The Fiery Priest (2019)

A Must Watch

I just finished watching this series and I have to say for some odd reason I'm ready to rewatch this again and I usually don't rewatch Korean dramas I've seen.

The main character who I'm not familiar with was truly bad a* throughout the whole series. The whole cast had this special chemistry that made me want to watch all of this in one setting.

The fighting scenes were so top notch that I went into kid mode and kept rewinding and squealing...Sad I know but if anyone has watched this there's one particular scene where fighting occurs that threw me for a loop. That person became my favorite.

I'm not really big into female Korean actresses but the female cop was awesome. Except for the 'hip hop' scenes. Yeah, I cringed and was glad she didn't 'rap' too often.

The comedy in this had me rewinding and watching over and over. I never knew so many tears could come out of my eyes in every episode.

Since I'm not good with names, especially foreign names I'm just going to say the guy with the bob was my favorite. Poor guy got kicked and bounced up so fast only to fall the way he stood had me in tears!
Even the bumbling cop who surprised me throughout the series.

My least favorite of course were the bad guys but I also wasn't too fond of the prosecutor. Her constant 'Phoenix Sun' got on my nerves. Maybe it was the way her voice sounded. I hate female voices that are high and squeaky...ugh!

I definitely loved the fact that this was just comedy, mystery, and action. No sappy romances anywhere! These are my new descriptions for anything Korean right now.

Now that this one is done....going to find another to watch. Hope it's like this one.

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A MUST WATCH DRAMA

I could rave on and on about this drama but I’ll keep it short!

Such an underrated drama!! This drama is by far the greatest and best action comedy in KDrama history. It has a fantastic storyline, an engaging and intense plot, nerve-wracking twists and turns, superb acting skills, and valuable life lessons. A thrilling ride full of excitement and laughter!

Powerhouse Ensemble Cast! Each of them provided unforgettable fun, and they took on roles that were perfect for the actors. No matter how big or small the role was, each of them did a phenomenal job. Best squad ever!!! No romance but I didn't care. The main aces of this drama are the excellent storyline and character development. Along with an addictive OST that you’ll remember till the end.

The Fiery Priest made me laugh hysterically and I kept on cheering for our priest and his friends. One of my favorite dramas! I’ll be rewatching this drama again. Hoping season 2 happens.

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When you feel that the cast had so much fun shooting this drama :-)

I can hardly call another drama that was so much fun to watch. You could sense that the cast was enjoying shooting this a lot. I kinda hear them laughing after doing some scene's or when they got take a second shot I guess they were laughing so hard and couldn't continue filming the movie ;-) The cast in total, even the side characters are so well chosen and had enough airing time to be covered decently, even the villains.

The chemistry especially between Kim Nam Gil and Kim Sung Kyun was perfect. Also newbie police officer raping girl Seo Seung Ah appeard so cool. Besides the slapstick comedy there were some serious parts of the story covered in a good way...and while a bit repetitive the constant beat em up contest between the good and the bad turned out like crazy.

The plot might be nothing too new (corrupt politicians and police) and sometimes a little dragging, but overall enough story to keep you going. Music was well chosen, lots of scenes to be watched again...but in the end this drama shows some of the best cast of Korea and how good it worked out with and for all of them. Everybody watching this one I guess is eagerly waiting for a second season...which is quite rare in k-drama-history.

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it's got everything BUT romance!

This one is really entertaining... hardly a dull moment now and then! It has everything viewers could wish for - handsome actors and actresses, action, twists, comedy, melodrama... The balance between comedy and tragedy is unbeatable! The pace is good, fighting scenes got excellent choreography, actors are flawless! The ML and the FL are both gorgeous... BUT everyone in this drama is single and lonely! I admire the fact that the priest was all along true to his calling and never ever swayed, BUT how can no one in this drama have a family or at least some slight romantic interest??
As most watchers previously noticed, the funniest thing is Father Kim getting angry: he throws a fit, breaks things and beats people left and right! The female prosecutor is also good (on my new favourites list)! And the villains are totally charismatic!
This being said, it's still one of the best dramas out there, period.

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Loved this show so much my husband and I watched it TWICE.

I can't see anyone else besides drop-dead gorgeous, tough, elegant and ruthless (and occasionally goofy) Kim Nam-Gil as the lead. And Lee Hanee as Prosecutor Park is every bit his match for wit, tenacity and fiery temperament. She's a comedic genius who can also act seriously. Their chemistry was EPIC. Unlike an American show, the writer made sure that their propriety (and his sacred vows) was maintained. The supporting cast was great too. Jeon Sung Woo as Father Han and Baek Ji-Won as Sister Kim particularly stood out for me. Jung Dong Hwan as Monsignor Lee, Fr. Kim's savior and mentor was fantastic and felt genuine. Loved the up-and-down, warm father-son relationship they had, their arguments and Lee's touching kindnesses to Michael that thawed his frozen, wounded heart. I cried pretty hard when he got murdered early on. His tragic arc gave the show the DRAMATIC dark heft the story needed. And I liked how Kim Sung Kyun's Detective Koo went from being the idiot butt of his squad's jokes to being an effective, empathetic and moral officer who got his respect and mojo back. The OST is classic, catchy and effective with so many different moods and flavors. As a lapsed Catholic, watching the show made me miss attending church and gave me the impetus to return! But I must admit that I wish someone looking just like The-hand-of-divine-justice, HOT Father Michael Kim would visit my parish!!! I can't wait for Fiery Priest II to become reality and I hope that most of the cast, especially Lee Hanee, will be able to reprise their roles. 10+++

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An Absurd Comedy That's Amazing When Bingeing But You Realize It's Average in Hindsight

Watched this upon a friend's recommendation.

