''Sweet Munchies'' () is a 2020

South Korean television series Korean drama (), also known as K-drama or Koreanovela, refers to Korean-language television shows made in South Korea. These shows began to be produced around the early 1960s, but were mostly consumed domestically until the rise of the Korean Wa ...

starring

Jung Il-woo Jung Il-woo (; born 9 September 1987) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the sitcom '' Unstoppable High Kick'' (2006), and the television dramas '' The Return of Iljimae'' (2009), '' 49 Days'' (2011), '' Cool Guys, Hot ...

Kang Ji-young Kang Ji-young (; born January 18, 1994), also known mononymously as Jiyoung or under the stage name JY in Japan, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actress. At age 14, she rose to fame as a member of the South Korean girl group Kara (Sout ...

and Lee Hak-joo. It aired on

JTBC JTBC (shortened from Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company; ; stylized in all lowercase) is a South Korean nationwide pay television network. Its primary shareholder is JoongAng Holdings, with a 25% stake. It was launched on December 1, ...

from May 25 to June 30, 2020.

Synopsis

Park Jin-sung (

), 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 (

), 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

Main

as Park Jin-sung, a chef who works at the late-night snack restaurant Bistro. *

is Kim Ah-jin, a contractual producer who is a regular at Jin-sung's restaurant. * Lee Hak-joo as Kang Tae-wan, a

closeted ''Closeted'' and ''in the closet'' are metaphors for LGBTQ people who have not disclosed their sexual orientation or gender identity and aspects thereof, including sexual identity and sexual behavior. This metaphor is associated and sometime ...

gay fashion designer who starts collaborating with Jin-sung and Ah-jin.

Supporting

CK Channel

* Yang Dae-hyuk as Nam Gyoo-jang, an open recruit producer. * Kim Soo-jin as Cha Joo-hee, director of the entertainment division. *

Kim Seung-soo Kim Seung-soo (; born July 25, 1971) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Television series * ''Hur Jun (TV series), Hur Jun'' (1999) * ''Bad Boys'' (2000) * ''Rookie'' (2000) * ''Cool'' (2001) * ''Mina (TV series), Mina'' (2001) * ''Fox ...

as Lee Sang-young, an open recruit producer. * Park Sung-joon as Noh Jae-soo, a full-time assistant director. * Gong Min-jeung as Yoo Sung-eun, a freelancer broadcasting scriptwriter. * Shin Woo-gyeom as Kang Min-soo, the main producer. *

Yang Dae-hyuk Yang Dae-hyuk is a South Korean actor. He is known for his roles in dramas such as ''The Third Charm ''The Third Charm'' () is a 2018 South Korean television series directed by Pyo Min-soo and starring Seo Kang-joon and Esom. It explores t ...

as Nam Gyu-jang, a producer.

Family members

* 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 Jang Hyun-sung (; born July 17, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He started his acting career as a member of the ''Hakjeon'' Theatre Company, before transitioning to film and television. Jang is best known for starring in director Song Il-gon's a ...

as Kang In-sik, Kang Tae-wan's father. *

Kim Jung-young Kim Jung-young (; born on 27 July 1972) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 2000 in films, since then, she has appeared in number of plays, films and television series. She got recognition for her supporting roles in '' Clean ...

as Jin-woo, Jin-sung's mother

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Ratings

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References

External links

* * * {{Hancinema drama, Sweet_Munchies JTBC television dramas Korean-language television shows 2020 South Korean television series debuts 2020 South Korean television series endings South Korean romantic comedy television series South Korean cooking television series South Korean LGBTQ-related television shows