Drama Hangout: Pied Piper
by HeadsNo2
Now comes a Drama Hangout for a show we haven’t gotten to weigh in on yet, though certainly not for lack of trying. Pied Piper premiered on tvN last week in the slot previously occupied by Cheese in the Trap, and though it’s not the instant ratings hit Cheese was (though that climb gradually tapered off into a plateau), it’s a show that’s got critics abuzz with excitement.
For those readers who’ve visited other Hangouts for other shows, welcome! For those who haven’t, welcome! This is a feature that’s still in its infancy stages, but the idea is pretty simple: Talk all you want! As long as it’s about the given show, of course. Or maybe it works better to say: The world is your oyster! As long as your oyster is the world of Pied Piper. You get it.
Though unfortunately not a sequel to Liar Game, Pied Piper is helmed by the same PD-writer team, and brings lavish visuals to an already taut story dealing with police negotiators and the world of media reporting. It’s exciting stuff by nature, so here’s hoping this awesome team retains their mojo for the show’s entire run. Who knows—maybe if they do, we’ll actually get a Liar Game 2. But back onto the topic at hand…
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Tags: Drama Hangout, Pied Piper
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1 Dramalover
March 15, 2016 at 2:11 PM
To watch or not to watch... That is the question.
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Cozybooks
March 15, 2016 at 2:15 PM
To watch illegally or hope it gets subbed on Dramafever... that's my question. :P
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gaeinalee
March 15, 2016 at 9:08 PM
Haha. Indeed.
That's my question too.. ^^
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Adal
March 15, 2016 at 2:15 PM
I would love to watch this. I just haven't found any sites subbing it.
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Bianca
April 5, 2016 at 10:14 PM
I'm not sure if we are allowed to share websites, but I'm watching on tiveee.com, their subbing it.
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2 Lydia
March 15, 2016 at 2:16 PM
Where can I even watch this with english subtitles? I've been looking for everyday for a week. I was about to just let it go but I still really would like to watch it.
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vongole
March 16, 2016 at 11:32 AM
dramanice.to (uploaded as please come back, mister)
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vongole
March 16, 2016 at 12:15 PM
Scratch that! Silly me :P
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3 Adal
March 15, 2016 at 2:21 PM
I confess that I am a little disappointed with Dramafever and Viki not getting the license for some of the shows I am interested in. I was also looking for Mrs.Cop2 , Babysitter by KBS and Jang Young Shil but couldn't find some of those dramas even listed!
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Lydia
March 15, 2016 at 3:11 PM
Mrs. Cop 2 is on Dramanice.com
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Adal
March 15, 2016 at 5:16 PM
Thanks, Lydia.
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no name #6
March 15, 2016 at 3:15 PM
I think there's a very good chance Babysitter will be on KBS World's youtube in a couple of weeks. Fingers crossed.
KBS World is uploading Jang Young Shil to their official youtube channel with subs, if you hadn't checked there yet.
Mrs. Cop 2 is not on DF or viki, you're right, but at least there are subs for it out there, even if they're not quite above-board for some of us due to region restrictions.
Now this show, on the other hand, is really not subbed anywhere as far as I can tell, which is disappointing.
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Adal
March 15, 2016 at 5:16 PM
Thank you.
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renebean
March 15, 2016 at 4:56 PM
Jang young shil is on kbsworld channel on YouTube
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Mojobobo
March 15, 2016 at 10:45 PM
Jang Youngshil is subbbed by KBS itself so you can watch it on the KBS World Youtube channel.
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fushunlyn
March 15, 2016 at 11:47 PM
Hang young shil is being subbed by KBS itself. Just look for their YouTube channel.
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lailamajnun
March 16, 2016 at 6:08 AM
Jang Young Sil is on dramaload or dramanice. Pipe Piper and babysitter raw is on dramanice, no subs yet.
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Leah Flores
March 16, 2016 at 6:28 AM
Both are in Dramafire except for babysitter
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Promugger
March 16, 2016 at 11:39 AM
Jang Yong Shil is on dramafire.com
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dhi
March 16, 2016 at 7:32 PM
Jang Young shil can be watched at dramacool or dramafire I think.
