Writer: Andrea Fernandez (Kollam, Kerala, India)
Editor: Divya Sonawane (Pune, Maharashtra, India)
L.U.C.A- The Beginning is a thriller, action, and supernatural-based drama. The drama narrates the story of a man who possesses supernatural power and tries to find his past, and there are people who are chasing after him in order to acquire his power. The male lead is Kim Rae-won as “Ji-oh”, and the female lead is Lee Da-hee as “Ha Gu-reum”.
Ji-oh is a human who was created in a lab, and while creating Ji-oh, the scientists combined various DNA of animals, including the electric eel, bat, jellyfish, and fly. Ji-oh was the only successful experiment. Ji-oh somehow escapes from the lab and gets to the real world, and he is chased by the cult leaders and the lab workers who want his power.
Ji-oh tries to find his past and struggles to adapt to other people because of his abilities. He can summon electricity and release it from his body. When Ji-oh was a child, he caused a fire in the orphanage where he was staying. As a result, he was forced to leave and survived with a friend from the orphanage, using his powers to stay alive. One major limitation of his power is that his memory cells burn whenever he releases electricity, causing him to forget who he is and what has happened to him. Ji-oh knows that people are chasing him, but their identities remain unknown.
Ha Gu-reum is a female detective investigating her parents’ disappearance. When she was a child, her parents left home and never returned, which led her to spend her life searching for them. While working as a detective, Ha Gu-reum meets Ji-oh, who saves her when she is hit by a truck. She then remembers meeting Ji-oh in her childhood and recalls that her parents had left home with him. This makes her suspect that Ji-oh may be responsible for her parents’ disappearance.
After saving Ha Gu-reum, Ji-oh’s identity is revealed, and he is once again chased by cult leaders, police officers, and people from the Human Tech lab. He has no place to hide and no one he can trust.
Ha Gu-reum eventually decides to help Ji-oh uncover the truth behind his involvement in her parents’ disappearance. Ji-oh starts staying at Ha Gu-reum’s apartment, where she questions him about past events and realizes that he has no memory of them. Gradually, she begins to trust him and later discovers that her father was involved with the lab. Ha Gu-reum is betrayed by her colleagues and framed for a scientist’s death, forcing both her and Ji-oh to flee from the police. Ji-oh suggests a safe place where no one can find them, and during this time, they fall in love and temporarily forget about the world around them.
A few months later, Ji-oh and Ha Gu-reum become parents to a baby girl who possesses the same powers as Ji-oh. When the cult leader and lab workers learn about the child, they begin chasing both the baby and Ji-oh. The cult leader wants Ji-oh’s DNA to create thousands of superhumans who could rule over others, while the lab workers want to capture Ji-oh to sell his cells for profit. During their escape, Ji-oh finally discovers who he was and how he had met Ha Gu-reum during childhood. Ha Gu-reum also learns that Ji-oh is innocent.
I really loved L.U.C.A.: The Beginning, because of its strong supernatural elements and intense action. The chemistry between the lead actors was excellent.
Would you be interested in watching this drama? If you have already watched it, we’d love to hear your thoughts.
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This review explains the plot clearly and highlights the core emotional conflict, especially Ji-oh’s memory loss and isolation. The concept is strong, but the drama itself isn’t for everyone—heavy, dark, and sometimes chaotic. Still, if someone likes intense sci-fi thrillers with moral questions, this gives a fair idea of what to expect.
The plot of this drama is intresting and captivating ji-oh a person create in lab by mixing up DNA of various animals and have supernatural powers but as always power cones with some side-effects where another side female lead is a detective searching for her parents and all the cult leaders and lab scientist chasing ji-oh for their personal benefits so thriller and amazing specially as the author says I'm imagining the superhuman part of the drama the scene are surely so astonishing love to watch this drama soon. Adding in my wishlist now so I can watch whenever I have time.
I like this one because it’s dark, intense, and different from usual Korean dramas. The story makes you think about human experiments, identity, and loneliness. Ji-oh’s character feels very painful and emotional—he’s powerful but still helpless in many ways. The drama doesn’t focus much on romance; instead, it shows survival, sacrifice, and reality. Even though the ending is sad, it feels meaningful and realistic. That’s why this drama stays in my mind.
The description about the drama is clearly so amazing. The mystery,action,love, supernatural thing all is mixed up perfectly. If description is this much pury then I wonder what the drama will look like.
This looks quite interesting from what I’ve read. The mystery around Ji-Oh and the secret experiment makes the story feel deep and intriguing. Even without watching it yet, it seems like the kind of drama that keeps you curious and makes you want to know more. Adding it to my watch list
i have watched this drama. All the actord have done a great work and also this article explains all the plot clearly, almost same as when i watched it
I watch so many k daram this kdarma also interesting and I like this a quite a lot.
Omg 😍⚡ Ji-oh’s powers, the chase scenes, AND the love story?? I’m obsessed already! The part where they fall in love while running from cults? My heart can’t take it 💖😭 I need to watch this ASAP, it sounds like such a thrill ride!
This review does an excellent job breaking down the thrilling world of L.U.C.A: The Beginning. The way it highlights the series’ mix of mystery, action, and complex characters makes it clear why this drama keeps viewers hooked. I appreciate how the article unpacked both the storyline and the emotional intensity that keeps the audience wanting more. Definitely sounds worth watching!
Wait, Ji-oh's memory cells burning every time he uses his power is such a tragic flaw! 😭 No wonder he struggles so much.
I love that the review highlighted the chemistry between Kim Rae-won and Lee Da-hee—it sounds like their bond is the emotional anchor in all that chaos. Definitely adding this to my watchlist for the supernatural vibes!