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The King of Pigs korean drama review
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The King of Pigs
2 people found this review helpful
by Appu
12 hours ago
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed 4
Overall 9.5
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 9.0

Can trauma justify turning into the monster you once feared?

This is not your usual revenge ride—it’s DARK, it’s TWISTED, and it’s absolutely HEARTBREAKING! This isn’t about good guys vs. bad guys because… guess what? There are NO good guys here. Everyone is flawed, broken, and at some point, outright terrifying. It’s not just a story—it’s a moral gut punch that leaves you questioning EVERYTHING.

THE CHARACTERS: RAW, FLAWED & WHAT IS JIN AH EVEN DOING HERE?!

Kyung Min, Jong Suk, and Chul—completely OWN this story. Each of them is so painfully complex..
BUT THEN... there’s this Female cop Jin Ah. WHAT IS SHE EVEN DOING HERE?! Like, WHY?! honestly, her entire character felt unnecessary. She spends half the time NOT doing basic things a cop should do and flip-flopping between rules and rule-breaking.

And Cheol… oh, my poor, sweet Cheol. His story is the one that truly broke me. How can the smile of a child be THIS painful?
This poor kid carried so much on his tiny shoulders that I wanted to jump into the screen and give him the HUG he deserved! His pain, his desperation—it just CRUSHES you.
Choi Hyun Jin absolutely nailed it! The pain, the hatred, the hopelessness—it all came through so raw and real that it physically hurt. The adult actors were phenomenal too, especially Kim Sung Gyu, but I have to say, the younger versions of the characters were cast PERFECTLY. They carried the emotional weight of the story so well, and it was impossible not to feel everything they felt.

THE BULLIES: BLOOD-BOILING
The bullies did their job WAY too well because I wanted to throw things at my screen every time they showed up. They made my blood BOIL. And yet, the drama doesn’t let you stay comfortable in your anger—it reminds you that even bullies have their own brokenness, which just makes everything feel even more twisted.

(It may have spoilers!) THE ENDING: BITTER AND HEARTBREAKING

To be honest, Watching Jong Suk’s ending as a brave police officer—it left such a BITTER taste in my mouth.
And Kim Cheol... I can’t stop thinking about him. It HURTS. It hurts how his entire existence was shaped by pain. The way his story unfolded made me want to scream into a pillow.

The last scene LITERALLY broke my heart. I still can’t get over it

It wasn’t the kind of ending that gives you closure—it was messy, devastating, and exactly what this story needed.
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