Recipe For Love is capturing viewers' attention with a narrative that freely crosses between melodrama and comedy.
Last weekend episodes 11 and 12 of the KBS 2TV weekend drama Recipe For Love (directed by Han Jun-seo and Bae Eun-hye, written by Park Ji-sook) are exploding with immersion each episode thanks to their fast pacing and distinctive character play. In particular, episode 11 recorded an 18.4% viewership rating (Nielsen Korea, based on nationwide households), marking the show's highest rating and proving its rising popularity day by day. Here we have gathered the "best minute" moments that instantly captivated living room audiences.
#Episode 10: Kim Seung-soo X Kim Hyung-mook → Choi Dae-chul X Jo Mi-ryung, an enemies-to-lovers chemistry that swings between comedy and poignancy
In episode 10, the vicious feud between the Gong and Yang families produced both laughter and poignancy. Merchant association chairman Gong Jeong-han (played by Kim Seung-soo) and vice chairman Yang Dong-ik (played by Kim Hyung-mook) caused uproarious laughter at a joint interview by unabashedly exposing each other's dark pasts and old nicknames. Meanwhile, Gong Dae-hae (played by Choi Dae-chul) felt psychosomatic abdominal pain when he encountered Yang Dong-suk (played by Jo Mi-ryung), evoking sympathy. The two contrasting scenes recorded a peak minute rating of 19%, igniting heated reactions as they fanned the tangled relations between the two families.
#Episode 11: So Yi-hyun, who dreams of being a council member's wife, vs. the mismatched hearts of Jin Se Yun and Park Ki Woong
Meanwhile, in episode 11, Cha Se-ri (played by So Yi-hyun)'s relentless push to make Yang Dong-ik a city council member shone brightly. When Gong's family decided to move, she cheerfully revealed her ambition, saying, "I have no pride. Does pride give you a council member's wife's seat?" Later, Gong Joo-ah (played by Jin Se Yun), who witnessed Yang Hyun-bin (played by Park Ki Woong)'s blind date arranged by Cha Se-ri, could not hide her disappointment. In fact, Yang Hyun-bin declined, saying he had someone he liked, but the misunderstanding that skews Gong Joo-ah's feelings completed the best minute as it surpassed a peak rating of 20.1%.
#Episode 12: Jin Se Yun ♥ Park Ki Woong, hearts confirmed by a surprise kiss "explosion of flutter"
The highlight of episode 12 was undoubtedly the romantic ending in which Gong Joo-ah and Yang Hyun-bin confirm their true feelings. Even at the blind date with Kim So-hye's older brother (played by Koo Ja-sung), Gong Joo-ah kept thinking about Yang Hyun-bin and eventually went to him drunk. Yang Hyun-bin grabbed Gong Joo-ah, who blurted out her hurt and tried to kiss and run, and kissed her again, igniting viewers' excitement. This scene, which announced the official start of their romance, raised anticipation for the next episode to its peak.
Viewers responded enthusiastically with comments such as "This is so fun. It nails both the melodrama and the comedy," "The two families are more fun living together. Don't move," "Gong Jeong-han and Yang Dong-ik are hilarious every time they fight childishly," "I like the fast pacing. The love lines are picking up speed so it will get even more fun," and "Joo-ah and Hyun-bin are so thrilling. Ending dopamine explosion."
[Photo] KBS 2TV broadcast capture of Recipe For Love
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