Title: 하이에나 | Haiena | Hyena
Genre: Drama | Legal
Episodes: 16
Broadcast Network: SBS
Broadcast Period: February 21, 2020 to April 11, 2020
Synopsis:
Jung Geum Ja is a strong, beautiful and smart woman who practices law in a different style. She worked herself up from the trenches of a difficult childhood. Even if she is not considered in the upper echelon in her profession by her colleagues, she gets by in using her wits and audacity to get into the heart of her cases. She is the total antithesis of Yoon Hee Jae when it comes to background and social standing. Yoon Hee Jae is a good-looking, intelligent and considered as the star partner of one of the most powerful law firm in South Korea, Song & Kim. However, Jung Geum Ja pull a rabbit out of a hat and unexpectedly won a case against Yoon Hee Jae. She successfully wrapped into her fingers Yoon Hee Jae that he didn’t even know what hit him until Jung Geum Ja became a new rising partner of his law firm. He was so enmesh with Jung Geum Ja’s powerhouse personality that eventuality together they became hyenas of the legal world.
Characters:
- Kim Hye Soo as Jung Geum Ja
- Joo Ji Hoon as Yoon Hee Jae
- Lee Kyung Young as Song Pil Joong
- Kim Ho Jung as Kim Min Joo
- Song Young Kyu as Ma Suk Koo
- Jun Suk Ho as Ka Ki Hyuk
- Hyun Bong Shik as Kim Chang Wook
- Park Se Jin as Boo Hyun Ah
- Jung Ji Hwan as Na Yi Joon
- Jung Dong Keun as Choo Don Shik
- Oh Kyung Hwa as Lee Ji Eun
- Hong Ki Joon as Park Joo Ho
- Kim Young Ah as Ha Hye Won
- Ji Hyun Joon as Ha Chan Ho
- Lee Do Kyung as Chairman Ha
- Park Soo Young as Jo Woo Suk
- Lee Joo Yeon as Seo Jung Hwa
- Hwang Bo Ra as Shim Yoo Mi
- Lee Ki Chan as Kwon Yong Woon
- Jo Dong In as Ko Yi Man
- Park Bo In as Kim Sang Mi
- Lee Hwang Ui as Yoon Choong Yun
- Kim Young Jae as Yoon Hyuk Jae
- Jun Yeo Jin
My Review:
It is always good to watch a variety of genre in Korean dramas, so, one will not get choke out of too much tasting the same flavour. It took me awhile to consider watching this K-drama on Netflix until I realised that Joo Ji Hoon, the actor in “Kingdom” is the lead actor here, so, I got curious in checking it out and see him outside the infested world of zombies.
So, What do I Like About this K-Drama?
(1) Kim Hye Soo as Jung Geum Ja and Joo Ji Hoon as Yoon Hee Jae have a natural chemistry together and they made the entire story totally entertaining and interesting. I’ve read that the character of Jung Geum Ja was supposedly initially offered to Song Hye Kyo and turned it down which I believe in the end turn out for the best. As much as I love Song Hye Kyo as an actress, I don’t think the character of Jung Geum Ja will fit her. In the end, it went to the right actress who can pull it off and will fit well to Joo Ji Hoon as Yoon Hee Jae.
(2) I have seen a lot of legal Korean dramas and this is probably one of the best in terms of making it truly entertaining. It wasn’t just politics and legal brouhaha but the process of figuring out the truth.
(3) I’m glad that South Korean entertainment are beginning to feature characters of powerful women who can make decisions on their lives independent of a man.
(4) Although, the love angle is not much given a top priority here but whatever was shown mattered. The love between the main characters was handled with the right dose, passion, reason and significance to the story.
(5) I like the pacing of the story and certain angles of the cases that made it engaging and not typically presented legal cases usually seen in Korean legal melodrama.
What I do Not Like About this K-Drama?
All in all, there’s not much I can complain about this K-drama. It was done at a level that I thoroughly enjoyed.
Would I recommend this K-Drama? Yes.
My Rating to this Drama
( See My Rating System: ) 5/5 Stars
OST: 5/5
01. On This Path to You – Byun Baek Hyun
02. Hyena – Yeo Eun of Melody Day
03. Dear, Dear, My Dear – Ben
04. Hyena – Giriboy
05. Freak – Lee Bo Ram
06. I Am You – Jung Seung Hwan
07. Far Away – Shin Ji Hoon
08. Today Like Yesterday – Hyo Jung of Oh My Girl
09. Always Be Around – DK
10. If We Can’t See Each Other From Tomorrow – Han Seung Woo of VICTON
11. Hyena Opening Title – Jun Chang Yup | Jo Nam Ok
12. Instinctive Woman – Jun Chang Yup | Jo Nam Ok
13. Rim – Jun Chang Yup | Mama Gorilla
14. Stop Comic – Jun Chang Yup | Lee Yong Yoon
15. Bossa Party – Jun Chang Yup | Ahn Soo Wan
16. BC Down – Jun Chang Yup | Ahn Soo Wan
17. Start Up – Jun Chang Yup | Ahn Soo Wan
18. Thinking – Jun Chang Yup | Ahn Soo Wan
19. Never Give Up – Jun Chang Yup | Ahn Soo Wan
20. I Know – Jun Chang Yup | Ahn Soo Wan
21. Good Investigation – Jun Chang Yup | Ahn Soo Wan
22. After Dark – Jun Chang Yup | Ahn Soo Wan
23. Winner – Jun Chang Yup | Ahn Soo Wan
24. Funky Blue – Jun Chang Yup | Jo Nam Ok
25. Hyena Ending Title – Jun Chang Yup | Jo Nam Ok