If you are into action, thriller, crime, and a lot of suspense, then this k-drama is for you. It was aired on 15th October 2021 on Netflix, starring Han So-Hee as Yoon Ji Woo, directed by Kim Jin-Min, written by Kim Ba-Da, and composed by Hwang Sang-Jun. Other cast members are- Hee Soon-Park as Choi Moo-Jin, The boss of Dongcheon, which is Korea’s biggest drug ring. He was the best friend of Ji Woo’s father.
Ahn Bo-Hyun is Jeon Pil-Do, a detective of Inchang Metropolitan Police Agency’s Narcotics unit who becomes Hye-Jin’s partner after she joins the unit. He initially disliked Ji Woo because she ruined a sting operation he had been planning for 6 months, but then he slowly started to trust her. Lee Hak-Joo as Jung Tae-Ju, a member of Dongcheon and Mu-Jin’s most trusted henchman.
Yul Jang as Do Gang-Jae, a former member of Dongcheon, swears revenge against the organization after getting expelled for trying to rape Ji Woo when he lost to her in a match. Moon Sang-min as Ko Gun-Pyung, Kim Sang-ho as Cha Gi-Ho and Yoon Kyung-Ho as Yoon Dong-Ho, and many more. This series is also known as Undercover nemesis.
Three episodes out of eight were screened at the 26th Busan International Film Festival in the newly created ‘On Screen’ section on October 7, 2021. It was in the top 10 Korean dramas of 2021. Everyone liked this drama and gave positive views.
This drama and its actors and many more people contributed to it. The plot of this drama comprises a woman named Ji-Woo trying to find the killer of her father and to get her revenge, and along her way, she faces a lot of challenges- she is bullied very badly, joins Narcotics, and deals with a lot of problems.
The shooting of this drama began in November 2020 and ended in February 2021. Han So-Hee and Lee Hak-Joo worked together in the drama The World of the Married. Ahn Bo Hyun and Yoon Kyung- Ho worked together in Itaewon Class.
Some of the facts about My Name include:
1. Short series
This is a short K-drama having only 8 episodes, while almost all the k-dramas have 16 episodes. This is a great advantage, we don’t have to think too much about starting it, and also we don’t have to wait too much in suspense to know what happens next.
Although this is a short series, it leaves many things making us crave more, like having more episodes or having another season. There are many more such short dramas that have amazing storylines and are easy to watch.
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2. Female rage
Female rage is often taken for granted and often neglected. This patriarchal society is responsible for this. Everyone thinks that women don’t deserve to express their rage. It is only men’s right. They consider women weak and think they can only express their emotions through tears.
This drama breaks this stereotype and shows the emotions of agony, anger, and rage very clearly. Han So-hee being a great actress, portrayed each and every feeling very well and gave justice to her character Ji-Woo.
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3. Gangster father
Although her father is a gangster, A father is a father, and for a daughter, he is always a hero. When she saw her father getting killed by the gunshot, she was shocked and shaken. Moreover, this happened on her birthday.
Thereafter, she decided to take revenge and provide justice for her father. For the same, she became so dedicated and worked very hard on herself to get the victory. There were not many scenes in the drama that showed the daughter-father relationship. But it was clearly shown that they were close enough.
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4. Bullying
Bullying is a serious offense. Kids, even some adults, think that this is cool, but they have no idea how much a person gets hurt through this and from what they have to go through. This drama shows a very intense kind of bullying. In fact, it is not even bullying, and it is murder. Bullies often try to just scare, but sometimes they go far away and want to end someone’s life.
In one scene, Ji Woo defeated Gang Jae, who was very good at fighting. He couldn’t accept his defeat and drugged her in order to rape her, but he couldn’t, and when Mu Jin, the leader and the friend of Ji Woo’s father, got to know about his deed, he cut his face and also expelled him from Dongcheon.
