“It's alright if it's not real. I wish someone would hold me closely.”
In-hee, a skin care specialist and Nam-hyeok met in high school and got married early. Nam-hyeok has inferiority complex from not being getting able to get a job and is tired of the same old life. Feeling a sense of shame, Nam-hyeok goes into a cafe one day and pretends to be the section head of a major company. He visits the place everyday to be comforted by the female owner Joo-yeon. Bong-goo Joo-yeon's little brother who doesn't have a real job and lives off the pocket money she gives him for running her errands. He watches Mi-ae's eating channel and falls for her. Graduate school teaching assistant Ji-hoon maintains a sexual partner relationship with Mi-ae, but she is serious about him. Meanwhile, Ji-hoon follows Mi-ae to the skin care specialist and meets In-hee then falls for her right away...
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Yoon Sul-hee
In-hee
Known for
The Sword with No Name
No Mercy for the Rude
Kim Min-hyuk
Nam-hyeok
Also in
Don't Click
12 Deep Red Nights
Uhm Da-hye
Mi-ae
Also in
Sex Education for the Sister-in-law
Son Ji-wan
Ji-hoon
Also in
Hold 'Em King: Airline
Bad Class
Ryu Il-song
Bong-goo
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Yeon Ji-ah
Joo-yeon
Also in
House with a Good View 2
Obscene Family
Han Dong-Ho Director
First release September 17, 2014 · Produced in South Korea · Original title 먹이사슬
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South Korea
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Original title
먹이사슬
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Korean
Release dates
South Korea · September 17, 2014
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No release date listed for United States.
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