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4 Kiara
March 15, 2016 at 2:22 PM
Much of the comments here will be about subs and not the drama.
How about the ratings? 3.6% is not bad for a Mon/Tues cable show.
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snailshell
March 15, 2016 at 3:43 PM
This. Because nobody's subbing it :( I really really want to watch it.
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blueribbon
March 15, 2016 at 4:00 PM
Same I am still looking, this show hasn't been subbed :( I really want to watch it.
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xxJKookie
April 3, 2016 at 1:57 AM
I have found some sites subbing it, though I'm not sure of the site's legal aspect.
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flower
March 16, 2016 at 5:26 AM
It was a good start though its latest 2 episodes are drop to 2.3 - 2.5 %.
Border line rating for cable drama is 2 %, > 3 % is hit, double digits like Misaeng, Answer Me 1988 and Signal are super duper hits.
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5 mongjin8
March 15, 2016 at 2:30 PM
I really want to watch this so bad since I'm a huge fan of Shin Ha-Kyun, but I can't find a single site that's subbing this. /sobs/
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Kimchi
March 16, 2016 at 4:21 PM
I'm frustrated for exactly the same reason ;). It's such a shame since SHK is a fantastic actor, maybe even one of the best of his generation, imho.
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6 wonhwa
March 15, 2016 at 2:34 PM
Yes, as much as I'd like to comment on the show itself, I can only currently bemoan the lack of subs. I know it doesn't have flower boys, but as someone who much prefers thrillers to romance, it would be great to see one of the streaming/subbing sites pick this up.
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Diana
March 15, 2016 at 6:12 PM
+ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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7 honey-shi
March 15, 2016 at 3:46 PM
I've only seen the first episode, but it already blew me away! First there's the fantastic writing, as to be expected from Liar Game's team, incredibly tensely directed moments where it feels like everything is really at stake, and just sensational acting from Shin Ha-kyun.
Also, I didn't know Song Dong-Il was going to be in it, and the moment he showed up I nearly cried from my Answer Me hangover.
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8 Moko
March 15, 2016 at 4:07 PM
I only found it at doramax264.com
and in the comments are links for subs
but well...nothing online unfortunately
maybe some fansubs? Somewhere?
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elric
March 15, 2016 at 7:11 PM
I checked the subs and they are horrible :( It's not yet edited yet so it doesn't make sense.
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9 Moko
March 15, 2016 at 4:10 PM
my comment fanished...is it because I named some a site?
anyway, what I found was the raw version on doramax264 and a link to the subs in the comments, though I didn't try them yet...it's more than nothing...
I hope someone will sub it though
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10 snailshell
March 15, 2016 at 4:49 PM
Re: Hangouts, it would be great if they were like weekly OTs instead of a single post, for a couple of reasons:
1- Spoilers!! With weekly threads, we know where we're at in the show, so even if we're not watching live, we can visit hangouts just as readers. Like, I just started Come Back Ajusshi but it's some weeks in and I fear for spoilers, thus cannot go the hangout.
2- But once I do get there, it's gone quietly to sleep. I think once it's off the front page, it goes off our radar and most people don't come back to it.
oh, how about instead of full recaps, on hangout shows, have only the 'comments' part to springboard the discussion?
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renebean
March 15, 2016 at 4:58 PM
+1
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bigmomma12345
March 15, 2016 at 6:57 PM
Agreed! Weekly/every 2 episodes would be a great way - or even links off of a main page to a page for each episode. It does get tough wading through to find the current episode discussion.
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silentreader
March 15, 2016 at 7:58 PM
+1111111
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sunnyl
March 16, 2016 at 4:19 AM
+1 And I like the show so far.
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kafanyu
March 16, 2016 at 1:31 PM
+ 1
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11 blo
March 15, 2016 at 5:39 PM
So sad! No subs and no recaps. ?
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12 Diana
March 15, 2016 at 6:10 PM
Please recap it Headsno2 ?
I don't live in Korea, so i am wondering what critics abuzz with excitement PP got?
