The Potato Lab

📊 Series Specifications

Network tvN
Episode Runtime ~75 min
Total Seasons 1
Total Episodes 12
Original Language KO
Creator Kim Ho Soo

The Potato Lab (2025)

Created by Kim Ho Soo
⭐ 3.9 / 5 (71 votes) 🎬 1 Seasons 📼 12 Episodes 🏷️ Comedy, Drama 📡 Ended
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Synopsis

A potato researcher with 12 years of experience who is working on a secret project and a newly appointed eccentric director go head to head before falling for each other in a sweet office romance.

Seasons & Episodes

E1 That Wonhan Bastard

While facing some internal anger for his harsh corporate changes, So Baek-ho clashes with the fierce Kim Mi-kyung when he visits her potato research lab.

E2 The Hot Director

After Baek-ho unwittingly moves into Mi-kyung's guest house and sets up an office at her lab, she turns the village against him — resulting in a fiasco.

E3 The Price of a Kiss

After Mi-kyung panics to avoid running into Baek-ho, he comes to her aid during a potato cooking competition. She later runs into a figure from her past.

E4 This message has been deleted

Baek-ho deals devastating news to Mi-kyung, forcing her to figure out her next steps. But later, an emergency forces the two to work together.

E5 Person of Interest

Baek-ho and Mi-kyung see new sides of each other, and feelings begin to blossom. A new arrival at the guesthouse stirs jealousy in Mi-kyung.

E6 False Goat's Beard

After a shakeup at the potato lab, Baek-ho and Mi-kyung take a business trip together. But soon after, Baek-ho starts avoiding her, leaving her confused.

E7 Softie Sweetie

With their feelings made clear, Mi Gyeong and Baek Ho head out on their first date. But shortly after, they realize that rumors spread quickly at work

E8 Lethal

The sudden appearance of an unwelcome visitor wreaks havoc at the guesthouse. Mi Gyeong later panics out after discovering a secret relationship.

E9 I Regret It

While Mi-kyung struggles with past wounds, Baek-ho worries about her well-being. Later, they share a tender and intimate moment in a potato flower field.

E10 Yes

After witnessing a surprising moment between Park Ki-se and Mi-kyung, Baek-ho learns the truth about her past — leading him to confess everything.

E11 Disaster

Feeling betrayed by Baek-ho, Mi-kyung shuts him out. But as the tension between the two escalates, their colleagues scheme to reconcile them.

E12 MK107

Mi-kyung's lab days dwindle, leaving her future with Baek-ho uncertain. What will their next chapter hold?