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Starring Park Bo Gum and Kim So Hyun, Good Boy is a story of group of Olympic players, who are now part of police force through a special recruitment program.

The drama is a blend of humour, action and romance. A group of police force forms a unit to catch a criminal mastermind that has every person under his control. The cast and the premise is promising, however with some flaws.

The premise is well-built but the episodes felt too stretched out, the characters are well written but feels one dimensional at times. The action choreography is very good and keeps you hooked to the screen. Oh Jung Se as the antagonist is the show stealer. His facial expressions and dialogue delivery was commendable. The romance scenes between the ML and FL were a little more than required. The production is good and many scenes are creatively shot.

The plot is fairly straightforward. Money + Greed = Corruption. Crime pays -> do more crime. Our team are earnest but they are mostly incidental heroes. The police is inept most of the time and is always one step behind. Hence the need for our Band of Misfits.

Overall, Good Boy is a good cop action drama that blends action and humour. Although it's far away from being a great show, it's a fun-to-watch drama that will entertain you for sure.

My Rating : 7.5/10.

I wanted to watch this because Park Bo-Gum is one of my favourite actors - he has proven that he can take on much any role and do it credit. In this he is a gold medal winning boxer who joins the police force along with other sports stars to form a criminal fighting team. They all use their particular abilities in dealing with crimes. There has to be an arch villain of course - and it comes in the form of another excellent actor Oh Jung-Se who is the kingpin of the drug business protected by those very high in politics. The story is a virtual dual between these two men.

The problem is that there are far too many fights against impossible odds - and our hero would never survive the beatings he receives. There is of course the obligatory love triangle - but I see no chemistry between Dong-Ju and Han-na - he does his best but she is not responsive at all.

The comedy is Korean - which Westerners may find childish. The scenes of Dong-Ju stuffing whole eggs into his mouth and other food is somewhat off putting - I have seen this in other series and I am not sure if it is meant to be comedic.

I am struggling to continue to watch it - every scene seems to be the same now.

Park Bo-gum certainly earns his money - it is a very active part for him to play - if I continue to watch it will only be for him.

The drama Good Boy is amazing to watch the story the actions and characters but without ji han na, in this drama her behaviour her character her acting skills were all flop! It ruined the drama. It was so disgusting i stopped watchinh after episode 10. She was hillarious. I wish she chould be a little better.

I've watched 14 episodes so far; this is a disappointing k-series.

The premise is interesting-former Olympic medalists, band together to fight the bad guys.

As the episodes continued, the story became more ridiculous & shallow.

Yes, this is fiction, but it's so over the top, just so unbelievable, the description of the main ring leader, who's just a civil servant working as a custom officer, somehow became a global villain with so much power that he mobilizes many professional killers at any given moment.

Even more ridiculous is he has stashed away many truck loads of cash, so tightly packed, really?! Even if he sells every " Candy " to each person, he would not have accumulated that much money.

Then there're fighting scenes. The writer is so ignorant of brain organ structures and functions.

The way Park BG received repeated heavy head blows, in reality, he would have been dead with just 1or 2 blows to the head. Brain is a soft organ, the massive swelling & bleeding inside the skull will compress on nerves, brain herniates, death ensues.

Overall, I gave 5 for the acting. But the script writer has done a poor job, a total failure .

'Good Boy' is a sweet, fun, and exciting series.

The storyline is engaging with good potential, but it lacks sufficient complexity as a crime drama.

The pacing feels draggy in the second half, and tighter editing could have improved the final product.

Park Bo-gum's acting is extraordinary - he conveys emotions through body language and eyes alone.

Oh Jung-se also shines brilliantly as the main villain. He had the potential to become an iconic character.

The comedic scenes and the professionally filmed fight sequences are both standout strengths of the series.

The soundtrack is excellent.

The cast chemistry is strong, especially the enemies-to-brothers dynamic between Park Bo-gum and Lee Sang-yi.

However, the romance subplot feels shallow and less noticeable compared to the action scenes.

Overall, 'Good Boy' offers a delightful experience for fans of action-packed series with comedic elements. But its fight scenes alone don't make it a true crime drama, as it lacks necessary depth!

Watching it was enjoyable for me.