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Big Issue

  • TV Series
  • 2019
  • 35m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
113
YOUR RATING
Ju Jin-mo in Big Issue (2019)
Drama

A disgraced paparazzo is forced to work for a ruthless scandal sheet in order to get a heart transplant for his daughter. Joo Jin mo is an excellent actor.A disgraced paparazzo is forced to work for a ruthless scandal sheet in order to get a heart transplant for his daughter. Joo Jin mo is an excellent actor.A disgraced paparazzo is forced to work for a ruthless scandal sheet in order to get a heart transplant for his daughter. Joo Jin mo is an excellent actor.

  • Stars
    • Ju Jin-mo
    • Han Ye-seul
    • Shin So-yul
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    113
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Ju Jin-mo
      • Han Ye-seul
      • Shin So-yul
    • 3User reviews
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  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Episodes36

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    Ju Jin-mo
    Ju Jin-mo
    • Han Seok-joo
    • 2019
    Han Ye-seul
    Han Ye-seul
    • Ji Soo-hyeon
    • 2019
    Shin So-yul
    Shin So-yul
    • Jang Hye-jeong
    • 2019
    Kim Gyu-Sun
    • Lee Myeong-ja
    • 2019
    Minseo
    Minseo
    • Moon Bo Young
    • 2019
    Kim Dong-gyun
    • Bong Seol-cheol
    • 2019
    Choi Song-hyeon
    • Bae Min-jeong
    • 2019
    Kim Ji-wan
    • Park Ji-wan
    • 2019
    Shin Woo-hee
    • Seo Hye-joo (Baek Eun-ho's girlfriend)
    • 2019
    Park Ok-chool
    Park Ok-chool
    • Barber's wife
    • 2019
    Lee Hyeon-geol
    • Gambling Idol Bodyguard
    • 2019
    Min Kyung-jin
    Min Kyung-jin
    • Seok Ju ER doctor
    • 2019
    Jo Hye-joo
    Jo Hye-joo
    • Female assistant manager
    • 2019
    Park Jun-Hee
    Park Jun-Hee
    • Gambling idol Jun
    • 2019
    Park Jae-chan
    Park Jae-chan
    • Park Jae-chan
    • 2019
    Oh Gwang-Rok
    Oh Gwang-Rok
    • Doctor Go
    • 2019
    Song Hoon
    Song Hoon
    • Drunk in prosecutor's lobby
    • 2019
    Lee Tae-yoon
    • Detective
    • 2019
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    3erfansakkaki-67058

    It's not worth watching, It's boring

    Before I start watching this series, I watched "Empress Ki', one of the best Korean series I've ever watched. "Jin-mo Ju" was one of the main roles in the serie and I liked his play. So I surfed the net for the newest series he's acting and I found "Big Issue". Despite his great play and a good story line, "Big Issue" has the BIGGEST ISSUES making you watch the whole episodes carefully. In my opinion it's kinda boring...
    5Park_Min

    Big Tissue

    The drama had an interesting and enjoyable premise. The first episode on the train, despite being an obvious green-screened and cgi mix, served as a good gripping introduction to the drama. However, the drama went overboard in forcing us to suspend our disbelief without needing to do so at all, subsequently, the writing got much weaker and lazier as the drama went on. Apparently all the involved parties were super hackers running an advanced intelligence agency that is able to pull anything and everything. At the beginning of the drama, we had actual real paparazzi work with risky and challenging shots, which I really liked, but later on the drama became a mix of a power play and high-tech game, ditching what made it good in the first place. At this point, I've became too used to watching shows ditching their original premise for something cheap and lazy. Anyway, this was another drama where the romance was really out of place and did more harm than good to the story. It just couldn't work in this setting. No matter how they might spin it, it wouldn't have been a successful romance.
    7lmerana

    Paparazzo at its finest

    I like how they potray his excellent life risking skills as a paparazzi. The stories are somehow relevant and current so it was easy to follow. However, I got really bored with the acting of the female lead. It would have been better with more dynamic acting.

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    • Release date
      • March 6, 2019 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
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    • Language
      • Korean
    • Production companies
      • HB Entertainment
      • Studio S
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      • 35m
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