“Numbers” wrapped up tidily just lately, having joined the uncommon variety of Ok-dramas spotlighting the accounting career. Here are a number of the closest and finest exhibits that’ll fill that void that includes case information aplenty, hotheaded do-gooders, and a few fairly wacky ones too! Check out these 4 dramas that’ll fill the void after “Numbers”!

Note: it is a spoiler-free evaluate!

“Good Manager”

This was the present that first confirmed the general public that Namgoong Min has a lot extra to him than taking part in villains. Kim Sung Ryong (Namgoong Min) is whiz at numbers, who makes use of his appreciable expertise to handle cash for a gang. When an opportunity accident locations him because the chief of the accounting division throughout the TQ conglomerate, the normally outrageous and morally iffy Sung Ryong decides to uproot the corruption throughout the firm as an entire. What follows is a severe of more and more amusing occasions, as Sung Ryong takes on everybody from petty managers to TQ’s golden boy Seo Yool (Lee Junho).

Why you’ll find it irresistible: With a number of proficient actors just like the underrated Nam Sang Mi and backstabbing a lots, this present makes a severe topic a pleasure to observe. Plus Namgoong Min and Lee Junho have one heck of a enjoyable bromance!

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“Life”

Ye Jin Woo (Lee Dong Wook) lives as quiet a life as an ER physician can dwell at certainly one of Korea’s most prestigious hospitals. But he has a secret. He’s always stricken by visions of his brother Ye Sun Woo (Lee Kyu Hyung). In actual life, Sun Woo is disabled and requires a wheelchair to get round, however the model that Jin Woo sees doesn’t requires one. Jin Woo’s world is additional shaken when the hospital director, a father determine to him, dies beneath mysterious circumstances after supposedly embezzling cash. The hospital’s vp is implicated in his dying. While the hospital struggles to determine the brand new chain of management, bold surgeons and division heads make a play for energy. So when the ice-cold and mercenary Goo Seung Hyo (Cho Seung Woo) is introduced in as a substitute director, a rift varieties among the many employees between those that suppose Seung Hyo’s profit-first mentality is important and people, like Jin Woo, who’re ready to struggle to maintain revenue out of healthcare. Only junior pediatrician Lee No Eul (Won Jin Ah) appears to see each the deserves and the issues of Seung Hyo’s deeply unpopular insurance policies. As Seung Hyo and Jin Woo individually uncover an online of corruption and a possible homicide cover-up throughout the hospital, the query arises of who the villain is right here. Seung Hyo? Jin Woo? Or is it whoever may have killed the earlier director?

Why you’ll find it irresistible: This drama is by the identical author as “Stranger” and options a lot of the identical forged of very proficient actors like Yoo Jae Myung. It’s a powerhouse of appearing, directing, and writing that highlights advanced moral debates within the medical career, not concerning the remedy of sufferers, per se, however how hospitals view sufferers: as folks in want of assist or as profit-making machines. This drama is beloved for excellent cause, particularly for Lee Dong Wook’s portrayal of Jin Woo, who’s torn between his responsibility to his sufferers, his job, and his want to struggle for fact in a company world that appears bent on crushing all that means from the reality.

But it’s the at all times unimaginable Cho Seung Woo that shines as Goo Seung Hyo. He’s charismatic, terrifyingly competent, makes dangerously good factors, and also you simply aren’t certain whether or not to root for him or not. There’s a refined romance he has going with Won Jin Ah’s character that’s simply superbly crafted, the place each are slowly in a position to see whether or not the opposite is coming from. All in all, this drama is a must-watch and probably the greatest dramas written to-date.

“Pied Piper”

When talking of extremely well-written dramas, you may’t omit “Pied Piper” from the checklist. This drama is so underrated however so good! Joo Sung Chan (Shin Ha Kyun) was a famend company negotiator who cared solely in regards to the backside line: cash. That is, till he loses his fiancée in an act of terror that claimed quite a few different lives. It’s an act of terror that he blames himself for as a result of he was on the telephone with the killer and couldn’t cease them. Only he heard the killer’s eerie signature whistle, and he’s spent the years since illegally plugged into the police radio to make use of his negotiation abilities for good—till the killer resurfaces. He groups up with Yeo Myung Ha (Jo Yoon Hee), who additionally misplaced her uncle within the explosion that killed Sung Chan’s fiancée, and an elite information reporter named Yoon Hee Sung (Yoo Joon Sang) to take down the killer as soon as and for all. But the extra the trio delves into the killer’s strategies, the extra they begin to understand that whoever it’s could have some extent.

Why you’ll find it irresistible: This present retains you in your toes till the very finish! It’s the proper mixture of motion, thriller, thriller, and subterfuge. Without going an excessive amount of into element, the central thriller is well-crafted, and Shin Ha Kyun acts his coronary heart out, as at all times, in right here. If you like thrillers, that is one to observe!

“Special Labor Inspector Mr. Jo”

This present and its foremost character are all about combating corruption. Jo Jin Gab (Kim Dong Wook) was a member of the nationwide group for judo till he made the error of protesting a rigged identify and located himself kicked out of the game. He later turns into a gymnasium instructor however makes the error of standing up towards the bullying and violence dedicated by the college chairman’s son, so he will get kicked out of one other career. What’s worse is that his spouse Joo Mi Ran (Park Se Young) divorces him. Jin Gab passes the civil servant examination and begins work as a public officer, vowing that he received’t get into any hassle. Yet, when he’s transferred to work as a labor inspector on the Ministry of Employment, Jin Gab is compelled to deal with grasping bosses and the straight up evil Myeongseong Group, all whereas crossing paths together with his ex-wife. With new allies and a renewed will for justice, can Jin Gab take down all his foes whereas retaining his job?

Why you’ll find it irresistible: Kim Dong Wook is at all times a delight, and he received the Daesang for his portrayal of Jin Gab. But the remainder of the forged is simply as nice! In specific, Ryu Deok Hwan‘s portrayal of Woo Do Ha, head of the legal team at Myeongseong, is just spectacular and one of the best, most well-rounded characters in the show. If you’re in search of a satisfying watch that’s all about tearing into corruption, then that is the present for you!

Hey Soompiers! Which of those dramas have you ever seen? Which ones are you curious about? Let us know your ideas within the feedback beneath!

Shalini_A is a very long time Asian-drama addict. When not watching dramas, she fangirls over Ji Sung, and spins thrillers set in more and more improbable worlds. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram, and be happy to ask her something!

Currently Watching:  “Revenant,” “Numbers,” “Longing For You,” “My Dearest,” “Not Others,” and “My Lovely Liar.”
Looking Forward to: “Gyeongseong Creature,” “Ask The Stars,” “The Girl Downstairs,” “The Worst Evil,” “Queen of Tears,” “Vigilante,” “Demon,” “Daily Dose of Sunshine,” and Ji Sung’s subsequent drama.

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