Chocolate episodes 5 to 8 Discussion Post

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Director: Lee Hyeong-Min
Writer: Lee Kyoung-Hee
Network: JTBC
Episodes: 16
Release Date: November 29, 2019 - January 18, 2020
Runtime: Friday & Saturday 23:00
Genre: Romance
Cast: Yoon Kye Sang (as Lee Kang), Ha Ji Won (as Moon Cha Young), Jang Seung Jo (as Lee Joon), Yoo Teo, Min Jin Woong, Kang Boo Ja, Lee Jae Ryong, Kim Sun Kyung, Lee Eon Jung, Yoon Ye Hee, Kim Won Hae, Kim Ho Jung, Yeom Hye Ran, Lee Joo Yeon, Jang Deok Ju

Plot: The story of a man who became a neurosurgeon though he dreamed of becoming a cook, and a woman who became a cook because of him. Lee Kang is a neurosurgeon, who once dreamed of becoming a chef. As a child, Moon Cha Young once met Lee Kang at a small restaurant in the seaside town. There, Lee Kang cooked and gave her a meal, which in part inspired her to become a world-famous chef. Many years later, the two meet again at a hospice ward and together they heal their own emotional scars by preparing meals for the patients there.

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SOURCE: Drama information and image taken from Asianwiki and Mydramalist



Its been a while since I last watched a drama like this. Its heavy on the heart. Still, its such a good drama.

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[mallmouse.livejournal.com]

How does this compare to Crash Landing on you?
Also, when you say 'heavy on the heart' do you mean heavy angst or more emphasis on the OTP than subplots or something else? (sorry, English isn't my first language!)

[babyjenkski.livejournal.com]

There's a touch of comedy in Crash Landing On You. Chocolate is really more melodrama. Heavy on the heart as for everything that is happening in the drama not just the OTP but even the subplots. TBH, with all the episodes I do not see a lot of focus on the OTP.

[mallmouse.livejournal.com]

yk, that's the main thing that's kinda bothering me on k-dramas (well, maybe with the exception of lack of intimate scenes :). Too many subplots when they could focus on the OTP. Even in Crash landing, does it have to have all those subplots when getting her to adjust to the new enrironment and of course to having a fiancee gives way for so many scenes? And don't get me started on the tragedy of his brother's story, ugh (which, however, could be later used as a way for him to get sick of NK hmmmm)

[fadeintoyou.livejournal.com]

Literally just binged all 8 episodes. So many times tears seeped without me realizing it. Surprising because it’s been awhile since a drama was able to get me emotionally involved. With the name of the drama, I came in with no expectation or knowledge of the drama and thought it would be something hearted. I’m hoping Lee Jun and Lee Kang make up on some level.

[babyjenkski.livejournal.com]

My friend describes her experience as painful to the heart but pleasant to watch. There's so much going on its hard to say that this is a love story. Its more like a story about people coping up with life.