Dinner Mate
2020 South Korean television series
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Dinner Mate[3] (Korean: 저녁 같이 드실래요?) 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 (played by Seo Ji-hye) and Kim Hae-kyung (played by Song Seung-heon). The two happen to have dinner together at a random place and decide to become dinner partners.[4] The drama was aired by MBC TV on Mondays and Tuesdays from May 25 to July 14, 2020.[5][6][unreliable source?] It was also available globally on iQIYI with multi-language subtitles.
Also known asLet's Have Dinner Together?
Hangul
저녁 같이 드실래요?
Lit.Would You Like To Have Dinner Together?
RRJeonyeok gachi deusillaeyo?
| Dinner Mate | |
|---|---|
Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | Let's Have Dinner Together? |
| Hangul | 저녁 같이 드실래요? |
| Lit. | Would You Like To Have Dinner Together? |
| RR | Jeonyeok gachi deusillaeyo? |
| MR | Chŏnyŏk kach'i tŭsillaeyo? |
| Genre | Romance[1][unreliable source?] |
| Based on | Would You Like To Have Dinner Together? by Park Si-in |
| Developed by | Park Jae-beom |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Ko Jae-hyun |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | "Dinner Mate Open Title" by Jonghyuk Jeon |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 32 (2 episodes per day)[a] |
| Production | |
| Producers |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 35 minutes[a] |
| Production company | Victory Contents |
| Original release | |
| Network | MBC TV |
| Release | May 25 – July 14, 2020 |
Synopsis
Woo Do-hee (Seo Ji-hye), a producer at a digital content company, and Kim Hae-kyung (Song Seung-heon), 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 (name, occupation, etc.), 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 (Ep. 1–2)
- Jung Sang-hoon as ER doctor (Ep. 2)
- Kim Hyun-sook as Keun-hee (Ep. 1–2, 8)
- Lee Si-eon as food truck operator (Ep. 3)
- Sandara Park as Hae-kyung's patient (Ep. 11)
- Tae Jin-ah as himself (Ep. 4)
- Kim Won-hae as depressed widower (Ep. 7)
- Kim Jae-won
- Seo Eun-soo as flight attendant (Ep. 1–2)
- Ryu Ji-kwang as himself (Ep. 14)
- Kim Hee-jung as eating show host (Ep. 14)
- ?? as Do-hee's blind date mate (Ep. 28)
Production
Development
The series is the third collaboration between director Ko Jae-hyun and actor Song Seung-heon after Black and Player.[citation needed]
Original soundtrack
| Dinner Mate OST | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
| Released | 2020 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Language | |
| Label | |
Part 1
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Would You Like to Have Dinner" (저녁 같이 드실래요) | OVAN , Mr.Black | VAN.C | OVAN | 3:18 |
| 2. | "Would You Like to Have Dinner" (Inst.) | VAN.C | 3:18 | ||
| Total length: | 6:36 | ||||
Special track
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Girl Come and Go" (오다가다 그녀) | Lee Ryu | Lee Soo-ha | Tae Jin Ah | 3:32 |
| 2. | "The Girl Come and Go" (Inst.) | 3:32 | |||
| Total length: | 7:04 | ||||
Part 2
Part 3
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dear My Star" (나의 별) | Kang Hyo-jun | Lee Hyun-seung, TM | Sondia | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Dear My Star" (Inst.) | Lee Hyun-seung, TM | 3:36 | ||
| Total length: | 7:12 | ||||
Part 4
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "More Than Words" (사랑한다는 말로는) | Mr.Black | SHAUN | SHAUN | 3:17 |
| 2. | "More Than Words" (Inst.) | SHAUN | 3:17 | ||
| Total length: | 6:34 | ||||
Part 5
Viewership
Dinner Mate : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[11]
| Episodes | Episode number | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||
| 1–16 | N/A | 1065 | 901 | 919 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 825 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 738 | |
| 17–32 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 802 | N/A | 895 | N/A | 793 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 770 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 759 | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nielsen Korea[12] | |||
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | May 25, 2020 | 4.8% | N/a |
| 2 | 6.1% | 6.5% | |
| 3 | May 26, 2020 | 5.7% | 6.4% |
| 4 | 5.9% | 6.8% | |
| 5 | June 1, 2020 | 4.1% | 5.2% |
| 6 | 4.8% | N/a | |
| 7 | June 2, 2020 | 4.4% | 5.1% |
| 8 | 4.9% | N/a | |
| 9 | June 8, 2020 | 3.5% | |
| 10 | 4.4% | ||
| 11 | June 9, 2020 | 3.4% | |
| 12 | 3.9% | 4.3% | |
| 13 | June 15, 2020 | 3.0% | N/a |
| 14 | 3.7% | ||
| 15 | June 16, 2020 | 3.0% | |
| 16 | 4.2% | 4.6% | |
| 17 | June 22, 2020 | 3.5% | N/a |
| 18 | 4.9% | 5.2% | |
| 19 | June 23, 2020 | 3.4% | N/a |
| 20 | 4.8% | 5.1% | |
| 21 | June 29, 2020 | 3.3% | N/a |
| 22 | 4.8% | 5.0% | |
| 23 | June 30, 2020 | 3.0% | N/a |
| 24 | 4.4% | ||
| 25 | July 6, 2020 | 2.3% | |
| 26 | 3.1% | ||
| 27 | July 7, 2020 | 2.6% | |
| 28 | 3.4% | ||
| 29 | July 13, 2020 | 2.9% | |
| 30 | 3.7% | ||
| 31 | July 14, 2020 | 2.9% | |
| 32 | 4.3% | ||
| Average | 4.0% | —[b] | |
Awards and nominations
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MBC Drama Awards | 2020 | Drama of the Year | Dinner Mate | Nominated | |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries / Short Drama | Song Seung-heon | Nominated | |||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries / Short Drama | Lee Ji-hoon | Nominated | |||
| Best New Actress | Son Na-eun | Nominated | |||
| Best Couple Award | Song Seung-heon and Seo Ji-hye | Nominated | |||
| Seoul International Drama Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Korean Drama | Dinner Mate | Nominated | [13][14] |
Notes
- In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.[2]
- Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.