Ra Mi-ran and Lee Re open a Strange Snack Shop

6 March 31, 2023March 31, 2023

Ra Mi-ran and Lee Re open a Strange Snack Shop

by solstices

Script reading stills have been released for the upcoming fantasy drama Strange Snack Shop, which certainly has a promising premise. Based on Hiroshima Reiko’s novel Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendo, also known as The Mysterious Candy Store, the tale centers around a mystical snack shop run by the enigmatic Hong-ja. Played by Ra Mi-ran (Dr. Park’s Clinic), Hong-ja is far from your average run-of-the-mill business owner.

That’s because there’s something extraordinary about her store Jeonchundang — it’s only visible to a select lucky few. These visitors often have worries weighing on their mind, and it’s up to Hong-ja to prescribe a personalized candy cure for each of them. With the power to make one’s dreams come true, these snacks may seem like an instant remedy for any ailment. However, that isn’t necessarily the case.

Though the snacks have magical properties, their efficacy depends on how the customer chooses to use them. As such, the taciturn Hong-ja makes it a point not to interfere in her customers’ affairs. She’ll patiently hear them out, but once she’s dispensed the necessary snacks, they’re out of her hands. After all, it’s up to Jeonchundang’s patrons to take charge of their own destinies.

Starring opposite Hong-ja is Lee Re (Hellbound) as Yo-mi, fellow snack shop owner and Jeonchundang’s main business rival. Though she’s constantly devising ways to obstruct Hong-ja’s business and win over her customers, Yo-mi is far from an unlikable character. On the contrary, Yo-mi is said to be an intriguing and unconventional adversary — ooh, frenemies perhaps?

This drama also marks a reunion between Ra Mi-ran and Lee Re, who previously collaborated on the 2013 film Hope. Exactly a decade later, they’re crossing paths once again, and I’m eagerly anticipating the chemistry between our leading ladies.

Directed by Park Bong-seop (Eve) with scripts written by Lee Ji-hyun, Strange Snack Shop is slated to premiere in the later half of 2023.

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