The premise is absurd enough that it should collapse under its own weight, yet the show treats a college kid falling for a sentient coffee machine with the tenderness of an actual romance. Jin's wish to be reborn invincible got twisted into the worst possible body for a warrior to inhabit, and that cosmic cruelty is the actual heart of the story. A one-off special from 2009 that nobody remembers pulls off something most full series can't: it makes you believe in love between a human and a vending machine dispensing drinks.

Hemi is a college student in present-day Seoul who falls in love with a coffee vending machine named Jin. Jin was once a samurai of the Sengoku period. When he fell to assassins, he wished to be reborn with an invincible body of steel, and that wish left him in the form of a vending machine. The result is a single-episode special that mixes romance with action and science fiction around a very unusual couple.