Infernal Affairs vs Rondo

Apparently the Hong Kong was so successful that the Japanese wanted to get a slice of it. Their answer? A drama series with a similar theme. You might think it would get boring, but I am a sucker for myterious and exciting stuff like the yakuza, detective work and of course spy games.

The major difference is instead of 2 male leads, there's only 1. The undercover cop in the largest crime syndicate in Japan. Played by Takeuchi Yutaka (竹野内豐), it's exciting so far to episode 2. But of course the spy in the police is played by some extra.

The other point which attracts me is that Korean actors and actresses in the show. It's great to see Choi Ji Woo acting someone who's not hopelessly in love and keeps crying the whole day. She's not terminally ill and doesn't have to wait for 10 years to find out if this guy was the guy he was looking for. Great to see a korean actress in a much more exciting Japanese script. The baddie is also a Korean guy, who likes Choi and harresses her every episode, acted by the guy in the "Because I'm a girl" MTV.

Choi has achieved quite a lot of success in Japan despite almost not speaking Japanese... great to see them cooperating...If anyone is interested this show's name is "Rondo" 輪舞曲