Before we get into the review, let’s start with the important questions. Why do the characters in this drama like wearing sunglasses at night? It’s soooo distracting. Enquiring minds would like to know.
Okay, now that we’ve gotten that out of the way…
The concept for this drama was quite interesting. The plot is about a couple, Woo Jin (played by Esom) and Samuel (played by Ahn Jae Hong) that uses the infidelity they are surrounded by to help them out of their financial difficulties. This is perfect because Woo Jin works at a hotel where she sees all kinds of affairs from the lobby and can keep tabs on their next ‘victims’.
They blackmail their so-called ‘victims’ into giving them money in exchange for not exposing their affairs, which is, on one hand, quite exploitative… but on the other hand, a dish of juicy justice.
The drama makes one question your morality as you ask yourself who is more of the bad guy here… The vigilante-esque couple hurting people for personal gain, or the people having the affairs who are also clearly in the wrong, but at the same time victims in their own right.
Aside from their main hustle, we also go through the motions of a couple whose flame has burnt out and their trials and tribulations as they try to rekindle the flame. Weirdly, Esom and Ahn Jae Hong, whilst a couple pairing that this writer never imagined together, have super organic chemistry. Naturally, this could be credited to their incredible acting as we fall fully immersed into this quirky world of theirs.
Unlike most K-dramas, this one has no frills and trills. It represents true issues that a lot of couples may have in their marriages and even relationships through a raw and very much unfiltered lens, with a lot of sexual innuendos. There is a lot of human error in the story, which adds to the realism aspect.
The drama is somewhat disturbing to watch in the sense that there’s a lot of voyeurism going on, but it’s an intriguing watch nonetheless.
What did you think of LTNS? Let us know in the comments.
