Title: 저녁 같이 드실래요? | Jeonyeok Gati Deusillaeyo? | Would You Like to Have Dinner Together? | Shall We Have Dinner Together? | Dinner Mate
Genre: Drama | Romance
Episodes: 32
Broadcast Network: MBC
Broadcast Period: May 25, 2020 to July 14, 2020
Synopsis:
Kim Hae Kyung is a successful and in demand Psychiatrist while Woo Do Hee is a beautiful producer of 2NBox Creative Studio creating B-Class videos. She was looking forward to what she thought a marriage proposal from her boyfriend as she flew to be with him in Jeju Island. Along the way, she experienced a series of luck including being bumped to 1st class flight. She and Kim Hae Kyung by happenstance became seat mate in the short flight as she films her impending engagement. By fate, unfortunately, Kim Hae Kyung publicly witnessed as well her romantic sojourn’s demise and ended up being together to share dinner in one of her worse times of her life. They embarked a strange friendship not knowing even their names but just becoming dinner mates as they freely share their thoughts and feelings while still remaining strangers. But, as destiny will have it, they crossed the line of their dinner mate agreement and have to deal with their own pasts in order to be together.
Characters:
- Song Seung Hun as Kim Hae Kyung
- Seo Ji Hye as Woo Do Hee
- Lee Ji Hoon as Jung Jae Hyuk
- Son Na Eun as Jin No Eul
- Kwak Hee Joo as Younger Hae Kyung
- Lee Hyun Jin as Kang Gun Woo
- Kim Seo Kyung as Lee Byung Jin
- Jun Kook Hyang as Lee Moon Jung
- Ye Ji Won as Nam Ah Young
- Go Kyu Pil as Park Jin Kyu
- Oh Hye Won as Im So Ra
- Ahn Tae Hwan as Kim Jung Hwan
- Jung Eun Pyo as Woo In Ho
- Yoon Bok In as Jun Sung Ja
- Park Ho San as Keanu | Kim Hyun Woo
- Kim Jung Hyun as Lee Young Dong on Episode 1-2
- Kim Jae Won as Himself on Episode 1
- Kim Young Chul as Jjoda Man on Episode 1, 26
- Seo Eun Soo as Flight Attendant on Episode 1-2
- Jung Sang Hoon as ER Doctor on Episode 2
- Kim Hyun Sook as Park Geun Hee on Episode 1-2, 8
- Lee Shi Un as Food Truck Operator on Episode 3
- Tae Jin Ah as Himself on Episode 4
- Kim Won Hae as Man at Steakhouse Restaurant on Episode 7
- Sandara Park as Hae Kyung’s Patient on Episode 11
- Kim Hee Jung as Eating Show Host on Episode 14
- Ryu Ji Kwang as Himself on Episode 14
- Kim Dae Geun as Mr. Octopus on Episode 18
- Yannie Kim as Kim Jin Sub’s Fiancée Episode 26
My Review:
After I ended up watching “It’s Okay Not To Be Okay”, I was at lost of what to watch next that will be interesting to forget my woes in life. I initially watched “Backstreet Rookie” as it stars two of my favourite actors, Ji Chang-Wook and Kim Yoo-Jung, but, I cannot even finish the 1st episode because it was that bad. I don’t know why Ji Chang-Wook chose bad scripts since he came back from his military constriction. So, I browse back and saw this. I thought it is also going to be bad but, glad it wasn’t and able to enjoyably immerse to see a good romcom.
So, What do I Like About this K-Drama?
(1) I believe Song Seung Hun is one of the underestimated Korean actor internationally. He has done quite a lot of great projects that generally with plots that are not typical and this is not an exception. Although, this is a romcom, the dinner mate concept is quite unique on its own and he has superbly delivered his character.
(2) I love Seo Ji Hye as Woo Do Hee on this K-drama rather than her character in “Crash Landing On You”. Her character on this K-Drama is more relatable here and provided her a platform to show her acting chops, though, “Crash Landing On You” gave her the venue to be known and become the lead character here.
(3) This K-drama has effectively shown how much parents can greatly influence their children of who they become as a person. They can make or break us as a human being. Thus, it is indeed a blessing if we are born from parents who truly provided us the love that we need as we grow up.
(4) I was deeply affected by the story of Kim Hae Kyung and his mother. It was thought provoking especially the issue of forgiveness.
(5) I love the OST.
What I do Not Like About this K-Drama?
It wasn’t as perfect as the other great romcoms I’ve seen but it was entertaining enough. There were bland scenes especially some of the side stories, but, over all it wasn’t that bad like “Backstreet Rookie” that I almost puke on how nonsensical it is even just on the 1st episode.
Would I recommend this K-Drama? Yes
My Rating to this Drama
( See My Rating System: ) 4/5 Stars
OST:
01. Would You Like to Have Dinner Together – Ovan
02. Midnight Cinderella – Eun
03. Dear My Star – Sondia
04. More Than Words – Shaun
05. Yummy Yummy – MC Mong feat. Chancellor
06. Dinner Mate Open Title – Jun Joong Hyuk
07. Affection For You – Kim Moon Jung
08. I’m Alright – Huh Suk
09. Memories – Kim Soo Hyun
10. My Self – Kim Soo Hyun
11. Mysterious Man – Kim Soo Hyun
12. Remember Me – Huh Suk
13. Reminiscence – Huh Suk
14. Still Love – Oh Yeo Na
15. The Past – Lee Yoon Joo
16. Coming And Going – Tae Jin Ah
17. With You – Ryu Ji Kwang