Let's Eat (TV series) explained

Director:Park Joon-hwa
Im Se-bin
Im Young-jin
Kim Bo-yeon
Seo Min-jung
Kim Gye-young
Park Min-hyun
Choi Min-sun
Kim Se-hee
Starring:Lee Soo-kyung
Yoon Doo-joon
Shim Hyung-tak
Yoon So-hee
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:16
Location:Seoul
Company:CJ E&M

Let's Eat is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Lee Soo-kyung, Yoon Doo-joon, Shim Hyung-tak and Yoon So-hee.[1] It aired on tvN from November 28, 2013 to March 13, 2014 for 16 episodes. The series is about four single people who are brought together by their love of food.[2]

Synopsis

Four single people, happily divorced paralegal Lee Soo-kyung (Lee Soo-kyung), mysterious gourmand Goo Dae-young (Yoon Doo-joon), design student and former rich girl Yoon Jin-yi (Yoon So-hee), and petty lawyer Kim Hak-moon (Shim Hyung-tak), all enjoy living alone, except for that pesky problem that dining out is not designed for one. At Jin-yi's request, she, Soo-kyung and Dae-young start eating out together and thus get involved in each other's lives.[3] [4] Let's Eat depicts the daily life and romance of a single woman when a murder case occurs in her neighborhood. Lee Soo-Kyung is a 33-year-old single woman. She divorced when she was in her 20's and now lives alone. She always wants to carry herself with dignity, but she loses self-control when she is near gourmet foods. Koo Dae-Young is a gourmet who is especially talented with describing the taste of foods. He often lies when he opens his mouth, but he is usually considerate of others.[5]

Cast

Main

A chief secretary at a lawyer's office who craves food and often attempts to always follow the law. She's arrogant, rude, sassy, and tends to be a know-it-all, but she has a kinder side. She begins to show feelings for Dae-young.

The mysterious neighbor who seems to always catch the hearts of young ladies. He seems to be an expert on food, and likes to show it too.

Soo-kyung's boss who acts rude, arrogant, and mean, but actually has an obsessive crush on Soo-kyung.

The new quirky young lady whose parents live in the States. She quickly makes friends with Dae-young.

Recurring

Special appearances

Production

The drama features eating scenes of the characters who live alone. Park Joon-hwa, producer-director of the drama, said "The drama focuses on building relationships between strangers through having a meal and ultimately relieving their solitude. It portrays the process of how people improve relations via food", and further explained that "Korean dramas have lots of eating scenes in which conflict erupts or settles down".[11]

Ratings

Original broadcast dateTitleAverage audience share
(AGB Nielsen)
Nationwide
1November 28, 2013A Declaration of Living Alone1.349%
2December 5, 2013Getting to Know Your Neighbors
3December 12, 2013I Want to Be Alone. Everybody, Get Out!1.135%
4December 19, 2013Answer Me, Neighbors1.168%
5December 26, 2013Worry Over Money, Cry Over Money1.237%
6January 2, 2014Pride and Prejudice1.401%
7January 9, 2014Why Life Is Like Eating Dinner Alone
8January 16, 2014Things That You Can See Only When You Quit1.316%
9January 23, 2014Mamma Mia1.364%
10January 30, 2014Gourmet Over Flowers1.245%
11February 6, 2014Everyone Who's Not in Love Now, Is Guilty1.221%
12February 13, 2014The Taste of Love... Bitter Sweet1.121%
13February 20, 2014The Man Who Only Looked at Me1.366%
14February 27, 2014She Has Disappeared
15March 6, 2014Your Silence1.175%
16March 13, 2014Still... Let's Eat1.460%
Average

Sequel

A second season titled Let's Eat 2 aired in 2015, but only Yoon Doo-joon reprised his role as Goo Dae-young, who moves to Sejong City and befriends new neighbors played by Seo Hyun-jin and Kwon Yul.[12] [13]

The third season Let's Eat 3 aired in 2018 with Goo Dae-young, in his 30s, revisiting foods he loved in his 20s with former college classmate Lee Ji-woo (Baek Jin-hee) & their memories of the past.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hong. Grace Danbi. Posters for Yoon Du Jun's Drama Let's Eat Revealed. enewsWorld. 2014-10-04. 11 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006103343/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/50352/lets-eat-releases-posters. 6 October 2014. dead.
  2. Web site: Will Be The Best Eating Drama Ever. KDramaStars. 2014-10-10. 26 November 2013.
  3. Web site: MacDonald. Joan. Let's Eat Drama Creates Appetizing Dining Trend Among Singles. KDramaStars. 2014-10-10. 14 February 2014.
  4. Web site: Let's Eat: Series Review. Dramabeans. 2014-10-10. 17 March 2014.
  5. Web site: "Let's Eat" Drama Review. 3 April 2015.
  6. Web site: Hong. Grace Danbi. B2ST Yoon Du Jun Gets Shy Over His Kiss Scene in Let's Eat. enewsWorld. 2014-10-04. 27 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006111931/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/59753/b2st-yoondujun-kisses-in-drama. 6 October 2014. dead.
  7. Web site: Hong. Grace Danbi. Yoon Du Jun Shares Microwave Recipe that Men Living Alone Use. enewsWorld. 2014-10-04. 18 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006140650/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/51029/yoon-du-jun-releases-teaser-for-lets-eat. 6 October 2014. dead.
  8. Web site: Son. Bo-kyung. EXO's MV Girl Yoon So Hee Turns Out to be an Umchinddal. enewsWorld. 2014-10-04. 10 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140519093205/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/53072/yoonsohee-is-smarter-than-she-seems-in-letseat. 19 May 2014. dead.
  9. A character in One Warm Word.
  10. Characters in Rude Miss Young-ae.
  11. News: Chung. Ah-young. Eating vicariously? - Food-centric TV shows becoming hot trend. 16 May 2016. Korean Times. 8 April 2014.
  12. Web site: Kwon. Ji-youn. Let's Eat actors playing just the right roles. The Korea Times. 2015-04-30. 20 April 2015.
  13. News: Hong. Soo Jung. Let′s Eat 2 Confirms Cast with B2ST′s Yoon Du Jun, Seo Hyun Jin and More. 10 May 2016. eNewsWorld. 23 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160601164033/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/85836/lets-eat-2-confirms-cast-with-b2sts-yoon-du-jun-seo-hyung-jin-and-more. 1 June 2016. dead.