Karma K-drama Review: Park Hae-soo's thriller is a clear example of 'sins don't wash away until they meet final consequences'

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Karma K-drama story: Lee Il Hyung-directed Karma K-drama is finally out on Netflix, and it consists of 6 episodes in total. The series starring Park Hae-soo, Shin Min-a, Lee Hee-jun, Kim Sung-kyun, Lee Kwang-soo, and Gong Seung-yeon deals with six crime thriller stories, but they are all interconnected. For the unversed, Karma is based on the Kakao webtoon of the same name by Choi Hee-seon. The lives of six characters become entangled in a web of ill-fated relationships, leading to bitter revenge and consequences. As the series is out, read our review below! 

Karma K-drama Review

Six characters and their ill-fated choices, but all are interconnected. Let me get that straight - Karma, the crime thriller K-drama, rightfully gives justice to the title. Yes, Karma is watching you, and you should be aware of your actions. Wrong deeds return to you in one way or the other. 

The series starring Park Hae-soo, Shin Min-a, Lee Hee-jun, Kim Sung-kyun, Lee Kwang-soo, and Gong Seung-yeon explores themes of fate, destiny, and the consequences of human choices. 

The story of Karma begins with an abandoned building catching fire, leaving some victims. However, one person barely survives and is taken to the hospital. At the hospital, one lady doctor becomes shocked after hearing that person's name, Park Jae-yeong. The story shifts to Lee He-jun, who plays the role of a debtor, drowning in private loans. He is threatened by the landlord for skipping his rent. 

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Park Hae-soo witnesses a mysterious accident and makes a deadly decision. This is where the whole thing starts. To cover one truth, he deliberately commits a crime, and this is where Karma watches and waits for the consequences. Hae-soo, with the help of his fellow con friend (a Korean-Chinese guy), murders Lee He-jun's father. He-jun wants the insurance money of his father, and he can get that only if his father dies in an accident or a disease. So he recruits that Korean-Chinese guy to murder his father, and that guy takes the help of Hae-soo.

However, they mess up on the incident day because He-jun's father does not die in the car accident, and sensing danger, Hae-soo covers his mouth with his hand and murders him and throws his body from an overbridge. Meanwhile, the dead body falls on a couple's car. The man inside the car thinks he hit the man, contemplating his action of drunk driving. The man inside the car is played by Lee Kwang-soo. He does not realize that the girl he is dating is also involved in the plot. When Kwang-soo sees that their action was seen by a man (Hae-soo), he decides to bribe him and takes his help to bury the dead body. But later, when Kwang-soo finds out that he did not hit that man, but the dead body fell from above, he goes to meet his lady, but that lady and Hae-soo had already planned to murder him. 

However, Kwang-soo hits the lady with a car but ends up being murdered by Hae-soo. The whole situation proves how a man makes a wrong decision in the heat of the moment, only to regret it later. This is why people say, 'Think before you take action, but once you have done the job, there is no point in thinking.' 

Coming to the plot, crime does not end here. To save his life, Hae-soo disguises himself and becomes the debtor, who is Park Jae-yeong. He not only murders the debtor but also kills that Korean-Chinese guy by setting that building on fire, but he also ends up being the victim. However, at the end, he is hit by Karma. The series also proves how one person's wrong action can affect other people's lives and lead them to make the wrong decisions. 

Karma can be dangerous if you frequently commit crimes. In the series, the characters take action to save their lives from ill-fated crimes but end up being the victims of Karma. They think ending people's lives will save them, but it ultimately pulls them deeper into a web of crime and consequence. The plot of the series is written, directed, and crafted so well that while watching it, I became confused about who was who and had to Google it, only to realize the mastery of direction in the series. If you miss any scene, you won't be able to catch up, and that is where Karma deserves a clap. After Ju Ji-hoon's Light Shop, Karma is surely going to be the topic of discussion for months. 

Karma K-drama verdict

Karma, the crime thriller K-drama, will blow your mind when you finally witness how the stories are interconnected to teach one lesson about life, and that is to be mindful of your every deed. The series rightfully proves sins don't wash away until they meet the final consequences. From the characters facing trauma to destiny already making the final script of their actions is shown in the most valid way in the series. Lee II-hyung's series shows that some events are predetermined, and the characters are bound by an inviolable fate. 

So, do not waste your time. Go to Netflix and watch Karma right away!

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