Sweet Munchies

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Sweet Munchies
Promotional poster
Hangul
야식남녀
Hanja
夜食男女
Literal meaningLate-Night Snack Man and Woman
Revised RomanizationYasingnamnyeo
GenreRomantic comedy
Created byJTBC
Written byPark Seung-hye
Directed bySong Ji-won
Starring
Ending theme"Superhero" by The Vane
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12
Production
ProducerChoi Jin-ho
Running time70 minutes
Production companiesHello Contents
Stream Media Corporation[a]
Original release
NetworkJTBC
ReleaseMay 25 (2020-05-25) –
June 30, 2020 (2020-06-30)

Sweet Munchies (Korean: 야식남녀; Hanja: 夜食男女) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Jung Il-woo, Kang Ji-young and Lee Hak-joo. It aired on JTBC from May 25 to June 30, 2020.[1][2]

Synopsis[edit]

Park Jin-sung (Jung Il-woo), a chef who works at a late-night snack restaurant, is struggling to find money to pay for his father's medical bills. When Kim Ah-jin (Kang Ji-young), a television assistant director who is one of his regular clients, asks him if he knows a gay chef who could star in her cooking program, he decides to lie about his sexual orientation and gets the part. Both become involved with fashion designer Kang Tae-wan (Lee Hak-joo) who seems to hide a secret of his own.

Cast[edit]

Main[edit]

  • Jung Il-woo as Park Jin-sung, a chef who works at the late-night snack restaurant Bistro.[3]
  • Kang Ji-young is Kim Ah-jin, a contractual producer who is a regular at Jin-sung's restaurant.[4]
  • Lee Hak-joo as Kang Tae-wan, a closeted gay fashion designer who starts collaborating with Jin-sung and Ah-jin.[5]

Supporting[edit]

CK Channel[edit]

  • Yang Dae-hyuk as Nam Gyoo-jang, an open recruit producer.[6]
  • Kim Soo-jin as Cha Joo-hee, director of the entertainment division.[6]
  • Kim Seung-soo as Lee Sang-young, an open recruit producer.[6]
  • Park Sung-joon as Noh Jae-soo, a full-time assistant director.[6]
  • Gong Min-jeung as Yoo Sung-eun, a freelancer broadcasting scriptwriter.
  • Shin Woo-gyeom as Kang Min-soo, the main producer.
  • Yang Dae-hyuk as Nam Gyu-jang, a producer.

Family members[edit]

  • Choi Jae-hyun as Park Jin-woo, Jin-sung's little brother who is gay.
  • Oh Man-seok as Park Hyung-soo, Jin-sung and Jin-woo's father.
  • Jang Hyun-sung as Kang In-sik, Kang Tae-wan's father.
  • Kim Jung-young as Jin-woo, Jin-sung's mother

Original soundtrack[edit]

Sweet Munchies OST
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
Released2020
GenreSoundtrack
Language
LabelVlending Co., Ltd.

Part 1[edit]

Released on May 25, 2020 (2020-05-25)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Love With You"U.jeU.jeLee Jin-ah2:59
2."Love With You" (Inst.) U.je 2:59
Total length:5:58

Part 2[edit]

Released on May 26, 2020 (2020-05-26)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Superhero"ShoonShoonThe Vane2:58
2."Superhero" (Inst.) Shoon 2:58
Total length:5:56

Part 3[edit]

Released on June 1, 2020 (2020-06-01)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Twinkle" (반짝)ShoonLee Shi-wooJung-in2:50
2."Twinkle" (Inst.) Lee Shi-woo 2:50
Total length:5:40

Part 4[edit]

Released on June 8, 2020 (2020-06-08)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."All Things Will Pass"ZerobassZerobassJung Dae-hyun4:14
2."All Things Will Pass" (Inst.) Zerobass 4:14
Total length:8:28

Part 5[edit]

Released on June 15, 2020 (2020-06-15)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Life Is Like Cooking" (삶은 요리)ShoonShoonGOTCHA !2:53
2."Life Is Like Cooking" (Inst.) Shoon 2:53
Total length:5:46

Part 6[edit]

Released on June 22, 2020 (2020-06-22)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."This Is My First Life"ShoonShoonSobo3:32
2."This Is My First Life" (Inst.) Shoon 3:32
Total length:7:04

Ratings[edit]

Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[7]
Nationwide
1 May 25, 2020 1.531%
2 May 26, 2020 1.092%
3 June 1, 2020 0.988%
4 June 2, 2020 1.013%
5 June 8, 2020 0.769%
6 June 9, 2020 0.578%
7 June 15, 2020 0.618%
8 June 16, 2020 0.570%
9 June 22, 2020 0.625%
10 June 23, 2020 0.510%
11 June 29, 2020 0.564%
12 June 30, 2020 0.444%
Average 0.775%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This drama aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ A subsidiary of KeyEast

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jo, Yeon-kyung (May 5, 2020). "'야식남녀' 측 "정일우-강지영 디저트 같은 케미, 손발척척"". Is Plus (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  2. ^ Kim, Ye-eun (May 6, 2020). "'야식남녀' 정일우X강지영X이학주, 컬러풀 캐릭터 포스터 공개". Xports News (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  3. ^ Lee, Mi-ji (February 28, 2020). "Jung Il-woo Confirms Role in "Sweet Munchies"". HanCinema. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "Ex-Kara Member Kang Ji-young Appears in Korean TV Series After 5 Years in Japan". HanCinema. May 26, 2020. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  5. ^ Schwartz, William (April 30, 2020). "Lee Hak-joo Goes From Domestic Abuser to Sympathetic Second Lead in "Sweet Munchies"". HanCinema. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d Park, Jung-sun (May 6, 2020). "From Kim Seung-soo to Park Sung-joon, Four Colorful Characters from "Sweet Munchies"". HanCinema. Archived from the original on May 28, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  7. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 7, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.

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