As Shark Week wraps up on the Discovery Channel, it’s got me thinking about metaphorical sharks. You know, people who are aggressive, ruthless, and often conniving. It’s a descriptor that’s often used when referring to lawyers, given their professional proclivities, and I can certainly think of a few legal aces featured in the recently completed Why Her? that fit the bill.
K-dramas are full of characters — not just lawyers and prosecutors — who attack at the first sign of blood in the water. But depending on how you view the term, shark can also be a positive compliment for someone who’s driven and adept. Good or bad — there are a lot of sharks in dramaland.
So, who are the biggest, baddest sharks of dramaland that leave their opponents thinking they’re going to need “a bigger boat” to go up against them?