Hounds (2023)

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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Good action show, i would surely recommend

As i said the show was good ,it has friendship, fun, fight ,frustration all of that in it .The show started good but cuz of bad story line it wasn't that interesting
°things i liked
1.good action scenes though sometime unnatural but comparing to other shows they were good
2. The friendship among main leads ,mr.cho and his friend
3. That little comedy, i personal liked it
4. The whole show in general ,

° things i didn't liked
1. The storyline it's just straight off stupid and basic a lot of things just don't make sense ,they were gang members but still left so many proofs for the villan side like be fr ,there nothing that will make you go ohh i didn't accepted it , a very basic story line , the ending eps and how quickly they got caught
2. Exist of hyunju ,let's be she was the last person who would leave quietly ,her exist was just not properly done , i was expecting her to cb somewhere ,like till the end i thought they would show something but they didn't
3. The over done of action scenes , it was sort of too much not to mention a lot of them were totally unrealistic like the last fight with that old dude also the way that beom dude keep coming back
4. Geonwoo's character i don't hate him but they just made him look like stupid ,yes u have a big heart so you would stop using your brian ,even in last how they handled the glod to that dude was a stupid decision ,like this dude took plenty stupid decision
The show in general is good u like fight action show so i'll say it's good not big on storyline but its a show you can watch till last ep for me it's not something i would watch again but if you haven't watched the show i would definitely recommend it

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the right dose of adrenaline and heartwarming connections

Bloodhound is a gripping 8-episode Netflix original Kdrama that delivers an exhilarating blend of action, crime, and thriller genres. Woo Do-Hwan, in his first acting role since his military enlistment, once again showcases his exceptional talent, portraying a tender, caring yet fierce character that captures the audience's hearts. Additionally, the presence of seasoned actor Heo Jun-Ho adds depth and gravitas to the series.

The story revolves around two young boxers who find themselves drawn into the perilous world of private loans in pursuit of financial gain. However, the heart of Bloodhound lies not in its depiction of boxing, but rather in the profound friendship that develops between the two protagonists. Both characters share a common sincerity and moral conviction, fighting against unjust institutions because it is the honorable thing to do. Even when their mentor figures reveal a checkered past, they remain protectors, committed to atoning for their past sins.

From the very beginning, the plot and characters captivate the audience, keeping them glued to the screen throughout all 8 episodes. The series strikes a perfect balance between thrilling action sequences and compelling character development. The dynamic between the two main leads is particularly noteworthy, as they complement each other flawlessly, forming a strong and beautiful bond of friendship.

Bloodhound proves to be an exemplary Action/Crime/Thriller series, encompassing all the essential elements of a top-notch drama. Its simple yet effective premise is elevated by incredible character arcs, skillful direction, and outstanding performances from the entire cast. This Kdrama delivers on all fronts, leaving viewers exhilarated and satisfied by its intense storytelling and emotional resonance. For fans of Woo Do-Hwan and Kdrama enthusiasts alike, Bloodhound is a must-watch, serving up the right dose of adrenaline and heartwarming connections.

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Action,well,more action!!!

This is near to perfection,great casts, great story and great acting skills. I like like one because everything seems great for me,i like the leads especially the SML. I think everyone delivered well,the villain too.

This drama is especially for people who love action very much. That's the reason why i was also drawn to it anyway.
But guess what,this one is more than just action,the story is pretty good too,not your average kinda action drama,where you don't even know what they're fighting about.

This drama has great bromance in it,not only between the leads. They met,hit off well and got each others back, and have great personality especially the SML.

There's no romance for those who might be expecting it,but it's probably good like that,i personally think this doesn't need any romance,the bromance is enough.

To finalize everything,the story is good, their friendship is perfect,the action scenes are great,and the who drama is exciting. so you can feel free and watch it,if you're a fan of all the above mentioned.

it's a 9 for me.

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A 10 in 2023 dramas standards

*Entertainment: 8/10, in a slumpy(iPhone says skimpy) mood yet I didn’t look away too often
*Cast: 10/10, I especially loved how big actors played minor roles, most of those dudes can hold a 1ml role on their own easily
*Characters: 9/10, I didn’t like how easy they connected in one form or another, found each other or were long term enemies
But I also appreciated actors like siwon playing a “bad” person and joonho ahjussi playing a “nice guy” when both usually do the opposite
WDH; 1000/10, sad, happy, puppy face, strong, dark, pure hearted, every single emotion was conveyed beautifully. I do see my WDH as more of a serious if not even villainous persona but my precious convoys uwu well maybe he even got casted cuz of tkem and his adorable jo character
Gunwoo: 10/10 my precious he was sweet yet didn’t reach the pushover airheaded stage, he was sincere and had a heart of gold
LYS: 9.5/10 , he surprised me idk if I’ve seen him before but he certainly was different from his actual personality in I live alone. Tho I still can’t believe he’s just 1 year older than WDH🤣
Bromance: 10/10, I was kind of worried woojin would go rouge but🥺👍🏻
Soran: 4/10 tbh I actually didn’t vibe with her interpretation of the character, if that was hyunjoo’s webtoon personality she was miscasted, I’d imagine someone a bit rougher and still more playful tho saeron pull of emotion sadness well
Damon: 8/10 I was surprised by the actress cuz I didn’t recognize her, tho she also gave me IU vibes so it hit me in the feels well🥹😂
Plot: 7/10 it was sloppy sometimes as I said before it felt like a comic strip that didn’t translate well in a fast paced drama
Ending: 8/10, too picture perfect
Overall; eh I’ll be biased and say a 10 in 2023 dramas standards

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Pretty typical action drama with a few highlights

What I was expecting when I started watching this drama was ultimately what I got, and that’s not a bad thing!

