Nobody Knows - 2020 - 8/10
AKA - Amoodo Moreunda // 아무도 모른다
Outstanding K-drama / thriller / mystery.
Almost 20 years after her childhood friend was murdered by Stigmata Serial Killer, Cha Young-Jin leads her own criminal investigation unit.
Just as well, too, for the killer has apparently resurrected after two decades of inactivity.
There is a lot of narrative track laid down in this.
It felt like at least 20 plotlines. A killer, decades old murder, a church that may be a cult, a crazy rich hotel owner.
To the writer’s credit (yes, writer, not the compromising writing room), threads stitch by the conclusion.
There are also kids, a crutch I usually dislike, who are struggling junior high pupils.
Acting fine throughout, though Park Hoon steals the limelight as the hotel owner.
A soul of boundless enthusiasm, generosity, and possessing an uncanny ability to gauge others.
The richest guy in the room, yet still connected to his humble roots (his meals of instant noodles).
His roots, however, deeply embedded with the church, reveal a tangled web.
A stealthy malevolence in Memories Of The Alhambra, Hoon here is a rich complication.
At 16 episodes, Nobody Knows makes a fine introduction to K-dramas for those who enjoy mysteries.
