#Military Prosecutor Doberman

[byebyeballoon]

I’m finally watching Military Prosecutor Doberman and it’s been really good! Lots of action and I love the female lead who kicks ass. I’m halfway into the season. But I def recommend this one if you dislike fluffy romances and want something more action packed.

[onedramaatatime]

Watching Jo Bo Ah as Cha Woo In makes me wanna watch Destined With You again. Lee Hong Joo was her best character imo

don't attack me she's just one of those actresses that have to work harder to emote in my humble opinion and in DWY she shiiiined

I don't disagree that she's really pretty. Her eyes are so pretty and large

[catcastielart]

[qlola-diziluva]

I've never seen a villain get their comeuppance so early in a drama.

Thoroughly enjoying Noh Tae Nam's post-trial disgrace 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[survivalistghost]

finding out rowoon is taller than ahn bo hyun literally altered my brain chemistry because why is so rowoon so babygirl then

[eviltiddyprodnz]

kdramas have me side eyeing roads all the time omg roads suck!!!

how many random direction can a truck or bus come from 😭😭😭

[martine22]

Imo coming in hot! Who hurt my boy?

Big tough Doberman turning into a little boy in front of his aunt "Apa" it hurts

[whumpslist]

Military Prosecutor Doberman [Gungeomsa Dobeleuman]’s whumps’ list

[referred to main male character: Captain Do Bae Man 'Doberman', portrayed by Ahn Bo-hyun]

Season 1

.01: fast forward: hanged feet tied and bruised face from a a building then precipitating; bruised face and kicked out of school, painful memories about his parents' death, brief scuffle twice, suspicious.

.02: surrounded by several armed men and fougth against them simultaneously, repeatedly hit with metal bars, bruised lip and sore torso, suspicious.

.03: fast forward: bloody head and wobbly after a car accident; chased by police, into a car accident and bloody face, groaning and shocked.

.04: injured from previous episode, painful memories and bloody head, passed out, nightmares and rough awakening on a stretcher in hospital with IV into his arm, cut on his cheek and patch on his forehead, angry and harsh confrontation, grabbed by his throat and harsh confrontation, shocked after remembering a painful memory.

.05: still upset and confused from previous episode, upsetting conversation about his parents' death, provocked and rough fights with multiple opponents at once, repeatedly kicked, bruised and bloody face, emotional distress and crying.

.06: grabbed by his jacket twice and brief scuffle, brief scuffles with thugs.

.07: upset and shocked by surprise.

.08: in front of military disciplinary committee, suspended from work for three months, pushed against a wall and manhandled by his own aunt, argued with her and kicked out, brief scuffles with thugs, bruised cheek and lip.

.09: bruised cheek and lip from previous episode, grabbed by his jacket.

.10: argued, grabbed by his shirt (back in the past), upsetting revelation about his father been abused and beaten up, feeling penitent and regretful, upsetting conversation, deeply upset and getting drunk, helped walking and tears rolling on his cheek, hangover and light sensitivity (plus Shin Min Cheol's whump).

.11: nasty confrontation, angry and shot (into some kind of dream), shocked for surprise (plus Shin Min Cheol's whump).

.12: harsh confrontations during trial and deeply upset, brief scuffle, emotionally touched (plus Shin Min Cheol's whump).

.13: emotionally touched, upset and angry.

.14: sad (plus No Tae Nam's emotional whump).

.15: fast forward: hands tied and held, bloody face for being repeatedly punched, punched in the guts twice and collapsed on the ground, blood from his mouth and slapped; hit by a truck and unconscious on the ground with a blood wound on his forehead, kidnapped and back to the beginning of the episode, bloody and bruised face, treated on the field, punched in the guts and sore, worried, hit by explosion blast and unconscious on the ground (plus Kang Ha Jun's whump).

.16: injured from previous episode and all bruised, in hospital worried for his partner who has been shot, in hospital gown and bandaged hand, groaning in pain, brief scuffles, grabbed by his jacket.

