{"id":573,"date":"2025-06-21T12:58:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T10:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kdramakopi.com\/?p=573"},"modified":"2025-06-21T12:58:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T10:58:20","slug":"the-defects-choi-young-joon-as-the-savior-of-rejected-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/en\/the-defects-choi-young-joon-bouleverse-en-sauveur-denfants-rejetes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Defects: Choi Young-joon shakes things up as savior of rejected children"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scheduled for release on July 21, ENA's new drama, The Defects<\/a><\/strong> (\uc544\uc774\uc1fc\ud551<\/em> in Korean), promises to be one of the must-see thrillers of the summer. Adapted from a successful webtoon that garnered over 51 million views, this drama plunges into the chilling world of illegal adoption trafficking, highlighting the shattered destinies of children abandoned by their adoptive families.<\/p>\n\n\n

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At the heart of this shocking story are Choi Young-joon<\/strong> <\/a>(Hospital Playlist, Bloodhounds, Flower of Evil), in a strong new role. He plays Woo Tae-sik, a remorseful former henchman of an illegal adoption network. Discovering the extent of the horrors committed by the organization he used to serve, he does an about-face. In secret, he begins to rescue rejected children, taking them in and teaching them to survive in a world that has betrayed them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choi Young-joon in an intense role<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The 1st images reveal a transformed Choi Young-joon, both dark and deeply human. His hard eyes and pained face convey the complexity of a character torn between guilt and redemption. Woo Tae-sik is not a traditional hero, but a broken man trying to redeem himself by becoming the protector of those \"defectives\" whom society has consigned to oblivion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The production underscores the actor's remarkable performance, <\/strong>capable of expressing deep emotions with great restraint. Her restrained performance promises to bring an essential dramatic intensity to the plot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Defects<\/strong> is co-produced by Group 8, behind such hits as My ID is Gangnam Beauty and Taxi Driver, and Take One Studio (L.U.C.A., Your Honor), 2 references on the Korean small screen. A Kdrama to keep an eye on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 8 episodes will be broadcast on Mondays and Tuesdays from July 21 to August 12, 2025 on ENA<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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