Madame Antoine is a 2016 Korean drama about a man performing a secret experiment on a psychotherapist.
Synopsis[]
Can a very observant woman outwit a psychotherapist?
Go Hye Rim (Han Ye Seul) operates the Madame Antoine cafe on the first floor of a building that also houses a famous psychotherapy clinic on the top floor. Hye Rim uses her keen intellect and heightened senses to also work as an adviser to psychotherapist Choi Soo Hyun (Sung Joon). But unknown to Hye Rim, Soo Hyun is running a top-secret experiment on her "ideal type of man" with the help of his younger half-brother, Choi Seung Chan (Jung Jin Woon), and clinic employee Won Ji Ho (Lee Joo Hyung). But unknown to Soo Hyun, Hye Rim also is being paid by a mysterious man to get a hold of Soo Hyun's valuable experiment files. What is Soo Hyun's true experiment, and will Hye Rim help him or hurt him in his research goals?[1]
Cast[]
- Sung Joon as Choi Soo Hyun
- Choi Seung Hoon as Young Choi Soo Hyun
- Han Ye Seul as Go Hye Rim
- Jung Jin Woon as Choi Seung Chan
- Lee Joo Hyung as Won Ji Ho
Soundtrack[]
Main Article: Madame Antoine OST
Episodes[]
| Episode | Aired |
|---|---|
| Episode 01 | January 22, 2016 |
| When a clinical psychologist moves upstairs to a sham psychic, they realize they can both read everyone but each other. | |
| Episode 02 | January 23, 2016 |
| Choi Soo Hyun decides he will be the third suitor in his psychological experiment. | |
| Episode 03 | January 29, 2016 |
| Hye Rim's ex-husband shows up and forces her to drop her emotional shield. | |
| Episode 04 | January 30, 2016 |
| When famous singer Ju Ni starts having panic attacks, Soo Hyun tries to cure her despite her prickly personality. | |
| Episode 05 | February 5, 2016 |
| When Lee Kyung Joo returns to confront Soo Hyun, Hye Rim begins to figure out what is happening to her. | |
| Episode 06 | February 6, 2016 |
| Soo Hyun fears his emotions are sullying his experiment, and pulls himself out of it. | |
| Episode 07 | February 12, 2016 |
| A new patient walks into the Madame Antoine clinic with multiple personality disorder. | |
| Episode 08 | February 13, 2016 |
| Hye Rim must decide if all of her misgivings are real warnings or just her own defenses pushing a good thing away. | |
| Episode 09 | February 19, 2016 |
| As Soo Hyun tries to cement his relationship with Hye Rim, he also continues with his experiment. | |
| Episode 10 | February 20, 2016 |
| Seung Chan and Ji Ho come clean, turning the experiment on its head. | |
| Episode 11 | February 26, 2016 |
| Hye Rim decides she's going to fight fire with fire, and a mysterious woman shows up to get a consultation. | |
| Episode 12 | February 27, 2016 |
| Soo Hyun tries to treat a former friend of his who has stolen his identity. | |
| Episode 13 | March 4, 2016 |
| Soo Hyun knows the most important part of his experiment, but struggles to put it into action. Bae Mi Ran wants to keep her feelings a secret, but that isn't easy either. | |
| Episode 14 | March 5, 2016 |
| After the secret is out, Soo Hyun does everything he can to get Hye Rim to understand his feelings were pure. | |
| Episode 15 | March 11, 2016 |
| Seung Chan ticks off events from Mi Ran's bucket list, but with a caveat. | |
| Episode 16 | March 12, 2016 |
| In the finale, the tables are turned and it is Hye Rim who must take the role of counselor to help heal Soo Hyun. | |
Trivia[]
- This drama took over the timeslot previously occupied by "D-Day" and was followed by "My Horrible Boss" on March 18, 2016.[3]
- First script reading took place on October 27, 2015 at the JTBC building in Sangam, Seoul, South Korea.[3]
- Han Ye-Seul started filming on December 9, 2015. Her first scene had Ko Hye-Rim waiting for somebody at a musical theater.[3]
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