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AHN BOHYUN & JO BOAH as DO BAEMAN & CHA WOOIN

[S01.13] Military Prosecutor Doberman / 군검사 도베르만 (2022) dir.Jin Chang Gyu

[lankaramellipastam]

[coreancitizen]

2022 Year in Review: My Korean drama recommendations

2022 went by so quickly, and I think that's partly because almost every week I had new episodes of shows to look forward to. I'm a bit of a contradiction: I don't have the patience to wait for a new show to be completed so I could binge it, but I (maybe not-so) patiently wait for episodes every week, haha. TBH, I find I'm more invested in a show and its characters when I watch a drama weekly. And there were so many characters worth the investment in 2022: Woo Young Woo, Queen Im Hwa Ryeong, the Oh sisters, Kim Yumi, Jin Do Jun and Jang Uk, to name a few.

I just want to make clear that, as in previous years, this is by no means a list of the best Korean dramas of 2022. These are merely my favorites among the ones I watched that premiered in 2022 (or ended in 2022).

You can find my previous roundups here:

2021: Year in Review 2020: Year in Review

YUMI'S CELLS 2

New season means new love for Kim Yumi (Kim Go Eun) as she begins a romance with co-worker Yoo Babi following her breakup with video game designer Goo Woong. TBH, I wasn't quite sure how I'd feel about the new pairing — I have a soft spot for Ahn Bo Hyun — but Jinyoung charmed me even before the series started. He and Go Eun have a sweet and natural chemistry that made me root for Yumi and Babi, even knowing how the relationship ended in the webtoon. Another thing I love about the series is its portrayal of Yumi's pursuit of her dream to be a writer — from the frustrations of earlier rejections to keeping it positive while faced with criticisms and the satisfaction of another job (book) well done. That shot of her jumping on the bed toward the end of the series was cathartic and the perfect cap to Yumi's growth. (Viki)

LITTLE WOMEN

This is NOT Louisa May Alcott's famous novel though it does share some themes and puts sisters at the forefront of the story. The Oh sisters — In Joo, In Kyung and In Hye — just want to live a life not steeped in poverty. So when 2 billion won falls on In Joo's lap, their problems are over, right? Nope. A multitude of troubles arrive as the sisters get entangled with a rich, powerful and corrupt family with a lot of unscrupulous allies. This series got me on the edge of my seat from the very first episode and the thrills and tension never let up until the end. I absolutely love how messy and chaotic the sisters and their relationships with each other are. They love but they also fight, annoy and block each other, LOL! Now please cast Kim Go Eun and Wi Ha Joon in an action comedy series or film and give them the ending on the sunny beaches of Greece that their characters deserve. (Netflix)

BULGASAL: IMMORTAL SOULS

This is the first drama that caught my attention last year, a fantasy with monsters, past lives, immortal love and families. It's the story of how the lives of a man (Lee Jin Wook) who was turned into an immortal monster 600 years ago and a woman (Kwon Na Ra) who has been dying and reincarnating for centuries have been intertwined. The world building is quite interesting and the central mystery keeps you guessing until the very end. Keep an eye out for familiar faces as people from the past emerge in the present. (Netflix)

A BUSINESS PROPOSAL

This romcom is adorable with a capital A. Shin Ha Ri (Kim Se Jeong) shows up to a blind date pretending to be her best friend and does her best to turn off a potential match by behaving outrageously. It's a schtick she and her chaebol best friend had cooked up a long time ago to discourage suitors. Unfortunately, the blind date turns out to be Kang Tae Moo (Ahn Hyo Seop), the young president of the food company where she works. And even more unfortunately, he's interested and now wants to marry her! Hilarious chaos ensues, abetted by the couple's adorable best friends (the second couple), her zany family and his kdrama-loving grandfather. You'll never look at an archaeopteryx (bird-like dinosaur) the same way again. (Netflix)