I don’t expect every single drama to have a long-lasting message for the audience. I understand that some dramas are made for the fun of it and this is definitely one of those. The story was similar to most action dramas where the main lead wants to get some sort of vengeance against those that wronged him, however, there were some aspects of this show that were a bit different that I liked.

First of all, as I’m sure most people will not argue, the strongest part of this show is the friendship between Gunwoo & Woojin. They were both extremely loyal to one another and never betrayed the other’s trust or y’know…died. Their bond was very sweet to watch and I appreciated the simplicity in it. Like they just understood each other and supported each other and that was that. Also, Woo Dohwan and Lee Sangyi had great chemistry together and I am not surprised that they are super close irl now. It helps that they aren’t bad to look at…just a little.

I also liked the fact that neither Woojin or Gunwoo were the standard brooding hero who showed no emotion. Gunwoo was extremely kind, loving, and honestly adorable at times lol. Woojin was also so funny, caring, and definitely gave off Golden Retriever energy. I have no problem with the typical male hero archetype, but it was nice to see a change up in this instance.

Setting this show during the peak of Covid was also a good idea to show how desperate people were for money and how others would take advantage of that. Not that that isn’t apparent at any time, but it was especially prevalent during Covid.

The flaws of this show for me is the lack of depth the majority of the characters had. Especially the antagonists. Like, I get that some villains are just evil to be evil but at least make them interesting??? I found the scenes centered around the bad guys to be pretty bland despite the great acting. I would just see them on screen and guess what they were going to do next which doesn’t bode well for your villain being engaging for the audience. Also some of the characters motivations just didn’t make sense to me? Like why was Inbeom so loyal to MyungGil? Why did Mr. Choi suddenly grow a conscious? Just a lot of nuance I felt could’ve been easily added but wasn’t.

The finale was also fine. Like it wasn’t bad but it wasn’t good. I was just kind of like oh? that’s it? alright.

Overall, this is a drama that doesn’t require a lot of brain power. Like you could probably look away for ten minutes and still know what was going on when you looked back. It was a fun time and I think it’s easy to enjoy. Definitely recommend if you are into action dramas, and even if you aren’t i do think Gunwoo & Woojin’s cute bromance is worth a watch.

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Primeiramente tenho que dizer que este drama é um teste para cardíacos e quem sofre de ansiedade. Os cinco primeiros episódios são pura tensão, o sexto é o total desespero e os dois últimos são muito fáceis em suas soluções. Parece que o final foi agilizado para caber no formato de oito episódios. Não sei se essa mudança de tom tem a ver com a situação extra-cena da atriz Kim Sae Ron. Não sei se eles ainda estavam filmando quando ela se envolveu no acidente de carro, ou se teve refilmagem dos últimos episódios, o que sei é que depois do massacre no sexto episódio, a personagem dela foi "removida". Mas como ela foi parte importante da história que estava sendo contada ficou um descompasso no tom do drama. Como se houvesse um fechamento de arco, porém a história ainda não tinha sido contada por completo. Inclusive a introdução da arqueira, a neta do Sr. Oh, é quase como uma "substituição" da personagem feminina da história para compor o trio que ficou desfalcado com a saída da Kim Sae Ron.

Sobre o plano de vingança contra o Kim Myung Gil. É engraçado pensar que com a influência financeira do Sr. Choi e seus assassinos impiedosos, eles tenham falhado tão miseravelmente em executar a vingança contra o Kim Myung Gil, mas dois rapazes apenas com seus punhos tenham conseguido acabar com o império dele. Tudo bem, eu sei que eles tiveram ajuda de algumas pessoas, mas ainda assim foi um pouco frustrante a perda desses personagens importantes.

Por conta disso, algumas pessoas podem considerar nossos heróis demasiadamente ingênuos. Mas gosto de pensar que apesar de tudo que eles sofreram não foram corrompidos a ponto de matar pessoas ou de se igualarem em crueldade com seus algozes. Em vez disso eles optaram usar meios legais (envolvendo a polícia) para acabar com o Kim Myung Gil e por manter vivo o sonho do Sr. Choi (com a criação do hospital através do Min Beom). Eu também gostaria que o Kim Myung Gil fosse fatiado com uma faca cega, mas no final das contas talvez a perda do dinheiro e da posição que ele tanto almejou tenha doído muito mais que a morte. Morrer seria um prêmio para ele.

Enfim, as cenas de ação são bem legais e a química entre os protagonistas bem divertida. Apesar desses problemas mencionados é um bom drama de ação e suspense.

