A recent addition to the line-up of exciting K-Dramas arriving in June 2022 is the KBS2 mystery drama Cafe Minamdang. We’re keeping track of everything you need to know about Cafe Minamdang, including the episode release schedule, plot and cast.
Cafe Minamdang is an upcoming internationally licensed South Korean Netflix Original mystery series directed by Go Jae Hyun, and written by screenwriter Park Hye Jin.
When is the Cafe Minamdang Netflix release date?
At the time of writing the first episode of Cafe Minamdang is coming to Netflix on Monday, June 27th, 2022.
We previously reported that the K-Drama would have a total of 16 episodes, however, it has since been revealed that Cafe Minamdang will have a total of 18 episodes. New episodes will be available every Monday and Tuesday and will run for a total of nine weeks. The finale has moved from August 16th, 2022 to Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022.
Each episode will have an approximate runtime of 60 minutes.
Episode Release Schedule
Episodes of Cafe Minamdang will air on Netflix on the same day as the South Korean public broadcast network KBS2.
| Episode | Netflix Release Date |
|---|---|
| 1 | 27/06/2022 |
| 2 | 28/06/2022 |
| 3 | 04/07/2022 |
| 4 | 05/07/2022 |
| 5 | 11/07/2022 |
| 6 | 12/07/2022 |
| 7 | 18/07/2022 |
| 8 | 19/07/2022 |
| 9 | 25/07/2022 |
| 10 | 26/07/2022 |
| 11 | 01/08/2022 |
| 12 | 02/08/2022 |
| 13 | 08/08/2022 |
| 14 | 09/08/2022 |
| 15 | 15/08/2022 |
| 16 | 16/08/2022 |
| 17 | 22/08/2022 |
| 18 | 23/08/2022 |
What is the plot of Cafe Minamdang?
The synopsis for Cafe Minamdang has been sourced from Soompi:
Follows the mysterious events experienced by the former profiler Han Joon and his colleagues. It will tell the story of a suspicious café named Minamdang and the clients that visit the café.
Who are the cast members of Cafe Minamdang?
Both of the lead actors in the series have featured on Netflix before however, it’s the first lead role on Netflix for actor Seo In Guk who had only starred in guest roles in Abyss and Navillera.
Seo In Guk in Doom at Your Service (right)
As for actress Oh Yeon Seo, she has already starred in Mad for Each Other and A Korean Odyessey.
Oh Yeon Seo in Mad for Each Other (right)
Below is the full cast list for Cafe Minamdang:
| Role | Cast Member | Where Have I Seen/Heard Them Before? |
|---|---|---|
| Nam Han Joon | Seo In Guk | Doom at Your Service | The Smile Has Left Your Eyes | Shopping King Louie |
| Han Jae Hee | Oh Yeon Seo | Mad for Each Other | A Korean Odyssey | Please Come Back, Mister |
| Gong Soo Cheol | Kwak Shi Yang | Idol: The Coup | Alice | Welcome 2 Life |
| Nam Hye Joon | Kang Mi Na | Summer Guys | Hotel del Luna | Dokgo Rewind |
| Cha Do Won | Kwon Soo Hyun | Record of Youth | Crime Puzzle | Abyss |
| Na Kwang Tae | Jung Ha Joon | Police University | Sisyphus: The Myth | Memorist |
| Jang Doo Jin | Jung Man Shik | Undercover | Dramaworld 2 | The Goddess of Revenge |
| Jonathan | Baek Seo Hoo | Color Rush 2 | Idol: The Coup | Color Rush |
| Kim Cheol Geun | Jung Eun Pyo | River Where the Moon Rises | The Flower in Prison | All About My Mom |
| Lee min Kyung | Hwang Woo Seul Hye | Uncle | Crash Landing on You | Love with Flaws |
| Lee Ji Eun | Park Hae In | Again My Life | Backstreet Rookie |
| TBA | Song Jae Rim | How To Be Thirty | I Wanna Hear You Sing | Secret Mother |
| TBA | Lucy | Miracle | Be Melodramatic | To Be Continued |
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