Sieigi No Se was a great example of a simple premise well-executed. Most especially it deomnstrated that a sweet story does not need romance. Watching this short Drama about a rookie prosecutor reminded me of two other Dramas: Miss Hamurabi, and Nagi No Oitona. Both were blemished by forced romantic elements that dragged them down. In Ms Hammurabi, the Drama had an excellent platonic friendship develop between the male and female lead for 3/4 of the show, then the writer lost their nerve and decided "we gotta have romance", and suddenly jammed in a romance that was forced, stiff, and false, and a huge disappointment.
Seigi No Se did not make that mistake. It stayed focused on its core story, the growth of the lead *as a prosecutor*. Any future romantic interest for her was merely hinted at, and they were interesting hints. But that's all they were, they never got in the way of a simple, sweet story about someone passionately fighting for justice as she grew into her job. A feel-good treat of the sort that Japan delivers often, Korea seldom.
Seigi No Se did not make that mistake. It stayed focused on its core story, the growth of the lead *as a prosecutor*. Any future romantic interest for her was merely hinted at, and they were interesting hints. But that's all they were, they never got in the way of a simple, sweet story about someone passionately fighting for justice as she grew into her job. A feel-good treat of the sort that Japan delivers often, Korea seldom.
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