When you are in a bad mood, you especially need a heartwarming chicken soup drama to calm your nerves.

That’s right. This is it

The Japanese version of "Midnight Diner" Season 4 is newly released.

10 episodes of NETFLIX were released at once, and there were many people on Weibo telling everyone about it, and there was a lot of joy.

The subtitle groups immediately followed up, and it has been updated to the seventh episode. Douban netizens immediately gave it a high score of 9.0 with their eyes closed.

To risk my life, it’s a bit exaggerated.

Obviously there are no surprises in the plot of this season. The screenwriters are not as careful as before, and they are also full of a touch of sadness that is trying to shake off the burden. Why do everyone keep piling up five stars?

Probably, what netizens rate is not their scores, but their feelings.

"Late Night Diner", adapted from the Japanese comic of the same name, tells the daily life of a small late-night snack shop in the corner of the city

The scar-faced uncle opened a small shop, and the business hours are From 12pm to 7am, there is only the pork miso soup set meal on the menu (no one has ever ordered it), but the boss can make various dishes based on the guests' requirements using existing ingredients. Guests from different jobs and walks of life would sit down late at night, order a piece of food, drink a glass of beer, and chat.

Then the story begins.

One episode is about 22 minutes, very short, just enough to kill some time before going to bed. All the scenes are basically concentrated in the store, because the plot of each episode is independent, and it is difficult to summarize its central idea. Most of the time, I just watched a few people chatting in the store, and then it ended.

But everyone loved it, drooling and crying while watching it.

By this season, it is estimated that the crew had sufficient funds and started to tremble. They began to shoot a lot of outdoor scenes and hired various big-breasted actresses (this sentence is a complaint).

Like this

However, compared to outdoor scenes and big-breasted beauties, what we want to see more is delicious food!

However, I don’t know if all the money was taken away by the big-breasted beauty Huo Huo. When it was her turn to cook, this was the only level left.

My sister was tired and found the first 7 episodes for everyone. Food pictures, impassive faces.

(Let me focus on the egg tofu rice, which is to put a box of Japanese tofu bought in the supermarket directly on top of the white rice...)

(Two dried plums, #this is also Suan Dao Dish Series #)

(However, it doesn’t look delicious)

I miss the grand occasion of the previous seasons, especially the first season. After watching every dish, I will Make people want to cook.

From the current point of view, the fourth season, to use a euphemism, is called getting better - the chicken soup for the soul and the food in the first three episodes were cooked too hastily, and the boss did not cook well and only thought about it. Playing matchmaker; starting from the 4th episode, I finally caught the rhythm and slowly restored the calmness and warmth we are familiar with; by the 6th and 7th episodes, the boss finally remembered that he opened a restaurant and not a neighborhood committee, and his cooking skills came online again .

Well, at least uncle Xiaolin Xun still has scars on his face, which is reassuring.

Generally speaking, although the plot level of this season has been ups and downs, the consistent Japanese sophistication is still reflected in many small details in the drama.

For example, the title sequence, which seems to have remained unchanged throughout the seasons, requires careful comparison to reveal that it has been re-filmed each time - there are subtle differences in the seasonings and the movements of hanging lights.

In the summer, when making pork miso soup, an additional konjac pulling action is added, but not in winter. Such seemingly unnecessary attention to detail is so convincing.

There is also a surprise: in the first episode of this season, the story of this frequent guest brother is revealed

Don’t look to both sides, it’s the one in the middle.

To be honest, the essence of this episode is all about the big brother. The close-up of the eyelashes at the moment when the manhood is aroused is great, hahahahahahaha applause! (Those who have watched the show will know what I am laughing at)

Among the 7 episodes released so far, I think they are more interesting. My favorite is the 4th episode, Omelet Rice.

The story is about the love between a young Japanese physics genius and a Korean girl who went to a nightclub to pay off her father's debt.