TOMORROW

This is a lovely, heartbreaking, oftentimes cathartic drama about people desperate enough to consider taking their own lives and the team of resolute grim reapers who work very hard to prevent their deaths. Comatose Choi Jun Woong (Rowoon) is the newbie in the Risk/Crisis Management Team led by Koo Ryeon (Kim Hee Sun). Lim Ryung Gyu rounds up the team. Head of the Soul Collection Team Park Joong Gil, despite being a fellow grim reaper, is a thorn on the team's side — he has a special animosity for Ryeon that may have something to do with the past. Fortunately, the team has a stalwart supporter in the Jade Emperor (Kim Hae Sook). (Netflix)

MILITARY PROSECUTOR DOBERMAN

Legal action drama with a touch of comedy is probably the best way to describe this series and it's the perfect leading man vehicle for Ahn Bo Hyun. Do Bae Man passes the bar with basically just a GED and so finds himself unable to find a spot in a decent law firm until he gets an "offer he can't refuse" from corrupt lawyer Yong Moon Go: Serve in the military for five years as a prosecutor and then join his prestigious firm after. The plan is going swimmingly until he crosses paths with another military prosecutor, Cha Woo In (Jo Bo Ah), who is targeting some members of the military brass for revenge after her beloved father's suspicious death. After long-buried secrets begin to emerge, Do Bae Man finds himself reevaluating what it is he really wants to do with his life. (Viki)

EXTRAORDINARY ATTORNEY WOO

Woo to the Young to the Woo! The series follows Woo Young Woo, a young lawyer on the autism spectrum. She's got a brilliant legal mind, able to see different angles of a case but struggles with day-to-day interactions. Fortunately, she has the people looking out for her, like her dad, her boss/mentor, her law school friend and, of course, the handsome support team member who might just have more than friendship in mind. Park Eun Bin is brilliant as Woo Young Woo, she truly gets you invested in her challenges and triumphs. The legal maneuverings are fairly interesting, especially when they involve a rival law firm and somebody from WYW's past. (Netflix)

ALCHEMY OF SOULS

In the land of Daeho, an assassin trapped in a blind woman's weak body encounters a young lord from a powerful family who needs help to unlock his powers. Interesting lead and supporting characters, solid world-building, fantastic sword and sorcery action? I was sold from the very beginning. At the end of the second ep, I was absolutely in love with the feisty Mudeok and her rather bratty young master/pupil Jang Uk who just wants his gate of energy opened so he can do what everybody can — cast spells and use a sword. There's a twist at the end of the 20-episode first season, and I guess your enjoyment of the second season would largely depend on how much you accept the change. But in both seasons, the crown prince remains quite the scene stealer and he's possibly my most favorite character of all. (Netflix)

UNDER THE QUEEN'S UMBRELLA

A truly female-driven drama — from the queen and the queen dowager down to the concubines and, yes, even the court ladies. The series begins with Queen Hwa Ryeong's biggest problem being the four grand princes' rather relaxed approach to their education, lagging behind the other sons of the king via his numerous scheming concubines. But tragedy strikes and the queen and her sons suddenly find themselves fighting to make sure they don't lose not just their positions but their very lives. Kim Hye Soo makes it so easy to root for the embattled queen who wields her position and her eyebrows skillfully to thwart ministers, concubines and her mother-in-law, the queen dowager. I also love that her sons, the four grand princes, are unlike other royal brothers in sageuks — they are close, affectionate and loyal, leaving the dirty tricks to their half-brothers. This series probably has the most satisfying ending among the ones I watched last year. (Netflix)

