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One of the best K-Dramas on air right now is the Disney+ original "A Shop For Killers". Starring Lee DongWook, Kim HyeJun, Seo HyunWoo, Park JiBin, and many more talented actors, this novel-based K-Drama tells the story of a young woman who is suddenly thrown into a world of arms and assassins when her uncle mysteriously passes away.
With extraordinary writing and cinematography, brilliant characterization, and outstanding acting, this K-Drama is quickly rising to the top of our "best action K-Dramas" list, but what anchors the audience to the core of the story is the exploration of human relationships - found family, belonging, and the unbreakable bonds that keep them glued together like destiny's chosen crew and in this case, it's more than just the green code of "murthehelp".
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One of the simplest, most immediate, and visceral reactions to "A Shop For Killers," right from the opening scene, is that this is some cool stuff. The larger-than-life scale, the high stakes, and the direness of the situation that the viewer and the protagonist, JiAn (Kim HyeJun), are plunged into sans warning leave no time to rationalize what may be happening. The show thus begins in medias res, posing an immediate obstacle to overcome, grabbing our attention at once. This also allows for a back-and-forth between timelines, which is exactly what "A Shop For Killers" does, cleverly oscillating between revealing and concealing information, keeping the audience guessing.
It is also revealed very early into the show that Jeong JinMan (played by Lee DongWook) is dead, but instead of repetitive
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