Delicious And Shocking: What You Can Expect From “Let’s Eat 3”

As an avid lover of the “Let’s Eat” series, I am super excited to introduce to you, the third season!! Yes, it’s sad to wave goodbye to the events and characters of the previous season, but such is the nature of this show as it sheds its skin with each new installment, only carrying forward a love for food and our favorite foodie, Goo Dae Young! (Played by Yoon Doojoon).

If you’re not familiar with the series, have no fear, not only do you have hours of enjoyment in your future should you decide to visit the previous seasons, but you can also watch “Let’s Eat 3” on its own. There are some references to the past seasons in the first two episodes and perhaps that will continue going forward, but they are presented in a way that new audiences can still understand.

Warning: spoilers below. 

So let’s get into it! But first off, look at that new opening sequence!

Its delicious, fresh, and full of flavor! And so too are the new characters!

A fresh cast

Goo Dae Young

He’s back! But this time things are little bit darker, as Goo Dae Young (Yoon Doojoon) is struggling with post traumatic stress, loss, and depression. But despite it all, he is still unable to suppress the desire to force his food opinions on others with dramatic flare.

Goo Dae Young is an insurance salesman with a manipulative streak but general good will. He knows what to say to get what he wants, but he’s not your typical bad boy lead. In fact, he’s actually very caring towards others, which is really shown in how he treats people to meals and cares deeply about their satisfaction in food. So far, in the third season, he seems to have lost interest in Insurance which comes at a good time because his food blog has garnered interest and may lead to a new career!

Lee Ji Woo

Quick to think and to act in an emergency, Lee Ji Woo (Baek Jin Hee) is an awesome nurse with a cute dog and a great house. That’s how she’s introduced in the beginning anyway, but we see a few cracks in her perfect exterior when it is revealed the poor girl has been eating at the hospital cafeteria exclusively! In this show, that’s basically evidence of a breakdown. Episode 2 gives us some insight into how close Ji Woo was to her mother in the past, which is different to what their relationship is like now. In a very sad turn, her mom doesn’t recognize her anymore, suffering from dementia and living in assisted care. Ji Woo also expresses a tense relationship with her step sister, who we see living with her during their college days via flashbacks.

In an amazing turn of events, it is revealed that Lee Ji Woo is actually the original food expert, introducing Dae Young to the world of lecturing their friends on the proper way to eat simple meals!

Lee Joo Woo

Joo Woo (Lee So Yeon) is something else! She’s calculating, manipulative, says whatever she likes, and seems to have no shame! If she wants something, she asks for it. The worst they could do is say no, right? As the step sister to the female lead, we can see her creating some conflict in the future, but for now, she’s attempting to outrun a debt from her time in the United States and is looking for that one good bowl of Kimchi Dough Soup!

Sun Woo Sun

Woo Sun (An Woo Yeon) is a bit of a mystery at this point. His sister, who is living in the United States, has asked him to track down Lee Joo Woo to collect her debt. Unfortunately for him, Joo Woo catches sight of his large apartment and decides to sink her teeth in, so now he’s stuck with her until his sister comes back to Korea to collect the money. He is polite and handsome but offends Goo Dae Young when he invites him to dinner to offer him a job… after he’s finished his meal! That is just not good food etiquette. He is the Team Manager of New Product Development at CQ foods, but that’s all we know about him so far.

The three unwanted housemates