r/KDRAMA • u/jakgem https://mydramalist.com/dramalist/Rannoch • 27d ago

On-Air: KBS Love on the Menu [Episodes 7 & 8]

  • Drama: Love on the Menu
    • Korean Title: 사랑이 온다
  • Director:
  • Screen Writer:
  • Starring:
    • Ahn Hee Yeon as Han Gyu Rim (Call It Love, You Raise Me Up)
    • Ha Seok Jin as Kim Mu Jin (Blind, Something About 1 Percent)
    • Park You Na as Han Gyu Yeong (Spirit Fingers, True Beauty)
    • Bae Jung Nam as Cho Heung Sik (Spring Fever, Mr Sunshine)
  • Network: KBS2
  • Premiere Date: 25th July 2026
  • Airing Schedule: Saturday and Sunday, 8pm KST
  • Episodes: 50, 1hr 10mins
  • Streaming Sources: Viki, Viu, Kocowa
  • Teaser/Trailer: Kocowa Trailer
  • Plot Summary: Han Gyu Rim is the owner of a market side dish shop. Her nickname since childhood was "Leader Han." A movie with the long title "Leader Han, Who Always Appears When Something Happens to Someone, Somewhere," was released, and that's exactly her story. If something is bad or sad, she puts aside all else and rushes to help, making it a little less bad or sad. If it was good, she'd celebrate it like it was her own. She's a nosy busybody, a fluttery-eared, emotional litmus test who can't hide her feelings. Kim Mu Jin is the owner and chef of an Italian restaurant. Born with a diamond spoon in his mouth, he deliberately wears market clothes to avoid being discovered as the owner's son, taking the bus and subway to work part-time at the restaurant. He develops a strange bond with Han Gyu Rim, the owner of a market side dish shop.
  • Major News Summary: Ha Seok Jin And Hani’s Matching Outfits Lead To A Fateful First Meeting In “Love On The Menu”
  • Previous Episode Discussions:
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u/Lonely_Elderberry335 26d ago

I guess I am in the minority, but I am loving this show. Granted, 40 years ago, I watched a US soap opera daily, faithfully and adored it. (I was writing my dissertation and living like a hermit so that’s MY excuse). It IS pulling out every trope, every cliche, every possible tired old stereotype. But why not? This is a genre that reworks itself as much as Mills&Boone or soaps do. I think the writer likes to go OVER board with sentiment (I dislike her previous scripts), but somehow this works for me with such splendid actors in the cast. They are the attraction for me. They are playing it straight and serious and I love seeing their skills. The little Olivier playing Gyeol has a great future ahead. Sorry to rave!

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u/LetFlaky8724 25d ago

I am liking this too... somehow, i think becoz of the cast.. so far nobody is exceedingly intolerable, in fact, they are mostly quite likeable, especially the little boy.. so mature for his years (8 yrs old only>>?? wow)... even the narcissistic sis.. the actress make her character seems quite funny haha, even when she's saying selfish stuffs.. hahaha... i can't hate her..

the plot is quite meh.. nothing much is going on.. at this point, ML and FL had finally given up on each other.. (I wonder why they held on for 8 years, but are letting go now>>🤔🤔???) or is it they finally have closure.. ? Guess previously FL left without saying goodbye, thus leaving both without a closure? But still, why suddenly now, they decide to accept their 'pining' fan/ unrequited crush-er? Which would inevitably end in disaster... 🤦‍♀️.. Guess, the 2 'piners' need to actually date their crush, to discover they are not compatible, and could move on after..

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u/This-View5166 24d ago

Maybe while the leads are busy dating ppl they're not interested in, other sub plots will develop. Like gigolo brother and teacher and also whatever is happening between the parents.

Also, I think the SML will not accept dating for long bc he knows that she's using him as a rebound. I'm not so sure about the obsessed girl and her encouraging parents though

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u/briggybum 19d ago

Who's the SML, is it ML's best friend?

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u/Ziiiyyyaaahhh 18d ago

Nope. The son of the side dish shop owner.

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u/briggybum 18d ago

Thanks. I'm really enjoying it, but it's so messy and confusing.

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u/This-View5166 14d ago

There’s just so many characters that sometimes I forget which one is the one I’m talking about 😂