Sweet Munchies (Korean: 야식남녀) 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.
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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.
Kang Ji-young 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 gay fashion designer who starts collaborating with Jin-sung and Ah-jin.
Supporting
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 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 as Nam Gyu-jang, a producer.
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