Monday, March 13, 2017

Chocolatey lovers into web drama Choco Bank.

Cheil Worldwide Inc. (part of Samsung Group) has somehow been pouring lots of effort and money to invest in web dramas. It's also part of encouraging young generation workers in career and a motivation message telling them not to give up easily. Cheil has invested in various web dramas joint venture with YouTube, NAVER TV Cast and MBC.




6 episodes of Choco Bank 초코 뱅크 is quite interesting to watch mainly because of the lead actress Park Eun Bin and EXO's Kai (Kim Jong In). Also starring Yeon Jun Suk, Lee Il Hwa and guest appearances by gagwomen Kim Sook and Kim Young Hee.




A dashing, intelligent young finance banker Kim Eun Haeng lives a diligent and happy life until one day his world came crashing down after his father's death and debts. He was unemployed for 5 years without his mother's knowledge. Everyday he would dressed up neatly as if going to work but out there he was seeking for roles via newspaper and online.
Eun Haeng literally means 'bank' in Korean.  




One day he stumbles across a chocolate shop owner Ha Cho-Co. Both were quite taken back by each other names. However Cho-co was annoyed the fact that Eun Haeng mistaken her as a petty thief. In order to pay back her debts stolen by her brother, Eun Haeng has to work part time in Cho-co's chocolate bakery and café which was on the edge of closing down. Surprisingly Eun Haeng raised her sales and business in a short time by doing online business and finance transactions. She reckons he'd be a good partner as in return he has to do free finance consultation in the café. He refused at the start but because his mother kept asking for his salary, he had to obliged working at Cho-co's café.




Cho-co's childhood friend Dal Su comes to find her and starts working together in the café causing rifts and jealousy with Eun Haeng. Slowly Eun Haeng finds himself enjoying bit of the work and providing help to desperate people. A rich reporter, Chae Ri comes in offering him a name card and potential job offer in one of the famous financial districts as a banker. Cho-co was surprised to know Chae Ri is pursuing on Eun Haeng. She gets agitated and offended Eun Haeng that he is not her ideal type especially been unemployed.




Soon Eun Haeng's mother discovered her son is working part time in the café and providing free consultation for people. She was angered by his actions, he didn't understand why his mother never stood at his side. For one year he went back to the work force to get a real job and left the café for good. Dal Su became a famous model for finance institution while Cho-co continues working at her small café. At times she misses Eun Haeng and wondered how he's doing. Over the time, Eun Haeng's mother advises him to do whatever he wants. She has never seen him smile ever since he started working. He then returns to Cho-co's café to see her again.




Epilogue shows that long time ago, Cho-co has a secret crush on Eun Haeng; everyday she sits at the café window hoping to catch a glimpse of him. When he happened to pick up and ate the chocolate she made, he complimented it was delicious. After walking away, he turned back and saw the giddy smile on Cho-co's face, he knew about her crush.



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