As I am starting the momentum of Bimbibap, I felt I needed to conclude the overviews on Spotlight. We know of the drastic decision of the Producers changing writers right in the middle of the drama to salvage ratings in which I felt just cut-up the whole flow of the drama. I was fine with it, when it was going for the occupation drama route with the romance factor quietly as an auxiliary, but no the Producers were impatient & hence the forth.

However there are some good moments that came out with Seo Woo Jin takes the dirty world of political controlled enterprise

A politician on the takes find is found serious stabbed. Society Dept to fins out the truth about what had happened decided to investigate & report

This lead to a spiral of incident

Seo Woo Jin takes up the report although it was dismissed by the Seniors staff not to pursue, as the matter had great power that may stop it from all cost. The main is that the Blue House may be involve due to some political lobby funds that could have been manipulated by certain corporate sector who would like to reap benefits from their donation.

The investigation will be done under radar. She is to only report the matter to Oh Tae Suk, who sanctioned her to pursue the matter. Jung Song Il was also on the tab of the Construction Company, Young Hwa which provide inside information. As Seo Woo Jin was the reporter to be out there being exposed, she became the venerable target

The changeover was really obvious with the script when they bring in a character in the form of a Senior in which Seo Woo Jin had a crush on to form a somewhat underrated “love triangle” to make Oh Tae Suk fluster up his feather. Seo Woo Jon turning into a high school girl with an enormous crush scenarios was a little over the top. It looks like the script writer had lost the hold format of the story.

Senior ended buying her an expensive handbag, in which she was thrilled then vanished into thin air as he came. She was accused of taking side kicks, & ended up being suspended from work pending investigation. All through the manipulation of some certain party

The company, Young Hwa in question, a major construction company is which had some staff that look like gangsters in the way they settle matters.

Seo Woo Jin persistence digging to the matter, uproar public sentiment, when some of the company’s projects were stalled which led to crowd harassing on her house’s gate, in protest.

Her own father who company had dealings with Construction Company was force to retire early.

Seo Woo Jin ropes it Lee Sun Chul into the investigation to track down an accountant who had gone into hiding involves in the incident. She finds him but was paid by a special visit or kidnap from the suits of the Blue House to tailor what they can say in the exclusive interview

Interview was done on air with Seo Woo Jin the anchor doing the interview. In the commercial break, the accountant slips in Seo Woo Jin’s hand a thumb drive. Then the Accountant reported to have ended up committed suicide. Seo Woo Jin wanted to seek some justice for the dead Accountant whether he naturally died or was foul play

Sensing foul play, Seo Woo Jin digs deeper to it, & eventually find that Oh Tae Suk’s father, Oh Song Huan is also involve in the matter. He had receive backing for his return to politics

Seo Woo Jin wanting to mediate between father & son. His father wasn’t all bad, just a subject of circumstances.

The finally got their exclusive & Seo Woo Jin finished her broadcast as the Anchor & Oh Tae Suk as the Technical Director. Once off air, she gave a testimony of herself what being a journalist is to her

The last 20 mins Episode 16 of the series.

Oh Tae Suk & Seo Woo Jin demanded the exclusive interview, much to the dismay of Jung Song Il. This is the last course of action to bring the whole charade down that had ruined & claim lives in process

Oh Tae Suk: We need to disclosure this crime in from of public sentiment

Jung Song Il: What…crime? If it is a crime then we just need to inform the Prosecutor’s Office. We will then wait for the Prosecutors to complete its investigation. It will be better then we will broadcast the matter.

Seo Woo Jin: It will be disclosure, to the public

Jung Song Il is shocked

Seo Woo Jin: We need to bring out the real truth that had been keep away & denied access from to the public

Oh Tae Suk: In will be on air at the 9pm Spotlight news tonight. We will prepare an exclusive interview

Jung Song Il can only sigh tuck his head down

The studio news desk preparation to go on air. Anchor final touches & briefs materials

Crew: This is the latest new brief. This is brought forward & that is push down

Teleprompter had the exclusive news. The studio crew is set with their cameras. The broadcast control room set preparing the footage to be shown on air. Oh Tae Suk is the Technical Director

Oh Tae Suk: It is the last commercial run. Anchor!