Bullies actually are insecure about themselves, they are unable to accept themselves, and thus they use other people just in order to get satisfaction. Therefore, their students should be made aware of how to accept themselves and not hurt other people even subconsciously.
5. Thriller and action
Fighting scenes are so intense in this drama that you will be bewildered. Han So-Hee herself stated in an interview that she had practiced for two and a half months in order to become a fighter, and then only she got the feelings and emotions of Ji Woo. The fighting scenes are very raw and amazing.
This short series will hook you till the last episode because it will have a lot of suspense, and you will get eager to know who the killer is, what she will do now, and what will happen next.
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6. Sexual harassment of new recruits
This drama also covers the challenges faced by new recruits, how much effort it takes to adjust to a new environment, and also where people are not welcoming. Sexual harassment is a serious offense, and it should not be taken lightly. Everyone should take their stand and fight for themselves.
7. Finding the culprit who killed her father
This journey shows that it is very important to be strong. First, we can not depend only on some people to find the culprit. We should also make efforts and try to find as much evidence as possible.
8. Being bold
Being bold, confident, dedicated, and independent is very important for every woman and even for everyone. We don’t know what the upcoming situation will demand from us. That’s why we should be prepared beforehand.
9. Illegal drugs
Mu Jin used to do the business of illegal drugs and also used to run a gym. This series also covers this topic. How do raids occur and how do they get to know about drugs, and from where are illegal sites people used to buy drugs? Which is totally wrong?
10. Time-lapse, when she joined Narcotics
Here, the time-lapse is also shown. It is for four years. Ji Woo transfers to the Narcotics Bureau under Captain Cha Gi-Ho, a man who unsuccessfully came looking for her after her father’s death.
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11. Ji Woo’s Father saves Mu Jin
As stated by Mu Jin, he and Ji Woo’s father were quite close to each other. He shared with her a story that how his father saved him.
12. Ji Woo overpowers Mango (drug supplier) and his men all by herself
This scene shows the power of women, which is underestimated by most people in today’s society. This is the charm of this k-drama and many more, which shows that women are powerful and not show like they always need someone.
13. Horror
It includes many scenes which are not actually horror but so cruel and brutal that anyone can get shocked by seeing them. There were many scenes where Ji Woo was being bitten so ruthlessly, which can scare your soul. There was also a scene when blood was the scene, and I’m back was written in the blood.
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14. Suspense
No doubt, there is so much suspense. You can watch this drama in one go. You will also be surprised to know about the climax, so you should watch it without taking any spoilers.
There is no benefit to watching dramas having a very common plot and are easy to predict. Everyone wants unique plots because we spend our time watching something and we don’t find it interesting. It is just a waste of time.
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15. Working on Narcotics
It is shown beautifully. It gives us a brief look at what it contains and how things work. You will also get to see many people who are very loyal to their work and will not tolerate any kind of negligence in work.
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16. Picture of a father wearing a police uniform
This is the new turn in the story. Her father was a gangster, but Ji Woo was shocked to see the picture of her father in a police uniform. Then, she became more curious about what happened to her father and what was the situation or occasion that he was in the police uniform.
17. Unannounced Twists
There was a scene during a sting operation when they inserted a bug inside a cigarette lighter. It was a very intelligent thing to do to find out more about people, especially criminals and people about whom police are uncertain. According to research, many criminals smoke because, if we know about their psychology, they just want an escape, so smoking is a way for them.
18. Mu Jin hiding inside the temple
Hiding in the temple was a very wise choice for a criminal. No one can guess that the criminal will hide in such a holy place. Anyway, this can be added to criminal psychology points.
19. The climax
The climax of the series was the fact of who was the killer. Before collapsing, Gi-Ho, after knowing the true identity of Ji Woo, told her that it was Mu Jin himself who killed her father. Mu-Jin, who used to be the well-wisher and so-called friend of her father, was her father’s murderer.
