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Drama: Chicken Nugget (English title) / Sweet and Spicy Chicken (literal title)
Revised romanization: Dakgangjeong
Hangul: 닭강정
Director: Lee Byeong-Hun
Writer: Park Ji-Dok (webcomic)
Network: Netflix
Episodes: 10
Release Date: March 15, 2024
Runtime:
Genre: Comedy / Mystery
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Choi Sun-Man (Ryu Seung-Ryong) runs a small machine company. Ko Baek-Joong (Ahn Jae-Hong) works there as a staff intern. He has a crush on Choi Sun-Man’s daughter Choi Min-A (Kim You-Jung). One day, a machine is delivered to their company office. Choi Sun-Man and Ko Baek-Joong assume that the device is to relieve fatigue that was sent by PhD Choi. It was originally scheduled to be delivered tomorrow. Meanwhile, Choi Min-A visits her father’s office to drop off sweet and spicy fried chicken. Choi Min-A sees the machine that was delivered and decides to try it out to relieve her fatigue. She gets into the machine, but she then turns into a piece of sweet and spicy fried chicken.Choi Sun-Man and Ko Baek-Joong struggle to bring her back to human form.

Notes

Based on webcomic "Dakgangjeong” by Park Ji-Dok (published from September 21, 2019 to August 2, 2020 via Naver).

Cast



Ryu Seung-Ryong	Ahn Jae-Hong	Kim You-Jung
Choi Sun-Man	Ko Baek-Joong	Choi Min-A

Professor Yoo In-Won's Family



Yoo Seung-Mok	Jung Seung-Gil	Jin Young	Baek Ji-Won	Seol Woo-Hyung
Yoo In-Won	Yoo Tae-Man	Yoo Tae-Young	Soon-Sim	Yoo Tae-Man (child) (ep.5)

Cho Jun-Young

Yoo Tae-Young (child) (ep.5)

Baekjung Chicken Nuggets



Kim Tae-Hoon	Hwang Mi-Young	Jung Soon-Won	Lee Ha-Nee
Baek Jung	owner	Sang-In	Kwang-Dae

More than Machines

Kim Nam-Hee

Kim Hwan-Dong

Youinwon Science Labratory



Min Sung-Wook	Jeon Sang-Hyub
Mr. Kim	Du Don-Man

Ko Baek-Joong's Group



Jung Ho-Yeon	Ko Chang-Seok	Lee Chae-Kyung	Park Hwan-Hee	Ahn Seong-Bong
Hong Cha	Ko Baek-Joong's dad	Ko Baek-Joong's mom (ep.7)	assistant (ep.10)	staff (ep.10)

Nobleman's Chicken Nuggets



Yang Hyun-Min	Ko Han-Min
Kim Bae-Dal	deliveryman (ep.5)

Joseon Dynasty



Moon Sang-Hoon	Lee Joo-Bin	Oh Seung-Yun	Kim Myung-Joon	Jo Hyun-Jae
Jeong Hyo-Bong	Madam Kim	Twerp	Wimp	nobleman



Kim Su-Jin	Lee Jung-Hyun
maid (ep.8)	Jeong In-Seon (ep.8)

Police

Heo Joon-Seok

detective (ep.2)

High School Kids



Lee Ji-An	Hwang Sung-Bin	Kim Da-Yun	Kyung Ki-Hyun
Song Jin-Joo 7	Do-Kyun	Choi Da-Yun	Lee Young-Joo

Others

Moon Jung-Dae

scrapyard owner



Kim Si-On	Lee Seo-Bin	Ko Ju-Ni	Park Sun-A	Kang Jung-Im
Choi Min-A (child) (ep.1)	convenience store worker (ep.1)	chicken nugget girl (ep.2)	naengmyeon restaurant staff (ep.3)	caregiver (ep.3,5)



Jeon Young-Woon	Wang Jong-Geun	Doo Ye-Na	Han Ji-An	Kim Ki-Cheon
bookstore owner (ep.4)	Wang Jong-Geun (ep.4)	Seo-Gyeong (high school) (ep.5)	Seo-Gyeong (university) (ep.5)	management director (ep.6)



Ryu Tae-Ho	Lee Bum-Chan	Yun Seol	Park Hyoung-Soo	Seo Ho-Chul
real estate agent (ep.6)	customer (ep.6)	customer (ep.6)	interviewer (ep.7)	PD (ep.10)

Hwang Do-Yun

granddaughter (ep.10)

Additional Cast Members:

Kim Ji-Yu - Choi Min-A (teen) (ep.1)

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Comments

irish Jun 22 2024 3:45 pm I watched this because of kim yoo jung but ended up being disappointed. It took me 3 days to finished it despite having 10 eps with 30 mins running time only. Wasted my time on this one

Kc May 22 2024 3:59 am Watch this drama because of Jinyoung. Every episode only 30min, can finish in a day. Story line is absurd, quite funny, the acting are good, but I think too much vulgarities. 6/10

Kin Apr 26 2024 12:24 am This show is for someone who enjoys absurd things. I read the webtoon and found it quite fun and absurd. I was surprised they made this into a series lol. Overall, I enjoyed it and had a hearty laugh at the absurdist elements. Translating it from webtoon to film brought some new aspects to appreciate. Too bad it received poor ratings, though that seems unavoidable for a story that goes against the mainstream.

