Minori works for the tourism department in the small city of Kakamigahara, Gifu, Japan. Kakamigahara is the sister city of Chuncheon, South Korea, which was a shooting location for the popular Korean drama "Winter Sonata". Because of their relationship with Chuncheon, a photo exhibition for "Winter Sonata" is held in Kakamigahara's City Hall of Kakamigahara. The exhibition was a smashing succes with 700,000 fans attending the exhibition. Minori's boss then asks her opinion on letting people know about the city. Minori thinks of the Korean dish kimchi. Her boss likes the idea and puts in an order to develop Kakamigahara brand of kimchi. For the project, they have exchange worker Won Joon from Chuncheon help with the project. But Won Joon is initially negative about the project and members of the kimchi research group are also against the project.