First Impressions on Kdrama- Monster 몬스터

The new MBC drama Monster 몬스터 takes over the Mon-Tue prime slot after the long drama Glamorous Temptation ended last week. With a strong casts leading the drama, ratings were slow as Jackpot (Daebak) was leading the scoreboard.

Kang Ji Hwan and Sang Yuri were the main leads for this drama depicting how a man from a super rich influential family fell to bottom pits, suffer through laughter and tears and climbing back to the social ladder for revenge.

I kind of adore the younger cast whereby Guk Cheol (played by Beast's Lee Ki Kwang) is the rich heir to his parents' company and hospital. One day when his parents were murdered in a car accident at the cliff, he became temporarily blind and lived in fear. Though he couldn't see but his hearing skills became better than ever. He was the sole heir to his parents' company, house and hospital. His aunt Man Ok (played by Bae Jeong Ok) was hoping to secure funds for some medical research from Dodo Corporation. However his uncle Jung Il Bae (played by Jung Bo Suk) is the main villain of all. Being a prosecutor he had an affair with a woman beyond his reach causing trouble and he murdered his wife as well.

Guk Cheol was aware of his surroundings and fear his relatives would kill him since he is blind for his wealth. He hires an assistant at home Jeung Eun (played by Lee Yeol-Eum) to help him around. Since Jeung Eun's father is the head security of the company, she reluctantly worked under Guk Cheol. Having a fiery temper and lots of money, Guk Cheol has no friends and no one to trust except for Jeung Eun. When Man Ok discovers her husband's affair, she was shocked that he went to the extent of killing her sister and brother in law just to cover up. Man Ok was accidentally murdered by Ji Soo (played by Kim Hye Eun) so Il Bae helped to hide the body somewhere. Soon Guk Cheol fell into a trap and was behind bars with sufferings. He lost everything to his uncle and relatives when he couldn't see anything. 

Kang Ji Hwan plays the adult Guk Cheol who has changed his identity to Ki Tan and befriends the evil chaebol's son played by Park Ki Woong. It's going to be an interesting story seeing how Ki Tan plots his revenge towards his enemy. 

I have to say Ki Kwang has improved so much as an actor since he's an idol singer...his emotions and tears were well displayed in the early part of the drama. Thumbs up for him!