Kim Dong Suk: Good evening Viewers, this is the 9 o’ clock Spotlight news live. This is the Saeyongdo Special Administrative Financial hub is have arouse draw more & more of public sentiment & uproar to it. Today we have invited 2 guests who each represents on the behalf of the Government & Young Hwa Construction Group. Come let heard both parties point of view over the Saehaedo Special Administrative Financial hub

Chae Song Eun: This week runs for votes have brought up the battles to almost bubble point. We now bring our guests that present the monetary financial sector & the administrative government to give their view on the uproars

In the Control Room

Oh Tae Suk: VTR (Video Tape Recorder), Cue!

Seo Woo Jin in the control room looking at her watch, waiting then Jung Song Il bring the 2 guest in. There are Senator Kim who represents the Administrative Government & Young Hwa Construction Group Director Yi. She greets them

Seo Woo Jin: I grateful thanks for both of you to come

Director Yi: You are really a person that should be admired for one’s courage. Reporter Seo Woo Jin. You will able to make us come here on our own accord

Seo Woo Jin: I am sorry. Today, I waited your exclusive debate for the both of you

Senator Kim: Reporter Seo, don’t put your hopes too high. We are here just to appease slight the public sentiments & curiosity, that is just all to it

Seo Woo Jin: Is it that is hard to say? It is really curiosity or down right suspicion, I too is still no clear as to it now. Anyhow in regards the Saehaedo Special Administrative Financial hub had its shortcomings. I do hope that both of you gentlemen will please answer the question honestly.

Jung Song Il: Suspicion, what suspicion? There are rumour mongers only

Seo Woo Jin: Then, do just wait a while longer

Seo Woo Jin bows & takes leaves. Jung Song Il showed the guest to the Control room

Jung Song Il: Shall be come over here & look

Senator Kim: Yes

Director Yi: Senator Kim, today whatever you had sweared by, do need be prudent. Although the matter before hand we have come to a mutual understanding, however we don’t know what Seo Woo Jin has up in her sleeves

Senator Kim: Director Yi, in politics, the word given is considered crave in stone & for life. You don’t have to worry on it, it is the Director who should be the one cautious.

Chae Song Eun: As we mentioned in the opening, that election of ballad of votes have brought out heated uproar. We will ask the representative of the monetary financial sector & the administrative government to five their insights to this uproar. Firstly to the Parliament building, Reporter Lee Sun Chul

Lee Sun Chul outdoor coverage at the parliament building

Lee Sun Chul: Yes, I am now outside standing in front of the entrance of the Parliament building. Beside me is the spoke person in representing the Parliament building here, is Oh Song Huan. Senator Oh Song Huang, in this time election ballad had return to the political destiny. Here I will like to asked him a few question on the matter

Lee Sun Chul turns to Oh Song Huan. Lee Sun Chul looks robotic

Lee Sun Chul: Senator Oh. This time the election we see have seen a lot of focus attention on it. The day before the election result, what are your feelings are at this present moment?

Senator Oh: My dear citizen, I like to give my grateful thanks, that I have caught so many people’s attention & concerns. But honestly, I am the least qualify to be a representative to be nominated in this election. Although in the politician, we are can’t avoid the influences of some reap benefit it may bring in our position, I to with my many faults & many shortcomings, I do feel deeply remorse with regret. Firstly I will like to take this opportunity to give my sincere apology to everybody who may be watching this broadcast

Oh Tae Suk who is watching the live broadcast in the Control Room was touched by what his father had just said

Lee Sun Chul: You said that you are not qualify, why is that? Tomorrow, it may be with a happy ending.

Oh Tae Suk: I am lending this opportunity of today’s broadcast, to relay a most important decision I need to make. Firstly to the citizen & the supporters of my constitution voters, my sincere deep apologies to them

Senator Oh takes a bow to apologies

Senator: I will withdrawn my nomination from this election

Oh Tae Suk & Seo Woo Jin is shocked at the decision Senator Oh makes. So were Senator Kim, Director Yi & Jung Song Il

Jung Song Il: Withdrawn from the election. Why would he want to do that for?

