‘Jun Hyun-moo Plan 2’ Jeon Hyun-moo and Kwak Tube presented a special feature on ‘Broadcasting Station Restaurants’ with Bae Sung-jae.

In the 16th episode of the full-fledged street food documentary ‘Jun Hyun-moo Plan 2’ that aired on the 7th (Friday), Jeon Hyun-moo and Kwak Tube (Kwak Jun-bin) visited restaurants of the ‘3 broadcasting companies’ KBS, MBC, and SBS with ‘Sold-out man’ Bae Sung-jae, the ‘Announcer Eating King’, and dug into Yeouido, Sangam-dong, and Mok-dong for an ‘Eating Trip’. Under a subtle competitive structure, they ‘cleared’ the Yeouido sujebi restaurant ‘picked’ by Jeon Hyun-moo, the Mokdong doenjang jjigae restaurant that Bae Sung-jae has frequented for 17 years, and the Sangam-dong restaurant that is ‘Kwak Tube Chance’ and PD Kim Tae-ho strongly recommended, providing information and fun to the living room theater.

Jeon Hyun-moo, who appeared in Yeouido that day, said, “‘Jeon Hyun-moo Plan’ first broadcast was in Yeouido, and I came back after a year”, and declared a ‘Broadcasting Station Restaurant Special”. Afterwards, he met ‘Foodie Friend’ Bae Sung-jae and greeted him happily, but Bae Sung-jae suddenly revealed Jeon Hyun-moo‘s past, embarrassing him. Bae Sung-jae recalled a nerve-racking time, saying, “In the past, when (former) Hyun-moo hyung was a rookie announcer at KBS, he suddenly went out with a bouquet of flowers and put (senior) Seo Ki-chul in a headlock at an awards ceremony.” Jeon Hyun-moo responded awkwardly, saying, “Why did you do that?” and coolly admitted that he had stood out since his rookie days. In the midst of their crazy tiki-taka, Bae Sung-jae and Kwak Tube took on the roles of restaurants in Yeouido, Mok-dong, and Sangam-dong, the “Meccas of broadcasting,” respectively.

First, Jeon Hyun-moo, who was in charge of introducing a restaurant in Yeouido, headed to a sujebi restaurant with 40 years of tradition, “Lee Young-ja’s pick.” On the way to the restaurant, the three of them also stopped by a legendary photo studio, a must-see for celebrities. There were photos of actors Lee Jung-jae and Jo Jung-suk when they were rookies, as well as photos of Jeon Hyun-moo from his past, which stole the show. After a while, the three entered a restaurant selling sujebi (traditional Korean dumplings) with a retro feel and an old signboard that looked like a copy shop. The owner said, “Go Doo-shim, Hyun-chul, Choi Bul-am, Jeong Jun-ha, Lee Young-ja, etc. come here. Yang Hyun-suk comes three or four times a month,” and revealed the surprising results. In fact, Kwak Tube, who tasted the sujebi and potato pancake that he ordered, praised it, saying, “If you brought 100 Koreans, all 100 of them would say it was delicious,” and Bae Sung-jae, the ‘an announcer and foodie’, also expressed his admiration, saying, “This is made by a true craftsman.”

After filling his stomach warmly with sujebi as his first meal of ‘Broadcast Station Restaurants’, Bae Sung-jae, the ‘face of SBS’, who was in charge of Mok-dong restaurants, called his senior announcer Choi Ki-hwan and secured three restaurants. Bae Sung-jae introduced the soybean paste stew restaurant as “a very famous restaurant that they built a building with soybean paste stew”, and Jeon Hyun-moo also reacted enthusiastically, saying, “I know that place. Let‘s go there.“ The three people who headed to the Mokdong Doenjang Jjigae restaurant were amazed when they saw that the restaurant was packed even on a Saturday lunchtime when there were no office workers.

After waiting for a while, the three people finally sat down and ate the deliciously grilled tosisal, followed by the ‘main dish’ doenjang jjigae with lots of radish, exclaiming in admiration. While they were eating deliciously, Jeon Hyun-moo asked Bae Sung-jae, “Have you been to this restaurant for the first time in a long time since you became a freelancer?” Bae Sung-jae replied, “I’ve been coming here quite a bit since I became a freelancer. I go to SBS about three times a week because of the radio.” Jeon Hyun-moo then said, “You haven‘t been suspended from appearing since you became a freelancer. I haven’t been on KBS for three years,” making everyone laugh.”

After clearing the Mokdong restaurant, they headed to Sangam. Jeon Hyun-moo said, ”Currently, Yeouido and Mok-dong are tied 1:1. (In Sangam-dong) we have to score the winning goal,“ putting pressure on Kwak Tube. So Kwak Tube called PD Kim Tae-ho to get a recommendation for a good restaurant. PD Kim Tae-ho caused a stir(?) by recommending an Italian restaurant for the first time in ‘Jeon Hyun-moo Plan’, changing the genre of the program, and the three of them went straight to PD Kim Tae-ho‘s ‘pick’ Sangam-dong restaurant. The chef who welcomed them warmly surprised them by saying, “Many famous directors, actors, comedians, and singers such as Director Park Chan-wook, Hwang Jung-min, PD Kim Tae-ho, and PD Na Young-seok have been here,” and ordered the popular Neapolitan pizza. They then ordered the restaurant’s ‘signature’, the scallop dish, and the vertically layered lasagna. At the feast of luxurious cuisine, Bae Sung-jae got excited and said, “Today, I feel like Ahn Sung-jae, not Bae Sung-jae,” and Jeon Hyun-moo pretended to be Baek Jong-won, saying, “I‘m Mu Jong-won.” In particular, Jeon Hyun-moo guessed the identity of the herb on top of the lajana in the ‘Mu Jong-won’ version and received praise from the chef, saying, “Absolute taste.” Finally, fresh pasta with 40 egg yolks was served, and the three gave it a ‘thumbs up’, saying, “This is the first time I’ve tasted something like this.”

While the ‘Broadcast Company Restaurant Special’, which introduced carefully selected ‘real’ restaurants among the restaurants of the three broadcasting companies, has come to an end, Jeon Hyun-moo and Kwak Tube raised expectations for the next broadcast by foreshadowing a food trip in search of restaurants in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi-do and Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, famous for ‘MZ‘s course’. MBN·Channel S jointly produced entertainment show ‘Jeon Hyun-moo Plan 2’ airs every night at 9:10 p.m.

Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com reporter jhj@donga.com

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