“Café Minamdang” is a South Korean comedy-mystery television series which is based on the well-known web novel of the same name, Minamdang: Case Note, which was serialised on KakaoPage and won the platform’s web novel contest’s top honour. It stars Seo In Guk as Nam Han Joon, a fake male shaman who was once a profiler.
The series centres on the mysterious events that a former profiler who converted to shamanism and his coworkers encounter. It also tells the tale of a suspicious cafe called Minamdang and its customers.
Café Minamdang Profile
- Drama: Cafe Minamdang
- Based on: Minamdang: Case Note (web novel)
- Director: Ko Jae-Hyun
- Writer: Jung Jae-Han (novel), Park Hye-Jin
- Network: KBS2, Netflix
- Episodes: 18
- Release Date: June 27- Aug 23, 2022
- Airing Days: Monday & Tuesday
- Time slot: 21:30 pm KST
- Duration: 1 hour
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Cafe Minamdang Kdrama Release Date
It is slated to air every Monday and Tuesday at 21:50 on KBS2, beginning on June 27, 2022. In some areas, it will also be accessible via Netflix streaming.
Cafe Minamdang Kdrama Plot Synopsis
Former criminal profiler Nam Han-Joon now works as a fraudster. He operates the fortune teller shop Minamdang in a disguise as a fortune teller to scam people. His appealing physical appearance and slick speaking abilities draw customers. He scams his customers for money, but he also gets interested in their problems and helps in their solutions.
Soo-Cheol and Nam Hye-Joon are Nam Han-Joon’s partners. Nam Hye-Joon is the younger sister of Nam Han-Joon and operates a private detective agency with Soo-Cheol. She’s a top-tier hacker.
Han Jae-Hee has three years of experience as a detective. She is passionate about her work and makes an effort to walk in a righteous way. Han Jae-Hee becomes involved with Nam Han-Joon in some way.
Cafe Minamdang Kdrama Cast
Seo In-Guk as Nam Han-Joon
Seo In-guk plays Nam Han-joon, a handsome profiler-turned-swindler with excellent speaking abilities who practise shamanism.
Oh Yeon-Seo as Han Jae-Hee
Oh Yeon-seo plays Han Jae-hee, a third-year homicide detective who is morally upright, quirky, and sincere.
Kwak Si-Yang as Gong Soo-Cheol
Kwak Si-yang plays Gong Soo-cheol, a homicide investigator by night and a barista at Minamdang by day.
Kang Mi-Na as Nam Hye-Joon
Kang Mi-na plays Nam Hye-joon, Han-joon’s younger sister and an elite hacker.
Kwon Soo-Hyun as Cha Do-Won
Kwon Soo-Hyun plays Cha Do-Won a smart and wealthy prosecutor working in the Criminal Affairs Department of the Western District Prosecutors’ Office.
Images & Credits: Promotional Posters KBS2, Netflix