Language: Korean

Subtitle: English

Number of Episodes: 14

Genre: (Action)

 

Korean Television Drama: DAMO
(14 episodes)

 

THE STORY:

Damo stars Ha Ji Won as Chae-Ok, Lee Suh Jin as Hwangbo Yoon, and Kim Min Joon as Jang Sung Baek.

According to ancient Korea, during the Chosun Dynasty, there exists a profession for women called “Damo.” The word Damo actually has a dual meaning. Women of this profession usually function as tea servants and are regarded as the lowest class of the hierchary. They are treated no better than the slaves in the society and are ranked lower than a commoner. It is documented that some of them function as undercover policewomen.

This wonderful series is about a Damo named Chae-Ok. Born of nobility, Chae-Ok was cast off to slavery after her father (branded as a traitor) committed suicide. While fleeing from the imperial guards, Chae-Ok was separated from her brother and mother and was forced to serve as a personal servant to young master Hwangbo Yoon. Like Chae-Ok, Hwangbo Yoon also has his tragic origin. He was the son of a mistress and a noble government official. His blood is too high to be considered a commoner, and his status (due to mixed breeding) is too low to be a higher nobleman. So he is neither treated as a nobleman nor a commoner. His father decided to help Hwongbo Yoon become stronger and sent him off to train martial arts under the tutelage of a highly skilled master. Since Chae-Ok was assigned to Hwongbo Yoon, she too learned the art of fighting.

The two ended in the Left Police Force where Hwongbo Yoon is the commander and Chae-Ok is a damo working undercover as a policewoman. While working on a counterfeit case, Chae-Ok meets Jang Sung Baek, a skilled swordsman and the leader of a gang of bandits. Chae-Ok finds herself drawn to Jang Sung Baek and is confused as to where her loyalty lies. Her mission was to infiltrate the gang of bandits and bring the rebels to justice but she couldn't bring herself to arrest him when she had the opportunity to.

Similarly, Jang Sung Baek is drawn to Chae-Ok and wants to convince her to join his side to overthrow the Emperor. However it will be very difficult. Chae-Ok does not want to betray her loyalty to Yoon and turn against the law for Jang Sung Baek, yet she feels attached to Jang Sung Baek. Which side will Chae-Ok choose? Damo is unlike any other drama I have seen as it deals with loyalty, honor, politics, love, and betrayal.

What I like about the show:

Ha Ji Won. She's very pretty. While watching the series with my friend, the first thing that came out of our mouths was: Man, she's very cute! She's cute when she's scared, when she's crying, when she's smiling, even when she's all bloody! She's a total knock-out! She did a great job playing Chae-Ok as you can really get a feel for her character. The storyline is very deep and the great thing about it is that each subplots only add to the depth of the storyline rather than drags like many of the Korean shows that I watched. I love the action and the martial arts in this series. It's very fast paced and I was never bored at all. What a wonderful show!

What I don't like about the show:

Not a single thing.

How do I rate this show?

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!