![]() Now, you know the drill, from here on out there will be spoilers!Īs mentioned earlier, one of the biggest things about the show was that they really did draw inspiration from actual cases and events, and sometimes they did try to highlight several things about them. However, I will only be on board if these conditions are met, and that it only goes up to a second season. I do believe that there are still some questions to be answered, and it just feels like Jae Han’s, Hae Young’s, and Soo Hyun’s story isn’t done yet. I am very much looking forward to a second season of “Signal”, and I hope that we will be able to get at least the main cast and the the original writer of the show on board. tvN’s 2017 drama “Forest of Secrets/Stranger” was definitely a culmination of the genre (minus the time travel), while not sacrificing its quality, but I think that “Signal” was definitely a precurser to many great things for Korean dramas, including that show.Īs a show, however,”Signal” was a great story that highlighted the power of choice, and how someone’s choices, whether it be a good or bad choice, and no matter how small it may be, can negatively impact a person or shape someone into being the good person he or she is today. “Signal” was definitely a one of a kind solid gem of a drama, and aside from that, I do believe that the whole trend of cops, prosecutors, and time travel that we saw in 2017 stemmed from this little show. I must admit that there were moments that I did feel that Lee Je Hoon was overacting a little bit, but it never brought me out of the scene or moment. Jo Jin Woong was just perfect as the idealistic noble idiot of a cop who would do anything to fight for the truth Kim Hye Soo pulled out all the stops in going through a whole range of emotions and with having to portray both the current and past versions of herself and Lee Je Hoon was perfect as a cynical skeptic turned cop and profiler. In a show like “Signal”, with the big cases, the overarching arc, and all the time mechanics that come into something like this, it is very easy for a lot of things to get messy, so it is a credit to the writer and director that everything was on point, and that it was easy for audiences to follow the different timelines the show was unfolding in.Īside from that, the main and supporting cast of the show were just phenomenal. Everything was deliberate, and even the rules of how the mysterious walkie-talkie is used was well established. Every single detail, from the opening scene, all the way to the last few minutes of the series, was paid attention to, to the point that you really have to watch intently from the very beginning to see how even the smallest of details pay out as the show goes along. “Signal” was a well-directed, well-crafted, well-written, and well-acted show. ![]() Together, alongside Detective Cha Soo Hyun (Kim Hye Soo), Hae Young’s boss, and a close friend of Jae Han’s, the three attempt to solve several cold cases that hit closer to home more often than not, in order to change the future and bring those responsible for their crimes to justice. “Signal” follows a young profiler in present day named Park Hae Young (Lee Je Hoon), who acquires a mysterious walkie-talkie that allows him to communicate with Detective Lee Jae Han (Jo Jin Woong) from the late ’80s to the early 2000s. It became on of the highest rated dramas in the history of Korean cable television history so much so that there was a Japanese remake of the show which aired this year, and it seems like there will be a second season of the actual show due to its open ended ending. Even though the show aired on a pay channel, which usually means lower ratings as compared to other channels, the series gained critical acclaim as it was well-made, well acted, and it drew attention as the cases that were showcased in the series were based on actual real cases. It was written by veteran mystery writer Kim Eun Hee and was directed by Kim Won Suk. TvN’s “Signal” ran for sixteen episodes from January 22 to March 12, 2016. tvN’s “Forest of Secrets/Stranger” was definitely one of those kinds of dramas and from 2016, alongside KBS’ “Descendants of the Sun” and tvN’s ratings hit “Goblin”, we had the mind boggling thriller that is “Signal”. Every now and then, amidst the myriad of Korean dramas that crop up every year, there are a handful that are good solid dramas that are not only timeless, but a precursor of things to come and that mark a milestone in the evolution of Korean dramas.
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