Late Night Restaurant (Korean: 심야식당; RR: Simyasikdang) is a 2015 South Korean drama series based on the manga Shinya Shokudō.[1] It aired two back-to-back episodes on SBS on Saturdays at 24:10 and 24:40 from July 4 to September 5, 2015.[2]
| Late Night Restaurant | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Midnight Diner |
| Genre | Mystery Slice of life Food |
| Based on | Shinya Shokudō by Yarō Abe |
| Written by | Choi Dae-woong Hong Yoon-hee |
| Directed by | Hwang In-roe |
| Starring | Kim Seung-woo |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Park Young-soo |
| Producers | Kim Dong-rae Jo Jeong-ho Baek Chung-hwa |
| Running time | 30 minutes Saturdays at 24:10/24:40 (KST) |
| Production companies | BaramiBunda inc. RaemongRaein Co. Ltd. SBS Contents Hub |
| Original release | |
| Network | Seoul Broadcasting System |
| Release | July 4 – September 5, 2015 |
| Related | |
| Shinya Shokudō Midnight Diner | |
Plot edit
A restaurant opens at midnight until seven in the morning. Its mysterious owner and chef, simply called the 'Master', has no fixed items on his menu, but will take orders from any customer and cook up whatever they ask for. As the Master cooks, his customers tell him their life stories.
Cast edit
- Kim Seung-woo as Master
Regular customers edit
- Choi Jae-sung as Ryu
- Nam Tae-hyun as Min-woo
- Jung Han-hun as Mr. Kim
- Joo Won-sung as "Quack"
- Park Joon-myun as Yoo-mi, "Fat woman"[3]
- Ban Min-jung as "Banquet noodles" (Noodle Sisters)
- Jang Hee-jung as "Mixed noodles" (Noodle Sisters)
- Son Hwa-ryung as "Radish noodles" (Noodle Sisters)
- Kang Seo-yeon as Cherry
- Son Sang-kyung as "Big guy"
Guest appearances edit
- Shim Hye-jin as Eun-soo (ep 2)
- Kang Doo as Jae-hee (ep 3)
- Ji Jin-hee as Young-shik (ep 4-5)
- Dokgo Young-jae as Gentleman Noh
- Oh Ji-ho as Sung-kyun (ep 7)
- Nam Ji-hyun as Hye-ri (ep 7)
- Lee Young-ha as Musician Noh
- Lee Young-beom as Food critic
- Jo Dong-hyuk as Yong-ryong
- Kang Ye-sol as Mi-young
- Han Bo-bae as Ji-hee
- Jo Jae-yoon as Kwang Jo (ep 11)
- Seo Woo as Doctor Hyo Jin (ep 12)
- Jeon So-min as Cha Hye Jin (ep 13)
- Kim Jung-tae as Director Song (ep 14)
- Lee Si-eon as Tae-soo (ep 16)
- Nam Gyu-ri as Mi Kyung (ep 16)
- Kim Roi-ha as Chul-min (ep 18)
Episodes edit
All episodes are named after a certain form of food, most of them of Korean origin.
- Seasoned Seaweed and Rice Cakes
- Buckwheat Pancake
- Mixed, Radish and Banquet Noodles
- Short-Necked Clam Soup (Part 1)
- Hamburg Steak (Part 2)
- Steamed Spareribs and Kimchi
- Ginseng Chicken Soup
- Butter Rice
- Grilled Short Rib Patties
- Barley-Dried Corvina
- Marinated Chicken Fried Rice
- Chinese Plums
- Canned Whelk
- Candied Sweet Potato and Spicy Rice Cakes
- Potato Ongshim Seaweed Soup
- Oyster Sauce Mayo Ramen
- Tortilla Half-moon Pizza
- Grilled Flatfish
- Stone Pot Jangjorim Bibimbap
- A Fall Gizzard Shad Party
References edit
- ^ "Midnight Diner serves up thorny social issues". The Korea Times. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "Kim Seung-woo's Midnight Diner opens for business". Dramabeans. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ She played a central role in episode 6, being desperate to lose weight.