Asian Dramas & Quotes

Tunnel (2017)

Episode 1.
Do you know why I went on a blind date with you? It's because you're a detective. Since you catch bad guys, I thought you'd be a nice man... and my guess was right. - Shin Yeon Sook

It would be great if we could save everyone, but it doesn't always work out the way we want. - Park Kwang Ho

Are you going to blame yourself and say you'll quit whenever something like this happens? If you're really sorry, you should go out and catch the criminal. - Park Kwang Ho

Episode 2.
If a murderer cannot kill, is there a reason for them to live? - Shin Jae Yi

Episode 3.
Sung Sik, I'm sorry I didn't recognize you. I can't believe you really became the chief. - Park Kwang Ho

Episode 4.
It's been a while but I keep remembering it. I wasn't going to do it again, but I can't stop. - Jung Ho Young

Episode 5.
It's shocking how this person caused the same pain to another person. Human beings can be so cruel. - Shin Jae Yi

I wanted to find the person who killed my mother and kill him, but if I do what difference will it make? - Kim Sun Jae

Do you know what the victims really want? They want to see the culprits admit their crimes in court and get punished in prison. - Kim Sun Jae

Is this what you really wanted? It makes you the same kind of person as the killer then. - Kim Sun Jae

Now I know why you're obsessed about catching the culprits. You know how miserable the victim's family will become if you fail to do so. You know that Korean than anyone. It'll come to an end only if you catch the culprit. - Park Kwang Ho

If you're hurt, you need to say it. Not saying anything only becomes a habit. - Kim Sun Jae

Episode 6.
I wouldn't have taken the job if i wanted a safe life. - Shin Jae Yi

These days, it's not easy to live without leaving any trace. - Mok Jin Woo

Some people hide in the light instead of darkness. - Mok Jin Woo

Episode 8.
Do you know why I hate losing people so much? - Jeon Sung Sik

I'm afraid she might've forgotten about me. - Park Kwang Ho

Episode 9.
They say if you lose your child, you bury them in your heart not in the ground.

Episode 10.
Do you think our only job is to catch the culprits? Our job is to save people's lives! - Park Kwang Ho

Let your target know that you're willing to be used as bait, then he'll come for it eagerly. - Mok Jin Woo

Episode 11.
You can fool people with words, but your emotions come out even if you don't want them to. - Kim Sun Jae

I'll go back and make everything right. - Park Kwang Ho

We need to give him something to gain something. - Kim Sun Jae

I passed through 30 years and came here to catch you, brat! - Park Kwang Ho

Episode 12.
Hide deep and well. I can see you. Who will recognize whom first? And who will catch whom first? - Jung Ho Young

Sometimes, memories can gobble up a person. - Mok Jin Woo

Come to the tunnel right now. We should settle things where we first met, shouldn't we? - Mok Jin Woo

In this world, there are some paths that you don't need to walk. - Mok Jin Woo

Episode 13.
It's very important to know where we come from. If everything that happened in the past was gone and we lived a new life every day, we could learn nothing from the park's wrongdoings. We are who we are today because of who we were in the past. - Shin Jae Yi

A criminal's trait is usually revealed in his crime methods. It's because killing for pleasure and killing with intentions are different. - Mok Jin Woo

Episode 14.
Arrest the culprit and make sure to come back. I believe in you, and I'll wait for you. - Shin Yeon Sook

I bet you though it's all over. You were wrong. The real game begins now, you scum. - Park Kwang Ho

If you want the right answer, you must ask the right question. - Mok Jin Woo

Don't give up even if you've made a foolish move. - Mok Jin Woo

The game won't end until you catch the King. - Mok Jin Woo

Episode 15.
Keeping a secret was so exciting, it made me laugh. - Mok Jin Woo

Hatred for someone deepens as much as you love them. - Shin Jae Yi

Episode 16.
He's fighting a war with himself. - Shin Jae Yi

Regardless of their jobs, how late they were out at night, or what they were wearing, they still didn't deserve to get killed. - Kim Sun Jae

Sun Jae's Dad: A long time ago, that detective promised me he'd make sure to catch the culprit.
Sun Jae: That man kept his promise, Dad.

I don't know whether we'll be able to meet again or not, but I know I won't forget you. - Park Kwang Ho

Author's Note:
As a fan of criminal/thriller dramas, I have been watching KDramas inspired by the Hwaseong Serial Murder Case (Gap Dong, Signal, Tunnel). After watching this series, I found out from online comments that the real serial killer, Lee Choon Jae, was finally found just before 2019 ended. It is great to know that justice is finally served for his victims.