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For me, ep 14 was a deal breaker as well as a heart breaker. However, I stayed with the series, and I'm okay with closure. It's just not the great series it set out to be, nor is the relationship between the main leads fully explored as it should have been. It had the potential to be one of the sweetest and most memorable in K-Drama. But the cast is terrific, director did his best with the script given, plot is complex and interesting, but the writer should stay focused better in the next script. I do recommend the series for SHJ's fine performance throughout multiple demands on her as an actor. She is wonderful.

PLEASE do not rate the show unless you've seen most of it. I won't spoil anything, but some things that happened in the first episode do not represent the full picture. The show is trying to break boundaries in South Korea, and to do that, the writers must cater to them first, and then reveal information as time goes on. In my opinion, the writers have done an amazing job at that. The show grabs your attention immediately, and you want to keep watching to find out what's really going on. Why Her? Is devoid of a lot of clichés. And I love that it's a noona (younger man, older woman) romance instead of the usual oppa (younger woman, older man) romance. And she is strong as HELL. Oh Su-Jae had to work so hard to get to where she is at now. And you don't know what happened until well into the show. Seo Hyun-Jin makes such an amazing performance. If you like strong female leads, trust me on this - you'll love this show.

There is nothing to unlike about this show.

Crime Thriller Suspense Drama Subtle Romance Everything.

This show is a situational irony about law system. I like how they are showcasing it in a subtle and realistic way like how it is actually persist in our society.

There is growth in the characters of leads. The female lead is potraying her chracter with GREY shade which is tempting.

I like this kind of genre.

All in all i am really enjoying it. And you can also go for it if you want to see Dark and grey shade series.

At first I thought that this was something different from her than the usual type of roles that she plays. I thought that she was going to be the aggressor from start to finish. By the 5th episode it becomes clear that she is the victim again. With the usual old guy as the villain. The only change that they made to make others think differently is that they added another victim and 2 assistant villains to the mix. I hate to say it but if Seo Hyun-jin keeps playing these type of victim roles she will be typecast for this type of thing her entire career. I would like to see her do something different like Park Shin Hye or Park Bo Young do. As for this movie you can pretty much tell how it's going to end so no surprise there. As for the other character who's real name in the series was Kim Dong Goo, the way he acted the characters name should have been Kim Dong on glue. That's way he really portrayed himself. Would I recommend this ? Only if you like watching Hyun Jin like I do. The 7 stars were all for her. Next time they should try to cast a younger villain or at least like in some of the action flicks I grew up watching a young guy in a wig pretending to be old and doing some martial arts.

So this drama is a piece of art. It wasn't boring and had a great plot. I really enjoyed watching it, but if you are a fan of a lot of romance I don't think this drama will satisfy you, but for me who is into criminal thrillers this show was great. I really recommend watching this drama.

Korean Drama " Why Her ? " is an office melodrama that centers around the leading lady who dominated the whole drama.

The story has many layers, starting with a scandal that ruins the leading lady's career, and then, slowly, revealing the past and the clues for the main criminal case that binds everything together in the final episodes.

And yet, and even though the drama had many action scenes and suspenseful moments, the romance was unnecessary, cheesy, and not what the story needed. Plus, it was only there to fill in the gaps and had no pace and no smooth progress.

As for the performances, the leading lady gave a killer performance. The rest of the cast did a good job as well.

So, overall, 6 out of 10.

Another law mystery drama in this year's plate, Why Her started strong, thanks to an amazing performance by See Hyun Jin. The premise is simple, a goal of reaching to the top, due to unfair past behaviour by everyone.

In a world full of injustice, there seems to be no hope of going up against big corporations that can easily influence various institutions in society.

Although fictional, characters like Chairman Han, Assemblyman Lee, and Chairman Choi represent a portion of the powerful in today's society, who abuse the law for their personal gain.

But in the end, there is an end to their abuse of power that disgraces the justice system. The collapse of their empires is also caused by their own misdeeds, which have always been at risk to be exposed.

The pacing was well maintained, although it suddenly rushed in when the 14th episode aired, with multiple layers coming and ending within moments, without giving a proper enclosure. The finale was cliche and had nothing extraordinary, but what made me feel good about the finale is that justice prevails in the end, no matter what.

