It’s the pocha (outdoor bar) you shouldn’t be able to walk into, but somehow, Han Kang-bae (Yook Sung-jae) who is human, manages to do it. He was following Wol-joo (Hwang Jung-eum) who slips into the supposedly invisible tent of Ssanggap Pocha. Also shocked is the supervising chef, Chef Gwi (Choi Won-young).
You
see, Ssanggap Pocha exists between life and the afterlife, serving the souls on
their way from one to the other. Kang-bae winds up as a part timer there, helping
Wol-joo, who is stuck there because of her past sins until she manages to help
100,000 souls find their way. When they meet, she’s only 10 souls away from her
goal—but she only has a month left! Chef Gwi has to watch over her.
This
is the premise of “Mystic Pop-up Bar,” the latest K-drama from JTBC and
Netflix, based on the extremely popular webtoon “Twinbar” by Bae Hye-soo. It’ll
be funny and romantic, inspiring and dramatic. Here’s what you need to know
about the cast members:
Yook Sung-jae as Han Kang-bae
His
time has truly come with “Mystic,” his most prominent lead role yet. Everyone
knows that the 25-year-old Sung-jae is the leader of iconic boy band BtoB as a
songwriter and vocalist, but also that he’s taken part in various music-related
shows such as “Inkigayo.” He has a discography that is a kilometer long. Know
too that he’s been seriously bitten by the acting bug, beginning with “Monstar,”
followed by “Reply 1994” and then “Who Are You: School 2015,” where he also
participated in the Original Soundtrack (makes sense, right?) His most famous
appearance to date has been the winning part of spoiled chaebol heir and
traditional assistant Yoo Deok-hwa in 2016’s “Guardian: The Lonely and Great
God,” also known as “Goblin.” This role really cemented him as a bonafide
K-drama presence. He’s displayed an interesting penchant for reality shows,
everything from “We Got Married” to “Law of the Jungle.” A staple on “Master in
the House,” also known as “All the Butlers,” he left the show earlier this
year. In July 2018, he visited the Philippines
for his “Paradise 2018” fanmeet. He’s someone you want to root for, after all,
he’s overcome a back injury, donates his time to charitable causes and is about
to begin his mandatory military service. Now comes his first chance as a true
lead as Kang-bae and we can’t wait.
Hwang Jung-eum as Wol-joo
She should be very familiar. One of the bankable stars of K-drama, the 35-year-old Jung-eum is none other than Kim “Jackson” Hye-jin in the charming 2015 workplace/makeover show “She Was Pretty.” Jung-eum had been a member of the girl group Sugar before turning solo and eventually became an actress. After an appearance on the reality show “We Got Mrried” (notably with her then-real-life boyfriend) and a role on the daily “High Kick Through the Roof,” she began acting regularly and appearing in advertisements. She has then played the lead in everything from 2011’s “Listen to My Heart” to 2018’s “The Undateables.” She’s actually appeared with Park Seo-jun twice, first in “Kill Me, Heal Me” and then in “She Was Pretty.”
Choi Won-young as Chef Gwi
All you need to know about Won-young is that “Mystic” is already his 32nd K-drama, so he is that rakishly handsome guy whose face is suddenly super familiar. The 44-year-old has been in literally everything from “The Heirs/The Inheritors” to “Diary of a Nightwatchman.” He had really memorable turns as Tae-pyung in “The Gentlemen of the Wolgyesu Tailor Shop,” Ahn Ji in “Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth,” a cute cameo in “While You Were Sleeping,” and Hawng Chi-young in “Sky Castle.” Yes, he doesn’t play around and his role as Chef Gwi signifies he’s already moved up to the more senior roles as the chef who has to watch over Wol-joo, and now, Kang-bae as well.
The
supporting cast is full of experienced comedic actors in Lee Jun-heyok whom
plays another chef as well as Kim Yong-gun (so many), Kim Mi-kyung (“Hi Bye,
Mama!”) Yeomhye-ran (“Goblin”). Park Ha-na (“Apgujeong Midnight Sun”) brings
the youth.
Watch the trailer here:
“Mystic Pop-up Bar” starts streaming on Netflix on May 20.
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