Some of you might find AOJ character in Lawless Lawyer a bit cartoonish and over-the-top! But the reality is this character has been written so close to the former president of South Korea, President Lee who led the country from 2008 to 2013! In fact the world is greatly suffering from the dangerous rise of populism: leaders who claim to speak for “the people,” treating human rights as an impediment to their conception of the majority will, and a needless obstacle to defending the nation from perceived threats and evils!!!
Among all the corruptions of the former presidents of SK, it’s really interesting to know that both president Lee and president Park (Judge Cha character has been written so close to her) placed Lee Jun Ki among blacklisted artists and hired people to harshly criticize and bad-mouth the blacklisted artists and boycotted them from many Chungmuro projects… I can certainly see why LJK picked this role! For reference check this video and compare it to AOJ campaign CF on episode 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLmXqXQoMag&feature=youtu.be
“All four former South Korean presidents who are still alive have been convicted, charged or investigated for criminal offences. South Korea’s previous President Park Geun-hye, 66, was charged with bribery, coercion, and abuse of power, among other offences. President Lee, the CEO-turned-mayor-turned-president has been charged with bribery, power abuse, embezzlement, and tax evasion, state prosecutors said in a statement…” That’s why many dramas show politicians as severely corrupted people, because many of them were tremendously corrupted…
i actually find AOJ pitiful and writers add abit of humanity in him. He is so used as a gangster, and now he is on the verge at the top, he is in a cloud nine, he forget who he was and his place. Choi Min Soo is so great potray a vulnerability of his character particularly when he forget his place in front of judge Cha, make me tear up unexpectingly.
Oh yeah, I see what you mean, he’s a gangster and we saw that he cruelly murdered BSP’s mom, but he’s still so pitiful… his character has been written so layered with lots of twists, it’s like he was that poor abused guy who rose to money/power out of absolute poverty, someone who has been used by powerful people (Judge Cha father perhaps) over and over, someone who did every dirty thing to survive… I hope the drama explore his past and also his personal life… I’m sure there is someone in his life that he cares so much for…!
President Lee was also a farm labourer in rural Japan during his childhood, he experienced such a difficult life when he was young… Later he even participated in student demonstrations against President Park Chung-hee and was sentenced to probation and imprisonment, however he still managed to become Korea’s youngest CEO of Hyundai Construction in history, and he made huge money for South Korea!!! Later he left Hyundai after a 27-year career, and decided to enter politics. In fact, he seemed like a really decent guy before coming to power… I wonder what made him a corrupt person, was it because of people who helped him to rise to power?!!
Alot of bad people in real life become bad because the pressure he got from people who trust him and make him at the top. Those people who contributed him to the top want a benefit from their effort too. So they end give him pressure to pay back what they give or he will get dethrone. So we call it a vicious circle?
persianrose❤️战哥
May 31, 2018 at 2:28 PM
Some of you might find AOJ character in Lawless Lawyer a bit cartoonish and over-the-top! But the reality is this character has been written so close to the former president of South Korea, President Lee who led the country from 2008 to 2013! In fact the world is greatly suffering from the dangerous rise of populism: leaders who claim to speak for “the people,” treating human rights as an impediment to their conception of the majority will, and a needless obstacle to defending the nation from perceived threats and evils!!!
Among all the corruptions of the former presidents of SK, it’s really interesting to know that both president Lee and president Park (Judge Cha character has been written so close to her) placed Lee Jun Ki among blacklisted artists and hired people to harshly criticize and bad-mouth the blacklisted artists and boycotted them from many Chungmuro projects… I can certainly see why LJK picked this role! For reference check this video and compare it to AOJ campaign CF on episode 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLmXqXQoMag&feature=youtu.be
persianrose❤️战哥
May 31, 2018 at 3:05 PM
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persianrose❤️战哥
May 31, 2018 at 3:09 PM
“All four former South Korean presidents who are still alive have been convicted, charged or investigated for criminal offences. South Korea’s previous President Park Geun-hye, 66, was charged with bribery, coercion, and abuse of power, among other offences. President Lee, the CEO-turned-mayor-turned-president has been charged with bribery, power abuse, embezzlement, and tax evasion, state prosecutors said in a statement…” That’s why many dramas show politicians as severely corrupted people, because many of them were tremendously corrupted…
missjb
May 31, 2018 at 4:33 PM
i actually find AOJ pitiful and writers add abit of humanity in him. He is so used as a gangster, and now he is on the verge at the top, he is in a cloud nine, he forget who he was and his place. Choi Min Soo is so great potray a vulnerability of his character particularly when he forget his place in front of judge Cha, make me tear up unexpectingly.
persianrose❤️战哥
May 31, 2018 at 4:54 PM
Oh yeah, I see what you mean, he’s a gangster and we saw that he cruelly murdered BSP’s mom, but he’s still so pitiful… his character has been written so layered with lots of twists, it’s like he was that poor abused guy who rose to money/power out of absolute poverty, someone who has been used by powerful people (Judge Cha father perhaps) over and over, someone who did every dirty thing to survive… I hope the drama explore his past and also his personal life… I’m sure there is someone in his life that he cares so much for…!
persianrose❤️战哥
May 31, 2018 at 5:17 PM
President Lee was also a farm labourer in rural Japan during his childhood, he experienced such a difficult life when he was young… Later he even participated in student demonstrations against President Park Chung-hee and was sentenced to probation and imprisonment, however he still managed to become Korea’s youngest CEO of Hyundai Construction in history, and he made huge money for South Korea!!! Later he left Hyundai after a 27-year career, and decided to enter politics. In fact, he seemed like a really decent guy before coming to power… I wonder what made him a corrupt person, was it because of people who helped him to rise to power?!!
missjb
May 31, 2018 at 5:38 PM
Alot of bad people in real life become bad because the pressure he got from people who trust him and make him at the top. Those people who contributed him to the top want a benefit from their effort too. So they end give him pressure to pay back what they give or he will get dethrone. So we call it a vicious circle?
daydee
May 31, 2018 at 8:59 PM
@persianrose @missjb I enjoyed reading your discussion. Food for thought.