My Name

Gritty revenge story in the style of John Wick

Korean Netflix productions are where it's at right now, apparently. Add this one to the pile of cool shit coming out of there recently.

It's basically a revenge story in the style of John Wick mixed in with Infernal Affairs, had it been stretched out to an 8-episode mini-series.

Aside from the titular character though, it's astonishingly lacking in female characters. It's like the entire police force and pretty much all speaking parts are men aside from the main character, so she sticks out like a sore thumb. Kinda feels intentional to reinforce how alone she is but… such a weird choice.
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Stunts - 85/100 | A bit of annoying CGI fixes here and there but nothing that bothered me all that much. Great stunt work for the most part.

Narrative - 68/100 | This show takes itself very seriously, it's dramatic and emotional and tense. It's also exciting and has quite a few enjoyable action scenes, however the last 3 episodes or so become quite a bit needlessly convoluted. Could have easily cut 1 episode overall for much better pacing. Lead actress Han So-hee gives a great, wide-ranging performance. As far as how she postures herself, she reminds me of Hong Kong action star Moon Lee in how earnest she approaches the role of a tough petite woman up against the world. She's not nearly as acrobatic though.

Fight Choreography - 80/100 | The fights start off pretty damn amazing in the first half but get progressively worse as the episode count increases, which bums me out because the earlier ones got me so excited. Early sequences have a wonderful flow to them. Precise and concise choreography, it looks real. Later on, overdone editing comes in the picture and, while it's decent, it looks disjointed a bit, and not as good. Sadly, it's a typical outcome in films and shows involving martial arts, fights, and stunts. The earlier fight sequences usually star background stuntmen and/or martial artists who can sell the hits and perform better stunts. As more important characters become involved in fights (because the narrative demands it), fights get worse because those primarily dramatic actors aren't so good at selling the hits, and performing the stunts. And so the director has to hide some things behind editing and framing wizardry. Or sometimes it's a different team and they approach the fights differently. Previs is key here to help prepare for that.

That being said, the fights in this series aren't anywhere close to being bad, they're great and the lead (who fights throughout the series) is really dedicated to selling everything she can. But the tumble in fight scene quality is quite noticeable between the first half and the second half of this show, it's actually interesting to see it unfold, and is a subject I wanted to broach one day or another, so this was a good time to do so. It happens in martial arts movies too, all the time.

Enjoyment - 72/100 | Thrilling show with lots of hard-hitting action and dramatic heft. It gets bogged down in some weird narrative beats near the end, but overall it's still an impactful winner. And I loved the killer synthwave soundtrack that started almost every time an action beat kicked in. That was simply awesome. If you want to win me over when making something, definitely do that!

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Didn’t Live Up to Its Full Potential

I was honestly kind of disappointed in this drama… I’d still give it a 6.5 out of 10 because of the overall production and excellent acting. However, I found the ending to be pretty underwhelming. I’ll explain why below (SPOILERS AHEAD).

First, I understand that Pildo was able to get through to Jiwoo and convince her that revenge was not the best path forward. She embraced the idea of a new life with Pildo by her side. What I don’t understand is why Pildo had to die. Sure, his death motivated Jiwoo to once again seek revenge. But why did Mujin kill Pildo when he knew Jiwoo would come after him? Wouldn’t he benefit more if Jiwoo looked the other way (especially since she finally seemed content to move on and leave Mujin to his own devices)? And if Mujin wanted to get rid of Jiwoo to ensure that she wouldn’t share his wrongdoings with the authorities, why did he shoot Pildo instead of her? Thinking from Mujin’s perspective, he could have saved himself a lot of trouble if he had taken Jiwoo out when he had the opportunity.


Another gripe I have relates to the final showdown between Jiwoo and Mujin. I’m not someone who needs fight scenes to be super realistic. However, I was disappointed by just how unbelievable the scene ended up being. With the number of injuries Jiwoo sustained, it seems nearly impossible that she could have defeated Mujin, let alone survived to fight another day. Although I’m glad Jiwoo didn’t die, I honestly think her collapsing in the tunnel would have been a more fitting, albeit darker, ending to the story. Jiwoo got her revenge, but it took a toll on her. She lost everyone she cared about and gave everything to kill the man responsible. Now that Mujin is dead, Jiwoo will need to find another purpose in life, but we really don’t get any hint as to what that will be. If Jiwoo had died in the tunnel, it would have at least given us a solid ending to the story, rather than leaving it open-ended like so many kdrama writers love to do.

One final thing that stood out to me was how suddenly Pildo and Jiwoo developed a romantic relationship with one another. Now don’t get me wrong: I love a bit of romance, so this didn’t bother me as much as the previous things I mentioned. However, it still felt rather rushed. Pildo and Jiwoo gave no indication of being interested in each other until episode 7, at which point they quickly became romantically involved. To me, it felt like the writers threw the romance in at the last minute to make Pildo’s death more impactful—even though it didn’t make much sense based on how Jiwoo and Pildo’s relationship had been portrayed previously.