Xoxo Apr 02 2024 7:18 am When I first heard about its plot, I thought it’s weird and not my cup of tea. I’m not surprised that it didn’t fare well in the top 10 (in the world) of watched shows compared to most Kdramas released by Netflix. It’s not only weird, it’s bad. The actors were just wasted on this series. They deserve better. Imagine Kim You Jung did great in My Demon, and then this crap? Do not recommend this to anyone who is just starting to immerse themselves into Korean dramas. 0/10.

okja Apr 01 2024 11:52 pm kim you-jung giving the finger in slow motion is sublime. pure art. i rewound it so many times i broke netflix.

otherwise this show is odd and dumb (but in a great way); it's kinda like korean 'tim and eric's awesome show great job!' but it's definitely its own thing and the production values are about 900% higher. the director and maybe 90% of the cast are from "be melodramatic" and the references to that show are some of the funniest parts if you've seen it (highly recommended).

i'd actually love to see more shows like this from korea as they do weirdness very, very well when given the chance.

Hjartao Mar 27 2024 8:48 pm This is one of the funniest shows I've watched in a long time! Maybe it's because I watch tons of dramas, but all of the jokes made sense to me. The scene where Baek-joong is 'helping' beat up the kid, and Min-ah shows up had me laughing again and again. It was a perfect comedy that never takes itself too seriously, with an awesome range of cast as well! I'd love to watch more like this.

hanae Mar 27 2024 6:52 pm I watched this drama with a friend as a joke and even tho our expectations were low, it couldn't even reach that. Too talented of a cast to be playing in a drama like this. Production was good too but just the storyline was so weird... things would never make sense and the final plot was just so cliché. If u wanna watch something where you would need to scratch the back of your head the whole time, I guess I would recommend this drama.

Roo Mar 25 2024 12:22 pm The casting is perfect but the webtoon is so much better and funnier. Anyone who hasn't read it yet may find the drama a bit confusing and too forced :(

NS Mehlian Mar 24 2024 11:44 am When not taken seriously, is a decent watch with some funny absurdities now and then. Pacing is a bit draggy, could have been fewer episodes. Plot is enjoyably silly but doesnt feel strong enough to carry lore scenes. It's not a masterpiece, but good enough for some brain-off humor

crystalysia Mar 23 2024 11:41 am I suggest to read the webtoon first before watching the drama.. It will be more funny and enjoyable that way :)

SY Mar 21 2024 9:48 pm I have to say this is not my cup of tea. It’s so weirdly done. I don’t get their funny parts at all. They made the main characters look like they have psych probs. But to be fair, I only finished the first episode but don’t plan to finish the entire drama so I don’t know if it’s gonna get any better. The first episode didn’t give me enough interest to continue.

Denden Mar 19 2024 1:28 pm Really enjoyed Chicken Nuggets. It's lightweight comedy with a stellar cast. Lots of 'in' jokes and references to K society and other K dramas which I appreciated. Reminded me a bit of old British humour (in a good way) ?

Winnie Mar 19 2024 10:10 am I want my wasted time back. Idek what's going on with Korean drama writers/directors/producers, we're literally getting one dud after the other. I can't believe a group of people actually sat down, read the script and then said okay, we're gonna make this into a drama. That's the biggest joke the drama can ever produce. 0/10.

Jayadut Mar 18 2024 9:17 pm I was expecting this to be funny LoL... Don't wasting your time

Gregor Mar 18 2024 3:26 pm It is funny, seen with an Europeans mind

Lord V Mar 18 2024 12:52 pm Clichè plot. Not funny. I expected better that drama.

Kazhin kawa Mar 17 2024 10:57 am It was kinda disappointing I really liked the actors but I wasn’t really liked the story line am on ep 2 and I want to drop it it doesn’t have a strong story and it’s really slow it make me bored that I don’t even want to watch the next episode i have watched a lot of kdrama in my life and I rarely drop kdrama I always want to watch it until the end and I was so hyped to watch it but after 2 episodes I was disappointed ….

deana Mar 17 2024 6:24 am if you have some free time and you don’t know what to do, you should watch this drama. but my honest opinion, i won’t rewatch for the second time even though the storyline is quite confusing. at first i watched with normal speed but then i used 2x speed because it’s quite slow and they keep dragging until the very end. however, this drama is quite unique actually.

