Shoji Taishi is a new third-generation lawmaker who comes from a family of politicians and had a sheltered upbringing. The womanising and not particularly intelligent Taishi and his actress wife, Kurosawa Yui, who got her big break through a drama series, have been married for five years.
They act like a happily married couple for the sake of their work and public image, but their marriage has already broken down. Taishi and Yui barely have a conversation except when live streaming on social media and do not even see each other at home. Although they have grown disenchanted in their marriage, they cannot get divorced immediately due to pressure from their families and endorsement deals. The couple have no choice but to unite with the unshakeable goal of breaking up.
They act like a happily married couple for the sake of their work and public image, but their marriage has already broken down. Taishi and Yui barely have a conversation except when live streaming on social media and do not even see each other at home. Although they have grown disenchanted in their marriage, they cannot get divorced immediately due to pressure from their families and endorsement deals. The couple have no choice but to unite with the unshakeable goal of breaking up.
After the death of her parents, Joo Ah Ran plots to ruin the family that destroyed hers. She seduces and marries the son of her enemy, Shin Hyun Woo, who discovers her plan belatedly. With a new face, courtesy of plastic surgery after meeting with a car accident, he decides to exact his own revenge upon her.
Going by the plot of the 2 dramas, they are not similar, but when I was watching Flower of Evil, I kept thinking how similar it is to Confession.. Later I found out that they have the same director and no wonder I felt that way.. Both are crime/suspense/thrillers but Flower of Evil has elements that can make you cry and it has romance as well.. Confession on the other hand does not have a romantic plot.. But both are very interesting to watch
A psychological drama about unhealthy interpersonal relationships explained often through elaborate flashbacks. Takanako Mayuko, who grew up in an idyllic mansion with the perfect loving family, blames her childhood best friend for everything that has gone wrong in her life. While maintaining the façade of friendship, Mayuko finalizes the revenge she’s been secretly plotting for decades.
The psychopath male lead in Flower of Evil was written so brilliantly that I’ve always wondered what the story would be like if the psychopath were a female lead instead. I’ve really wanted to see a drama explore that concept too.
In Genie, Make a Wish, the female lead feels like that kind of character — calm, rational, and unshaken by emotional turbulence, which makes her fascinating to watch, just like in Flower of Evil.
These kinds of unique protagonists bring fresh perspectives and storylines that stand out from the usual tropes. We’ve already seen dissociative or split-personality characters in dramas like Kill Me, Heal Me and Hyde, Jekyll, Me, but psychopath leads offer something entirely different — a new kind of intensity and complexity.
What’s especially interesting about Genie, Make a Wish is that none of the leads in the story are ordinary, and that makes you genuinely curious to see how it all unfolds.
In Genie, Make a Wish, the female lead feels like that kind of character — calm, rational, and unshaken by emotional turbulence, which makes her fascinating to watch, just like in Flower of Evil.
These kinds of unique protagonists bring fresh perspectives and storylines that stand out from the usual tropes. We’ve already seen dissociative or split-personality characters in dramas like Kill Me, Heal Me and Hyde, Jekyll, Me, but psychopath leads offer something entirely different — a new kind of intensity and complexity.
What’s especially interesting about Genie, Make a Wish is that none of the leads in the story are ordinary, and that makes you genuinely curious to see how it all unfolds.
well, so many people have given out recommendations and i am surprised that no one is yet to recommend Voice season 2 and 3 when the male lead character there is so similar to the one in Flower of Evil. in fact Voice series are OCN dramas so they are meant to be a lot darker and with less emphasis on romance which could be a plus for a genre like this. there is a good reason why the Voice series keep getting season's extension, you gotta watch it to know. enjoy!
This is a love-hate drama that explores modern family issues such as moral harassment, infertility, matchmaking apps for married people, domestic violence from wives, and cuckooing.
The protagonist, 29-year-old Yashima Risa, works at a life insurance company and leads a stable life, but her relationship with her husband of three years is strained by obligatory fertility treatments.
One day, this innocent and earnest woman meets a handsome man named Jochi Ryo, who is suffering from violence from his wife. However, her meddlesome desire to "save him" eventually turns into love, and Risa finds herself falling into a hellish affair.
The protagonist, 29-year-old Yashima Risa, works at a life insurance company and leads a stable life, but her relationship with her husband of three years is strained by obligatory fertility treatments.
One day, this innocent and earnest woman meets a handsome man named Jochi Ryo, who is suffering from violence from his wife. However, her meddlesome desire to "save him" eventually turns into love, and Risa finds herself falling into a hellish affair.
Both dramas are dark thriller/mysteries in which the main characters are a couple and their young daughter and (one of) the SML(s) is a newspaper reporter. Both dramas have a lot of misdirection/red-herring which keep you guessing what's happening/who the villain is, and both have common plot elements of a killer in a raincoat, a car accident, and amnesia.
Both dramas feature the characters lives being torn apart through a traumatic past and multiple killings. The main focus of both this dramas is on two characters, one a detective, and the other who is a psychopath. In both of these dramas, the psychopath and detective have a familial relationship.
