Review of Midnight Snack / 月読くんの禁断お夜食

If you’re new here to my blog, welcome! I write about television, film, books, and travel. Lately I’ve been on such a grind getting blog posts out, as I’ve been in a period of what I call funemployed as I waited for a visa that unfortunately would never arrive.

Because I was funemployed and had nothing to do besides work on some freelance projects, my blog, and my creative writing career, I was spending a lot of my free time watching movies and dramas.

I never used to watch Japanese dramas, as I fell off the Japan bandwagon after middle school. Back then I used to watch a lot of anime, but I honestly have not watched any anime since then. It’s been a long time since I clicked on an anime willingly.

I do read a ton of Japanese literature, which I’ve extensively reviewed throughout my time on this blog, but Japanese dramas were really uncharted territory for me until recently.

It was the Netflix original Japanese dramas that finally got me onto the bandwagon again, and I’ve been enjoying my Viki subscription in new ways now. Getting a Viki subscription truly was a gamechanger for my drama addiction.

This is how I ended up watching random shows like Midnight Snack. There was a hot minute where I was just going for the shows that were less than ten episodes and found myself watching these entire series in less than two days. It was quite bad, if we’re going to be honest.

Alright—I don’t want to ramble too much, so let’s get into the blog post!

A fitness trainer falls in love with a chef who comes into her apartment each night to make her a tasty midnight snack.

Now, that header above makes this show sound a lot dirtier than it actually is. Our main character in the show is gym trainer Soyogi. She’s well known at the gym she works at, and she’s practiced a lot of restraint when it comes to the kind of foods she’s consumed throughout the years.

Everything changes when she meets Tsukuyomi, a quiet chef with a solid heart. His food is some of the tastiest around, and when she tries it for the first time, Soyogi is hooked on the simple pleasures he’s whipped up for her in her own kitchen.

The two of them keep meeting up, with him cooking her food. There’s a side motive for him doing this; Tsukuyomi’s brother wants him to recruit Soyogi for their company. He’s trying to build a fitness empire on the side.

He’s already tried to bring her on, but she declined his offer.

She’s happy with the small gym she works at now and the clients she gets to see, but Tsukuyomi’s brother isn’t too happy with the fact she said no.

He agrees reluctantly to try and recruit her, which we can already kind of tell is going to be a problem down the road. This is a typical Japanese drama in how short and condensed the series actually is; there are only nine episodes throughout the entire show.

Because of that, each scene in every episode is focused. There are no side plots or quests we’re going to go down, minus the second male lead (the brother) being a not-so-nice person at times. I found his character to be very unlikeable throughout the show.

But if you’re looking for romance or chemistry between the two leads, you’re probably not getting it in this show. I found it dull at times, but I also don’t like romance. The dialogue itself also leaves some more to be desired in the end.

Overall Thoughts

I honestly wish I had more to say about this show, but it kind of just exists in my brain. I didn’t care for it, but at the same time I didn’t really hate it either.

I’d say go watch it if you’re interested. You might like it more than I did, as taste is extremely subjective, but the episodes are also very short and move quickly. I could’ve watched this in one day if I wanted to, but I wanted to space it out a bit more.

So that’s all. If you’re interested in other reviews, check out my television review index. I think there are some more exciting shows on there that you could watch after this—or watch instead if you’re not interested.

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