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I am actually surprised at the high ratings and reviews because I found this drama very boring and slow going. I watched all the way through episode 8 and quit watching which is extremely rate for me - I usually always finish something I begin. Each episode was actually about a different case that comes up, whether it is about school bullying, an illegal gambling house, etc. There was no entertaining romance that I saw, except the younger cute prosecutor that kept getting his date cancelled because of an overload of work and overtime. I usually like lawyer shows; just too slow for me. Would rather spend my time elsewhere.

Don't get me wrong, I love "Attorney Woo" but il is more of a classic K drama with a legal background, fantasy characters that entertain and criminal cases that center on specific aspects of the korean society.

What made my wife pick "Diary of a prosecutor", I don't know, the netflix trailer is nothing special, the description is like a myriad other legal k dramas but boy, she hit paydirt with that one!

What's to like?

• the best part is the team of prosecutors, you really care for them, even the initially not very friendly one, they are deeply human and the team they form is really special and heartwarming.

• the description of the prosecutor hierarchy and legal aspect of the korean society really gives you a vision unlike any other legal k drama. In "Attorney Woo", you guess they had legal advisors, here, I could swear the writers were prosecutors, some things you just cannit invent.

• it diverges from the "one episode, one case" template, the stories span several episodes, the situations evolve much more naturally, you really felle immersed in the everyday life of a prosecutor.

• this is one of the few k dramas that has no weak moment and you wish there were more episodes. Most of the time, you see that the drama does not have enough momentum for 16 or 20 episodes and the show seems kind of diluted to get to the end. Not here, I could easily have watched a score more episodes.

What could have been better?

• the private life of the prosecutors is skimmed over, like an afterthought, you get episodes about several of them but, outside of these episodes, you don't really get to know their personal life (but you don't really care because their relations inside the team are so much fun)
• you don't get resolutions of every case, some legal stories seem to just float away, if you like to get an answer to every question, this is not the show for you.

• the final episode is not really a final episode, you don't feel like everything gets a satisfying resolution, you could easily have added at least one episode.

To sum it up, if you want a really heartwarming (even better than "hometown cha cha"), well documented k drama that really teaches you things about korean society that other k drama don't really show as well, this is the one for you. Don't miss it, you won't regret watching it!

I came across this show totally randomly and decided to give it a try and I was rewarded for it. I absolutely love the style of narration and the slice of life feel to the episodes.The humour is always laugh out loud funny and the casting is so perfect. I miss all of the prosecutors of team 2 in Jinyoung :( Best team ever !! Especially love Prosecutor Sun Woong <3

The script bubbles with humour. The drama shines with a character driven storyline populated with well-drawn characters . The interactions between those characters bristle with conflict. Every relationship is multi-layered and entirely real.

The acting is always of a high standard.

None of this will surprise those of you that have discovered the joys of Korean drama.

The story offers an insight into the life of a Korean prosecutor, both the good and the bad. As a Brit I am in no position to judge the accuracy of the portrayal, but it feels real, especially as uncomfortable truths are not ducked.

That does mean that an exciting thriller story line is eschewed in favour of truth. The downside of that is that this drama does not offer excitement. But instead it offers much else.

I really didn't want this to end. Ensemble cast Kdramas are the best. I'm always amazed at how good Korean actors can be and it's way better when we can watch more than two actors as in romance dramas etc. This one was exactly my cup of tea, funny, emotional, heartwarming, humane, witty, and no unnecessary romance.

Even though I loved it I did find it a bit slow, as in most cases, so I watched it slightly sped up (the fact that Netflix has that option changed my life lol).

The video game parts were so cute and unexpected!

As a side note, I'm still perplexed at how mean some people can be at a work place in Korea, not sure if it's exaggerated for dramatic purposes but even after having watched tons of kdramas I'm never comfortable watching it. Even if it's as minor as it was in this one.

Overall I really enjoyed this show, thanks to everyone involved in the production! Especially since it looks like they shot this in the freezing cold!