Acoustic

Synopsis

Episode 1 "Broccoli"

Se-kyung, a singer-songwriter who is suffering from a rare disease, can only survive on instant cup ramen noodles. Rejected by record executives for her "mushy" music and told only her looks sell, she runs out of the hospital in order to make known what could be her last song.

Episode 2 "Bakery Attack"

Vocalist Seong-won and drummer Hae-won decide to sell their beloved guitar out of hungry desperation. Thanks to Hae-won's forgetfulness and mysterious thinking process, he leaves it at a bakery store, whose owner happens to be an amateur musician. He thus proceeds to preach to the two about what it really means to love music, and they seem to be inspired to pursue their dreams no matter how difficult it is. (Based on the short story "The Second Bakery Attack" by Haruki Murakami, from his first short story collection The Elephant Vanishes.)

Episode 3 "Unlock"

Set in the distant future, a world where music has ceased to exist and sound is used as a weapon, Ji-hoo falls for Jin-hee, an uncanny girl with a prosthetic arm. The two embark on a mission to access an iPhone, which has become a treasured relic and stores a precious song from the girl's childhood.

Cast

Broccoli

Shin Se-kyung as Se-kyung

Im Joon-il as Ji-gyu

Lee Dong-hyun as Dong-hyun

Lee Jong-hoon as bar owner

Lee Jin-woo as boy

Lee Ji-ah as girl

Bakery Attack

Lee Jong-hyun as Kim Seong-won

Kang Min-hyuk as Kim Hae-won

Choi Deok-moon as bakery owner

Yoon Ji-yeong as part-time worker

Kim Jeong-kwon as guitar guy

Go Yoo-mi as female customer

Unlock

Baek Jin-hee as Jin-hee

Im Seulong as Ji-hoo

Kim Jeong-seok as Professor Noh

Lee Jeong-heon as black marker weapon dealer

Won Woong-jae as pub owner

Yoon Jong-hyeok as Ji-hoo's junior colleague

Son Sang-hyeon as follower 1

Lee Tae-yeon as follower 2

Oh Hyeong-jin as liberal arts professor

Kim Seon-ah as Jin-hee's mom

Lee Eun-joo as nurse

Jo Eun-seo as young Jin-hee