Kang Hae-rim and Kim Young-kwang find Somebody just like themselves

8 October 8, 2022October 26, 2022

Kang Hae-rim and Kim Young-kwang find Somebody just like themselves

by solstices

Whoa, Netflix’s latest original Somebody looks intense in a downright spine-chilling way. The crime-thriller revolves around the developer of a social app, a murder linked to the app, and the mysterious man who seems involved with both.

Kang Hae-rim (Live On) plays Kim Seom, the app developer. The drama’s teaser opens with her, and it’s clear how she lives her life — detached and distant from everyone else. She thinks of herself as different from other people, imitating them just to fit in.

Seom’s monologue sounds eerily similar to that of the bespectacled man swiping through profiles on her app, who sneers that he detests people who put on airs. This man with an unhinged grin and a murderous streak is Sung Yoon-oh, played by Kim Young-kwang (Hello? It’s Me!). Through the app, he seduces a girl into bed, only to kill her — leaving no fingerprints on her corpse.

Realizing that the murderer used her app to find his victim, Seom begins to take an interest in him, and that’s how she and Yoon-oh get entangled. They connect instantly, both on a physical level and an emotional one. Not only does she know about his homicidal tendencies — she even seems to encourage them.

The teaser ends with Seom musing that she’s finally found somebody just like her, as she and Yoon-oh exchange satisfied smiles. They envelop each other in a tight hug, and Seom says that she doesn’t ever want to lose him. Shivers, they both give me the creeps!

Directed and written by PD Jung Ji-woo (Tune in for Love), alongside scriptwriter Han Ji-wan (The Killer’s Shopping List), Somebody drops on November 18.

Somebody

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1 Blue (@mayhemf)

October 8, 2022 at 5:54 PM

I am quite excited to see Kim Young-kwang in this role! That smile can kill, literally!

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2 Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️

October 8, 2022 at 11:49 PM

I am so glad I am learning to review the posters carefully because even without seeing the trailer this makes it so easy to read the tone of the drama. The concept and characters sound like this could be a hit but only if it is able to deliver the promise of a well executed piece with a satisfying conclusion. It seems that fans of this genre have found recent offerings disappointing due to inconsistencies in the plot, and pacing, or the weak ending.

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3 latebloomer

October 9, 2022 at 4:49 AM

Kim Young-kwang, why??? Why did you have to pick a drama I will never watch?

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missvictrix

October 9, 2022 at 1:48 PM

My feelings exactly!

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dramadillo

October 10, 2022 at 2:41 AM

I won’t be able to watch it either, but I’m really impressed that he picked something so different.

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missvictrix

October 10, 2022 at 10:45 AM

Eh, sometimes I have this feeling that when actors are trying to get taken seriously they resort to playing a psycho in an edgy production to shake up their image. I'm sure he'll do excellent, but I'm totally okay with another Gogh's Starry Night too ;)

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dramadillo

October 10, 2022 at 1:55 PM

Agree - it’s probably to do with not wanting to be pigeonholed as well, so I hope that it’s also interesting, challenging and enjoyable for actors to play a diverse range of characters.