Dinner Mate
Dinner Mate is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Song Seung-heon, Seo Ji-hye, Lee Ji-hoon, and Son Na-eun, and based on the 2013 webtoon Would You Like To Have Dinner Together? by Park Si-in. The series is about an unexpected dinner between two strangers in a restaurant, Woo Do-hee and Kim Hae-kyung. The two happen to have dinner together at a random place and decide to become dinner partners. The drama was aired by MBC TV on Mondays and Tuesdays from May 25 to July 14, 2020. It was also available globally on iQIYI with multi-language subtitles.
Synopsis
Woo Do-hee, a producer at a digital content company, and Kim Hae-kyung, a psychiatrist, meet by coincidence and end up eating dinner together. Later, they meet again by coincidence and decided to become "dinner mates". With no knowledge of each other's personal details, they only meet up to eat dinner and talk.Cast
Main
- Song Seung-heon as Kim Hae-kyung, a psychiatrist and food psychotherapist.
- Seo Ji-hye as Woo Do-hee, a producer-director at 2N BOX.
- Lee Ji-hoon as Jeong Jae-hyeok, a medical journalist freelancer. Do-hee's first love in college.
- Son Na-eun as Jin No-eul, a fitness instructor. Hae-kyung's first love.
People around Hae Kyung
- Lee Hyun-jin as Kang Gun-woo, stylist.
- Kim Seo-kyung as Lee Byeong-jin, Hae-kyung's secretary.
- Jeon Guk-hyang as Lee Moon-jung, Hae-kyung's mother.
2N BOX
- Ye Ji-won as Nam Ah-yeong, CEO of 2N BOX and friend of PD Woo Do-hee.
- Ko Kyu-pil as Park Jin-kyoo, planning team leader.
- Ahn Tae-hwan as Kim Jung-hwan, planning team member.
- Oh Hye-won as Im So-ra, ASMR creator.
- Kim Young-chul as Jjoda Man.
Do-hee's family
- Jung Eun-pyo as Woo In-ho, Do-hee's father.
- Yoon Bok-in as Jun Sung-ja, Do-hee's mother.
Others
- Park Ho-san as Keanu / Kim Hyun-u
Special appearances
- Kim Jung-hyun as Lee Young-dong, Do-hee's ex-boyfriend
- Jung Sang-hoon as ER doctor
- Kim Hyun-sook as Keun-hee
- Lee Si-eon as food truck operator
- Sandara Park as Hae-kyung's patient
- Tae Jin-ah as himself
- Kim Won-hae as depressed widower
- Kim Jae-won
- Seo Eun-soo as flight attendant
- Ryu Ji-kwang as himself
- Kim Hee-jung as eating show host
- ?? as Do-hee's blind date mate
Production