Seojin Mar 17 2024 12:46 am This is so hilarious ?…i am just on episode one but I am already laughing.

Mary T Mar 16 2024 10:13 pm Weird but weirdly wonderful. I binged it all. Amazing acting. It´s not exactly what I would call satire but it is much more than just a slapstick comedy. Very, very funny but I cried also. Fun to see so many actors that I have seen in other dramas and loved the references to Be Melodramatic, another comedy that I loved and written and directed by the director of Chicken Nuggets. 10 short episodes and worth every minute.

nipp Mar 16 2024 10:08 pm we need kiss scene

Lablague Mar 16 2024 6:54 pm This series is a masterpiece. Absolutely hilarious satire of our ridiculous modern world.

Zel Mar 16 2024 10:54 am I love the drama so much especially Kim You Jung. She is so gorgeous. The acting of the actors is superb. Congrats everyone for an excellent drama

swifty Mar 16 2024 6:09 am Lee-Ji an Brief apearances, but still stole the show for me

Sjji Mar 15 2024 11:41 pm Didn't like it. I mean it wasn't even funny.

BulgogiEater Mar 15 2024 6:55 am It's hilarious! It uses a lot of typical Korean humor but it has some inspiration of some old comedy movies from the west as well. Definitely worth watching it.

swifty Mar 14 2024 2:00 pm Almost there BOYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it will be fun!!!!!!!!!

Roo Mar 09 2024 12:14 pm The webtoon is totally hilarious, I hope the drama will be fun as well

Hoosierr Feb 25 2024 10:55 am Everything this director made was hilarious and plot already sounds crazy. I hope they deliver lots of laugh.

Daisy Feb 22 2024 11:06 pm Lol idk what to expect but this could be one of the worse kdrama or it could be the hilarious unhinge comedy. I love the director sense of humor in his other works so I totally can imagine the kind of comedy they gonna deliver

Lord V Feb 17 2024 5:15 am Serious, what are you doing here.,.. And Samuel?!!

Daisy Feb 15 2024 10:10 am This looks so stupid and unserious and I'm here for it ??

Roo Nov 09 2023 2:33 am Looking at the casts alone already makes me laugh. They're so perfect for the roles :))

FrozenRain Sep 27 2023 6:12 pm Why does Ryoo Seung Ryong is always involved with Chicken? Hahaha.

Extreme Job as having Chicken Resto, Moving as having Chicken Food Delivery Hahahahahahahaha and then here it now Hahaha

BostonEZ Jul 17 2023 9:22 pm Kim You-jung (or Kim Yoo-jung?) Would make the perfect sweet and spicy chicken!

fried chicken Jun 30 2023 1:32 pm oh the plot is so up to lee byunghun's directorial style specially with extreme job! love that ryu seungryong is here too

hallyu syndicate Jun 29 2023 10:31 pm RSR from running chicken restaurant become literally chicken expert himself XD

chemicalist Jun 17 2023 9:03 am By special appearance, she'll be like the guy in Mr. Queen who only actually appears in the first and last episodes.

illay Jun 04 2023 12:09 pm What does "special appearance" mean? It seems to me that She will only appear shortly and after that only lend her voice? since her character becomes a fried chicken.

Aimen May 03 2023 4:21 am Wasn't EunWoo supposed to be in this drama? Or was it some other ?

Zel Jan 13 2023 8:12 am My support is always for the gorgeous, Kim Yoo Jung

Lezch Jan 13 2023 8:11 am I am excited to watch it. I will watch anything as long as Kim Yoo Jung is there. Kim Yoo Jung is the best

Mel Nov 02 2022 8:04 pm Ah. Though Yoojung will only appear briefly, still looking forward to it

meomeo Oct 27 2022 11:04 pm I love Ahn Jae-Hong but wtf is the plot?!?

vitz Oct 08 2022 11:07 pm anything Kim Yoo Jung, I will watch!

Sentinel Oct 05 2022 10:09 pm Lol I agree with @Max. Just reading the brief introduction actually sounds funny. It's clear that this will be a pure comedy. I hope they made it better than Unicorn.

Max Oct 01 2022 12:26 pm The plot sounds pretty ridiculous but I'm really looking forward to it cause Ahn Jae Hong is in it so I'm definitely gonna watch it

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Difference between revisions of "Chicken Nugget (Korean Drama)"

Latest revision as of 22:25, 19 February 2026

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Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Notes

Cast

Professor Yoo In-Won's Family

Baekjung Chicken Nuggets

More than Machines

Youinwon Science Labratory

Ko Baek-Joong's Group

Nobleman's Chicken Nuggets

Joseon Dynasty

Police

High School Kids

Others

Trailers

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