**_Pulls the audience right into the story_** "Awaken" was a well-made mystery and suspense Korean drama. It follows the story of "Do Jung Woo" (played by Nam Goong Min) and "Gong Hye Won" (played by Kim Seol Hyun) as they try to solve a series of murders tipped by an unknown personality through codes. The story was carefully laid-out as in each episode there were numerous twists and turns to keep the audience on edge and continually guessing. This also pulled in the audience into joining into solving the ever evolving mysteries. I also praise the actors and actresses for their superb…
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Awaken
Overview
While unraveling an enigmatic murder mystery, a special force leader realizes this case is related to the incident that took 28 years ago in a small town.
First air date
30/11/2020
Votes
35
Popularity
5.4
Season 1
Police officers investigate dark secrets that link a series of present-day murders with puzzling incidents that took pla…
Namkoong Min
Do Jung-woo
Kim Seol-hyun
Gong Hye-won
Lee Chung-ah
Jamie Layton
Yoon Sun-woo
Moon Jae-Woong
Kim Chang-wan
Gong Il-do
Shin Jae-whi
Lee Tae-soo
Kim Won-hae
Hwang Byeong-cheol
Lee Sin-young
Jang Ji Wan [Police]
Jung Dae-ro
Baek Hyun Su
An Si-ha
Jo Hyun-hee
Bae Hyun-kyung
Kang Yoon Sung
Baek Ji-won
Lee Taek-jo
Yoon Kyung-ho
Lee Ji-wook
Kim Ki-nam
PD Noh
Choi Dae-chul
Yoon Seok Pil [Police]
Kang Rae-yeon
Min Yu Ra [Police]
Choi Jin-ho
Son Min Ho
Kim Tae-woo
Oh Jung Hwan
Jeon Guk-hyang
Jeong Ok Sook [Hye Won's mother]
Jang Hyuk-jin
Jang Yong Shik [CEO]
Jo Hye-won
Sun Geul-nyeo
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It's a decent thriller mystery with an interesting premise and a good performance by the lead. Namkoong brought a lot of character to his character while trying to work with what turned out to be a mediocre flawed script with the usual plot holes. The pacing became problematic halfway through, as it felt sluggish and failed to maintain an engaging momentum. Its length is a contributing factor to that. The village story wasn't big enough to work with. Both female leads were poorly written and their inclusion affected the drama negatively. There was a poor attempt to force a romantic plot line w…
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