The show was already finished and I watched it all as fast as possible. Amazing without pauses, but once you're done or take a pause, you realize that it's actually not that great.

The comedy is mostly revolves around the irrational anger and physical violence that the MC turns to abruptly and he gets embroiled in gang activities, where the MC would have been beaten to death or hit by a truck at a crossing on a random night if it was an actual k-drama about chaebols but plot armor prevails in a comedic drama.

While i feel that the score of 7 is a little bit too high, scoring it a 6 or lower would not be reasonable as it is entertaining while you're watching it. It's difficult to give a just score as again, once you think about the show as a whole, you know that it wasn't that good.

I actually followed the main actor's other dramas because of this drama, and this show's success did propel him to stardom, but the dramas after this are all mid, or very short productions, like Island, which was split into 2 parts because they were uncertain about the show's success but still ended on a cliffhanger regardless, only to make Island 2 quickly on it's success but the long break in between had already taken it's toll on the audience

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Watched it for Kim Nam Gil, but loved all of them!!

In the same industry that delivers some amazing heart racing mystery thrillers and revenge dramas, here comes a daily soap which is lead by this fiery priest.
To be honest, the only and only reason to complete this one is Kim Nam Gil. I had dropped it once, but still watched it now and for some reason, I am not completely disappointed. It should really be mentioned that the story has potholes, some basics missed that will at least irk you, and the biggest reason- It is a slow poke. Like real slow.
The story kind of really starts from ep 13, where you can finally see things happening that should have happened at ep 6 maybe.
But still, it is funny. And I guess it is very similar to daily soap, so I am supposed to assume that there will be some nonsense.
I did take something from the drama, apart from the satisfaction of watching Kim Nam Gil-
That forgiving others is not something you do for others, it is something you do for yourself. But, this is definitely not that the cost of justice.
All the main leads are veteran actors who flawlessly bring this somewhat unfit piece to shine.
P.S- If you really need a reason to watch this, just pick any actor/actress you biase on, and stick to the determination of completing for them.

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There is a lot of poop in this drama.

This drama is good for a light fun time...with some dark corruption themes mixed in because Kdrama....and occasional ass explosions peppered here and there to keep things real. I especially enjoyed the comedy and character development. Hands down, the best part about Kdramas like this is that every minor character gets their moment in the sun, everyone gets their turn to be a hero. You go into it hating certain bad guys (or sometimes good guys if they're too pompous) and you come out of it liking almost everyone in the end. The bobbed haircut dude was so funny, the little Thai dude was hilarious, even the bread eating space enthusiast was super fun to watch. But hands down the best performance was from the female lead. She's so so so pretty but man can she do weird things with her face. She's over the top dramatic and I loved the scenes at the beginning when she's amping up the macho to fit in with the gross old dudes. The ML was great as well, he had a lot of emotional range... but the FL really outshines just about everyone in this drama.

The action scenes were pretty well done, I really liked the female cop flying through the air to swat a bad guy, though I was annoyed she always got knocked down eventually. Like ok, I get it, she's the rookie apprentice level fighter and she had to get knocked down for the priest dude to save the day...but still, I'd have liked to see her to get to kick some solid ass more frequently. The priest dude action scenes were well done, the humorous ones were especially fun to watch. The only times I was not impressed by the action scenes is when they clearly filmed the shots in much slower motion and then very obviously sped them up to the point where they looked unrealistic. This mostly happened at the end.

The only minor complaint I have is that some smaller plot points had a lot of screen time initially but never went anywhere. I won't give too many examples, because I don't want to spoil anything for anyone who reads this, but the main dropped plot point imo was the impetus for the sidekick cop dude to look the other way. Like it's a thing for many many episodes, and then suddenly it's just not a thing. I get that was part of his redemption arc, but the threat of specific people being harmed that kept him off the straight and narrow just vanished as well. Like clearly the bad guys used the threat effectively for years, so why do they just drop the issue when little cop dude starts popping a doggo mask to take them all down?

Overall it was a really solid drama and good for a comedy watch (with a few tears sprinkled in for dramatic effect). I might watch this again in a few years, there wasn't a lot of mystery or puzzles to figure out, so there's nothing that would really be spoiled for me in rewatching it. While I tend to not rewatch dramas ever, the really fun comedies can be exceptions. For anyone thinking I rated this drama low, for me scores of 7 and higher are pretty decent dramas. To get a 10 you'd have to be epic. This drama was good and well done, but not epic. Which is ok, not every drama has to be a 10 right!

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WHAT A MASTERPIECE!! Deserves SO MUCH more recognization!

I never thought I would start watching this drama and like it, but I was totally surprised, it became one of my favorites, if you like Vincenzo, this drama is totally for you, and if you have never watched it and are looking for something similar? Watch Vincenzo haha.

Father Kim is a unique priest, with a secret in his past, he ended up becoming a priest to try to leave the past behind, but this ended up leaving some "marks" on his personality, he likes to take justice into his own hands. It made me laugh a lot during each episode, I never thought I would see a crazy priest, who screams in the middle of mass, screams outside of it, punches others, acts like a gangster sometimes LOL.

An excellent revenge drama without weighing down the script, without leaving a tense atmosphere at all times. It manages to balance very well between action, comedy, moments of tension and MORE comedy lol.

The secondary characters that end up becoming the priest's "gang" are wonderful too, well developed, unique, and end up becoming irreplaceable over time.

Just watch this with an open mind and heart and I guarantee you will be very surprised, The Fiery Priest is proof that a drama does not need romance to be good, and I am a person who loves romance and rarely watches anything without romance, definitely a 10/10 for me.

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