All in all, My Name was an enjoyable enough drama, but one that certainly had its fair share of plot holes. I wanted to love this show - Han So Hee is a great actress and I’m happy to see strong female leads take the spotlight. However, I felt like the execution of this story left something to be desired, especially after having just watched another, more well-developed mafia/mob drama (Bloodhounds). I know some people may disagree with me, but overall, I’d classify My Name as an exciting yet flawed kdrama.

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Après le meurtre de son père, une femme assoiffée de vengeance fait confiance à un puissant chef du crime et entre dans la police sous sa direction. Yoon Ji Woo, membre d'un réseau du crime organisé, s'infiltre en tant que policier et nourrit une froide vengeance dans son cœur. Choi Moo Jin, le patron du plus grand réseau de drogue de Corée, aide Yoon Ji Woo à s'infiltrer, dont les véritables motivations ne sont pas faciles.lire. Jeon Pil Do est un détective de police au sein de l'unité d'enquête sur les drogues. Il est à cheval sur les règles et devient le partenaire de Yoon Ji Woo lorsqu'elle rejoint la police. Cha Gi Ho est le chef d'équipe de l'Unité d'enquête sur les drogues. Lui et Choi Moo Jin sont ennemis depuis longtemps, Cha Gi Ho promettant de démanteler son réseau criminel avant de prendre sa retraite. Jung Tae Joo est le subordonné de Choi Moo Jin dans le réseau de la drogue. En raison de sa loyauté inébranlable, il est l'homme de confiance le plus fidèle de Choi Moo Jin. Do Gang Jae est un ancien membre du réseau de drogue. Après avoir causé des problèmes et été expulsé du gang, il a juré de se venger d'eux. (Source : Soompi, Netflix) Modifier la traduction

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Intense series.

I'll make it short. It's the typical revenge scenario, so nothing new here. On the other hand, I think it was executed quite well overall. Personally, I found who was the culprit from the first episode but it didn't stop me from enjoying the series.

I don't watch a lot of series with female leads because generally I don't get on with their often cliché characters, but here I liked the simplicity, yet the determination of a young girl to find out who killed her father. She was a hero that I loved to follow the journey. I felt for her and I rooted for her until the end.

In terms of production, I must say it's very good, the script really leaned on the emotional side, and if we could sympathize with the killer, with a psychopath ? What if we hated a police force that does its best ? Me, that's what I love, simple but well-crafted scripts that transport us emotionally.

Only one regret is that one of the detective died, especially in this way, I had come to love his character, and he deserved better.

Overall, a good mini-series, a good script, a good production with intense fighting choreographies, good actors. 8 episodes were enough, no need more or less.
I recommend this series.

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The theme of Betrayal

I literally cried for ten minutes straight, the thought of betrayal and that all her anger was towards a person who did no wrong and put all her trust in a man that killed her dad...
The whole show focuses on betrayal, ep1, when she came in the Gangjae, and welcomed her at the end he ended up being the one to abuse her and assault her. We thought Donghoon betrayal Gi ho but he actually betrayed the Munjin, the Jiwoo was supposed to betray the police but she will betray the gang because they betrayed her and kept the truth away from her.
28/01- I cried so much when pildo died, and it still hurts....

this show was really something, i thought I would cry enough when jiwoo discovered about her dad, but they had to go and kill pildo, I was so fucking done because why...homegirl lost everyone around her and she finally had someone to lean on then gone. oh yeah and when mujin said "I never once betrayed someone who trusted in me. so why does everyone keep betraying me" it almost made me cry because he thought he could find pppl he could trust he ended up getting backstabbed and this is why it is so hard to hate the supposed villain in this show. It didn't seem like Mujin was the villain to me because he also wanted his own revenge and peace iguess after loosing his friend. but pildo's death hurt...

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Would be a 10 but...

I was really into this drama and wanted to give it 10/10. Loved the cast, story, the plot twist, emotion of the characters. But than the final episode happened. I'm sorry but the romance was completely unnecessary. They could be friends and it would make more sense since when did the feelings between them appear?
The sex scene.
Why? Really why?
Was there tension between them - yes. Did we need it - no. I think the relationship would be more beautiful if they were friends. But Pildo was killed in the end so goodbye.
The ending. I really wanted to know what happened to Jiwoo after killing Choi Moojin. She survived. But how? What did she do to escape the police? What is she doing know? Well I guess we'll never know.
Also the way some police procedures where handled - I'm not sure whether they were correct. Like did Jiwoo not face any consequences for shooting Gangjae? Or for letting Choi Moojin escape? I'm sure Pildo saw this.
Apart from all of this it was good. It was enjoyable. I watched it in 2 days beacuse I really wanted to know what's going to happen. I wish I could give it 10 but for the last episode I can't.

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entertaining but that climax NOPE!

This was good. The first show I’ve seen where a girl goes after her father’s killer. They set that and the organization up pretty well.

