Flex X Cop Mid-Season Review: Ahn Bo Hyun and Park Ji Hyun starrer is engaging blend of wits and action where rich brat turns police
Crime procedural dramas with a fun entertaining plot are always an engaging experience. The nail-biting thrills and turns in the story makes the viewing worthwhile. And add to that some comedy and sassy banter between the characters and it just takes the show on a new level of entertainment. It takes the tension off from the nail-biting crime plotline for a while and lightens the mood. Such buddy cop comedy stories have been a fan favourite time and again. Unless you have been completely distancing yourself from K-dramas, you must definitely know about Flex X Cop. This K-drama just completed four weeks of airing and since its premiere, it has been a recurring favourite drama to discuss in the community! Flex X Cop marks the reunion of Yumi’s Cells’ duo Ahn Bo Hyun and Park Ji Hyun and this time, they play the leads in this action drama.
Ahn Bo Hyun, who gave an enthralling performance in Military Prosecutor Doberman, returned to the small screen as an eccentric chaebol heir apparent in Flex X Cop. Playing the role of Jin I Soo, the youngest son to the chairman of a conglomerate, Ahn carries his role with ease. He is the typical rich spoiled brat who has the world at his fingertips. He plays hostage rescue games just to pass time. One mistake later, he is trusted into working with real police who solve real crimes and secure real hostages.
Jin I Soo is assigned to work with Lee Gang Hyun (played by Park Ji Hyun), Park Joon Young (played by Kang Sang Jun) and Choi Kyung Jin (played by Kim Shin Bi). Lee Gang Hyun is the team lead and also the daughter of a former detective. Kyung Jin is no less than a fan of Jin I Soo, but the other two are not happy with the situation. But they are forced to cooperate.
Right off the start, Jin I Soo uses his wealth and ease of access to his and the team’s aid to solve cases. He has everything and more that a government-run body could ask for, and he makes no qualms about going out of the way to get the cases solved. This does irk Kang Hyun at the start, but she eventually makes her peace with it. The bromance between Jin I Soo and Joon Young is just the comic relief one needs during the heavy onset of a case.
In last week’s episodes, we inched closer to unravelling the mystery of I Soo’s amnesia. We find that he was hypnotized and mentally manipulated to forget his mother and how she passed away. In recent years, K-dramas have slowly begun to tap into mentions and discourses about mental health. Be it It’s Okay Not To Be Okay or Extraordinary Attorney Woo, a definitive step was surely taken in having a healthy and informed conversation on screen about mental health issues. We see Jin I Soo getting panic attacks and anxiety attacks when he sees a corpse. He brushes it off as just a shock, but eventually, it comes to light that it stems from a past trauma. With last week’s episodes, it became much clearer that the focus of the forthcoming episodes would be more and more on Jin I Soo as he unravels the mystery of his past and at the same time tries to make sense of everything that has happened to him.
Coming to the visual aesthetic of the drama, it is quite pleasing to the eye. The police headquarters barely sport a dash of color whereas Jin I Soo’s residence and assets just reek of color and cash. The drama is paced well with just about seventy minutes of runtime per episode. The comic book-like opening and ending credits add to the ‘fun’ element that the drama so proudly boasts of.
With more and more reveals about each character, their arc progression makes the viewers want to root for them. Jin I Soo, despite being a bratty chaebol heir, remembers his humble upbringing before he joined his father’s family. He is cocky about his privileges but does not misuse them to harm anyone. Kang Hyun is your typical cop who is tough as nails but has a warm heart. Joon Young and Kyung Jin are just cops trying to put in honest work at the end of the day. The quartet is a fun bunch of people who look out for each other but don’t shy away from reprimanding when mistakes are made.
There is also a slight commentary on power and politics, especially with Jin I Soo’s father running for the mayoral elections. Since Flex X Cop is touted to be a crime comedy K-drama, there is bound to be a classic tug-of-war between power and morals.
Flex X Cop has just completed its half run and is about to chart the rest of the course until March 23, 2023. What are your thoughts on this drama? Do you like seeing Ahn Bo Hyun in a new avatar? Tell us in the comments below!
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