Let's Eat () is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Lee Soo-kyung, Yoon Doo-joon, Shim Hyung-tak and Yoon So-hee. 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.
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. 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.
Cast Main Lee Soo-kyung as Lee Soo-kyung 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. Yoon Doo-joon as Goo 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. Shim Hyung-tak as Kim Hak-moon Soo-kyung's boss who acts rude, arrogant, and mean, but actually has an obsessive crush on Soo-kyung. Yoon So-hee as Yoon Jin-yi The new quirky young lady whose parents live in the States. She quickly makes friends with Dae-young.
Recurring Lee Do-yeon as Oh Do-yeon Jang Won-young as Choi Kyu-sik Jung Soo-young as Park Kyung-mi Hong Eun-taek as Choi Deok-young Feeldog as Hyun Kwang-suk Choi Dae-sung as laundromat boss Jung Tae-sung as Hak-moon's nephew
Special appearances Park Young-seo as man on Soo-kyung's blind date (ep. 1) Lee Yong-nyeo as Bae Mi-ja (ep. 1) Lee Sang-woo as Kim Sung-soo, divorce clientA character in One Warm Word. (ep. 8) Nam Nung-mi as Soo-kyung's mother (ep. 8–9) Kang Ye-bin as woman on Hak-moon's blind date (ep. 9) Heo Gu-yeon as Dae-young's father (ep. 10) Choi Phillip as Catholic church oppa, Soo-kyung's third ex-boyfriend (ep. 11) Lee Yong-joo as basketball team captain, Soo-kyung's second ex-boyfriend (ep. 11) Lee Yoon-mi as pet shop owner (ep. 11) Nam Chang-hee as dog owner (ep. 12) Sam Hammington as president of soy sauce crab restaurant (ep. 12) Kim San-ho as Hak-moon's restaurant owner friend (ep. 13) Choi Sung-joon as assailant (ep. 14) Jung Eun-pyo as police officer (ep. 14) Jung Kyung-ho as housing agency employee (ep. 15) Lee Il-hwa as Kwang-suk's mother (ep. 16) Uhm Hyun-kyung as restaurant customer eating delicious food (ep. 16) Kim Hyun-sook as Lee Young-ae, café customerCharacters in Rude Miss Young-ae. (ep. 16) Ra Mi-ran as Manager Ra, café customer (ep. 16) An unknown Siberian Husky that scared Mr. Kim (ep. 12)
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".
Ratings In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
Original broadcast date Title Average audience share(AGB Nielsen) Nationwide 1 November 28, 2013 A Declaration of Living Alone 1.349% 2 December 5, 2013 Getting to Know Your Neighbors 3 December 12, 2013 I Want to Be Alone. Everybody, Get Out! 1.135% 4 December 19, 2013 Answer Me, Neighbors 1.168% 5 December 26, 2013 Worry Over Money, Cry Over Money 1.237% 6 January 2, 2014 Pride and Prejudice 1.401% 7 January 9, 2014 Why Life Is Like Eating Dinner Alone 8 January 16, 2014 Things That You Can See Only When You Quit 1.316% 9 January 23, 2014 Mamma Mia 1.364% 10 January 30, 2014 Gourmet Over Flowers 1.245% 11 February 6, 2014 Everyone Who's Not in Love Now, Is Guilty 1.221% 12 February 13, 2014 The Taste of Love... Bitter Sweet 1.121% 13 February 20, 2014 The Man Who Only Looked at Me 1.366% 14 February 27, 2014 She Has Disappeared 15 March 6, 2014 Your Silence 1.175% 16 March 13, 2014 Still... Let's Eat 1.460% 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.
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) and their memories of the past.
References
External links Let's Eat official tvN website