K-Drama Delight - The Potato Lab
Romance in a potato field
The title for this was a little off-putting at first - I thought perhaps it would be too cutesy and how on earth can there be a whole series based in a potato lab… what is a potato lab?! But this series was delightful - the wonderfully put together story and the main characters Kim Mi-kyung (played by Lee Sun-bin) & So Baek-ho (played by Kim Yoon-hwan previously in Extraordinary Attorney Woo another charming k-drama) dynamic kept me coming back every episode.
Kim Mi-kyung is a passionate, seriously passionate, potato researcher… her hobby is potatoes, on top of her job that is potatoes… which has replaced her old life as a slick corporate employee (I wont be the spoiler for why she left this life…). In comes So Baek-ho, the no nonsense, if not harsh, Director Wonhan Retail who has the job of ‘assessing’ the potato lab with the likely cutting of jobs… guess who is last in and therefore first out…
I loved the ups and downs of the pair as they connect with each other, deal with challenges and influence their view on the world. And the potato lab itself - the characters, the mountain village setting, the house she lives in, the villagers, it all makes for a joyful watch.
It’s a lovely touch getting insight into village life and the tensions that come about within companies and the casualties at the end of the chain… but of course, I love the romance the most of all.
With the classic 12 episodes, you’ll want to watch every episode and treasure the final two… my favourite two episodes of any K-drama #lovehappyendings 🙌😊
I watched this series on Netflix