My Rating : 8/10.

Why Her is an intense melodrama full of well written twists and turns. Seo Hyun Jin is incredible in this, and her performance alone is worth a watch. Hwang In Yeop is wonderful as well, and the rest of the supporting cast are great, particularly Huh Joon Ho as the villain who was absolutely fantastic. The characters are all very well written and well rounded. The score creates the perfect atmosphere for a really entertaining watch that keeps you hooked from start to finish. I am not a fan of noona romances, but the leads had enough chemistry and the characters had a good enough connection that the relationship was believable.

The show is well worth a watch!

Overall the drama is good. It kept my interest till the last episode. I think, the drama start off well with as strong acting from Seo Hyun Jin, she is indeed a talented actress.. the ML imo is good, nothing spectacular but good. All thr cast member also did great.

The genre of this drama is mystery/thriller/romance. I have seen Flower of Evil, which has the same genre as this and i compared both.. imo, Flower of Evil is on another level. Im not saying Why Her is not great, its great with good plot and acting overall but up until now, i have never seen any kdrama that can top Flower of Evil if we talking about Mystery/thriller genre.

Why Her has everything from a good plot, tension, good acting, and strong FL characther. There were some moments that made me bored but not much, i think because of the strong acting from the FL.. because of her i managed to watch till the end.

So if u ask me if this is the best thriller/mystery drama? My answer is Not the best but its a solid one. Still cannot beat my all time favourite thriller Flower of Evil but its good overall.

Too prolonged with boring and old plot twists Usually, I am someone who prefers long, 16-episode dramas but this one felt too long for my personal liking. The romance in this was absolutely unnecessary and did not feel genuine. The romanticizing of the teacher/student relationship with a huge age gap was too much. The speed at which the ML and FL got together was too fast and during the whole drama, it did not even seem that the main leads were in love. It would be better without the romance.

Also, the story got boring pretty fast. The first half of the drama felt okay (except for the romance) but the more episodes aired, the more boring it got. The script was poorly written. The main mystery of who killed Chan's sister and why was too simple for revenge and politics-oriented drama. The whole plot/story could have easily been told in 10 to 12 episodes. This drama brings nothing new, it hardly keeps the viewer entertained.

It was a huge let-down for me.

Decent cast decent acting decent plot what else is there...love it actresses are great in roles too and play just right-shame its nearly over.but def one to keep on hard drive.

Seeing the promo pics and trailers for months I was so excited for this drama and it almost lived up to my expectations.. the one thing i didn't like was the romance lol,, it was kinda unecessary i mean everyone was excited for Hwang Inyeop to be the main lead and end up with the female lead but idk smth was off and I think there would've been more impact if there was no romance or just implied romance.. but yeah all the crime and law parts were great the mystery was really good some parts seemed not needed but overall it was pretty good!

I have no reason not to give this drama a 10 rating. It was intriguing, and I thought both the lead female actress and the male lead actor Hwang In Yeop did great jobs in both their roles - "Her" in the female lawyer partner role and Hwang In Yeop in the student/former client role. Perfect choices. There was suspense, mystery, romance, surprises, twists and turns in the end which all made this drama a top rated one. The first episode I wasn't too sure, but so glad kept watching it as the evil men kept revealing themselves while the pawns and puppets start realizing how they have been used. The female lawyer who has been used herself, many times by her own choice in the past to get ahead starts to make her life right which of course stirs up all the evil characters as they begin to get desperate. Fun to watch and keeps you guessing.

Su Jae (SJ) "sure is acting up." That's her boss's reaction after he learns that she's snatched files & replaced them w/ manhwa (comics). Is the plot alittle outrageous? Sure. It actually holds together very well, but it's not free of logical problems. For instance, remains are found at a construction site when it makes no sense that the bad guys would have allowed them to be found. It's sloppy. Also, a tragedy occurs at the end of ep14 that feels especially painful & completely unnecessary. Though it lends to symmetry in the plot development, the scene is ham-handed.

