flower of evil

4 actors were doing their comeback drama this year. lee min ho, ji chang wook, kim soo hyun and lee seung gi. i've seen all their comeback drama, and i have to say, two were good, and two were not. lee min ho's and ji chang wook's are the one that falls short. the other two, were okay. if you're curious about their comeback drama, lee min ho's is "the king monarch", kim soo hyun's is "it's okay not to be okay", ji chan wook's is "backstreet rookie" and lee seung gi's is "flower of evil". this time, let's talk about "flower of evil".

title: flower of evil

cast: lee seung gi, moon chae won, kim ji hoon

genre: thriller, mix of crime mystery drama and a bit melodrama

"baek hee sung" (lee seung gi) was a family man that seems really loveable toward his wife and his daughter. he cooks well and he was really talented in his job. while cha ji won (moon chae won) was a police officer that also did well in her job. however, "baek hee sung" was hiding about his past from his family but later, his wife got caught in a homicide case that linked back to her husband's past. following the trails, she found out that her husband was not baek hee sung, but do hyun su, the son of famous serial killer. 

talking about do hyun soo, he used to live together with his sister, do hae soo. do hyun soo had antisocial personality disorder, but everyone didn't know about his problem back then, so they thought he was possessed and did ritual ceremony on him. he even got treated at a psychiatric hospital but they couldn't help him either. 

fast forward, do hyun soo has been living miserable life. after his father's death, he's been accused as the murderer of a villager where they used to live. so he's been living on the run. his roommate cheated on him and he got into an accident that changed his life. he got to live as baek hee sung because the person that ran into him in the car accident was in coma and their family wanted to keep the image as perfect family. later they found out that the real baek hee sung was do hyun su's father accomplice and the villager's murderer was do hae soo. unfortunately, after they found out the truth, do hyun soo got shot and he lost his memory. ji won has been trying to win his heart back, but hyun soo has been putting distance with her. but at last, his memory started to come back and his feelings toward ji won apparently was stronger than the memory lost. 

what i like:

- the storyline is interesting. we got curious whether or not do hyun soo/baek hee song was the culprit. at first they made him look like a murderer, but later we found out that he didn't have the heart to be that cruel. 

- main casts' acting are good, with the exception of do hae soo. i don't quite like her acting, but the rest are good. even the kid in this drama plays really cute. 

what i don't like:

- there are some things unexplained, like why the one that got hit survived and the one that hit the other was in coma. and why did baek hee song father need to put up a good family act while his son got into accident? that's not a bad thing right? 

- cha ji won's makeup is too much for a police officer. how come she never tied her hair in crime scenes? 

- i think pushing the ending to be happy ending is a bit too much. though seeing them getting back together would be good for their daughter, but pushing all the memories at the end of the last episode is a bit too much for my taste. 

rating: 8/10

binge worthy: yes

recommended for: lee seung gi's fans, those who like twisted crime mystery story with a bit melodrama mixed in it.