Senator Oh: Compare to the last, politics have been entered by the many various national corporate enterprises for their own benefits, manipulating the politicians to maneuver their selfish gains. Because wanting to be a politician who want to see more transparency in the politics

Timing girl: The time is up; we have to return to the studio

Senator Oh: I will leave Parliament & will go back & rethink for my past shortcomings. My dear citizen, to all I extend my deepest apologies to you all. This is my final appearance as a politician at a public place

Chae Song Eun vacant her anchor seat for Seo Woo Jin as Director Yi & Senator Kim takes their place at the news desk. The studio prepare them for broadcast

Lee Sun Chul: Now just Oh Song Huan have just withdrawn his nomination & his decision leave the politics believe this matter may bring great waves of turmoil of events to coming future. This is reporting from the Parliament building, GBS News, Lee Sun Chul

Oh Tae Suk: Anchor! (snapping her fingers)

Kim Dong Suk: We have just heard a very heartfelt & heart pounding news, Senator Oh who have much to gain in this election have just made an announcement for his decision to withdrawn his nomination from the election. This announcement is so sudden. We will await what coming events this may bring after. We will report to you as we received news of it. We now bring to you the matter of Saeyongdo Special Administrative Financial hub that brought about public uproar & dissatisfaction

We now have in our studio the representative parties of both the monetary financial sector & the Government. We invited Reporter Seo Woo Jin to conduct this exclusive forum interview to both the representatives. The Government representative is Senator Kim Han Chul & the company in charge of the Saeyongdo Special Administrative Financial hub, Young Hwa Construction Group is Director Yi Jang Min. Good evening to gentlemen

Senator Kim & director Yi: Good evening

Kim Dong Suk: Thank you for your decision to be present here with us. Today’s interview will be the reporter who had previously reported on the Saehaedo Special Administrative Financial hub matter, Reporter Seo Woo Jin. She will solely conduct the interview. Reporter Seo Woo Jin

Seo Woo Jin: Yes. The matter in regards to the Saehaedo Special Administrative Financial hub have been earlier broadcast, now the public have raise their suspicion on the matter. Firstly let asked the beginnings of Saehaedo Special Administrative Financial hub

Senator Kim: the creation of Saehaedo Special Administrative Financial hub, our country considered the region of the Northeast Asia as the hub. Our country have regards the importance significant of the economic benefit that Northeast Asia would bring, so we decided to built up the foundation there

Seo Wo Jin: However the reporters have investigated & discover that Saehaedo Special Administrative Financial hub uses foreign investments to established, with many hotels & casinos. This is far differences from what it was said in the beginning

Senator Kim: There are many enterprises that can be said. These can bring about many beneficial profits to the place.

Seo Woo Jin: But what is seen that the public expenditure & the country capital investment will be flow out to the country. There is some misunderstanding that Reporter Seo might have on the matter?

Senator Kim: Reporter Seo, what is there to worry? There aren’t many effects to see capital investment flowing out of the country. We can’t denied there are some that may need to flow out, that we need to be take in to account already

Seo Woo Jin: Is that so?

Senator Kim: Yes

Seo Woo Jin: Doesn’t Young Hwa Construction Group support the same agreement to the point of views that you have just said?

Director Yi: We don’t have any agrees or disagree. We do know that we need to put an effort to coincide with the government planning strategies, this what the enterprises must abide to

Seo Woo Jin: Government sponsored enterprises must give beneficial gains to flow back to the citizens, however the profits have seen being taken out of the country with ease. Public sentiments have become heated & raise their anger as days goes by. Especially the casino business, it is always having been perceive as a cash rich enterprise. There should be a price tag on it

Senator Kim: The matter of the casinos begins when Young Hwa Construction started constructing the place. The handling of the matter is solely under the management of Young Hwa Construction alone.

Seo Woo Jin: Then it is to say that this part of the project, the Government didn’t have a hand in participating in it at all?

Senator Kim was lost of words

Director Yi: Wait a moment. The gambling business if there is not Government’s approval, there is not that this enterprise will have taken off & also our Young Hwa Construction Group never was part of the casino’s project.

Seo Woo Jin: Then it is said that both parties present her have no participant in that project

No words from the guest as the contradict each other

Seo Woo Jin: It looks like both of the gentlemen are not in cline to answer this question. Due to the limitation time we had, we will proceed to the next line of question. 3 years ago, a proposal was made, in the content, Saehaedo Special Administrative Financial hub’s construction the company to build the place wasn’t Young Hwa Construction Group. The proposal is incomplete, what is the reason behind it?

Director Yi: Actually it was under consideration as we weren’t able to study certain elements. This is seen as a great construction project. If you see it on the whole, you may not think that this project can be materialize, so we will asked for a study report proposal to be made first before proceeding. This we gave it to someone to be responsible

Seo Woo Jin: Then on the side of the Government, this matter weren’t the Government had any agreement to it?

