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Don't Look Back: The Legend of Orpheus

2013 · 1 season

A brooding, twisty melodrama that pulls you into a world of betrayal and longing, where every reunion aches with hidden danger.

Created by
Cha Yeong-hun, Park Chan-hong
Genres
Drama
Starring
Son Ye-jin, Kim Nam-gil, Yeon Jun-seok
Overview
After his father’s demise at the hand of Gaya Hotel Group, Han Yi Soo (Kim Nam Gil) has lived for one thing only: Vengeance. Ready to hatch a plan to bring down his nemesis once and for all, Yi Soo goes to extremes in not only changing his identity, but also his face. But there's a huge obstacle in Yi Soo's way: his inconvenient love for Jo Hae Woo (Son Ye Jin), the heiress to Gaya Hotel Group. Along with being enmeshed within an ill-fated love, Yi Soo's cover gets blown, which has him running for his life like his father once did. You either sink or you swim, but what if the water is full of sharks?

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Created by
Cha Yeong-hun, Park Chan-hong
Genres
Drama
Starring
Son Ye-jin, Kim Nam-gil, Yeon Jun-seok
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • love
  • identity
  • corruption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance7
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
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Written by
Kim Ji-woo
Starring
Son Ye-jin, Kim Nam-gil, Yeon Jun-seok, Gyeong Su-jin, Lee Soo-hyuk, Nam Bo-ra, Kim Kyu-chul, Ha Seok-jin
Length
1 seasons, 20 episodes, 65 min each
Network
KBS2
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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