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Although countless lives have been ruined by scams in South Korea in real life, con artists are often the heroes of K-dramas. In shows like Vincenzo and The Devil Judge, we delight in wily leads who use their smarts to trick and deceive those who abuse their positions of authority. The hero of Cafe Minamdang is Nam Han-jun (Seo.
This article contains minor spoilers. This summer is the season of the themed cafe on Korean TV. Americano with a side of legal consultation? The Law Cafe will have you covered next month. Hoping to find your future in the dregs of your latte? Drop into Cafe Minamdang and drop to your knees before the all-powerful shaman Nam Han-jun. Ubiquitous.
Doom at Your Service actor Seo In-guk and Oh Yeon-seo of Mad for Each Other face off in the new shaman-themed series Cafe Minamdang. Airing on KBS2 and streaming internationally on Netflix, the show is based on Jung Je-han's novel The Minamdang Case Notebook. Seo and Oh play a cocky shaman and a tough detective respectively. Their characters are known.