Go Ah-sung joins Odagiri Joe in new season of Japanese Midnight Diner

16 May 17, 2016May 18, 2016

Go Ah-sung joins Odagiri Joe in new season of Japanese Midnight Diner

by tineybeanie

Talented young actress Go Ah-sung (Heard It Though the Grapevine) will be guest-starring in a story arc in the next season of Japanese slice-of-life drama Midnight Diner (aka Shinya Shokudo). The first season of the series aired in 2009, and due to its popularity, subsequent seasons were aired in 2011 and 2014, in addition to the Korean drama adaptation starring Kim Seung-woo in 2015. This series is based on a long-running manga by Yaro Abe that delves into quotidian happenings of the customers at a unique late-night snack bar.

The mysterious chef is called Master, and no one knows who he is or where he came from, but the people that come into his diner are comforted by the food that he provides. There’s only one thing on the menu, but Master makes whatever a customer requests. The Korean version had a successful run as a late-night show on SBS last year, and developed a cult following.

Go Ah-sung will be playing Korean career woman Rei, who has come to Japan on a business trip and falls in love with a Japanese physicist. Okada Yoshinori (Onna Tomodachi) will be taking on the role of Amamiya, and it has been confirmed that Odagiri Joe (Juhan Shuttai!), whose character is a regular at the nameless diner, will also be appearing. This episode will feature omurice (essentially fried rice wrapped in an omelette), as the main theme dish.

This story arc will be the first time that Midnight Diner has crossed country lines to film an episode. The filming in Japan has already concluded, and filming in Korea is set to start on May 17.

Via Busan Daily

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1 junny

May 17, 2016 at 2:42 PM

Interesting. I didn't realise there will be a season 4 for Shinya Shokudo. Hope it will preserve the vibe of the earlier seasons and also bring back the regulars. Happy to see omurice being featured, it's so yummy.

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plumwine

May 17, 2016 at 2:51 PM

I'm pretty hopeful the show will maintain a similar vibe. I like omurice too, however I still can't put ketchup on it.

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junny

May 17, 2016 at 3:11 PM

I love it with or without ketchup. Maybe you can consider topping omurice with Japanese curry instead of ketchup, for a different zing.

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2 plumwine

May 17, 2016 at 2:49 PM

Yeah! I'm a fan of all the shows and of Odigiri Joe. I will definitely be waiting for this. I just hope it gets subbed completely unlike some other Japanese shows I've had to stop.

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3 Kiara

May 17, 2016 at 3:04 PM

Go Ah-sung <3. I hope she'll do another drama with writer Jung Sung-Joo and director An Pan-Seok. Both of them haven't done another project since Grapevine.

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4 spazmo

May 17, 2016 at 3:33 PM

<3 odagiri joe....

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5 pogo

May 17, 2016 at 6:46 PM

Go Ah-sung's amazing, there aren't many young actresses who can have a 30-episode series basically centred on their character and pull it off as superlatively as she did in Grapevine. (which imo was the best drama of 2015)

I really like Shinya Shokudo, so I have faith that this season will preserve the mellow vibe I've come to love from it.

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6 Sera The Ms Temper

May 17, 2016 at 7:12 PM

Go Ah Sung is love. Loved her in Grapevine.

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7 Sun

May 17, 2016 at 8:08 PM

Go Ah-sung in Shinya Shokudo? Oh yes! And Odagiri Joe. So glad that he's coming back again for this series.

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8 bomchi

May 17, 2016 at 11:12 PM

Wow! I thought the movie was going to be the last one. I didn't really expect another season. I was really sad when I looked through the web and did not see any news about season four. Well, at least I still had the manga to go then. Anyway, yey for season four! :D

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9 blg

May 17, 2016 at 11:28 PM

A new Shinya Shokuda season im so happy right now *.* after the movie.i thought we wouldnt get one.Im glad Odagiri is back but i really didnt get what happened to hischaracter after his past is revealed.I missed the master so much <3 I wish i had a place like this go to at nights.

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10 Léa

May 17, 2016 at 11:56 PM

Love, love, love Go Ah Sung. Hope she does a smart drama in the vein of Grapevine again soon.

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11 jagged

May 18, 2016 at 2:58 AM

I love Odagiri Joe but I have only watched one project of his, that's the movie MY WAY with Jang Dong Gun. I hope he makes some note worthy projects. Maybe its just me, but I feel like most of his projects aren't a hit and he's been taking up supporting roles.

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12 Jenny

May 18, 2016 at 6:46 AM

I wasn't too much of a fan of the movie mainly because of Tabe Mikako (Tabe Mikako is such a lackluster actress).

But I'm happy of another season, I hope the have all the regulars back like the yakuza guy and the cross dressing bar mama-san.
I think she'll fit in with the mood of the dorama and all the characters.

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13 Yix

May 18, 2016 at 6:48 AM

Where do you folks watch the Japanese version with subs?! I'd love to watch it - the Korean one was great and I'm interested in catching the Jap series :)

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14 kt

May 18, 2016 at 9:25 AM

i am sure comment with "jap" reference meant no harm. but that phrase/reference is very offensive and hurtful to many Japanese Americans, primarily because of how it was used during WW II and the U.S. internment of the Japanese (including American citizens).

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