Title: 작은 신의 아이들 | Jageun Sinui Aideul | Children of a Lesser God
Genre: Drama | Supernatural | Mystery
Episodes: 16
Broadcast Network: OCN
Broadcast Period: March 3, 2018 to April 22, 2018
Synopsis:
Kim Dan is a detective who had difficulty in life due to her special and inexplicable gift. She actually hears a bell and sees the past and the future of a person she touches including ones death. She can also sometimes be possessed by another spirit. To make it even worse, it didn’t help that she lost her memory when she was 7 after her horrible experience at Tianren Church and as she investigates the case there’s a possibility that her father, Kim Ho Ki, who is the only person in her world who believes in her and loves dearly, maybe involved. She met Cheon Jae-In, known for closing challenging cases as a detective, in one of the crime cases when she was still starting in her career. Unlike her, Cheon Jae-In is totally opposite to her. He believes in science and logic. He is a genius and has gone up the ranks because of his talent and intelligence. Initially, he didn’t believe in Kim Dan’s gift until he faced his own personal tragedy. Cheon Jae-In and Kim Dan ends up working together to bring down a powerful cult that requires the use of both of their special gifts to succeed.
Characters:
- Kang Ji Hwan as Chun Jae In
- Kim Ok Bin as Kim Dan
- Han Seo Jin as Young Kim Dan
- Shim Hee Sup as Joo Ha Min
- Lee Elliya as Baek Ah Hyun
- Kim Hyung Bum as Choi Sung Gi
- Yun Je Hyung as Gye Do Hoon
- Jang Kwang as Pastor Wang
- Jo Min Ki as Kook Han Joo
- Lee Hyo Jung as Baek Do Kyu
- Ahn Kil Kang as Kim Ho Ki
My Review:
So, What do I Like About this K-Drama?
I like to balance the k-dramas I watched. If I have seen romcoms in succession, my brains craves for a thriller or suspense which is my next favorite genre after romcom. And, OCN is good in producing a genre of this nature. I didn’t make a mistake of choosing this one as it is disturbing, sad and edgy. Ingredients that makes a thriller works.
(1) I salute the leads of this k-drama especially Kang Ji Hwan as Chun Jae In. He was able to deliver his character with certain humor on an otherwise harrowing tale of corruption and greed. The entire thing would have been really heavy if not for his character.
(2) I must commend the quality of the supporting casts but mostly, 2 characters that brought me different emotions at different levels. Shim Hee Sup as Joo Ha Min and Ahn Kil Kang as Kim Ho Ki.
(3) This k-drama shows how circumstances and our choices define us as a person. We always say people always have a choice but there are really times we don’t. As I’ve mentioned in one of my reviews, I don’t believe that people are born good, for me, we are born selfish and in this life, our daily given situations will reflect our choices through our intent and reaction. Being selfish is not necessarily bad as it is in our mechanism to have self-preservation. It is how we achieve to protect our own defines whether what we did is good or bad.
(4) I would have better appreciation of this k-drama if the subtitle was done properly but I think this has something to do with the site where I am watching rather than the k-drama itself. Setting that aside, there are still some imperfections that causes disconnection to me as an audience.
What I do Not Like About this K-Drama?
Although, I enjoyed this k-drama, it is far from perfect. I have frequently written in most of my reviews that what irks me the most is when I watched a detective and procedural dramas and the police acts the stupidest things when handling evidence or other procedures. Unfortunately, this k-drama is no exception. There are a lot of scenes in this k-drama that made my viewing pleasure less like when the crime scene is either blatantly contaminated by the actions of the lead character/s or even the supporting ones, or, when they just plainly disregarded the proper police procedure/s and make it just a given fact. I am also quite surprised when the suspects resisted arrest and still they are let go due to lack of evidence on the crime itself. Or, the house got burn but on the aftermath, the house looks the same. Or, even the way the last episode was done. What’s up with that? Are these really true reflections of how police procedures and implementation of the laws are done in South Korea? If not, then, when k-dramas do these improper scenes, they make a mockery of what is true and believable. It becomes a fantasy and are guilty of using too much of the artistic license.
Would I recommend this K-Drama? Yes
My Rating to this Drama
( See My Rating System: ) 4/5 Stars
OST:
01. Wild Flower – Ahn Shin Ae
02. Because I Believe – Han Hee Jung
03. Truth – Imfact
04. Quiet – NiiHWA
05. Quiet (Acoustic Version) – Han All
06. Children of a Lesser God – Various Artists
07. Mystery – Various Artists
08. Apollo, Popeye, Star – Various Artists
09. Dan & Chun Jae In’s Joint Operations – Various Artists
10. Go To Find The Truth – Various Artists
11. Ha Min & Ah Hyun – Various Artists
12. Way To Heaven – Various Artists
13. Dan’s Theme – Various Artists
14. Genius (Chun Jae In) IQ 167 – Various Artists