However, there's plenty more + than -. The closing scene is beautiful. The music is excellent. 'Beautiful' by DOKO & 'What about us' by HAJIN are both Shazamable. Craft-wise, they send messages w/ color. SJ's wardrobe is almost always ⚫ & ⚪ which represents the hard lines she's adopted over time. It begins in ⚫ & ⚪. Our female lead is wearing white. Then the director introduces the color red: Red lipstick & red blood splatters. SJ wears rich blues for trials - apparently, juries everywhere like blue. All of a sudden, in ep3, she shows up in a bright peach suit. Maybe that doesn't sound pretty, but it looks fabulous on her. Why the color change? Well, she's had a significant emotion-altering interaction w/ Gong Chan. (It would be too difficult to describe it, you'll just have to see it for yourself). She has softened up. By the show's end, she is in color regularly. She's freely living a full spectrum life.

WH is about Power & corruption & the abuse the powerful heap onto those below them... esp women. The context is the pressure cooker that is Korea. In ep1 we see a suicide: Korea has the 4th highest suicide rate in the world. Exams, constant bullying, gossip, & impossible parents are ubiquitous themes in Kdramas. Under extreme pressure most will hunker down & go w/ the flow, too many will commit suicide, & some may act out. When they try to toss SJ away w/ the trash, she acts out. Bravo!

Seo Hyun Jin plays SJ. I've seen her as a new, bright-eyed teacher in Black Dog-8.2 & a fed-up woman who can't get a break in Another Miss Oh-7.5. She's beautiful, but she's got that down-on-earth neighborhood girl quality to her which goes beyond looks or acting capability; it's presence. She can act, too. K-actors act w/ every muscle in their bodies. Her walk kills me in WH. She's stiff as a board, yet so eloquent. It is completely different from how she walks in other shows. Extraordinary. Her performance is the best thing about a very good show.

SJ is a trial attorney. A formidable one, specializing in undermining the credibility of an opposing witness's testimony. The more we learn of her backstory, the more her behavior makes sense. At the start she was a nobody who couldn't look her co-workers in the eye, but now /they're/ terrified of /her/. But the old-boys-club cannot tolerate this capable woman in their chauvinist sphere.

SJ's a fundamentally decent person w/ a dream to go all the way to the top - it's a dream that cannibalizes decency. Initially, she seems impervious to everything. We learn that she's been #refusing to show her fragile side. She's 'gritted her teeth, held it in, & held her ground.' Flashbacks show the sweet girl she was, the way her father raised her, & the way her immediate underlings are fiercely loyal to her. Yet she's rude to a waiter, she's disdainful of children, & she's a monster to clients of opposing attorneys. She's starting to act like the 1%ers. In ep1 she's on the cusp of becoming a blood sucking parasite. But irony comes crashing down, splattering her & shaking her conscience loose. The crashing irony is a tragedy arising from one of her cases & public opinion turns toxic. Her boss sends her into hiding: She must ride out the scandal while being an adjunct prof at law school. The rich-and-powerfuls were happy to make use of her at their convenience, but now they're letting her know exactly what she is: Disposable. SJ screams her vow to the waves: "I'll stand in a high place & look down on them all!"

Hwang In Youp (The Sound of Magic) is Gong Chan. He's changed his appearance, so SJ doesn't recognize him, but she represented him ys ago in a murder case. He was innocent. The reason he's in law school is b/c she inspired him all those yrs ago. He c💓mes 💓n str💓ng & it works rather well. The romance gets crankin pretty quickly. In fairness, Gong Chan seems to have had it bad for yrs. But when SJ learns who he truly is, what will she think?

Heo Joon Ho (Missing: TOS-8.3) owns the law firm as Choi Tae Gook. He seems level & fair, but he is something else behind closed doors. His sons 💘 SJ. Bae In Hyuk (My Roommate Is a Gumiho) plays Choi Yoon Sang, his youngest son & admirer of SJ. What dimples! An avg student, in the past she tutored him. Now he sits in the back row of her new class. Lee Cheol-Min (My Only Love Song-8.7, Love to Hate You-8.9, Mr. Queen-9 & dozens more) usually plays a goof but he does a nice job as a "bad guy" in this. Everything about him is different -. I recognized him, yet I still had to look it up to be sure. The director is Park Soo Jin of The Hymn of Death-8.4, While You Were Sleeping-7.3, & Dr. Romantic.

