Tell Me What You Saw ~ I Saw Everything!

“Tell Me What You Saw” is a 2020 Korean drama series, with 16 episodes, categorized as Crime, Mystery, Police Procedural, Thriller, and Suspense, and streaming on Viki and Tubi.

• Memorable Quote: “Someone with a good heart can sink into wickedness, while someone with a wicked heart can overcome one’s wickedness. I will tell you what I saw. I saw the will.”

SUMMARY: A reclusive criminal profiler and a rookie detective with a photographic memory team up to catch a serial killer.

♦ I Remember Everything I See

In “Tell Me What You Saw”, Cha Soo-young‘s mother was the victim of a hit-and-run accident when she was young. Her mother died on the operating table. The police were at the hospital, and they tried to explain to her father that they would look for the driver, but they didn’t have any information to pursue the case. Even though Cha Soo-young was a little girl, she understood that the police needed details to investigate her mother’s death.

She had witnessed the accident, so Cha Soo-young thought back and tried to recall the incident. She was able to recall what she saw: the car, the driver, a little boy sitting in the back seat, and most importantly, the license plate number. It turned out that Cha Soo-young has a photographic memory. When she grew up, she joined the police force, where her gift could be put to good use. But she was assigned to a station in the countryside, and there isn’t much crime in the village.

Oh Hyun-Jae was once a highly respected criminal profiler. He was incredibly gifted with extraordinary intuition and an analytical mind. The police often sought his expertise to close cold cases. However, one case impacted him so adversely that he left his profession and withdrew from the public. A serial killer’s bomb explosion claimed the life of his fiancée. This left him traumatized and overwhelmed by guilt.

♦ Together We Can Catch the Killer Once and For All

Five years later, a series of gruesome murders occur, and a serial killer who everyone believed to be dead is now believed to be alive. The crime committed used the same modus operandi, i.e., similar to past cases Oh Hyun-Jae had worked on. He is still battling with psychological and emotional trauma. Nevertheless, he returns to work to assist the detectives. The team leader of the criminal investigative unit is Hwang Ha-Young. Since she’s in charge, she chooses the team members.

Cha Soo Young, now a rookie detective, is paired with Oh Hyun-Jae. Her ability to recall details of a crime scene as if she’d taken a snapshot in her mind is going to be extremely valuable. Hwang Ha-Young believes that Cha Soo Young’s gift, combined with Oh Hyun-Jae’s extraordinary intuition and an analytical mind, should help the police capture the elusive serial killer once and for all.

Oh Hyun-Jae and Cha Soo Young just need to remain objective and focus.

• Cha Soo-Young is not overly ambitious, but anxious to prove herself and might be a bit overzealous to show everyone that her unique ability is an asset to law enforcement and not a liability.

• Investigating the case is bringing back painful memories for Oh Hyun-Jae, and it may be difficult to maintain the line between justice and revenge. Difficult, not impossible.

Other than that, Hwang Ha-Young thinks they make a great team together.

Main Characters:

• Oh Hyun-Jae (played by Jang Hyuk, “Family: The Unbreakable Bond”, “Money Flower“, “Wok of Love”, “Voice”, “A Beautiful Mind“)
• Cha Soo-Young (played by Sooyoung, “Second Shot at Love”, “Move To Heaven”, “Squad 38”)
• Hwang Hwa-Young (played by Jin Seo-Yeon, “Yaksha: Ruthless Operations”, “Believer”, “Battle for Happiness”, “One the Woman”)

Where to Watch (Also free with ads on Tubi.)

Viewership and Rating:

• IMDb: 7.6 out of 10 stars
• My Drama List: 8.2 out of 10 stars
• Viki viewers’ rating: 9.4 out of 10 stars
• Google users shared a public rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars

My personal rating is the same as the Viki viewers.

If you enjoy dark crime thrillers about serial killers, “Tell Me What You Saw” is a must-watch.

• You might also like: “Through the Darkness” (2022), a K-drama based on the work of Kwon Il yong, recognized as South Korea’s first criminal profiler.

I am a fan of Jang Hyuk and especially like him in historical Korean dramas.  You too?  Then check out these K-dramas.

• Chuno (The Slave Hunters)
• The Swordsman
• My Country: The New Age
• Shine or Go Crazy”
• The Merchant: Gaekju
• Tree With Deep Roots

LINKS OF INTEREST:

K Drama Review: ‘Tell Me What You Saw’ Thrills With Riveting Confrontations… | Hello KPop

Final Review: Tell Me What You Saw | The cat that watches TV

Just Watched: Tell Me What You Saw | My My Ooz

K-DRAMA REVIEW: “Tell Me What You Saw” Is A Well-Acted, Well-Written Criminal Drama | What The Kpop

K-Drama Review: ‘Tell Me What You Saw’ A Crime Drama that Turned Its Weakness into Development and Twist | ZAPZEE – Premier Korean Entertainment Magazine

TRAILER/TEASER:

CJ ENM Global. “Tell Me What You Saw.” YouTube, Video, 28 Dec. 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8HjajOv07A.

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