Vincenzo Review

Originally released from the 20^th of February to the 2^nd of May 2021, Vincenzo is a Korean drama about a Korean-Italian mafia lawyer who, while vising his motherland, “gives a conglomerate a taste of its own medicine with a side of justice.” Directed by Kim Hee Won, executive produced by Cho Moon Joo, and composed by Park Se Joon, this popular Korean drama rated 8.5 on IMDb and has 97% likes on Google; therefore, it would not be right to not speak about the series that you may end up enjoying a lot once you start watching!

After the Korean channel tvN television broadcast ended on the 2^nd of May 2021, all 20 episodes of Vincenzo were quickly released on Netflix internationally; it is no surprise that it was a global release, because the series had quickly become the sixth highest-rated drama in tvN’s history, meaning it was a huge success. Now that it has been on Netflix for a while, ratings for Vincenzo have shown that the international audience also love the drama series, making the Korean show maintain its position in the top 10 TV shows on Netflix worldwide. Make sure that you are subscribed to the streaming platform if you are interested in the drama; click HERE to start watching now.

The plot is as follows:

“At the age of eight, Park Joo Hyung (Song Joong Ki) was adopted by an Italian family. He later joins the mafia and is adopted by Don Fabio, head of the Cassano Family. Renamed ‘Vincenzo Cassano’ he becomes a lawyer, a consigliere for the mafia, and Don Fabio’s right-hand man.”

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“After Fabio dies, Paolo, Fabio’s biological son and the new leader of the Cassano Family attempts to kill Vincenzo. He flees to Seoul and sets out to recover 1.5 tons of gold that he helped a recently dead Chinese tycoon secretly stash within the basement of Geumga Plaza. However, a subsidiary of Babel Group has illegally taken ownership of the building, and Vincenzo must use his skills to reclaim the building and recover his fortunes. Among the quirky tenants at Geumga Plaza is the Jipuragi Law Firm run by Hong Yoo Chan, in which Vincenzo finds he has aligned interests. At first, he comes into conflict with Hong Yoo Chan’s daughter, Hong Cha Young, an attorney for a rival firm, but after her father’s death she takes over the practice and joins forces with Vincenzo and the other tenants to fight Babel Group.”

Watch the trailer below for more on the story:

The cast for Vincenzo includes Song Joong Ki as Vincenzo Cassano, Jeon Yeo Been as Hong Cha Young, Ok Taecyeon as Jang Jun Woo/Jang Han Seok, Kim Yeo Jin as Choi Myung Hee, and Kwak Dong Yeon as Jang Han Seo.

In terms of plot for Vincenzo, many fans agree that the story is very satisfactory throughout, especially in the last episode. The anti-hero, Vincenzo Cassano, delivers his revenge against the corrupt group Babel and the people involved, as well as making sure that everyone deserves what they got by the end of the Korean drama – whether that is good or bad.

With a wave of popular Korean dramas consistently adding on to your watch list, there is no harm adding one more; although, if this is your first Korean drama, make sure you give it a shot because they are all the hype right now, and rightfully so!