A single-minded physics genius, his attitude towards love is the same as towards academics. He neither hesitates nor gets entangled: it doesn’t matter if he encounters a problem, just solve it.

Like girls? Then stay with her. Parents don't agree? Then do your best to do ideological work. The girl returned to Korea? Then go find it. The girl's parents don't agree again? Then eat at their house every day to gain favor.

Meet unfriendly Koreans? I took out a Korean dictionary and recited the curse word by word.

That’s how straightforward. Ah, the romance of a science man.

Didn’t sister say before that the crew is rich? But the province still needs to be spared. The Korean scenes in this episode were obviously shot in Japan. Of course, the director carefully found a ramp

But this girl is a genuine Korean. So is the crew rich or not?

There is also episode 6, dried plums and plum wine.

The mother who depended on each other passed away, and the son began to think about his future life. The most worrying thing was

It was the first time that my sister saw such an expression on the boss's face

One day, my deceased mother suddenly knocked on the door every night, saying that she had forgotten something. (Friendly reminder, be sure to be mentally prepared when watching this episode. The style of a romantic drama will suddenly change into a ghost movie or something in a second, so stay calm.)

My son was so scared that he dragged the guests from the cafeteria to his house. After searching for a long time, I finally found what my mother had been thinking about.

Hahahaha, mother and son.

I’ll give you a mom’s cut to refresh your mind. Netizens commented that he is a Zashiki Warashi with a will-o'-the-wisp

Special mention is given to Joe Odagiri, who is the face of this drama. He is an elusive, handsome and willful man who looks good in whatever he wears. It's only been 5 episodes, and it's already been played twice. The total footage is less than a minute, and half of the time, no face is shown at all.

Once again, it seems that the crew is really rich, and squandering it like this makes the uncle look good. Very happy.

In the next few episodes, uncle, you will have to fight for your breath!

Why do we love "Late Night Diner" so much?

Looking across East Asia, everyone loves dramas about eating.

China has the "Bite of the Tongue" series; the Korean drama "Let's Eat Together" has also been filmed twice; in addition to "Late Night Diner", Japan also has "The Lonely Gourmet", which tells the story of an uncle who is always hungry looking for food everywhere. Yes, for several seasons and many nights without oil or salt, my sister held a bowl of rice and smiled sillyly, relying on it to accompany her meal.

So the love for food is really engraved in the bones of Asians. How important is a meal that matches the occasion? The answer lies in crawling out of bed every night to find something to eat.

——Yes, even though I complained so much before, I still couldn’t hold it back when I was watching this drama. I rolled out of bed at 1 a.m. to fry eggs.

Put the oil in the pan and make a sizzling sound. When the smoke is coming out, knock an egg into it and the aroma will slowly float out. Wait a moment and see if the edge of the egg white is a little browned. Use a spatula to turn it over. I also like to pour a little vinegar into the noodles, and with a bang, the whole house will be fragrant.

Don’t overcook the eggs. Take them out when the yolk has just solidified, and bite into it while it’s still hot. As soon as your teeth bite on the crispy egg white skin, it clicks, um, comfortable.

After eating, rinse your mouth and go to bed. Leave the dishes until you wake up tomorrow and wash them again.

How is it? Have you ever felt the power of food?

Tell me another little story.

The temperature in the south has dropped significantly these days. A few days ago, my sister came home in the middle of the night. It rained heavily on the way, and I didn’t bring an umbrella. Fortunately, there was a small shop on the roadside open, so I rushed in and ordered a bowl of mutton noodles. Ask the boss lady to add more spicy food.

Then while looking at the heavy rain outside the window, I listened to the proprietress chatting with a half-drunk Taiwanese uncle.

At midnight, I slowly drank the light hot soup one mouthful at a time, and a thin layer of sweat broke out on my body.

The heart and stomach are particularly stable and ironed.

You see, on such a night, how important the temperature of a bowl of hot soup is, how much we need "Late Night Diner".