How Are You Bread 하와유브레드 SAYON Media Web Drama (2020) 5 Episodes Romantic Comedy, Grade: B Korean Drama Review by Jill, USA
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I
watched this short web drama only for its cast,
including the lovely Lee Se Young (The
Crowned Clown) and EXO's Suho (EXO
Next Door) plus the late character actor
Moon Ji Yoon (Delightful
Girl Chunhyang) who sadly died of
septicemia at age 36 after appearing in this show in
2020 (RIP), because frankly I am getting a bit tired
of web dramas focusing on food -- they always get me
hungry and I snack too much while watching them --
LOL!.
The story is a bit mystical too, though the reason
for the mysticism in it isn't explained very well by
the scriptwriter. However, I went along with the
flow of the story anyway, and just enjoyed the
performances. It was a nice short drama, just
nothing spectacular. Not the actors' fault, but the
scriptwriter's. The entire drama is on YouTube so I
will post the videos here for you to enjoy, after my
short synopsis.
The Story: A
famous patisserie owner named Han Do Woo (Suho) is a
chef known all over Korea as the best pastry chef in
the nation. His restaurant is called How Are You
Bread (don't ask me why!). Folklore states
that if someone is lucky enough to enjoy one of Do
Woo’s pastries that all their wishes in life will
come true. His work makes variety show producers
court him to appear on their programs, but he always
says no, he can't be bothered, especially if he has
to compete with others. A writer with one of these
shows called Top Three Bakery Kings, named
Noh Mirae (Lee Se Young, I kinda liked her blonde
hair in this!) is told by her scary boss (called by
the people in the company "The Witch" because of her
bright red lipstick and demanding nature) to get
this pastry chef onto the show at all costs.
She tries but once
again Do Woo rebuffs an opportunity to appear on
television. He reasons that he's famous enough
without having to appear on TV to prove himself! Now
Mirae's job is on the line at work with The Witch.
What can she do to get this famous patissier onto
their show? As she tries multiple times to get him
to agree, some strange being, a hooded spirit (Moon
Ji Yoon) who lurks in the background, warns her not
to get closer to this man. If she does then danger
could come to both their lives.
But what if, despite
everything against her, Mirae actually succeeds and
Do Woo agrees to participate on her show? What kind
of danger could come to both of them as they grow
closer working on the program? What if they become
so close that they actually fall in love? Will both
their lives be on the line? That scary spirit
certainly seems to mean business! If love strikes
their hearts will it prevail if the heavens are
against it? Watch and find out!