I am really really really curious about PP,
I saw eng sub translated from chinese sub at subscene few days ago, but when i tried to download it, the sub got bad ratings,
where the hell i can watch this drama TvN???
Other beanies who did watch pp and understand korean, can you share your excitements guys,.. ^_^
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Jeanie
March 15, 2016 at 6:31 PM
Have been waiting for subs as well since I'm only watching SFD during mon-tues but I found knetz reactions but seems like they don't like the drama :(
http://kkuljaem.blogspot.com/2016/03/spoilers-babysitter-pilot-glamorous.html
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Diana
March 15, 2016 at 7:00 PM
Thanks for the link @Jeanie,.. ^_^
I don't trust knet comments, until i watch it directly,
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growingbeautifully
March 15, 2016 at 7:48 PM
Thanks for this Hangout, ... however I'm also of the opinion that it will be great if we can have instead of just this 1 post, a weekly 2 episode a week hangout.
I did take a brief look at the raw of bits of Ep 1 only. Maybe I'm spoiled by the pretty of DOTSun,... I found Pied Piper gritty, not pretty, with choppy/quick editing/cuts to scenes and not exactly easy to watch. Still I'm prepared to give it a try, and will wait patiently with the rest of us here for the subs.
It will be nice to watch Shin Ha Kyun in action again.
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Diana
March 15, 2016 at 9:03 PM
Thankyou @Growingbeautifully for sharing it with us,
Usually, DB only recap 1st ep of new drama,
and after that they will decide to recap it or not,
it was happened to Missing Noir M in last year, it didn't subbed until six episodes and DB only recapped 1st ep.
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growingbeautifully
March 16, 2016 at 1:57 AM
@ Diana
Yes, that's true. I did also wait for Missing Noir M subs. That was great show too.
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13 Anabella
March 15, 2016 at 6:17 PM
I Can't Find it anywhere with Subs and It's really Heartbreaking! I was So Looking Forward to this because I'm a Big Fan of Liar Game...
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14 Margrito
March 15, 2016 at 6:56 PM
You can find it subbed on myasiantv.se. The site hold lots of other Asian dramas too.
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elric
March 15, 2016 at 7:14 PM
They don't have subs. All the episodes are labelled as raw :'(
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August
March 15, 2016 at 7:17 PM
What to do...Sorry, MyAsianTV.Se is not available in your country?
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Promugger
March 16, 2016 at 11:43 AM
download zenmate and watch it via a server from another country...
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15 canxi
March 15, 2016 at 6:58 PM
Shin Ha Kyun is great, amazing, wonderful but I do notice dramas with him as lead don't tend to attract much enthusiasm from subbing sites. ):
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canxi
March 15, 2016 at 6:58 PM
However, I'd still want to check this out or read about it.
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ck1Oz
March 15, 2016 at 10:03 PM
There's only 2 drama subbing sites. DF or viki. Consistently. Every drama streaming sites take their ripped subs. So it's not as if ppl are subbing it.
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elric
March 16, 2016 at 4:38 AM
There's also VIU which is subbing Mrs. Cop 2 (they also had subs for Signal) but it's only available in Singapore.
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16 Criselli
March 15, 2016 at 7:34 PM
You can download the app DRAMOT+ (drama on the go), if you want to watch shows not subbed online. :)
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17 Cutesoprano
March 15, 2016 at 7:46 PM
i also facing the same problem. even try to search it via dramania, Pied piper is not on the list. really curious with this drama. don't know why since I am watching signal, I really love the thriller, action drama like mrs. cop 2 ( kimbum is awesome there, especially with playing the piano ),..ahahaha.. please headsno2, make the recaps for pied piper
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18 gaeinalee
March 15, 2016 at 9:14 PM
I love the cast and the premise, but how could I give my opinion when i don't understand a thing, except the basic pleasantries?
Just as everyone here, I also am waiting for the sub.
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19 neko
March 16, 2016 at 1:20 AM
Like everybody here, been looking for eng. subs on this drama....was so looking forward to it ;(
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20 tej
March 16, 2016 at 6:48 AM
When a drama doesn't sub a show fast enough, I usually watch the raw and read the dramabeans recap (what I'm currently doing for Youth over flowers) ....but I can't do that now T.T
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21 Shhhh....
