65 minSeason 1 • Episode 16
LatestThis drama is about a lawyer, Park Tae Suk who finds out that he has Alzheimer’s and puts his life on the line to fight one last case. The drama depicts his vigorous efforts trying to protect the precious value of the life and family love, while his memory starts fading away.
Acting
Lee Sung-min's physical deterioration is devastatingly precise.
Writing
Case-of-the-week structure hides emotional gut-punches.
Production
Disorienting edits mirror protagonist's fragmenting mind.
Lee Sung-min
Park Tae-suk
Kim Ji-soo
Seo Young-joo
Lee Jun-ho
Jung Jin
Yoon So-hee
Bong Sun-hwa
Park Jin-hee
Na Eun-sun
Jeon No-min
Lee Chan-moo
Ban Hyo-jung
Kim Soon-hee
Jang Kwang
Park Chul-min
Park Joon-geum
Jang Mi-rim
Kang Ji-woo
Park Yeon-woo
Nam Da-reum
Park Jung-woo
Song Sam-dong
Kim Ji-hoon
Lee Jeong-kil
Shin Hwa-sik
Song Sun-mi
Han Jung-won
Song Ji-in
Yoon Sun-hee
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lee Sung-min became Korea's go-to 'dignified everyman' after this, leading to his Succession-adjacent fame in Misaeng and Reborn Rich.
The drama originally aired on cable network tvN, which explains its willingness to let the protagonist lose faculties without miraculous recovery—rare for 2016 Korean television.
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