Based on a popular Naver webtoon of the same name by Park Ji-dok, Netflix\u2019s ten-part series kicks off when a woman named Choi Min-ah is suddenly turned into a Dakgangjeong (sweet & sour chicken) after entering a strange machine. And as if that wasn\u2019t devastating enough, she\u2019s not even a delicious cup of chicken, which is how it\u2019s often served in Korea. Min-ah has been transformed into one singular nugget.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Now, I know you have questions. How is this scientifically possible? What is life actually like as a chicken nugget? And can the meat go bad or will Min-ah remain delicious forever?<\/span><\/p>\n To save his daughter and answer those queries, Sun-man reluctantly enlists the help of intern Go Baek-joong, who is in love with Min-ah. Sun-man also happens to be the president of All Machines, the company that manufactured said bizarre nugget-transforming device, so he has some leads. But turning a chicken nugget back into a human is actually really, really<\/em> tricky, believe it or not.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Another question you might have is: how does this poultry premise sustain ten whole episodes? But don\u2019t underestimate Chicken Nugget. The original webtoon ran for a total of 47 chapters from September 2019-August 2020, and over that time the series gained extremely high ratings from thousands and thousands of readers desperate to find out Min-ah\u2019s fate.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Sun-man and Go Baek-joong\u2019s journey is just as wild and unpredictable as the transformation that started it, if not more so. Without spoiling too much, those odd lightning strikes from the trailer and that moment when the pair are thrown up into the air only scratch the surface, not to mention Baek-joong\u2019s romantic feelings for the titular nugget.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Yet, as is the case with any live-action adaptation, the actors chosen to embody these characters bring something extra, a special sauce if you will, which makes this treat even more delicious.<\/span><\/p>\n The chicken nugget herself, Choi Min-ah, is played by Kim Yoo-jung, an incredibly popular child actress back in the day who successfully transitioned to huge adult roles in Dong Yi and Golden Rainbow. Yoo-jung is just coming off My Demon, a big supernatural K-drama that was distributed by Netflix worldwide. There, she plays the love interest who accidentally gains demonic powers from an actual demon, which is somehow far more realistic than her new role as a chicken nugget.<\/span><\/p>\n Ahn Jae-hong has been acting for years prior to the role of Baek-joong, but his profile increased dramatically after appearing in 2015\u2019s Reply 1988, a hugely popular show at the time. Subsequent roles in numerous films, including the work of arthouse auteur Hong Sang-soo (On the Beach at Night Alone, Leaves of Grass), probably didn\u2019t prepare him for the absurdity of Chicken Nugget, however.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"Chicken](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Chicken-Nugget-Netflix-700565a.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"Chicken")
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