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perfect till ep 6. a shame they had to rewrite eps 7 and 8. I wonder how original would have been

The removal of kim sae ron's character in eps 7 and 8 just ruined the pace and the tight chemistry among the main characters in this drama. the new female character that joined in eps 7 and 8 was such a clumsy addition to the series it was cringe-worthy. wish they found someone else who was equally sharp in the action sequence. Kim sae ron really complemented Woo Do-Hwan and Lee Sang-Yi. It was a perfect trio.

I just continued to watch eps 7 and 8 and finished the series because I immensely enjoyed episodes 1-6. Shame that they had to rewrite the last 2 episodes. I wonder how it would have been if we saw the original version of the ending.

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Amazing Start, Rushed Ending

With an all star cast, I expected to like this going into it. The premise also got me intrigued with boxers having to become bloodhounds, and I totally enjoyed it! (for the most part) The first 6 episodes to me were perfect, it had the right amount of tension and character moments. The action is AMAZING. The COVID setting is kind of weirdly placed into the story, only coming up once in a while to explain random beats to the story (which could have just been written out in my opinion). What I didn't enjoy so much was the last two episodes. It wasn't bad per-say, but it definitely did not live up to the tension that has built up during the whole series. The pay-off was lackluster, and felt both rushed and dragged out. Rushed because it did not perfectly conclude the series and dragged out because it was sort of slow compared to the beginning of the series. Now, I do know that the main female lead got into controversy and so it may have effected the story (maybe it was towards the end of filming but this is just a guess) which is why the ending felt not complete. Overall, i would definitely recommend this to anyone who loves the action/revenge plot dramas but just prepare yourself for a not-so-fullfilling ending.

On a side note, be wary because this drama has A LOT of blood, There are so many knife fights (especially in episode 6) and it shows the whole stabbing , cutting and blood gushing in full frame.

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once is enough

action mode: on!
romance: zero, which is good
bromance & friendship: 100%

although the acting was amazing and the friendship between Gunwoo and Woojin was wonderful, few things were bothering me.
1. they were using a Mustang car for stakeout. yall know that a Mustang draws too much attention, right? so their stakeout was pointless at this point lol (i think Mustang is a sponsor for this series)
2. Mr. Choi’s house was unguarded even though he was super duper rich. moreover, he emphasized multiple times that he didn’t want his granddaughter to be harmed. it's like he didn't even try to protect her and the team.
3. Mr. Choi's knifers had a useless death. they hadn't shown their full potential and a moment later, they were killed. i was looking forward to seeing more actions from them because they were supposed to be really good at fighting.

it was a pity that Kim Sae Ron had to leave the show due to controversy. her character was really important to this series, hence the weird plot after her departure.

another thing is: Kim Min Jae’s appearance was too short. they made his character mysterious at first, thus peaking my curiosity, naturally. but then, they gave us nothing. it almost felt like his character was not important enough to be getting a screentime? which is not the case. his character was supposed to be important imo. i want to know more about him–why and how he was chosen, how he worked, etc. but yeah…nothing. he didn't do anything significant and was somehow just…there.

this series is good for passing time. i won't watch it again in the future. once is enough.
prost tho for the effort and dedication Woo Do Hwan & Lee Sang Yi have put into building their boxer bodies.

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Quando um cão de caça perde seu dono ele vira um vira-lata.

Um dorama de ação com bastante luta corporal, que é emocionante de ver. Você não consegue imaginar o próximo passo dos personagens ou quem vai ganhar na porrada kkkkk.
Eu adorei os personagens e o enredo da história me fizeram ficar com um apego a cada um em menos de 8 eps.
A atuação nem preciso mencionar, não deixou nada a desejar.
Mas uma coisa que me deixou a desejar foi foi o final, acho que como só teve 8 eps ficou um pouco corrido, com alguns pontos soltos que gostaria que tivessem explicado melhor, mas fora isso gostei bastante. A cada ep que passava mais ansiosa eu ficava para saber o que vai acontecer, recomendo demais assistir.

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Fun, thrilling, short watch

This was a really good drama. The acting was good, the story for the most part made sense and it wasn't unnecessarily long, only 8 episodes all around an hour long(except for the last episode). The action scenes were done so well, a little long but entertaining nonetheless. The characters were easily the best part, the friendship between the 2 main leads was also really well done, as well as the others, and also this was also pretty funny.

I would say there were some logistical fallacies:
- One would be the fact that when they contacted the heir guy, they just sent him a DM and he actually had his notifications on despite having 500k followers. Like I felt like they could've done something more creative.
- Another one was the fact the sushi restaurant fighter got killed off even though he was supposed to be this incredibly skilled and experienced fighter? I just couldn't believe he got taken out by one guy, when a whole fleet couldn't even do it.
- Not as well planned. This is mainly towards the last 2 episodes, a lot of the operations (especially after Mr Oh got captured) weren't planned out and they kind of just improvised what they were going to do, and I would've liked to see them put a bit more brains into their operations.

But overall, I really did like it, and it got me out of a kdrama slump so if your also in one then I would most likely recommend.

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