KDrama to Watch: Healer (2015)

Healer (2015)

Grade: A

20 Episodes

Aspiring journalist Chae Young-shin is accosted one day by the infamous, mysterious night courier Healer when he forcefully takes a sample of her DNA for a client. Healer's one goal in life is to make enough money with his jobs to buy a private island and retire there alone, but Young-shin intrigues Healer, and he learns more about the girl as he takes more assignments. The client is famous reporter Kim Moon-ho – but why is he wanting to learn more about this adopted girl? When Young-shin starts to realize she has feelings for the dangerous courier, where will that lead? How are their pasts linked, and will they be able to sever the bonds to the mysterious powers controlling and destroying the lives around them?

*This is an amazing action thriller with a hefty dose of romance. It is a bit dark in places, as the heroes encounter truly evil people, those who will murder and manipulate for their own gain and then cover it with layers of blackmail and lies, and it shows the characters actually dying on screen. The show has a great pace, and just when politics start to bog it down, something exciting happens to catch the viewer's interest again. Healer's character is intriguing, and the actor does a great job with his undercover personality. Young-shin's character is a little weak at times, but the show does emphasize her bravery in other ways. I also loved Healer's hacker partner, played by Kim Mi-kyung – an actress I've seen many times now in these dramas. She reminds me a bit of Emma Thompson, in that she is about the same age and does a great job playing diverse roles. I'd definitely watch this again, despite the violence in places.*



BONUS: I try to post the music videos to any KPop songs that are referenced in these KDramas, so here is 2NE1 and their song "I Am The Best" (which Min Ja refers to as a pat on the back when she pulls off some especially impressive hacking :P ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7_lSP8Vc3o