The 'Flower of Evil' deviates from the grammar of the mainstream mystery genre, resulting in amusement. Most mystery genres are told in chronological sequence, and there is a plot twist that reveals the true culprit and background of the case.

'Flower of Evil,' on the other hand, is unique. Do Hyun-soo (Lee Joon-ki), the male protagonist, resumes the story from the beginning on the premise that he is the culprit. It has a special charm because suspense and romance in the relationship between Do Hyun-soo, the son of a serial killer, and Cha Chae-won, who lives under the pretense of another person (Baek Hee-sung), and Cha Chae-won, who has to constantly mistrust her spouse since she is his wife and criminal status.

The drama "The Flower of Evil" aired as a tvN series on Wednesday and Thursday in 2020, and it received a high viewing rating of 7.3% in the final episode (based on households in the Seoul metropolitan area). Furthermore, the remake rights to "The Flower of Evil" were sold to ZEE5, India's largest local platform, and a drama was made.

"We replicated our drama for the first time in India," said CP Jang Shin-ae of Studio Dragon, who produced "The Flower of Evil," adding, "I hope 'The Flower of Evil,' which was lauded in Korea for its unique combination of melodrama and thriller and immersive development, would gain scorching popularity in India. "

Plot and Characters

"Flower of Evil" is a high-density emotional tracking drama starring Baek Hee-sung (Lee Joon-ki), a guy who even played love, his wife Cha Cha Ji-won (Moon Chae-won), and two people confronted with the truth they wish to avoid.

Lee Joon-ki plays Baek Hee-sung / Do Hyun-soo in the role of Metal Craftsman.

"I lied. It's a little..."

A spouse who loves his family, a kind father who lives a regular life, but he has a secret background that no one knows about. He met a woman after enduring and enduring in a tumultuous life that had nothing to do with his will, and after meeting her, his life regained its "quiet." Jiwoon is her name. Heesung is also a key figure in the 18-year-old serial homicide. That he is wanted as a suspect in a murder investigation. And the fact that he is emotionally indifferent. Heesung will cheat on support till the last possible moment. There is no remorse. Heesung is a person who does not lose 'now' by any means.

Cha Ji-won as a harsh detective, played by Moon Chae-won

"What is your name?"

A vicious investigator who adores Hee-sung and drives her to her breaking point. She is a violent detective with a good sense of smell and investigative ability in the workplace crime scene, but she is disarming only in front of her husband. He's a bad husband. She investigates her husband's accumulated secrets as she grows skeptical of his history. She is a person who struggles between her love for her husband and the truth.

Jang Hee-Dohaesu jin's Station Makeup History

"We've all evolved...  I'm not going back in time."

With a horrific family history, the daughter of a serial killer has lived alone. Do Hyun-soo is Hyun-older soo's sister. With her slim appearance, she exudes a weighty atmosphere that is difficult to approach. My mother is no longer alive, and my brother is on the run. "You lead a regular life." She has never seen her younger brother Hyun-soo since she departed like that. Questions concerning the seawater family's history were posed to her by station cameras and journalists. Hae-soo is a person who has lived with trauma without knowing why her father did such a thing, how she felt when he murder, how he chose the victim, and what he was thinking at the time.

Kim Moo-jin as a reporter, Seo Hyun-woo

"How come I constantly seem to know hazardous secrets that I shouldn't?"

A journalist who slams a scoop while things are going awry. He is independent, self-centered, and manipulative. Adaptability is not required anyplace. Within a year of working as a journalist, I experienced a surge of passion. While seeking a sensational case that will boost the number of views, he meets Detective Cha Cha Ji-won, a former police station reporter, at the scene of the event and discovers that Detective Cha's husband is a great metal worker. Metal worker. It's a term Mujin is familiar with. The perpetrator of a series of murders in his hometown 18 years ago was a metalworker. The serial killer's daughter, Do Hae-soo, was Mu-jin's, first love.

Planning Intent 

Flowers blossom even in the midst of evil."

Even if they are on the verge of disaster, no human being can overcome the yearning to know the truth.

He will delve into the secret and seek confirmation of the truth until he is buried in the swamp of truth.

What happens when they descend to the bottom like that?

The plot revolves around the two most trusted and loved characters' faith and truth.