Senator Kim stutters

Senator Kim: That? This matter is solely in the management of Young Hwa Construction Group. I have no comments to be made on the matter

Seo Woo Jin: Then I direct to Director Yi, this proposal is it done by the person who have just announce suddenly his withdrawal from his nomination, that person is Senator Oh. Do you know of it?

Director Yi: Yes, I have heard of it, however to best of my knowledge, it was stalled when Senator Oh was detained

Seo Woo Jin: Because he was detained that why it was stalled. It is fact that the person involved was detained, however all the research & studies expenses have all be paid for in full. The timing is excellent. Why didn’t the end finding of the proposal on the research study never been published.

Director Yi: Actually this had been in the hands of the National Assembly & the Government. The matters in regards to the National Assembly & the Government, we in the corporate enterprises no nothing of. That you need Senator Kim to explained.

Seo Woo Jin: This project started solely managed Young Hwa Construction Group, so the Government had no knowledge or participant of this, why is there the proposal is in your hands?

Seo Woo Jin: To my knowledge, what Senator Kim had said is showing some truth

Director Yi: Reporter Seo Woo Jin. Saehaedo Special Administrative Financial hub is a government sponsored national project, how can this been see without governmental participation.

Seo Woo Jin: From what my finding result had shown, Saehaedo Special Administrative Financial hub doesn’t have any exception in the project. Young Hwa Construction Group will have handed such & important proposal to someone who is least reliable then to handed it to the government?

Director Yi: On conditions, that on the part of the government to bring out another demand

Seo Woo Jin: If to bring out another demand, what will it be?

Silences, everybody waiting & curious for an answer

Director Yi: This, I am not at ease to answer you.

Seo Woo Jin: If this is so, this will only adding curiosity & raise more suspicion in public sentiment. Then I will direct this question to Senator Yi then. Young Hwa Construction Group didn’t act solely on Saehaedo Special Administrative Financial hub, when the proposal was being doctored, were there any suggestion if demand as part of the condition made by the Government.

Senator Kim: What are you saying? The Government how can they use public land for profits, to reap personal benefits. This is baseless

Seo Woo Jin: Is it? I can’t accept what Young Hwa Construction group said as a point of view. The Government can able to betray the country

Director Yi: reporter Seo Woo Jin, you wouldn’t know nothing, & you too, Senator Kim. You can be saying words like that. What are we doing here? This matter everybody is pushing the faults onto others bare

Senator Kim: What pushing the faults onto others? Now the whole nation is watching us, how can you say such irresponsible things?

Jung Song Il goes to Oh Tae Suk, when he finds that something is amiss

Jung Song Il: Oh Tae Suk: What is going on here? Why is Seo Woo Jin not backing off, is this both your conspiracy.

Oh Tae Suk: Broadcast Controller. Conspiracies are the people who are now sitting in front of me

Staff: Reporter Lee Sun Chul asked me to hand this to you. It is Senator Oh’s tape recording at the location

Jung Song Il: Oh Tae Suk! Stop this now, quickly

Oh Tae Suk: Give this to them quickly

Staff: Yes

Jung Song Il: Didn’t you hear what I said?

Oh Tae Suk: In this place I am the person in charge

Jung Song Il: You, do you want to see get fired? Stop this now

Oh Tae Suk: I will proceed, you just have to give me a show cause, after this is over

Crew hands in a brief to Kim Dong Suk

Kim Dong Suk: Form location we just have heard of exclusive news that Senator Oh have just announce his withdrawal of nomination in the election. The reason was 3 years ago, he draw up the proposal for Saehaedo Special Administrative Financial hub & was the go between for the Government & insider trading. This is Newsflash. The whole details we will bring this to you after we have the details

Director Yi & Senator Kim looks uneasy in their seats

Seo Woo Jin: Now the television audiences watching us may think this will be confused. Senator Kim. What Senator Oh had reveal the content just now, is this the confirm truth?

Senator Kim made no comments

Seo Woo Jin: The Government in the matter of Saeyongdo Special Administrative Financial hub is it just & honorable?

Senator: Firstly I will like to extend the deepest apologies to the citizen. The government just uses effort to speed up the internal bureaucracy, besides having trusted on the enterprise, it had no done any wrongdoings

Seo Woo Jin: Then it is to say that the wrongdoings are done by Young Hwa Construction Group then?

