A love story of the past 5,272 km, linking the two countries, Indonesia and Japan. Elly, Indonesian students, and Ryo, a young Japanese acquainted through social media. They also met in Japan, spending time together, and eventually fell in love. However, differences in language and culture in their way. How is the continuation of their love story?
Matsumura Ryouko is a popular novelist in her 50s who has just found out that she has Alzheimer’s disease. In order to gain some fulfilment in her life, she decides to be a guest lecturer at a university. Through one of her students, she meets a South Korean exchange student, So Chan Hae. As they become closer, they fall in love.
Po Xi Huan is a Taiwanese-Korean second-generation chaebol from a Korean company who does not wish to inherit his family business. His Taiwanese cousin, Yen Han Xiang, would gladly take over the company, but he runs the family business division in Taiwan. Han Xiang is a little annoyed that his younger cousin is uninterested in taking over the business yet might inherit over him. Xi Huan meets Mi En, a talented pastry chef who has caught the eye of Han Xiang and gradually falls in love with her. Chen Ai Lin is the daughter of the owner of a pastry conglomerate in Taiwan and also Mi En’s college best friend, who is in love with Han Xiang.
When his boss, Dae Jung, goes missing in a ship accident, the company sends Woo Joo to Osaka to finish his business. On his last day in the city, Woo Joo chases someone looking exactly like Dae Jung to Taisho, an area in Osaka. He ends up losing him, but the sound of a guitar draws Woo Joo to a small bar, Pier 34. Its owner, Snow, somehow reminds him of Dae Jung, and listening to his music brings back memories. After passing out right there, Woo Joo ends up missing his flight back to Korea. He quits his job on a whim and soon meets Haruna, who is learning how to play the guitar from Snow. Woo Joo decides to stay at Pier 34 until he finds Dae Jung and so begins an unlikely vacation for him.
The story kicks off with a chance encounter between a man and a woman sparked by their mutual love for chocolate. The catch? Both live with their own anxiety disorders. The man can’t physically touch others, while the woman can’t make eye contact, making their budding relationship both challenging and endearing. Fujiwara Sosuke is the new representative of the popular chocolate shop “Le Sauveur” and the son of a major confectionery magnate. Sosuke's germophobia, stemming from a traumatic past, complicates his new job. Lee Ha Na is a gifted chocolatier who conceals her identity from the Le Sauveur members, except for the owner, and battles her own fears of social interactions. Irene is a renowned psychologist and author who not only serves as Sosuke's primary physician but also becomes a counselor to Ha Na, helping her navigate her challenges. Despite her professional success, Irene faces her own struggles with alcoholism and romantic relationships. Takada Hiroshi is the owner of the bar “Brush,” whom Ha Na secretly harbors feelings for. He has been friends with Sosuke since their school days and has had a close relationship with the original owner of “Le Sauveur”, Ha Na’s mentor.
Woo Hyun is a Korean man, and Haruka is a Japanese woman. They live different lives, but they both carry emotional scars from their first love. While looking for answers and hope, their fateful encounter will change their lives. It started with one message… Haruka, a stage actress in Seoul, has been in a slump ever since she broke up with her first love. She cannot forget him and keeps sending messages that go unread on LINE. Despite her emotional hurt, Haruka wants to believe in love. In Tokyo, Woo Hyun, an aspiring movie director, keeps on doing interviews concerning “love”. After being deeply hurt by his girlfriend, who thought about getting married, he no longer believes in love. Haruka and Woo Hyun have both grown timid of love. The two of them, who live apart in Tokyo and Seoul, have a chance encounter because of a LINE message delivered to Woo Hyun’s smartphone from Haruka. They exchange messages without knowing each other’s faces and are drawn to each other before they realise it
Tsubokura Ayumi is a former actress, but she now lives with her husband Wataru, who is a businessman and runs popular restaurants, and a daughter from Wataru's previous marriage. Ayumi is viewed by others as a housewife with a wealthy and happy family, but she suffers from emotional abuse from her husband. The only place where she feels comfortable is in her kitchen, where she enjoys cooking food and can be left alone. One day, Italian chef Kei appears in front of Ayumi.
Lee Da Hae is Wang Xiao Xia, a naturally talented chef who works part-time jobs to scrape by as she supports her nephew Yang Guang. Due to a mistake by the real estate agent Chen Hao Jie, Xiao Xia gets swindled by her landlord, leaving her homeless. With nowhere to go, Hao Jie takes Xiao Xia back to his house for the time being. Turns out the Chen family owns a very prominent restaurant chain. Through a series of misunderstandings, Xiao Xia is mistaken as Hao Jie’s girlfriend. But their odd behavior leaves the other Chen son Hao Feng suspicious of the real relationship
Yau inherited her mother's restaurant/cafe and secret recipes, but her heart isn't into cooking. She suffers from a family curse of doomed relationships. When she runs into the one man she can't forget, Chuen Yao, she hopes they can rekindle their relationship...until she finds out her friend May is dating him.
Then she starts to notice that her assistant, Ho, has a crush on her. With rocky friendships and lackluster love life, lately he has been the only solid thing in her life. He believes she has a talent in cooking that she overlooks and has been encouraging her to enter a cooking contest on a show. But can she put the past--and Chuen Yao--behind her and move forward?
Then she starts to notice that her assistant, Ho, has a crush on her. With rocky friendships and lackluster love life, lately he has been the only solid thing in her life. He believes she has a talent in cooking that she overlooks and has been encouraging her to enter a cooking contest on a show. But can she put the past--and Chuen Yao--behind her and move forward?
In the previous season, the couple met in an unwanted marriage, but gradually bonded as they tried to revive Kuwanoki with a single day of "heartwarming cooking," eventually becoming a real couple.
In the sequel, Ichika and Amane welcome a new member into their family. Furthermore, with the arrival of Sakae, the second son of the Yamaguchi family and Amane's older brother, Kuwanoki, which had begun to recover from financial difficulties, faces another challenge, and the bond between the couple is put to the test.
In the sequel, Ichika and Amane welcome a new member into their family. Furthermore, with the arrival of Sakae, the second son of the Yamaguchi family and Amane's older brother, Kuwanoki, which had begun to recover from financial difficulties, faces another challenge, and the bond between the couple is put to the test.
A romantic film about a man struggling with a painful past as he tries to move forward, only to discover that the woman in his present life has an uncanny connection to his past. Together, they navigate the complexities of love, heartbreak, and healing, all against the backdrop of cultural and identity differences in the foreign city.
