What about the sincerity shown by actual restaurant owners?

On the afternoon of the 17th, a production conference for the new JTBC entertainment program ‘Showdown! Paeng Bong Paeng Bong’ (directed by Lee Jin Joo, Shin Hye Won)was held at the Stanford Hotel Seoul in Mapo-gu, Seoul.Choi Yang Rak, Lee Bong Won, Paeng Hyun Sook, Lee Eun Ji, Yoo Seung Ho, Kwak Dong Yeon, PD Lee Jin Joo, PD Shin Hye Won, etc.attended the event.

‘Showdown! Paengbong Paengbong’ is a reality entertainment program in which comedians Lee Bong-won and Paeng Hyun-sook, who are dedicated to the restaurant business, open two restaurants side by side on a small island overseas and compete in sales.The show focuses on Lee Bong-won, who actually runs a jajangmyeon restaurant, and Paeng Hyun-sook, who runs a sundae soup restaurant, and the sales competition will contain the sincere challenges and know-how of the two business owners who are serious about business.Just like the different menus of jajangmyeon and sundae soup, their business philosophies and styles are also different, which is expected to add to the fun.Choi Yang-rak, Lee Eun-ji, Yoo Seung-ho, and Kwak Dong-yeon, who work at each restaurant, plan to captivate viewers with their individual personalities and charms.

PD Lee Jin-joo introduced the program as, “I think it’s a program that can capture both sincerity and humor.It’s a variety show that attempts a new variation of restaurant reality.” PD Shin Hye-won said, “Since it’s a competition with an exotic landscape as the background, it has a sense of immersion and fun.”



Lee Bong-won said, “It’s a program filled with family love.” Paeng Hyun-sook said, “I’ve been running a restaurant and a cafe to make a living.I thought my life would end when I was running a restaurant, but I got a new opportunity.It’s touching and an honor.I think I’m going to cry.” As Paeng Hyun-sook spoke, Choi Yang-rak interrupted her and cut her off, making everyone laugh.Then she said briefly, “I had fun filming.”

Lee Eun-ji said, “It was really hard, but I came back having a lot of fun.” Yoo Seung-ho said, “I couldn’t make people laugh, but I did my best with what I was told to do.” Kwak Dong-yeon also said, “I worked hard as if I was living a second life.”

‘Showdown! Paengbong Paengbong’ is the new work of PD Lee Jin-joo, who became a star PD through ‘Transfer Love’ 1 and 2 and ‘Love Siblings’.What was the reason for the sudden change from a love reality show to a restaurant reality show? PD Lee Jin-joo said, “I was worried because I wanted to do a program that would get good viewer ratings, and I ended up choosing a restaurant reality show.I think there have been a lot of changes related to restaurant reality shows recently.We also wanted to show something new, and we thought that if we did it with Lee Bong-won and Paeng Hyun-sook, who have achieved success after numerous challenges in their long careers, we could create a program that has both laughter and sincerity, so that’s how we came to create it.”




He explained, “After ‘Youn’s Kitchen ‘1 and 2 eight years ago, I focused on dating reality shows, but I was amazed and envious of the changes restaurant reality shows have made in the meantime.I wanted to try it again.That’s why, in the process of planning a new entertainment show, I decided to try restaurant reality shows again.”

‘Showdown! Paeng Bong Paeng Bong’ is a program centered around Paeng Hyun-sook and Lee Bong-won.However, Paeng Hyun-sook works with her husband Choi Yang-rak.Paeng Hyun-sook said, “It’s definitely advantageous when a couple works together.Choi Yang-rak didn’t help me with work before, but this time, he had no choice but to help me, so it was nice.In fact, Park Mi-sun will also appear in the first episode.I even suggested that the four of us, including Park Mi-sun, do a variety show together.” She added, “I saw Lee Bong-won this time, and he was so cool.I was surprised.I think I would have been happy if Lee Bong-won was my husband,” making everyone laugh.

Pang Hyun-sook said, “I have been in broadcasting for a long time, but this is my first time on a broadcast with Lee Bong-won.I thought it was really cool how hard he worked.He was charming.”

Lee Bong-won, who introduced himself as Park Mi-sun’s husband, said, “He appeared alone, but he and Lee Eun-ji, who appeared as his daughter, showed more than just a married couple’s chemistry.Lee Eun-ji works very well.She does the work of two men.She gained a strong support system and ran the restaurant.” He continued, “Lee Eun-ji and Park Mi-sun were close friends.Park Mi-sun also praised Lee Eun-ji a lot.” However, he avoided answering the question of what kind of support Park Mi-sun gave him.

It seems like the comedian’s unique cheerfulness and tenacity will come out.Above all, the sincerity that those with a long history of broadcasting will show is expected to create something special.




“My father was very sick and recently passed away.So I really think he will help me with this program when he goes to heaven,” Pang Hyun-sook said, choking up.

While saying this, he said, “Looking back, in the past, the production staff were all my seniors and older siblings, but now they are all like my nephews and children.Time has passed so quickly.This time, the staff worked hard without eating and sweating.I really hope that my children and nephews do well.I am the second most important, but everything has to go well.I approached this with the mindset that this program has to do well.Please watch it a lot.”

What kind of taste will Paeng Hyun-sook and Lee Bong-won have to captivate viewers? ‘Showdown! Paeng Bong Paeng Bong’ will be first broadcast at 7:10 PM on the 19th.

Hong Se-young, reporter for Donga.com projecthong@donga.com

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