan’s situation and helps him. (Asianwiki)

The drama will be about prosecutors high-up in the supreme court — the hero is a chief investigative prosecutor named Park Jeong-hwan (Kim Rae-won) who finds out he has six months left to live, and on the other side is a prosecutor general Lee Tae-joon (Jo Jae-Kyun) who’s neck-deep in corruption. The drama follows the last six months of the hero’s life after he finds out he’s dying, and is described as “the story of a man who throws his final punch at the world, as he says farewell to this life.(Dramabeans)


Cast:
Kim Rae-Won as Park Jeong-hwan
Jo Jae-hyun as Lee Tae-joon (Public Prosecutor General)
Kim Ah-joong as prosecutor Shin Ha Kyung
Choi Myoung-Gil as Yoon Ji-Sook (Minister of Justice)
Park Hyeok-Kwon as Prosecutor Jo Gang-Jae
Kim Ji-Young as Park Ye-Rin ( Park Jeong-hwan`s daughter)
Seo Ji-hye as Choi Yeo-jin
Ohn Joo-wan as Lee Ho-seong
Lee Han-Wi as Detective Oh Dong-Choon
Lee Young-Eun as Park Hyun Sun (Jung-Hwan's younger sister)
Ryu Seung-Soo as Yang Sang Ho (special appearance)
Kim Eung-Soo as Jung Gook Hyun
Jang Hyun- sung as Jang Min Suk
Lee Ki-Young as Lee Tae Sub
Song Ok-Suk as Jung Hwan's mother

I don't even know how they are going to keep this pacing going...but I love it

Airing: Mondays & Tuesdays @ 10:00pm(KST)

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Comments

[miyozari.livejournal.com]

Although I really like Ha Gyung, she frustrated me a bit in the last episode. I love the fact she's righteous and doesn't give in and it was the perfect opportunity to ground Tae Joon & co. but right now it's more important to get out of jail.

When she glared at Jung Hwan after she was released, I loved how she was like you unleashed my inner beast and I'm gonna come for you.

Jung Hwan is simply fascinating, the fact that he's going to die gives him an unique type of freedom. I'm not sure, if I should root for him or still doubt him. I want him to tell Ha Gyun that he isn't cured and is probably going to die but then there'd be no conflict between them, which could make it boring.

Prosecutor Jung made a crucial point, what if Minister Yoon turns into monster while catching the other monster? Do the ends really justify the means?

Anyway I'm really enjoying Punch, I wish there'd be more dramas like this (besides Empire of Gold and The Chaser).

[hipployta.livejournal.com]

Ha Gyung has frustrated me from the moment when she was like, "Let the Driver's Wife go"

She sold you out and that's all you can say...WHAT SHE DID IS ILLEGAL TOO BUT YOU ONLY CARE ABOUT CERTAIN PEOPLE DOING ILLEGAL THINGS I SEE

[miyozari.livejournal.com]

This moment made me cringe, like whYYyyyYYyy I could understand her reasoning but just no. I feel like this was a badly written scene to keep her longer in jail to drive the plot forward. I'm afraid she'll only focus on crushing Jung Hwan and Tae Joon and forget everything else.

[hipployta.livejournal.com]

It just makes me feel like she's unreasonable...like if you sue her for that she'd have to admit where the money for the surgery came from and who paid for the kimbap shop you idiot

[miyozari.livejournal.com]

Ha, you hit the nail right on the head. I didn't even think further. Well, I hope this inconsistency will not continue.

[hipployta.livejournal.com]

Nope because she gets it from that Minister of Justice who wouldn't make a plea bargain to catch other people...which I'm like WTF is wrong with Korea's justice system?

[miyozari.livejournal.com]

The plea bargain also made me wonder... like I know you want to "stay clean" and all but that's not always an option, especially in a higher position. She seems to have changed her mindset for now.

[mad4eva.livejournal.com]

i love the show so far ;) i reminds me a little bit of 'house of cards' with all the power play and strong characters.

[tempestdance.livejournal.com]

i don't watch this drama but kang ha neul's gonna cameo next week so i guess i'm watching it next week :D

[antrea.livejournal.com]

guess I'll start watching as well lol