Cheese in the Trap (Hangul: ??????) is a webtoon that was later adapted at a South Korean television series starring Park Hae-jin, Kim Go-eun, Seo Kang-joon and Lee Sung-kyung. It aired on the cable network tvN on Mondays and Tuesdays for 16 episodes between 4 January-1 March 2016. The series is based on the webtoon of the same name, serialized on Naver Webtoon from 2010-2016, although it featured an original ending since the webtoon had not been completed at the time of filming.
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Synopsis
The drama focuses on the life and relationships of a group of university students, particularly the difficult relationship between Hong Seol (Kim Go-eun) and her sunbae, or her senior, Yoo Jung (Park Hae-jin).
Jung is the rich heir to Taerang Group and seemingly has a perfect life, but also displays psychopathic tendencies, which cause Seol to take time off school to get away from him. When she returns through a scholarship that was intended for Jung, he is unexpectedly nice to her and asks her on a date. They begin an awkward relationship which is further complicated by the arrival of Baek In-ho and his sister In-ha, childhood friends of Jung.
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Cast
Main
- Yoo Jung (Park Hae-jin), Seol's senior. He is intelligent and successful, but secretly harbors a dark side to his personality. He is sometimes cold or manipulative, and has trouble forming relationships with others because of his uncertainty that they are not using him for his money. However, he is attracted to Seol.
- Hong Seol (Kim Go-eun), a hardworking college student who struggles to figure out Yoo Jung's true intentions, but sees an innocent side in him against the advice of his childhood friend Baek In-ho.
- Baek In-ho (Seo Kang-joon), is a talented pianist who is adopted into Jung's wealthy family by his father. He and his sister come from a difficult background, but he is good-natured and finds it easy to get along with Seol, later developing feelings for her. He and Jung were friends as children, although they later develop a bitter rivalry as he believes that Jung was responsible for instigating a fight that damaged his hand, ending his dreams of becoming a concert pianist.
- Baek In-ha (Lee Sung-kyung), In-ho's melodramatic and materialistic older sister. She was also adopted into Jung's family as a child, and is in love with Jung, although he does not reciprocate her feelings.
Supporting
Hong family
- Hong Joon (Kim Hee-chan), Seol's younger brother who returns to Korea from the United States.
- Hong Jin-tak (Ahn Gil-kang), Seol's father.
- Kim Young-hee (Yoon Bok-in), Seol's mother.
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- Jang Bo-ra (Park Min-ji), Seol's supportive best friend.
- Kwon Eun-taek (Nam Joo-hyuk), Seol and Bo-ra's loyal friend, who is in love with Bo-ra.
- Oh Young-gon (Ji Yoon-ho), a delinquent who is obsessed with Seol.
- Son Min-soo (Yoon Ji-won), a shy classmate who gains confidence by assuming Seol's identity.
- Kim Sang-cheol (Moon Ji-yoon), a lazy senior in Seol's class.
- Lee Da-young (Kim Hye-ji), a girl in Seol's class who dates Young-gon.
- Nam Joo-yeon (Cha Joo-young), a girl who is obsessed with Jung at the beginning of the series.
- Kang Ah-young (Yoon Ye-joo), Seol's junior and Joon's love interest.
- Ha Jae-woo (Oh Hee-joon)
- Kim Kyung-hwan (Go Hyun)
- Min Do-hyun (Shin Joo-hwan)
- Heo Yoon-sub (Lee Woo-dong), Seol's boss at her university admin job.
- Professor Kang (Hwang Seok-jeong)
- Professor Han (Kim Jin-keun)
Others
- Yoo Young-soo (Son Byong-ho), Jung's father.
- Kong Joo-yong (Kim Ki-bang), Seol's neighbour and Yoon-sub's boyfriend.
Production
The role of Hong Seol was initially offered to Bae Suzy, but due to protest from fans of the original webtoon, she declined the offer.
Shooting began in September 2015, and wrapped up filming in January 2016.
Original soundtrack
The soundtrack of "Cheese in the Trap" was released in six parts.
Reception
Cheese in the Trap was a success in both South Korea and China. It was sold to China for $125,000 per episode, becoming the most expensive cable series. It won praise for its realistic depiction of the life of university students, but was criticized for diverging from the source webtoon by placing undue focus on the second male lead and including an original ending "that was rushed and left many viewers baffled".
Ratings
In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
Note: This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC & EBS).
Awards and nominations
International broadcast
- Singapore - VV Drama
- Malaysia - 8TV (Malaysia)
- Thailand - True4U
- Philippines - GMA Network
- Southeast Asia - tvN
Film
As of August 2016, the series is in the process of being adapted into a film version, starring Park Hae-jin opposite with actress Oh Yeon-seo, which was released in March 2018.
References
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Cheese in the Trap at Eight Works (in Korean)
- Cheese in the Trap at Kross Pictures (in English)
- Cheese in the Trap on Facebook (in Korean)
- Cheese in the Trap at HanCinema
- Cheese in the Trap on IMDb
- Official Webtoon
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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