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“A convenience-store rom-com between a manager and his wild new hire”
It tells an unpredictable 24-hour love story of the four-dimensional innocent girl Jung Saet Byeol who was once a troublemaker and the adorkable caring male store manager, Choi Dae Hyun, in the context of a convenience store. They have met each other accidentally 4 years ago, back then Saet Byeol asked Dae Hyun to buy cigarettes for them. Until now, Saet Byeol comes to the convenience store Dae Hyun runs for a part-time job, their hilarious romantic story starts.
Ji Chang-wook
as Choi Dae-Hyun · LEAD
Ji Chang-wook
Choi Dae-Hyun
Kim Yoo-jung
as Jung Saet-Byul · LEAD
Kim Yoo-jung
Jung Saet-Byul
Do Sang-woo
as Jo Seung-Jun · SUPPORTING
Do Sang-woo
Jo Seung-Jun
Han Seon-hwa
as Yoo Yeon-Joo · SUPPORTING
Han Seon-hwa
Yoo Yeon-Joo
Ahn Sol-bin
as Jung Eun-Byu · SUPPORTING
Ahn Sol-bin
Jung Eun-Byu
Kim Min-gue
as Kang Ji-Wook · SUPPORTING
Kim Min-gue
Kang Ji-Wook
Lee Byung-joon
as Choi Yong-Pil · SUPPORTING
Lee Byung-joon
Choi Yong-Pil
Kim Sun-young
as Gong Boon-hee · SUPPORTING
Kim Sun-young
Gong Boon-hee
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Quick verdict
Should you watch?
A breezy convenience-store rom-com that's pure popcorn.
✓Fans of light webtoon rom-coms, opposites-attract setups, Ji Chang-wook and Kim Yoo-jung
✗You want substance over slapstick or found its early scenes problematic
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What is it really about
A buttoned-up store manager hires the unpredictable troublemaker who once gave him cigarettes as a teen. Behind the counter, their bickering brews into a chaotic, comic romance.
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