title: dinner mate
cast: song seung heon, seo ji hye, lee ji hoon, son na eun
genre: romantic
woo do hee (seo ji hye) is a producer at a digital content company. starting from scratch, she has this B-rated comedy inserted into her programs that sometimes get her programs loved by many but also hated as much. her latest program was a mess, and so was her relationship. she was in a relationship with lee young dong (kim jung hyun), a restaurant owner in jeju island, whom she thought would propose to her since he was mistakenly sent her a picture of engagement ring. she was excited flying to jeju on his birthday, thinking he would surprise her with proposal. but turned out he was cheating behind her back and he was going to propose another girl, a flight attendant whom do hee met in the plane.
while kim hae kyung (song seung heon) is a famous psychiatrist especially using food as therapy. he was in jeju to consult a patient, when both he and his patient saw do hee broke up with his boyfriend. his patient was broken hearted woman, and she thought she was beyond rescue. so she refused to get treatment unless hae kyung managed to save do hee. hae kyung then tried to catch do hee, thinking that she was about to get suicide, but he was wrong and accidentally hurt himself in the process. do hee then brought him to the hospital, feeling guilty as she thought he was injured because of her then dropped him off at the airport. feeling sorry for do hee, hae kyung decided to get back to do hee and asked her to get dinner together. at this point, both didn't know each other name or profession.
thinking that they wouldn't see each other, surprisingly both of them opened themselves during their dinner and then when they spent the night at the inn before flying back to seoul. when do hee asked him would they meet again, hae kyung simply said they would if a trot song managed to get number 1 ranking. back into their usual work life, hae kyung was busy with his patients while dodging all requests from media, from radio to even digital content creator. while do hee got punishment to undo her previous failure. her boss asked her to get hae kyung to do a program with their company, but it wasn't an easy task. do hee was quite persistent that both do hee and hae kyung involved in an altercation through email, without knowing that the other person at the other side was the person that they had dinner with in jeju.
then fate played its role. a trot song managed to rank number 1, so hae kyung while in the middle of his search to find "annoying do hee" had to detour and fulfill his promise and met "the girl from jeju" aka do hee. do hee also on her way to met hae kyung at his clinic when she heard the song ranking and dashed back out, confusing hae kyung's assistant. then they went on another dinner date, and after awhile, do hee suggested they became a dinner mate. someone whom they have dinner with, without knowing each other's name nor profession, won't meddle in each other's business but open themselves to hear when the other side wants to tell them their story. the plan works well for awhile. both of them got comfortable that way. unfortunately, their past caught on.
hae kyung's ex, jin no eul (son na eun), decided to get back with hae kyung. she won't accept no for an answer. despite being popular for her pilates channel, she got into trouble thanks to her mom's debt. she then joined do hee's company to grow her channel more and as a way to get back to hae kyung. while do hee's first love, jeong jae hyuk (lee ji hoon), decided to win her heart back. after leaving her without any explanation 5 years ago, he decided he regretted his decision and wanted to get back to her. but there was a dark secret behind his disappearance 5 years ago. he told her that his father told him to continue his study in the US without giving him a chance to tell do hee, but that was not the truth.
and there was a homeless man near do hee's resident, keanu (park ho san). at first he looked weird, but lately we found out that he was friendly and even got into relationship with do hee's boss. again, there was a dark truth behind his reason to be a homeless. then as the story evolved, both do hee and hae kyung decided they didn't want to be just dinner mate. but then do hee found out that hae kyung was hae kyung the psychiatrist, the famous one that she tried to recruit but failed. she then bailed on their agreement. then hae kyung found out the reason, and found out that do hee was PD do hee, the one that he's been dodging from. determined not to let her lose, he decided to join on her program as one of the guest stars, along with no eul and jae hyuk.
things got complicated. both no eul and jae hyuk did their best to keep do hee and hae kyung apart. but later no eul realized that she lost, so she let him go. while jae hyuk, apparently had darker secret. jae hyuk had a dark past, being the only son from a wealthy dad but his mom was average. his dad only took him into the family because he was the only son, but then kicked him out again. jae hyuk grew up tried to impress his dad, but he was failed miserably. more over when he decided to make up false report about a psychiatrist over prescribed antidepressant drug. the doctor involved was keanu, which then lost his job and his family. but keanu didn't take any revenge on jae hyuk. later keanu told hae kyung about jae hyuk and warned him to be careful with jae hyuk. jae hyuk was too obsessed with do hee and he was delusional, thinking that do hee still thinking about him. anything do hee said or did, he thought she was still in love with him. later, he found out that it was a delusion, and he found out that do hee in fact, was in love with hae kyung. struck by the truth, he tried to suicide, but hae kyung saved him just in time, but he was getting hit by a car in place of jae hyuk.
at the end, everyone got happy ending. hae kyung was saved and in relationship, happy with do hee. but he got a little trouble trying to make do hee tie the knot with him. while jae hyuk, realizing that he was sick, he agreed to get treatment from keanu. keanu, promised that jae hyuk would be his last patient, and he got married to do hee's boss. while no eul, decided to open her own channel and shop, and later asked the recovered jae hyuk to join her business.
what i like:
- easy going story. all the problems here are real. and relatable. and it's entertaining as well. i had a good laugh while watching this drama.
- a bit jokes about both do hee and young dong's previous drama, "crash landing on you". both of them played in the previous drama as a lover, but in the early episode of this drama, both of them got the same ending, only this time it was ended because young dong's cheating on do hee while on the previous drama, young dong got killed. and there's also a scene of hae kyung wearing a north korean soldier and do hee wearing the similar clothes as ye jin's role in the same drama.
what i don't like:
- usual complicated story with exes from both sides thrown in. it's better to just use jae hyuk and not no eul. in this drama, i think no eul's character is useless. and typical. jealous ex girlfriend that wanted to prove that she was better. without any other problem. while jae hyuk got a disease that caused his obsession.
- hae kyung is a bit too fashionable and too handsome for a psychiatrist. not that i think psychiatrist has a type, but he was too good to be a psychiatrist. handsome and charismatic, though a bit quirky. plus seeing his patient in public places, is it okay? people can overheard their consultation.
- i guess they make the story longer by adding one year later to the story. it would be perfect to just end it after hae kyung got better after the accident. they can just add the story of jae hyuk's recovery in the epilog or something.
rating: 7/10
binge worthy: surprisingly yes for me
recommended for: people who like light romantic comedy story, typical easy going story without having to think twice about the storyline, who fans of seo ji hye as well as song seung heon.
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