The characters were good. Han So Hee really shines bright in this. I loved how badass and independent she was. She really had fire in her eyes and nailed the anguish and anger that Jiwoo felt. It’s impressive that the actress chose to gain weight and go to action school for the role as that shows her dedication. The scenes where she interacted with the organization were always satisfying to watch. Choi Moo Jin was a scene stealer for sure. Park Hee Soon was mesmerizing in the role and I wouldn’t mind him playing a mafia boss again in the future because he’s just that good. Lee Hak Joo was good in TWOTM but I like him much better here. He was the charming and loyal right hand man to Mujin yet he had a humane and soft side that was pleasant to see. It’s almost like sometimes he regretted certain actions but you were never really sure. Pil Do was a good support system for Jiwoo. He didn’t fully understand her but he did recognize that she had to complete her mission and offered to help her.

All 8 episodes were enjoyable in their own right but I have to admit that things got repetitive after a while: Jiwoo would be told a piece of information that she thought would get her closer to the killer only to find out the info was a loose end and she would start again. I wanna note that the intimate scene between Jiwoo and Pildo was special. It wasn’t overly sexual but relevant to the story because that was the first time Jiwoo found someone that understood her pain and allowed her to let her guard down. It was beautiful actually. The payoff wasn’t worth it imo. We never got an actual reason as to why Mujin lied to Jiwoo in the first place and it irked me even upon second viewing. My best guess is that he wanted to see if Jiwoo would become like him during the process of finding her father’s killer, so stooping as low as he does would make her worthy or something. Idk yall. That angered me. Jiwoo literally threw away her life and a great future only to discover her mentor and trusted ally was the perpetrator. I was just as livid as he tbh. Overall, entertaining show.

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Vengeance is My Name

The ending left me with several hanging curiosities such as:

1. What ever happened to Ji Woo? Did she escape from a supposedly highly organized organization of this big drug syndicate? How?
2. Did Captain Cha Gi-ho helped her in clearing her name being the 'mole' and accessory to disband a highly organized drug ring?
3. Did the drug syndicate organization got a new leader after the death of Choi Mu-jin?
4. What is it in the title 'My Name' that made it significant and synonymous to the story? I find it too blur and less significant to have its impact as the title of this tv series.

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Female John Wick meets Infernal Affairs; revenge for a dad instead of a dog and goes undercover

Female John Wick meets Infernal Affairs; revenge for a dad instead of a dog; go undercover for the mafia leader; Still easy watching, great flow with lots of action and stress level like the shows mentioned above

Life is too short for stressful drama. Why spend all that time watching and be stressed? Don’t our lives already provide enough of that?

Summary of the series:
- What life with out revenge right? Just you think you can stop, they pull you back in
- Amazing action overall, making me like all these actors and actresses; make it believable
- Likable characters even though they may not be the side you are rooting for
- Lots of villains, FL peels the onion and will take them down one by one and sometimes, 50 at a time
- Great chemistry on the MLs and FL, if it was cheesy, I would have drop it quick since I am comparing this to some good movies
- ending was done succinctly which is ok, its like an action movie where it just ends with a big explosion


Great watch, its edgy and full of action. At occasions it may bring some tears but not because of sadness, but for perseverance and vindicated moments.

If you are looking for gratuitous action/kick ass FL, frequent fighting scenes, no romance and just kick butt, then this is for you. beware of some gore

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Plot + review

Plot: Yoon Ji Woo, a member of the organized crime ring, goes undercover as a police officer and harbors cold revenge in her heart. Yoon Ji-Woo’s father dies suddenly. She wants to desperately take revenge on whoever is responsible for her father's death. Helping Yoon Ji Woo go undercover is Choi Moo Jin, the boss of, the biggest drug crime group Dongcheonpa in Korea, whose true motives are not easy to read. With the help of Choi Mu-Jin and to uncover the reason for her father's death, Yoon Ji-Woo joins the police department and becomes a mole for the drug group. Jeon Pil Do, a police detective in the Drug Investigation Unit. He becomes Yoon Ji Woo’s partner when she joins the police. Cha Gi Ho, the team leader of the Drug Investigation Unit. He and Choi Moo Jin have long been enemies, with Cha Gi Ho vowing to take down his crime ring before he retires. Do Gang Jae, a former member of the drug ring. After causing problems and getting kicked out of the gang, he vowed revenge against them.

Main: Yoon Ji-woo is seeking revenge for her father's murder.
Jeon Pil-do is a detective.He initially disliked Jiwoo but he ended up falling in love with Ji-woo and ended up getting killed by Mu-jin in front of her.
Choi Mu-jin is the boss of Dongcheon, which is Korea's biggest drug ring. He was best friends with Ji-woo's father.

Review: Liked everything about the drama, i mean everything besides Pildo dying, that was really sad ._. I just want it to be a happy ending for Ji-woo. I think she deserved to be with someone that could love her and be with her in the worst times of her life

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