Café Minamdang
2022 South Korean television series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Café Minamdang (Korean: 미남당; RR: Minamdang) is a 2022 South Korean television series starring Seo In-guk, Oh Yeon-seo, Kwak Si-yang, Kang Mi-na, and Kwon Soo-hyun. It is based on a web novel titled Minamdang: Case Note by writer Jung Jae-ha, which was serialized on KakaoPage and won the grand prize at the platform's web novel contest.[7][9] It aired on KBS2 from June 27 to August 23, 2022, every Monday and Tuesday at 21:50 (KST).[10] It is also available for streaming on Netflix in selected regions.[5]
| Café Minamdang | |
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 Promotional poster | |
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| Hangul | 미남당 |
| Genre | |
| Based on | Minamdang: Case Note by Jung Jae-han |
| Written by | Park Hye-jin[2] |
| Directed by | Go Jae-hyun[2] |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Seo Seong-won[4] |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 18[5] |
| Production | |
| Running time | 70 minutes[6] |
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| Original release | |
| Network | KBS2 |
| Release | June 27 – August 23, 2022 |
Synopsis
The series follows the mysterious events experienced by a former profiler who became a shaman, and his colleagues. It also tells the story of a suspicious café named Minamdang and its customers.[7][11]
Cast
Main
- Seo In-guk as Nam Han-joon, a good-looking profiler-turned-swindler who is a shamanic heresy and has splendid speech skills.[12]
- Oh Yeon-seo as Han Jae-hui, a third-year homicide detective who is righteous, lighthearted and quirky, but a sincere person.[9][12]
- Kim Min-seo as young Han Jae-hui[13]
- Kwak Si-yang as Gong Soo-cheol: a barista at Minamdang during the day and a homicide detective at night.[14]
- Kang Mi-na as Nam Hye-joon: Han-joon's younger sister who is a former NIS ace.[14]
- Kwon Soo-hyun as Cha Do-won: an intelligent and wealthy prosecutor at the Western District Prosecutors' Office's Criminal Affairs Department.[3][14]
Supporting
- Baek Seo-hoo as Jo Na-dan: a cute part-time employee at Minamdang who charms customers with his good looks and sweet nature.[15]
- Jung Man-sik as Jang Doo-jin: a veteran detective of fifteen years.[16]
- Heo Jae-ho as Kim Sang-hyeop: a passionate detective.[17]
- Jung Ha-joon as Na Kwang-tae: a rookie detective.[18]
- Jung Eun-pyo as Kim Cheol-geun: the chief of police.[8]
- Hwang Woo-seul-hye as Lee Min-kyung: a VVIP customer of Minamdang.[8]
- Baek Seung-ik as Park Jin-sang: the director of Joyce Entertainment.[19]
- Kim Byung-soon as Park Dong-gi: Jin-sang's father who is the chairman of a property insurance company.[20]
- Lee Jae-woon as Cha Seung-won: Do-won's older brother.[21]
- Jung Da-eun as Auntie Im: a mysterious fortune teller.[22]
- Won Hyun-jun as Gu Tae-soo[23]
Extended
- Park Hae-in as Lee Ji-eun[24]
- Moon Yu-bin[25]
- Kim Won-sik as Shin Kyung-ho[26]
- Kwon Hyuk as Jeong Cheong-gi[27]
- Jang Hyuk-jin as Choi Young-seop[28]
- Park Jun-seong as Do Jun-ha[28]
- Jo Min-gyu as Hye-joon's boyfriend[29]
- Kim Min-seol as Kang Eun-hye[30]
- Park Dong-bin as Lee Myung-jun: mayor of Shinmyeong.[31]
- Yoon Young-geol as Park Jeong-hyun: a member of the National Assembly.[32]
- Cha Geon-woo as Nam Pil-goo: chief of the anti-corruption department of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office.[33]
- Woo Jung-won as Jeong Hye-yoon: a psychiatrist.[34]
Special appearances
- Song Jae-rim as Han Jae-jung[35][36]
- Lee Si-eon as Yeo Chun-pal[37]
- Lucy as Han-joon's ex-girlfriend[38]
- Song Joo-hee as Min Yu-seon[39]
- Cha Tae-hyun as a priest[40]
- Eum Moon-suk as Dae-tong[40]
- Heo Jung-min as a detective[41]
Production
The first script reading of the cast was held on November 19, 2021.[42]
On March 29, 2022, Seo In-guk's agency announced that the actor temporarily halted filming for Café Minamdang after testing positive for COVID-19.[43]
Original soundtrack
Part 1
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Ghost Buster" | Jo Gwang-il | Seo Cine | Jo Gwang-il | 3:00 |
| 2. | "Ghost Buster" (Inst.) | Seo Cine | 3:00 | ||
| Total length: | 6:00 | ||||
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Like You" (너를 좋아해) | Seo Cine | Seo Cine | Seo In-guk | 2:85 |
| 2. | "I Like You" (너를 좋아해; Inst.) | Seo Cine | 2:85 | ||
| Total length: | 5:56 | ||||
Part 7
Viewership
| Season | Episode number | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | ||
| 1 | 967 | 935 | 1009 | 1041 | 827 | 837 | 812 | 855 | 770 | 967 | 795 | 817 | N/A | 800 | 823 | 868 | 899 | 1008 | |
Café Minamdang : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[58]
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nielsen Korea[58] | TNmS[59] | |||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | ||
| 1 | June 27, 2022 | 5.7% (13th) | 5.7% (10th) | 5.3% (13th) |
| 2 | June 28, 2022 | 5.6% (11th) | 5.3% (14th) | 5.0% (13th) |
| 3 | July 4, 2022 | 5.6% (12th) | 5.6% (9th) | N/A |
| 4 | July 5, 2022 | 5.7% (10th) | 5.8% (7th) | 4.4% (15th) |
| 5 | July 11, 2022 | 4.8% (15th) | 4.6% (17th) | 4.6% (17th) |
| 6 | July 12, 2022 | 4.2% (18th) | 4.1% (18th) | 4.5% (17th) |
| 7 | July 18, 2022 | 4.5% (17th) | 4.3% (17th) | N/A |
| 8 | July 19, 2022 | 5.0% (13th) | 4.8% (14th) | 3.9% (19th) |
| 9 | July 25, 2022 | 4.5% (15th) | 4.6% (15th) | N/A |
| 10 | July 26, 2022 | 5.5% (9th) | 5.7% (7th) | |
| 11 | August 1, 2022 | 4.1% (19th) | 4.1% (17th) | |
| 12 | August 2, 2022 | 4.7% (14th) | 4.5% (14th) | 4.0% (17th) |
| 13 | August 8, 2022 | 3.7% (22nd) | N/A | N/A |
| 14 | August 9, 2022 | 4.3% (22nd) | ||
| 15 | August 15, 2022 | 4.5% (19th) | 4.4% (19th) | |
| 16 | August 16, 2022 | 5.0% (13th) | 4.8% (14th) | 4.3% (17th) |
| 17 | August 22, 2022 | 5.0% (13th) | 5.1% (14th) | N/A |
| 18 | August 23, 2022 | 5.7% (11th) | 5.6% (9th) | 4.2% (18th) |
| Average | 4.9% | —[a] | —[a] | |
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