Awaken
While unraveling an enigmatic murder mystery, a special force leader realizes this case is related to the incident that took 28 years ago in a small town.
Episodes
Jung Woo and his team have been investigating a serial bank robbery case for months, but they’re told to dig into the so-called forewarned murder case...
Jung Woo decodes the messages that the murderer sent and finds a lead. Jamie joins the team to solve the forewarned murder case, but the team members...
Jamie finds Jung Woo suspicious as he seems to be hiding a secret. Despite the events that make Jung Woo suspicious, Hye Won puts her full trust in Ju...
Jung Woo and Jamie find out that they’re both from White Night Village. Jung Woo acts like White Night Village has nothing to do with the forewarned m...
Jung Woo saves the people who were trapped in the fire and instantly becomes a national hero. Jamie wakes up in the hospital and she’s about the recei...
Ji Wook realizes Son Min Ho is in danger, so he tries to escape from the safehouse with him. However, Jung Woo stops them and attacks Son Min Ho. Jung...
Everyone including Hye Won is shocked by the fact that Jung Woo is the culprit of the forewarned murder cases. And those who know the truth behind Whi...
The truth behind the forewarning murders starts to come up to the surface. Jamie and Hye Won keep following the evidence related to what happened in W...
Jung Woo continues to search for the secret lab. He runs into kids at an orphanage who talk about several kids being adopted by new families at the sa...
Jung Woo witnesses that a group of children is forced to get in a black van in front of Seoul Hangang Welfare Center and taken to somewhere, and he st...
Hye Won manages to save Jung Woo from the attack and car accident. They soon find out that one of their colleagues has betrayed them. Meanwhile, Jamie...
Jamie finally arrives at the very place she abhors to even stay for a second. At the White Night Village, she and Ji Wook search for clues that might...
Jamie realizes that Jung Woo is her twin brother, the so-called monster who saved her life. After saving Jamie, Jung Woo continues with the investigat...
Hye Won gets abducted and held hostage. Jung Woo finally finds the secret lab and goes inside. But there’s someone who’s watching him in the building....
Jung Woo tells Jamie that he has finally met Hyun Hee who is known to be Jung Woo and Jamie’s mother. After hearing that, Jamie seems to feel down. Me...
After finding out who the president is, Jung Woo attempts to find the location of the secret lab by using Oh Jung Hwan as bait. Hyun Hee realizes that...
Cast
Namkoong Min
Do Jung-woo
Kim Seol-hyun
Gong Hye-won
Lee Chung-ah
Jamie Layton
Yoon Sun-woo
Moon Jae-Woong
Kim Chang-wan
Gong Il-do
Shin Jae-whi
Lee Tae-soo
Kim Won-hae
Hwang Byeong-cheol
Lee Sin-young
Jang Ji Wan [Police]
Jung Dae-ro
Baek Hyun Su
An Si-ha
Jo Hyun-hee
Bae Hyun-kyung
Kang Yoon Sung
Baek Ji-won
Lee Taek-jo
Ratings & Reviews
7.9/10
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Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한
TMDB5 years ago
Pulls the audience right into the story
"Awaken" was a well-made mystery and suspense Korean drama. It follows the story of "Do Jung Woo" (played by Nam Goong Min) and "Gong Hye Won" (played by Kim Seol Hyun) as they try to solve a series of murders tipped by an unknown personality through codes.
The story was carefully laid-out as in each episode there were numerous twists and turns to keep the audience on edge and continually guessing. This also pulled in the audience into joining into solving the ever evolving mysteries.
I also praise the actors and actresses for their superb acting. They did not come to the show as "another character to act", it was evident that they assumed the identity of their characters and lived the way they would if they were real. From being police officers to being ordinary individuals with lives and worries, they successfully invited the audience to a suspension of disbelief the entire sixteen (16) episodes.
The soundtrack was good and were placed in key scenes which created an even greater impact. Finally, the production and directing were top-notch. They did not shy away from picking the right locations, the attires, and the tools needed to present the world of "Awaken".
An overall 9.5 out of 10 stars from me. I highly recommend this show.
3 years ago
It's a decent thriller mystery with an interesting premise and a good performance by the lead. Namkoong brought a lot of character to his character while trying to work with what turned out to be a mediocre flawed script with the usual plot holes. The pacing became problematic halfway through, as it felt sluggish and failed to maintain an engaging momentum. Its length is a contributing factor to that. The village story wasn't big enough to work with. Both female leads were poorly written and their inclusion affected the drama negatively. There was a poor attempt to force a romantic plot line which felt contrived and disrupted the narrative coherence. It would have been fine if they were to commit and go through with it rather than abandoning that. Both female leads lacked chemistry with Namkoong whether it was friendship/professional/romantic. The ending followed a typical and predictable pattern for its genre resulting in an underwhelming and unsatisfying ending. There was clearly a massive bait trying to capitalize on the "multi season" trend.