March 16, 2016 at 7:45 AM
Just wanna inform all of you, if you can understand Mandarin. Those shows that you want sub for are available within one day after these shows were broadcasted.
I been watching Mandarin sub. It is so fast.
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cozybooks
March 16, 2016 at 10:02 AM
where, please! :D Thanks!
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Shhhh....
March 16, 2016 at 11:16 PM
Google maplestage
K-drama and variety
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22 Lindsy
March 16, 2016 at 4:23 PM
I haven't seen anyone reply with it, but this site is usually my back up when Viki and Dramafever has no subbed episodes.
http://subtitle.darksmurfsub.com/public/subtitle_list.php?tid=PP.QS.&title=Pied.Piper
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newgirl
March 16, 2016 at 8:02 PM
Yes, I haven't looked for Pied Piper yet (so many dramas, so little time) but have found darksmurfsubs to be an excellent source for dramas I can't find elsewhere. I watched the entirety of Yoo Na's Street on DSS, and it was an amazing drama and the subbing was quite good, until the last episode anyway.
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Mareina
March 17, 2016 at 1:28 PM
DSS began editing the first ep. Might be slow, but there's hope!
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23 Alessar
March 17, 2016 at 10:08 PM
Good news everyone! Viki has listed this show. Apparently they have decided to license it after all, and it seems that they will be posting several episodes to catch up to the simulcast. They've also listed Memory.
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Woohoo!!!!
April 3, 2016 at 6:25 AM
Thank goodness for their decision to license this show!! The best decision ever!! ^^
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24 hazel
March 20, 2016 at 3:16 PM
Guys its been subbed on myasiantv now - ep 1 is out.
What are the K-netz reviews for Pied Piper?
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25 Diana
March 21, 2016 at 1:11 AM
Guys it's on viki!
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26 Blue
March 23, 2016 at 3:06 AM
The show is absolutely terrific so far!
I might SPOIL so for those who haven't watched it yet don't read the rest of this post.
The Pied Piper must be using hypnosis through his voice, I know some of the puppets are weak but to convince an everyday ajusshi to actually rob a bank... or then may threats using their past, but for them to go this far, there has to be a form of psychological manipulation. plus the people he uses often look confused at some point, as if the "program" stops working for a short period of time. Or is it just me?
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Blue
March 23, 2016 at 3:07 AM
or then he may threaten them using their past*
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27 neko
March 23, 2016 at 11:39 PM
Dramabeans-nims, will you recap this drama? I'm at episode 4 and hooked! It's so good!
Thanks :)
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28 xxJKookie
April 3, 2016 at 1:59 AM
I really like this drama. It doesn't beat around the bush, and while, personally, I think Signal is better, this show delivers, plus, there's Shin Ha Kyun who really carries the show. ??? Watch this!!! ???
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29 Loving it sooooo much!!
April 3, 2016 at 6:23 AM
I seriously can't wait for the next episode to come soon!!! The story becomes more and more compelling week after week!!! I seriously love the chemistry between the team and the mysteries that are slowly unfolding after each episode!! Sad that it'll be ending in a few weeks time though :(((
Can't wait for Monday to come by now!!! ^^
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30 raindrops
April 7, 2016 at 12:01 AM
Can someone refresh my memory on who Jeong Soo Gyeong is?
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sunnyl
April 18, 2016 at 9:26 AM
He is the one everyone thinks PP. You have to watch to see what his relationship is with real PP. Actually after reveal, it lost a little bit of steam for me, but show is still very good.
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31 silowwa
April 13, 2016 at 7:43 AM
@raindrops: Jeong Soo Gyeong was first mentioned in episode 7. He was one of the family members who lost a family member in that incident 13 years ago. He used to be a good boxer.
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32 sunnyl
April 23, 2016 at 6:25 PM
OMG ep 14- that reveal was totally unexpected. Sad we have only two more episodes left. I thought it was less interesting after who PP is, but no there was more to the story. Love the show.
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