8.065 minSeason 1 • Episode 16
LatestTeacher Kim, who was approaching to kill Tae-san, stops when he sees the person lying on the operating table.
Jang Tae San is a man who has been living a meaningless life and never thinks toward his future. He is on the run after being falsely accused of murder. Furthermore, he discovers that he has a daughter who is now suffering from leukemia. The drama spans exactly two weeks, and tells about Tae San's desperate struggles to save his daughter.
Acting
Lee Joon-gi's physical transformation into a desperate, feral father.
Writing
Tight real-time structure—no filler, every episode matters.
Direction
Relentless pacing that mirrors Tae-san's own panic.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lee Joon-gi performed most of his own stunts, including the famous bridge jump sequence that took six takes.
The drama aired during a wave of 'dad hero' Korean thrillers, but stood out for its biological clock premise—rarely do action heroes race against their child's marrow transplant window. Soo-jin's 'ajusshi' becoming 'Dad' mirrors Korea's complex adoption and single-parent stigma.
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