Director Yi: Senator Kim, what you are saying here, isn’t it way out of line? You make it look like I am a making this lies up. Do you think the Korean’s top enterprise Young Hwa Construction Group is a liar

Seo Woo Jin looks at the feuding guests

Senator Kim: Director Yi, kindly cautious of the use of words. This is a public broadcast how you can say such things like that. The Government had only lent relevant support to Young Hwa Construction Group’s proposal. How can it say that it is wrongdoing? Is the responsibility the Government’s to bare?

Seo Woo Jin Then as you just say, aren’t there is a sense to hold some responsibilities

Senator Kim: That….

Director Kim: Correct! We are just a weakling enterprise, Saehaedo Special Administrative Financial hub our all, now you are telling us that we are completely to bare all the responsibilities

Senator Kim: That is the scene of the corporate world of dealings. How weakling enterprises can solely takes on Saehaedo Special Administrative Financial hub’s project?

Director Yi: You seem to have forgotten. The things we have done are what the government has allowed us to do?

Senator Kim: You over there, to use money to wield the power of politics is frequently use by you people

Director Yi: Use money to wield the power of politics. Who asked for a cut in the casino in the Saehaedo Special Administrative Financial hub’s project?

Seo Woo Jin: A cut in the casino? Then, the suggestion of the demand is actually the cut in the casino

Senator Kim: No, what suggestion? That is the investment for the Saehaedo Special Administrative Financial hub. If there isn’t such revenue how that the region strife

Director Yi: Did you say investment? The cut in the casino is not an investment, is it want we barter for?

Jung Song Il on the brink of fainting

Seo Woo Jin: This is the Young Hwa Construction Group & the Government point of views on the topic public suspicion on Saehaedo Special Administrative Financial hub. We need to have further debates on the existence of casino on Saehaedo Special Administrative Financial hub. In the eyes of the Public, this had been revealed that this isn’t an investment. This is clearly corruption. Both of you have walks a hard road to have been so honestly truthful in your answers. I will like to show my sincere thanks to both of you. Seo Woo Jin reporting.

In an empty Control room Oh Tae Suk picks up a filofax. It below to Seo Woo Jin. He her schedule planner there written

Planner: Today will be finally being disclosed. Wait to & see, Oh Tae Suk

Seo Woo Jin is left alone in the studio, testing her throat

Seo Woo Jon: The frog hind leg….the frog hind leg…leg. Warm up exercise to warm her mouth muscle). Good evening. This is the 9o’clock news Spotlight’s Seo Woo Jin. Today the 1st headlines is not someone else’s story but it is my story

Oh Tae Suk is watching from the Control room

Seo Woo Jin: Ah! I…no…Reporter Seo Woo Jin have now found the true sense to her occupation. I now feel very real & also very hard. Looking back to have a look, although I have committed many faults, however the Seo Woo Jin now until there after did not fail. Reporter Seo Woo Jin, don’t want to be the person to asked how or what kind of journalist. But to become a journalist who will only asked the question of What, Why. Decision to keep to my conviction. With my conviction will run to the 1st base Anchor. The next time the journey of Reporter Seo Woo Jin no matter what failure & difficulties that may face, I will not have any fear. One of the reason is, that in this world, there are still many more hidden disclosure that is waiting to be revealed

Oh Tae Suk: Seo Woo Jin

Seo Woo Jin was surprise that Oh Tae Suk spoke on the speaker

Oh Tae Suk: The next time, do you need not be fear of any failures?

Seo Woo Jin: Capt?

Oh Tae Suk: Answer me, Seo Woo Jin

Seo Woo Jin: Yes. No matter how difficult, no matter how it will fail, I will never have any fear of them

Oh Tae Suk: Seo Woo Jin! What you have just broadcast, to become the main anchor doesn’t qualify. No matter what failure & difficulties, you will have no fear. Seo Woo Jin, let’s do another take once more. Now standby. Anchor!

Seo Woo Jin: Good Evening. This is the 9o’clock news Spotlight’s Seo Woo Jin.

The end

Footnote:

This drama had rather under used the potential talents in the pool that may have reaped from these good actors & actress. In the end they were all like paper cuts dolls. No wonder Sohn Ye Jin in the end having to go for a backpacked holiday in Cuba to recuperate from it.