Hush 허쉬 - Starring Hwang Jung Min & Yoona [2020-2021]

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English Title: Hush 

Hangul: 허쉬 

Premiere Date: December 11, 2020

Schedule: Friday & Saturday 22:50

Channel - jTBC

 

- Synopsis -

Han Joon-Hyeok (Hwang Jung Min) is a veteran reporter for a newspaper. He first became a reporter to pursue justice, but he is now conflicted between idealism and pragmatism. Han Joon-Hyeok must also deal with personal issues as a husband and father.

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CAST

 

Hwang Jung Min as Han Joon Hyeok

 

 

 

Yoona as Lee Ji Soo 

 

 

Son Byung Ho as Na Sung Won

 

 

Yoo Sun as Yang Yoon Kyung 

 

 

 

Kim Won Hae as Jung Se Joon 

 

Park Ho San as Eom Sung Han 

Lee Seung Joon as Kim Ki Ha 

Kyung Soo Jin as Oh Soo Yeon 

Kim Jae Chul as Park Myung Hwan

Jung Joo Won as Choi Kyung Woo

Baek Joo Hee as Lee Jae Eun 

Choi Kang Soo as Jo Dong Wook

Lee Seung Woo as Hong Kyu Tae 

Im Sung Jae as Kang Joo An

 

Character Relationship Chart

 

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~ OFFICIAL OSTs & Extra Videos ~

 

Episode 1 

Episode 2 

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It seems like iQiyi will be the one who subs this show 

https://www.iq.com/play/10bqbh98jjs?frmrp=search&frmb=list&frmrs=image

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Subbed teasers

 

[Chocolate]

 

“Hush” is about the everyday struggles and ethical dilemmas of newspaper reporters. It will portray their problems as ones that all office workers deal with, rather than just reporters. Hwang Jung Min plays Han Joon Hyuk, a veteran reporter who’s lost his passion for the work because of the harsh reality of the industry. In contrast, YoonA plays the spirited and bold intern reporter Lee Ji Soo, and Han Joon Hyuk becomes her mentor while they work on the same team...

 

Lastly, the director commented, “We don’t only focus on the limited happenings in the world of reporters. It also looks at the comradeship people feel for their coworkers, family ties, and the concerns and emotions felt by any average office worker. Our drama’s point of differentiation is that it’s simultaneously heavy but light...

Source: Soompi

 

I watched for Hwang Jung Min, highly acclaimed in films and back for his first drama after 8 years.

 

Episode 1 was quite interesting.

 

1. Chief Editor's (Son Byung-ho) motto: Work Trust Forgive = WTF to his employees LOL

 

2. Digital News Desk = Drudge News Desk LOL.

This department's job is to apparently to increase views of their digital page by clicking refresh many times, copying and pasting popular articles from elsewhere and creating sensational headlines. I look forward to the transformation of this department since it contains the main leads and some of the supporting casts who are true reporters but have been sidelined.

 

***Spoiler*** [Leaving it out here as the spoiler box is all dark]

Lee Ji Soo (YoonA) seems to have pretended not to know who Han Joon Hyuk (Hwang Jung Min) is when she joined Daily Korea as intern. At the end of the episode, we find out that her father had committed suicide when he was framed for bribery. Flashback showed JY arguing with the Chief Editor when they were younger over this article and being told to keep quiet as the matter will blow over with time. Likely this was one of the major incidents that changed JY from a passionate reporter to 'clickbait master' now. Is JS seeking revenge / wanting to clear her father's name?

 

The description of the drama sounds a bit "slice of life" which is not my thing. I hope it shows more of the intricacies and suspense of reporting and the cases. But let's see.

 

Episode 2 Trailer

https://youtu.be/bPB_r3qhDLU

 

Edited December 12, 2020 by Chocolate

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@Chocolate

Based on the original descriptions, I also thought this was more of a slice of life drama, but may be more serious than initially expected. I have no issues with either, but I just want the writing to be consistent & good throughout the series. 

[abs-oluteM]

Someone translated the character chart . Might come in handy 

 

[Tofu]

I heard the first episode did well, around 3% viewership. It occupied MTF's timeslot, which became a mess halfway through its run.

[Chocolate]

Episode 2 was sad. Again Han Joon Hyuk (Hwang Jung Min) is told to hush by the chief editor. Not sure if real SK is so discriminating/conservative - a degree from a prestigious University in the suburb is not recognised in Seoul?

 

So far the story seems quite solid for those who like this genre.

 

Episode 3 Preview with subs

 

Edited December 13, 2020 by Chocolate

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On 12/12/2020 at 4:04 AM, abs-oluteM said:

Someone translated the character chart . Might come in handy

 

Thanks, I added this to the first post. 

[TRaNz]

Just watched the first 2 eps. I had trouble getting into the story ep1, but ep2 got me interested. Its sad that ep towards the end, but Im now wanting to see how this pans out.

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10 hours ago, TRaNz said:

Just watched the first 2 eps. I had trouble getting into the story ep1, but ep2 got me interested. Its sad that ep towards the end, but Im now wanting to see how this pans out.

I still haven't found the time to watch, but will do it tonight as soon as I can sit down without falling alseep lol I need to watch before next week, but really good to know ep2 is interesting. 

[abs-oluteM]

Apparently this drama is vey good . I am so overloaded with dramas , if not I’ll check this out 

 

[TRaNz]

Well.....just watched ep 3 and 4 ..... spent most of both eps with watery eyes.  Geeezzz.....

 

There seems to be more to what happened to Soo Yeon. I do find it interesting how its the reporters trying to do all the digging rather than the authorities though.

 

Hoping for less watery eyed episodes to come. haha

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Came across these when I was looking for my dramas