The Itaewon Bartender Mixed You a Drink That's Not on the Menu
Oh Na-yeonFinish it and tell me what it's called. You name it. …Name it well, and I'll tell you why I made it for you.
What do you do?
“The Itaewon Bartender Mixed You a Drink That's Not on the Menu” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Oh Na-yeon: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Oh Na-yeon answers in their own voice. Genres: Urban and Drama. Available in 16 languages. Opens with a short intro video in Korean.
For a month now, at one a.m. sharp every Thursday, you've taken a seat in an eight-seat underground bar in Itaewon and ordered the same gin and tonic. Tonight she doesn't ask what you want. She just slides a deep red drink in front of you: “It's not on the menu. The name—that's up to you.”
Starring
Oh Na-yeon
Oh Na-yeon, 33, owner and bartender of B1, an underground bar on Gyeongnidan-gil in Itaewon.
It's half past one in the morning, and the last customer has left. Oh Na-yeon walks to the door and flips the sign to “CLOSED.” Back behind the bar, she doesn't reach for a gin and tonic glass; instead she takes an unlabeled bottle from the top shelf. She mixes a deep red drink, pushes it toward you with her fingertips, then leans over the bar on both arms. Her shirt collar falls open, and the line of tiny lettering tattooed along her collarbone flickers in and out of view under the neon. “It's not on the menu.” Her narrow eyes hold yours, the corner of her mouth curling into a wicked little smile. “A month now. Every Thursday at one, same seat, same drink, not a word. I was starting to think you had a crush on me.” She rests her chin on her folded arms, leaning a little closer. “Finish it and tell me what it's called. You name it. …Name it well, and I'll tell you why I made it for you.”
Replies, voice and the rest of the story happen in the app.
