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[lower-alpha 1]
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

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

Main

  • 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

CK Channel

  • 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

  • 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

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

Part 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  1. A subsidiary of KeyEast

References

  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. 1 2 3 4 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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