20. Ji Woo arrested
Ji Woo stabbed Gi-Ho and The Narcotics team discovered all the information linking Ji Woo to Mu Jin and also about the attack. Pil-Do found her at her parents’ cemetery and immediately arrested her.
21. Mu Jin helped escape her from the hospital where she was getting treatment
When Mu Jin learns about Ji Woo’s arrest, he arranges and manages for her to take her to the hospital for medical treatment, and from there, he helps her to escape.
22. How Ji Woo helped Mu Jin
A raid was announced, and Ji Woo could not tell Mu Jin about the raid beforehand, but anyhow she reached the scene and planted the gun on the site of the gun by which her father was killed, thereby helping Mu Jin to escape.
By this incident, everyone doubted her loyalty toward work, and her senior also put someone in charge, he was Pil-Do, on her to keep checking her activities.
23. The cast attended an action school for two months, and Han So-Hee stayed and practiced for an extra month to safely do the stunts and scene
This was said during a press conference which shows the efforts of everyone. What we see looks like an easy thing to do, but in reality, the contribution of each and every person matters, and it requires a lot of effort just for a single scene.
24. No computer graphics
All the fighting scenes and scenes, including many stunts, were all real. No computer graphics and no green screen are used in the making of this drama.
25 Cinematography according to the storyline
This is a very important part of any series- cinematography. This brings soul to the scene. This drama covers everything beautifully, and the cinematography is very systematic. The colors and emotions match each other perfectly. When there is anger, agony, and feelings of revenge are shown, the background is made red color, which makes the scene more intense.
26. Editing skills
The editing skills are amazing, and editing is like sugar in coffee. If the amount of sugar varies slightly in coffee, the taste changes. The editing is done perfectly.
27. Realistic scenes
Nothing looks fake in the drama. It is because of the combined efforts of everyone- the director, actors, composer, editor, etc. Everything is just on point. We can feel everything like it is happening in front of us. We will feel a connection between the series and our lives.
28. Love
Love is something we all crave, no matter what the situation is, and everyone deserves love. The life of Ji Woo was already very challenging, she was facing so many things, and she had to prepare a lot to get her father’s revenge.
When she met Pil-Do, she got some hope and power to get her dreams to come true. Pil-Do was assigned to keep an eye on Ji Woo. But slowly, they came closer and fell in love with each other. But her heart broke when she saw Pil- Do getting killed. After she lost her father, she also lost his love.
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29. Strong female character
The drama follows a new and broad perspective of having a strong female character. This will help society in many ways.
30. Supporting caste
Gil-Ho and Pil-Do, and many more characters, are very well portrayed, which makes the effect of overall drama stronger.
31. Work-life balance
Balance is the key to living life. How ji woo put her work, her dream of revenge, and her relationship with Pil-Do separately is worth watching.
32. Another identity
Ji Woo took another identity as Oh Hye-Jin by the lead of Mu-Jin. Then afterward, she joined Narcotics.
33. Meaning of Title
The name of the title is like the face. It should be chosen wisely. Here the title has a very deep meaning. A name is something that is associated with someone and is belonged purely to one.
34. Importance of learning how to fight
It is very important to know how to fight. We all should learn self-defense techniques in order to protect ourselves as well as others. It can be any sport, but we have to learn something. It will also help in maintaining our physical health.
35. Lesson of Never give up
This drama gives us a very deep message to keep going on even in difficult times. Ji Woo, despite having many difficulties, never once even thought of giving up because it was about her father. We should also dream big, and we can achieve anything in life. It is just a matter of consistency and hard work. K- dramas are very special in themselves. We found them very relatable and realistic.
Each K- drama teaches us very important lessons which we can apply in our lives and help us to survive in this cruel world. We can find our work hard sometimes, but we have to be stronger because this time, too, shall pass, and we will get through this. In the end, we will be proud of ourselves for not giving up when things got hard and for facing everything bravely.
