Warm and Cozy
Warm and Cozy is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Kang So-ra and Yoo Yeon-seok. Written by the Hong sisters as a twist on the fable of The Ant and the Grasshopper, it aired on MBC TV from May 13 to July 2, 2015 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 for 16 episodes.
Plot
Lee Jung-joo has struggled and worked hard all her life, but has never caught a break, leaving her perpetually grouchy. In her seven years as an administrative employee at a clothing company in Seoul, she has never missed a day of work. But that doesn't stop her from losing her job, her house and her boyfriend in quick succession, so she unwillingly sets off to start a new life in Jeju Island.There, she meets Baek Gun-woo, chef and owner of the restaurant "Warm and Cozy.". Jung-joo met Baek Gun-woo previously during their nineteenth birthday and mistaken that they are twin. Jung-joo first mistakes him for a con artist, because he can't seem to help himself from telling charming lies left and right. Gun-woo is a laidback romantic from a wealthy family who only does what he feels like doing, including opening a restaurant on Jeju simply because that's where he first met his first crush. Jung-joo and Gun-woo clash over their different personalities and priorities, then gradually fall in love with each other.
Cast
Main
- Kang So-ra as Lee Jung-joo
- Yoo Yeon-seok as Baek Gun-woo
Supporting
- Jung Jin-young as Jung Poong-san, Gun-woo's friend working with him im "Warm and Cozy" restaurant
- Kim Sung-oh as Hwang Wook, mayor of Sorang Town, bachelor
- Seo Yi-an as Mok Ji-won, Gun-woo's first love
- Lee Sung-jae as Song Jung-geun, Gun-woo's older brother, president of Noblesse Resort
- Kim Hee-jung as Kim Hae-shil, haenyeo, president of Sorang Haenyeo Assoctiaton
- Lee Han-wi as Gong Jong-bae, man of many trades in Sorang Town
- Ok Ji-young as Cha Hee-ra, Gun-woo's older sister, director of entertainment agency
- Kim Mi-jin as Bu Mi-ra, writer living on Jeju.
- Lee Yong-yi as Noh Bok-nyeo, haenyeo of Sorang Town
- Gu Bon-im as Go Yoo-ja, haenyeo of Sorang Town
- Choi Sung-min as Park Dong-soo, Bu Mi-ra's husband
- Lee Sang-hyun as Assistant Jang, Song Jung-geun's personal assistant
- Choi Jae-sung as Jin Tae-yong, Gun-woo's father
Special appearance
- Lee Hwi-hyang as Baek Se-young, Gun-woo's mother
- Lee Joong-moon as Hong Gap, Jung-joo's ex-boyfriend
- Na Seung-ho as public official
- Ko Kyung-pyo as Jung-min, Jung-joo's younger brother
- Kim Won-hyo as Gyeongsang groom at the airport
- Shim Jin-hwa as Seoul bride at the airport
- Kim Kwang-kyu, as Mr Gong
- So Ji-sub as Jeju restaurant owner
- Muzie as Rooftop neighbor
- Sam Okyere as Sam, a foreigner who joins the diving school on the island along with Jung-joo
- Nam Hyeon-joo as Jung-joo's mother
- Seohyun as Hwang Yura, Hwang Wook's niece
- Son Ho-jun as Son Joon-hee, Gun-woo's friend
Ratings
- In the table below, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings.
- NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.