Kaleidoscope Universe

Title: Astray
Series: 모범택시 / Taxi Driver
Characters: Kim Dogi, Kang Hana
Summary: As things started to become slightly awry after the unexpected outcome from the Udata case, Dogi started wondering again if the things he'd done with the Rainbow Taxi were the right thing to do.

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Title: Far From Perfact
Series:모범택시/Taxi Driver
Characters: Kang Hana, Kim Dogi, Ahn Goeun, Choi Kyung-gu, Park Jin-eon, mention of Wang Minho
Summary: Suppose the rest of the day turned out to be fairly good after all.

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I really love this series so much!

First impression I got from this drama was that this show was about a vigilante taxi driver out to serve justice to the bad guys as revenge. And then after watching the drama this is like the Korean version of Knight Rider lol. That said, I went to look at the webtoon that was what the drama was based on. Though have to say that the only thing that was similar between the original webtoon and drama was the concept of the revenge taxi service and Rainbow Taxi. Though to be fair, that was fine with me as the webtoon was more violent and gory and had less actual taxi battles. I love how the drama incorporate the whole Knight Rider feel to the whole revenge taxi thing. That was cool. And I love the fact that the drama had Prosecutor Kang Hana's character, which didn't exist in the webtoon but adds an even more depth into the story to include the narrative from the side of the law enforcement people.

Loved the ost and the bg music. The eurobeat tracks really fit in with the show's movie-like atmosphere. And I love how Kim Dogi and Kang Hana's character being written. And I really love the dynamics between Lee Jehoon and Esom in the drama. 

I noticed how halfway through the series the writer was changed to a different person though I'm glad that the change in writers didn't feel so noticable in the drama. Like some people claim that the writer change made the story 'boring', or maybe some feel like the new writer tried to make the HanaDogi pairing a bit more prominent. Yet I disagree since even from the beginning Dogi was already shown to have some interest towards Hana. And the cases in the second half was really high-tension and emotional so I don't think that the change made the writing go bad. For one, I like how Kang Hana's character started becoming more prominent after the half-way point and become as important as Kim Dogi. Because it'd be a shame if her character become underused despite Esom being the main female lead.

I really love how the writing not quite romantising the idea of vigilante activities yet also admitting that the law might not be fully perfect, to which one might have a need for some kind of vigilante 'hero' to fix the flaw in the las. The overal tone was hopeful and healing and I love the journey from the beginning to end. This is one of the webtoon adaptations that I'm glad that it took a different narrative and give us a great story in return.

Title: Mismatched
Series:모범택시/Taxi Driver
Characters: Ahn Goeun, Kim Dogi, Kang Hana, Choi Kyung-gu, Park Jin-eon
Summary: Honestly she refused to think that Mr Kim and that Prosecutor Kang was ever a good match! They're like water and oil!

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Title: Apology
Series:모범택시/Taxi Driver
Characters: Kim Dogi, Kang Hana
Summary: Perhaps he also needed to ask for her forgiveness for all of the misunderstandings that he had about her.

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