REBORN RICH

Yoon Hyun Woo is a hard-working, loyal, no-questions-asked employee of the powerful Jin Family, which controls the Soonyang Group. One day, on an overseas errand to retrieve some secret money, he is betrayed by someone in the family and murdered — but promptly finds himself "waking up" in the body of the youngest grandson of the Jins, back in 1987. How, you ask? I finished the series but that part is still unclear. What's clear is how charismatic and believable Song Joong Ki is as the twentysomething investment whiz Do Jun. And what an amazing actor Lee Sung Min, as Soonyang chairman and patriarch Jin Yang Cheol is. The push-pull in their relationship is what made the series work for 15 episodes. Not that the supporting cast members are slackers. This is one of the best ensembles I've ever seen, the actors really working to make these characters ones you'd love to hate. Some of the business stuff might put off viewers but I found the whole thing fascinating and easily understood. I cheered when Do Jun/Hyun Woo used his knowledge of the future as well as his relatives' greed to take pieces of Soonyang. I'm recommending this series but with a caveat: I found the ending a bit of a mess and rather unsatisfactory. BUT the previous 15 episodes are fantastic and definitely worth a watch. (Viki)

Bonus recommendations

I recently started dipping my toes into Chinese dramas, even though I'm still intimidated by the episode count. "Love Between Fairy and Devil" is sweet and hilarious and has fantastic special effects. (Netflix and Viki)

But my heart truly belongs to Li Wei and the sixth young prince of Xin State as they figure out family, politics and love as their "New Life Begins." (Viki)

Last but certainly not the least, "Pachinko," which even though it stars some of the biggest names in Korean entertainment is not considered K-Drama by its creators. Based on Min Jin Lee's critically acclaimed novel, the series — Youn Yuh Jung, Lee Min Ho and Kim Min Ha are key parts of the ensemble — follows the trial and tribulations of a Korean family over four generations. The story begins in Korea, moves to Japan and eventually spreads to the United States. The story is rich and emotional, the direction precise and the acting superb. It has been recognized in a lot of year-end lists and recently won the Critics Choice Award for best foreign language series. (Apple TV +)

[onedramaatatime]

Watching Military Prosecutor Doberman while sculpting air-dry clay to sell

Man I have a lot to say about this drama ofc i do lol

[dramarants]

the whiplash of seeing the scum of earth chaebol rapist from military prosecutor doberman as the warm, smitten, devoted second lead in the forbidden marriage

[moucholampantin]

[objectivelyimpermanent]

I heard or read a quote somewhere recently, and I can't remember where, and it's really annoying me. Does anyone recognise it?

Paraphrased: 'people are happy to suffer and sacrifice when everyone else is too, but when someone is exempt, they become enraged.'

It is consistent with a lot of the themes in media that I usually watch, so here's a list of what I've consumed recently from which it could have come: Reborn Rich (2022) ep 14-16 Military Prosecutor Doberman (2022) ep 1 Tokyo Ghoul vol. 14 W- Two Worlds Your Highness (2017) Alice in Borderland, season 1 ep 1 [I read some The Devil Judge meta]

It could have come from elsewhere, but that's what I've got from my internet history, and I'm nearly certain that I would've written it down if I got it from a physical book I was reading. I would appreciate the help. Thanks.

[timotey]

#61: Military Prosecutor Doberman

This was my first drama with Ahn Bo Hyun and I've definitely become a fan.

My favorite thing was, I think, the message that you can mess up, even badly so, but in most cases - murder excluded, of course - you can turn your life around, make amends and become a good person in the end.

I really liked the fine balance between funny banter/kick-ass scenes and very serious issues, especially when it came to mistreatment in the military. The drama knew when to pull back, when not to try and be funny.

Another great thing was the unexpected pairing that was Doberman's boss and his cop aunt. They were hilarious. And so sweet at the same time. And the fact that Doberman was very, very happy for them was the cherry on top for me because I expected the drama to go down the usual route of the ML not wanting his aunt to be in a relationship with his boss. So, thank you for that.

I must say that the role of a soldier really fits Ahn Bo Hyun. He's just the right type to play a guy in a uniform, he has the perfect presence for that. I very much approve!

Rating: 8/10