It all gets off to a rocky start. SJ is no softie & the students' initial response is to rebel. SJ shows up at her 1st class w/ abt a minute left. She writes on the board: "I will never let my client go to jail." Chalk drop. Exit. In class 2 she brings case files & requests verdict analyses. It's only 50% of the grade(!) "How do we do it?" A student wants guidance. "Figure it out," is her laconic response. Immediately, her class is under threat of being canceled, but putting college students in their place is child's play. She's never going to coddle her students.

The class is seated by GPA & teams formed for group projects accordingly. The last row forms their motley group; then they form a bond. Two of those students already have a connection to SJ - her boss's son & her forgotten former client. Other members of the last team are a middle-aged woman who is a former cop, a girl who was sexually harassed by a prof, & another boy who was weak. The student council bullied him and he refused to testify on behalf of his abused friend for fear that it would affect his standing at school. SJ gives him strength enough to find his footing.

The theme is to treasure those you love & live a clean life worthy of them to avoid future regrets. This is also very much a girl-power show. SJ is a minority w/ educational & background disadvantages. It's a higher hurdle in K than it is in the USA. Like other minorities, she gets no benefit of the doubt, no head start, & 🚫 2nd chances. No room for error. It's a triple-thick glass ceiling. She has to be 10×s as good as her competition. She'll have to make some pretty bold moves.

It's true that women's rights aren't settled in the USA, butworse's record is worse. Stalking & harassment protection are decades behind. SJ is reluctant to help the student that was molested b/c the chance of success is slimmer than SJ's legs. She encourages the victim to focus on her goals. That's practical advice & sometimes it's the best course. But there's another side to the coin. Gong Chan challenges SJ, pointing out that if the prof gets away w/ it, he'll do it again. "Then it won't be {Professor Seo's} wrongdoing, but ours," he explains. When no one challenges abusers they are emboldened. Weakness enables evil. To be a woman is to be subjected to sexual misconduct, indignity, molestation... & worse. Besides the inappropriate remarks there's the inappropriate touching. Men shouldn't be touching you, ladies. I know what it's like to have that happen & freeze in the moment, only to be furious at myself later for not doing anything. It often happens in a place where the power balance is out of whack, like a doctor's office. If you knee their nethers that is what they deserve. We need a dense fund, I suppose.

A good society is one where people stand up to wrongs. We shouldn't let anger control us, though, as there will never be an end to wrongs on earth, and none of us are mistake-free. "Is the world a fair place? Unfortunately, the world is never fair. So is it impartial? Not even for a moment... unfairness & partiality will continue... it may become worse. However, we have our last bastion. That is the law - In the world that's never fair, where things have never been impartial. While applying the law to everyone fairly & impartially, all of you must fulfill your duties & responsibilities. Lawyers must rectify the law that waivers in the face of money & power & defend justice." Beautiful words from baddie, Choi Tae Gook. True words - even when spoken by one of the perpetrators of partiality & unfairness. It's fascinating how many intelligent, successful & wealthy people may know how to say the right things, but they've severed their hearts from their brains. People for whom the system is working are never motivated to change it. They step over the homeless & never give it another thought. Since the world's been good to them, they easily accept it as fait accompli. It's called compartmentalization. They still thoroughly believe themselves to be right, decent & good. The human 🖤 is quite deceptive. We are all blind to our own stuff.

In the end, SJ adopts a more others-focused life & steps out of the rat cage. Her conclusion: "The fact that every day is entirely mine. That I move & decide w/ my own will. The results are also entirely mine. Those things were more decent than I thought. Whether the results are good or bad, I rejoice in the good things, & if not, I just say, "so what?", curse, & move on... I'm content w/ myself living this way."

Smart girl.

Q📢 A single "I believe you" can help a person breathe & move on.

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Age 15+

Personally, it took me more than 10 episodes to get into the story. I forced myself to keep watching until the end since I wanted to know what would happen. Maybe I expected better when I started this drama, but honestly I didn't like any of the characters or relationships. I didn't hate them but they weren't that interesting. For me, it's a forgettable drama.

If you want k drama its ok to watch but if you want romance like i do, no way, this series has nothing to do with romance! The finale of the series was not good at all, bussines and drama from the start thil the end!! To bad, i expected much more from this series!! Actors are very good and they played well the characteres...