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Key Features:
Amnesia, Identity swap, Hitman, Actor, Comedy, Mistaken identity, Fish out of water, Action hero, Transformation, Second chance, Career change, Self-discovery, Charismatic protagonist
Tone:
humorous, witty
Target Audience:
Comedy fans, Action-comedy enthusiasts, Viewers seeking light entertainment, Fans of mistaken identity plots
Emotional Arc:
Confusion → Amusement

Luck-Key

2016-10-13
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A reverse comedy that tells the story of a perfectionist assassin who falls and hits his head in a sauna, giving him amnesia. When a down-and-out actor switches locker keys with him, they switch lives until the hit-man, who soon becomes an action hero on TV, starts to remember things.

Genres
Action, Comedy, Crime
Cast
Yoo Hai-jin, Lee Joon, Jo Yoon-hee, Lim Ji-yeon, Go Joon, Cha Soon-hyeong, Cho Han-cheul, Cha Yeob, Kim Min-sang, Kim Ji-ahn
Crew
Lee Kae-byeok, Jang Yoon-mi
Rating
7.1(139 votes)
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