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| "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.
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| 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.
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