Melodramas should be watched with caution. Why you may ask? Well because by episode 12, you’ll probably be so depressed and frustrated with the show, you’ll need therapy. Okay, maybe not that bad but you have to admit, melodramas are filled with so much angst, you’ll need to open a window and air out the room. Even through all of that, they are still amazing shows to watch and for that reason, I am shining my spotlight on them.

Let me start of by saying THANK YOU to dramafever for releasing this on their site. As soon as I saw it pop up, I knew it was going to be good. The Devil, or Mawang, is a 20 episode drama that ran back in 2007.  Gang Oh Soo is a detective investigating a murder where someone sent a tarot card to the victim and to himself. He is baffled at the lack of clues and is in desperate need of help. He is then introduced to Seo Hae In, a psychic librarian who can “read” objects and people. She helps him realize that the first murder (and the several that follow) are actually all connected to an incident in his past that he doesn’t want to remember. Oh Seung Ha is the lawyer that defends the people Oh Soo brings in for questioning in the murders and Oh Soo begins to suspect that Seung Ha has more to do with the case then he lets on.
Here’s what I love about this drama. It’s not the typical rom-com which you know I like on occasion, but often crave something else. Right at the beginning you have a pretty good idea of who is the master mind behind the whole thing and it’s interesting to watch how much he’s invested in manipulating Gang Oh Soo. As the episodes continue on and you start to get the back-story as to why he’s set to ruin Oh Soo’s (and others) lives, you feel sorry for him (enter the angst). Also, the music is AMAZING! I will admit I am a sucker for classical music, especially the dark brooding kind. I wish I could tell you the particulars of the songs but all that I’ve been able to find are two YouTube videos with the music which you can enjoy here and here. Getting back to the drama itself, I simply could not get enough of it. I stayed up until 2am almost every night until it was over. The ending, though expected, left me floored and walking around my house in sadness for days. I can go on and on about this drama, like how there seems to be a lot of use of blacks and blues which could represent how dark the show it, but I won’t. Be sure to watch this if you haven’t yet and make sure to have your supply of tissues for the last episode.

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