With an outstanding cast and well-crafted side stories, Flex X Cop took the simple premise of a begrudging partnership between a chaebol heir and a righteous detective!
It gifted viewers with an exciting and heart-moving tale that has readily secured its place as a worthwhile hidden gem.
- Main Leads: Ahn Bo-hyun | Park Ji-hyun | Kang Sang-jun | Kim Shin-bi | Kwak Si-yang
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- K-Dramas of Similar Vibe: Police University | Café Minamdang | Bad and Crazy | Behind Your Touch
INTERVIEW: Ahn Bo Hyun Is Grateful For The Success Of “Flex X Cop”
Flex X Cop Series Quick Recap
Jin I-soo, a Chaebol second-generation son, gets roped into joining the violent crimes unit as an honorary detective. The catch: he isn’t welcomed with open arms, especially by rule-abiding team leader Lee Gang-hyun, who wants him out of the team. I-soo’s unusual ways of catching criminals soon get him on Gang-hyun’s bad side. But they grow on each other and partner up to put criminals behind bars.
Flex X Cop Series Highlights
A breath-taking performance by Ahn Bo Hyun
After lamenting over the waste of talent in See You In My 19th Life, where Ahn Bo-hyun spent most of his screen time brooding in the swimming pool, this talented actor gifted us with a fascinating comeback and nailed his role as Jin I-soo, a troublemaking chaebol on the outside and a lonely man-child on the inside.
@: 회 사줄게! @@: 회사 줄게✨
띄어쓰기의 중요성 (재벌X형사 ver.)SBS 금토드라마 <재벌X형사>
☞ [금,토] 밤 10시 #SBS금토드라마 #재벌X형사 #FlexxCop#안보현 #박지현 #강상준 #김신비#띄어쓰기의_중요성 pic.twitter.com/EIOt6lo3NE— SBSNOW (@SBSNOW) February 15, 2024
From the first time I-soo was introduced on the screen, it was obvious he wasn’t a typical arrogant chaebol flashing his money around. Instead, I-soo’s compassion for others was palpable in how he attended the funeral of a young woman who had no relatives and opened a posthumous exhibition for an art student who died unfairly after having her work stolen.
I-soo’s methods might be morally gray and reckless at times. Yet his sense of justice was apparent all the while. Throughout his life, I-soo craved a sense of belonging and he found his spot at the detective’s work. Not everyone would readily trade a chairman’s seat to catch criminals. But I-soo chose the path that makes him happy.
강력 1팀 금쪽이 보현X신비 케미✨
골 때리지만 너무 귀엽잖아요💕SBS 금토드라마 <재벌X형사>
☞ [금,토] 밤 10시 #SBS금토드라마 #재벌X형사 #FlexxCop#안보현 #박지현 #강상준 #김신비#이수경진 #금쪽이 pic.twitter.com/CcOHDsNZAK— SBSNOW (@SBSNOW) February 23, 2024
Flex X Cop Series Musings
Normally, investigative dramas either follow a case-of-the-week format with an over-arching mystery or one central case till the end. Here, it was more like the former. Yet, the drama made itself remarkable by breaking the tradition of having only one case per week. The cases were often solved pretty quickly without dragging things on and new ones were opened in their place.
Going back and forth to I-soo’s mother’s death might have been a bit annoying. Her death was ruled as a normal suicide with I-soo accepting the reality and settling to remember only their happy memories, only to get haunted by it again in the finale. Worse, I-soo’s father became our last case. Hence, I-soo couldn’t get any closure with his parents.
[14회 엔딩]
드디어 밝혀진 이수 어머니 죽음의 비밀
마음 찢어지는 두 부자🤫SBS 금토드라마 <재벌X형사>
☞ [금,토] 밤 10시#SBS금토드라마 #재벌X형사#FlexxCop #재벌X형사엔딩#재벌X형사14회엔딩 #14회엔딩#안보현 #박지현 #강상준 #김신비 pic.twitter.com/W3BkpiIzsq— SBSNOW (@SBSNOW) March 16, 2024
More than his parents’ death, I-soo was crushed by the culprit’s identity. The one I-soo trusted the most in his life turned out to be his parents’ killer. I-soo and Seong-ju might not have been related by blood. But this didn’t change anything for I-soo. Despite everything pointing to Seong-ju as the perpetrator, I-soo hoped he was wrong till the last moment.
같은 질문 다른 대답😢
승주 이수 형제의 결말지금까지 SBS 금토드라마 <재벌X형사>를
사랑해주셔서 감사합니다🤞#SBS금토드라마 #재벌X형사 #FlexxCop#안보현 #박지현 #강상준 #김신비 #곽시양 pic.twitter.com/oajV1wPcJb— SBSNOW (@SBSNOW) March 23, 2024
All in all, it was a refreshing show with compelling side characters, a cute low-key side romance between the forensics doctor and the detective, and an amusing bromance between I-soo and the junior team member. And though we didn’t get much romance between our leads, I enjoyed how their dynamics developed from bickering to comforting each other and having each other’s backs.
[최종회 엔딩]
강력 1팀으로 돌아온 이수🚔
다시 완전체가 된 강하즈의 완벽 훈훈 해피엔딩지금까지 SBS 금토드라마 <재벌X형사>를
사랑해주셔서 감사합니다🤞#SBS금토드라마 #재벌X형사#FlexxCop #재벌X형사엔딩#재벌X형사최종회엔딩 #최종회엔딩#안보현 #박지현 #강상준 #김신비 pic.twitter.com/OJ5T1pdkry— SBSNOW (@SBSNOW) March 23, 2024
All episodes of Flex X Cop are now streaming on Disney+!
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