I must say though, this drama theme is a bit alarming. However progressive we think we may be, being gay is not an easy thing in Korea. And that too is an understatement.

This drama feels like it wants to tackle the issue head-on but I honestly feel disturbed that they wrote this script of someone straight pretending to be gay on a TV program without raising any questions...I can not imagine how they will tackle the fall out of something like this...

Having said that, I also felt the chemistry between the male leads :-D. Fully knowing one is pretending and the other is having his crush...

I think they are showing the struggles of a rookie variety PD along with the gay theme. The rookie PD thing does feel a bit extreme. I do not find it 'real' in a way. But I am also wondering the fall out for a rookie PD, with a riske show that will surely end in disaster. I mean, he is pretending to be gay!!! How long before everyone finds out?!!!

Right now, intent of the show feels bigger than the script.

I am very curious how they will handle it so, I am going to stay tuned.

Hopefully it will not get too distasteful.

The opening song in the alley scene got me spending my precious 2 hours to think what song was being played.... I felt so frustrated, which made me checking one by one my songs on iTunes.. Then I found it, it's the OST of "Signal", "Looking Back." But it was played with a jazzy tone piano... LoL.

I was actually pretty uncomfortable with the way stereotypes were being portrayed in first two episodes. I humbly disagree that the show was trying to steer away from these stereotypes - I thought the show was actually doing the opposite and perpetuating those stereotypes, and it was uncomfortable to watch. Like how Tae-wan, a fashion / clothes designer, is gay, and how gay men wear flamboyant outfits etc. Whilst not so in-your-face, the under-currents of the drama did dampen the enjoyment of the drama quite a bit.

And it seemed as though the female lead came up with the idea of centering her variety show on a gay chef because it would "invite discussion" and raise ratings. This was quite disturbing for me too.

But otherwise, I did like the tone and colours of the drama... reserving judgment on this until next week's episodes I guess.

I am just glad to see Jung Il-Woo back on-screen after watching him share details about his medical condition on Happy Together and most recently on the cooking show Stars' recipe at fun-staurant.
Whether Sweet Munchies will be as much talked-about as his best buddy's own drama is yet to see.

Jung Il Woo is back!! loving his new drama. This is perfect for him as he is a good cook. Can't wait for next episode. One of the best ongoing drama that is showing right now.

Thank you for the weecap! I will watch this show out of curiosity on how far things have progressed since the memorable Personal Taste. The premise of both shows is roughly the same. In Personal Taste, the pretense, even without the nation-wide televised "coming-out", left many people hurt and bewildered. In truth, I pain to see the current show as a comedy: Jung Il-woo seems about to burst in tears any moment.
The gay younger brother is a major red flag for me: if the writers treat him as a "safe landing" for Kang Tae-Wan, it will be very distasteful.

am i the only one who's bothered with the bgm/sound effects (whatever you call it) on this drama. The vibe of the music doesnt fit in the scene and ruins the moment.

This is a very interesting concept yet quite delicate. I hope it goes well for Jung Il Woo.

I hope the "gay in Korea" theme is not played too heavily- it is obvious that it is not there just to set up the "what happens when they find out" situation, because if it were then there would be no point to the gay younger brother. So the show is actually trying to do more BUT if they overdo it then the comedy will be spoiled.

I like the fact that the FL rookie PD is shown as extreme- because it shows us how desperate she is.

What many people may have missed is that the 'mean' Department Director might be almost as desperate as our rookie PD. She nneds resuls from her people and she is not getting them. The petty games and affronts that the other people in her Department inflicted on our FL indicates a smug self-satisfaction on their part that tells me that they feel so secure as to not really have to give their best in their work anymore. Remember- the director shredded everyone's proposal, not just the one from the rookie. She sets the near impossible deadline to remind everyone of her authority but also to light a fire under our rookie PD: She won't cry if rookie fails, because that might at last inspire fear in the others, but she is secretly hoping that our FL can actually succeed, because that will give her the credibility to actually back up the rookie- no one can argue with her actually doing the show because she is simply keeping her side of the bet. Either way our dragon lady wins. That sort of smarts is why she is the head of the Department.

Lee Hak-Joo intrigues me lol since I saw him in World of the Married. JTBC must love casting him! Also are we seeing a semi-comeback of the side swept hair again?? #PrettyPls

Yay for more dramas being 12 episodes!! That being said, with the recent Covid-19 stuff and Homophobia in Korea rn this gay pandering thing isn't sitting well with me.

Also do bisexuality not exist in the spectrum displayed in K-dramas? Has there ever been a bisexual character in K-dramas? He could be figuring out his sexuality and realize that he likes both men and women?

Why would the chef be a good counselor just because he's gay? The concept of this show would feed prejudice instead of going against them. The FL has some weird ideas. That fashion designer has bad taste but a good personality, he deserves a decent show and JIL too.

Maybe I've been watching too much BL lately, but I really got vibes that the OTP will be the chef and the clothes designer. Did you notice the (I don't know the proper title) shot of the three leads had the chef in the middle with the PD female lead and the designer on either side? Usually with a triangle it would have the girl in the middle. Maybe I'm just imagining things...
The other thing was the color palette. At first I was a little confused because it started with the warm tones but then changed to what seemed to be saturated blues, yellows, reds, oranges...oh, wait, aren't those rainbow colors?
I think Jung Il-woo might not realize just yet that he's gay. Of course this is only two episodes in, and as I said, I've been watching way too much BL lately and might be jumping to conclusions. But I really did feel the chemistry between the two men. And the camera shots when he was taking measurements - that was really obvious.
Which way will this Korean drama go??

I think the actor playing the designer is killing it though....even if he is supposed to be a "stoic" character - with a little eye and jaw movement, you can actually see the emotions. I especially like the scene when the ML was asking him to be the designer of the show, you could clearly identify with what he was thinking without him uttering a single word. Oddly enough, I now have SLS, shipping him with the ML instead of the FL.

I predict there will be cohabitation hijinks between Ah Jin and Jin Sung.