There will be a sense of betrayal as well as the intensity of faith and anguish as well as the intensity of truth, but their experiences will bring you closer to the nature of people and love.

It relates the story of how love can be a beautiful thing that enriches one's world by combining with others, but it can also be an astonishing thing that breaks down the current solid worldview and welcomes a whole different new world through painful collisions with other worlds.

Through people that move forward with a desire for life and faith in love, the couple's suspense and thriller genre's distinctive tense plot and persistence on truth in the harshest scenarios can offer you a sense of the desperate beauty of humans alone.

Evaluation

The overall rating is favorable. Viewers are alarmed by the outstanding immersion and quick progression. Furthermore, many respondents stated that the drama, which combines the writer's exceptional writing abilities, the director's and production team's high-quality production, and the actors' passionate performances, adds a different emotional texture to other thrillers and has deeply impressed viewers.

Many stories offer a narrative that is nearly faultless until the conclusion is based on a challenging topic.

In the first and last episodes of this work, symmetry, Sumi correlation, and homage were utilized.

It was chosen as one of GQ Korea's top five dramas for 2020. It was chosen as one of the top three in the foreign popular drama category of the 2020 Weibo Drama Awards and is ranked first among Korean dramas.

There were five nominations for the 57th Baeksang Arts Awards, including Best Picture, Fundamentals, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Actor for Men.

Actor's Reaction

'After much thought, I decided to appear in the Flower of Evil,' stated Lee Joon-ki. When he initially read the script, he believed it was too much for him. Appearing in "The Flower of Evil" was a risky move for him, and he is reported to have done so because he wanted to make this work a watershed moment in his career. He is believed to have learned the specifics from a true craftsman in order to perform the role of a metal craftsman naturally.

"It was a work that put more love into it than ever before," Moon Chae-won remarked, and she sought to communicate her part as Cha Ji-won and her sentiments as honestly as she could. It is claimed to have left a lot of lingering feelings in both spectators and actors after the show ended.

Seo Hyun-woo has worked hard in acting across genres, including plays, musicals, movies, and dramas, but "The Flower of Evil" is said to be his first lead feature in roughly ten years."It felt like a challenge," Kim Moo-jin said, adding, "I've been portraying a strong villain, but for the first time, I tried to play a sneaky part." It's a drama with a weighty theme and a deep melodrama, and it's said that it has to make viewers breathe so they don't just watch it dark and that he acted with a lot of such worries.

As a buddy, Kim Ji-hoon expressed his gratitude, saying that Baek Hee-sung, the bloom of evil, drew him out of a set picture. Because he awoke after a long period as a vegetable, he is claimed to have been on a diet to assist viewers to immerse themselves. Furthermore, it is said that it has been meticulously prepared, including changes in hair color and vocal tone.

Digression 

• The confusing title of Flower of Evil, according to the author, is inspired by Charles Baudelaire's collection of poetry, "Flowers blossom even in areas covered with evil," and indicates bewilderment and concern about the vagueness of value limits. Do Hyun-soo is represented by the title, and Cha Ji-won is represented by a good factor in flower growing.
• The final episode's ending credits are quite interesting. It is unknown whether filmmaker Kim Chul-past kyu's works were similar, although the names of the key actors' managers, hair, makeup, and stylists are provided. It appears to have given little thought to the hard work of the personnel that labor behind the scenes. There are numerous reactions that the work has warmed up until the end.
• Lee Joon-ki returns to the drama two years after the lawless lawyer, while Moon Chae-won returns roughly a year and seven months after the Gyeryong Fairy Show.
• It is also Seo Hyun-debut woo's drama starring role. "I wanted to communicate the grief of love rather than stress," the music director said in an interview about the drama's background music.
• Lee Joon-ki appears to be one year younger than Moon Chae-won in the work, while in actuality, Lee Joon-ki is four years older. In the play, Jang Hee-jin is likewise an elder sister, although Lee Joon-ki is a year older.
  Following COVID-19, production was briefly halted or the broadcast date was pushed back due to the need to continue filming in a difficult scenario.
• Streaming services are once again a prominent issue on Netflix in the United States, Brazil, and Hong Kong, including Korea, as of September 24, 2022.