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Fri, August 19, 2022 | 17:13
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'Midnight Diner' serves up thorny social issues
가슴 따뜻한 사람사는 이야기 '심야식당' 호평
Posted : 2015-07-05 15:59
Updated : 2015-07-05 16:49
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'Master' Kim Seung-woo in a 'Midnight Diner' poster
"Master" Kim Seung-woo in a "Midnight Diner" poster

New TV series "Midnight Diner" has started with positive reviews that say the show has touched on the nation's thorny social issues.


In the first episode on Saturday, a poor part-time employee and a forgotten idol celebrity visit the diner, the series' center stage, which the main character, a cook called "the Master" (played by Kim Seung-woo), operates from midnight until seven in the morning.
'Master' Kim Seung-woo in a 'Midnight Diner' poster
'Master' Kim Seung-woo in a 'Midnight Diner' poster
Nam Tae-hyun, top, and Shim Hye-jin from scenes of Midnight Diner

The quiet yet considerate Master serves the visitors and cannot help but notice the hardships in their lives: the part-timer (played by singer Nam Tae-hyun from idol boy band WINNER) struggling to make ends meet with minimum hourly wages, and the former celebrity (played by Shim Hye-jin), who helps a youth wishing to become a celebrity but is harassed by her immoral father.




The show airs on Saturday nights and is based on a Japanese TV series of the same title. Visitors to the diner are based on ordinary people from Korean society.



가슴 따뜻한 사람사는 이야기 '심야식당' 호평

드라마 ‘심야식당’이 한국 사회에 만연한 문제점들을 꼬집어 내며 호평을 받으면서 토요일 첫 방송을 했다.

지난 4일 자정 첫 방송된 SBS 주말 드라마 ‘심야식당’에서는 가난한 아르바이트생 민우(남태현 분)와 그와 친분을 쌓게 된 뒷골목 출신의 류씨(최재성 분)가 등장하여 최저 시급, 청소년 노동력 착취, 열정 페이 등의 사회적 문제점들을 꼬집어 냈다.

잊혀진 하이틴스타로 출연한 심혜진은 힘든 가정 형편 속에 좌절하는 연예인 지망생을 도와주면서 힘든 청춘을 위로했다. 

30분 분량의 에피소드를 2회 연속 방송하며 군더더기 없이 빠른 이야기 구성으로 시청자들을 몰입시킨 ‘심야식당’은 서정적인 영상미와 마스터 김승우의 포근한 내레이션, 스토리가 담긴 음식이 조화를 이루며 극의 완성도를 높였다. 
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