SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Bornga and Saemaeul Restaurant are some of the more popular Korean restaurant brands frequently visited by South Korean tourists and local residents alike in many countries around the globe for a taste of popular Korean dishes seen on Korean TV shows. And Paik Jong-won, a more popular TV personality [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – A month after Netflix’s global culinary competition sensation “Culinary Class Wars” aired its finale, the show faces mounting controversies as allegations of financial misconduct, illegal business operations, and personal scandals have emerged around several contestants. Lee Young-sook, 69, celebrated on the show as a “master of Korean cuisine,” faces legal [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The popularity of Netflix’s cooking competition show “Culinary Class Wars” has ignited a boom in home cooking equipment sales in South Korea, according to recent data from a major e-commerce platform. Gmarket, an online marketplace owned by Shinsegae Group, reported on October 20 that sales of kitchen-related items have skyrocketed [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — “Culinary Class Wars,” Netflix’s popular Korean reality show, will return for a second season next year, the streaming service said Tuesday. The original production team, including producers Kim Hak-min and Kim Eun-ji, along with writer Mo Eun-seol, will reunite for Season 2, which is expected to premiere in the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – “I never thought I would face cyberbullying from Koreans, but unfortunately, it’s happening. Alas…” These words, posted on Instagram by Seonkyoung Longest, a 40-year-old contestant on the popular Netflix survival cooking show “Culinary Class Wars,” underscore a growing concern in South Korea: the pervasive issue of online harassment. Longest, a Korean-American, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Two Korean titles topped Netflix’s weekly viewing charts, the global streaming company said Wednesday. “Officer Black Belt,” a crime action film starring Kim Woo-bin, secured the No. 1 spot on Netflix’s non-English movies chart for the week of Sept. 23-29. The film follows the story of Lee Jung-do, an ordinary [...]