Yoon Nam-no debuted on JTBC‘s ‘Please Take Care of My Refrigerator’ with a victory.

In the 9th episode of ‘Please Take Care of My Refrigerator’ (abbreviated as ‘Nengbuhae’) that aired on the 16th, a 15-minute cooking competition was held as an individual competition among the chefs, and Sam Kim and Yoon Nam-no captured the taste buds of guest Ha Ji-won and earned star badges. The viewership ratings for the day were 3.9% in the metropolitan area and 3.0% nationwide according to Nielsen Korea’s paid household standards. The target viewership rating for men and women in their 20s and 40s recorded 2.4% in the metropolitan area.

In the 9th episode, Jang Keun-suk appeared as a guest alongside Ha Ji-won, garnering attention as they reunited for the first time in 19 years since the drama ‘Hwang Jini’. Jang Geun-suk confessed that his kiss scene with Ha Ji-won in ‘Hwang Jini’ was his first kiss in a drama, and shared the behind-the-scenes story of his unrequited love for Ha Ji-won, who was his senior.

Ahead of the reveal of Ha Ji-won‘s refrigerator, ‘Won’t You Be a One-Fan?’, which can minimize dishwashing, and ‘Hyangjini’, which can enjoy the scent of cooking, were selected as the competition topics. In particular, Yoon Nam-no and Choi Kang-rok, who showed their extraordinary fans‘ hearts toward Ha Ji-won, had a cooking competition over scents, and all eyes were focused on who would win the competition and take a commemorative photo with Ha Ji-won.

In addition, as they dug through her refrigerator, Ha Ji-won’s unique food preferences were discovered one by one, piqueing interest. She revealed that she eats olive oil mixed in rice, sprinkled on soybean paste soup, and even herbs such as dill, rosemary, basil, and arugula as a side dish to rice or ramen. Also, the cast members tried eating it themselves following Ha Ji-won‘s recipe after hearing that it tastes good when eaten with radish kimchi and almonds.

The full-scale cooking competition began with the 8-8 Sam Poong Derby between Sam Kim and Kim Poong. In particular, Kim Poong, who prepared ‘Marbonara’ with mayonnaise, caught the eye as he leisurely passed the time required for the pasta noodles to cook, unlike Sam Kim who was absorbed in ‘Ha Ji-won’s fan dish’. However, because the frying pan was small, she had a hard time cooking the noodles, and only used scissors to cut up ingredients such as broccoli and Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, causing laughter.


Ha Ji-won, who tasted Sam Kim‘s ‘Ha Ji-won Pan Dish’ with salmon, lemon, dill, and butter, praised the Mediterranean-style dish, saying, “It’s the perfect sourness for me,” unlike Kim Sung-joo, who mentioned the strong lemon sourness during the mid-term review. On the other hand, when tasting Kim Poong‘s ‘Marbonara’, she burst into laughter as soon as she put it in her mouth and said, “It tastes amazing,” stimulating her curiosity. Choi Hyun-seok, Yoon Nam-no, and others who ate Kim Poong’s cooking also burst out laughing, guessing the result. Sam Kim won without a surprise, and Kim Poong fell into a swamp of 5 consecutive losses.

Above all, Yoon Nam-no exploded with adrenaline as he debuted in the ‘Please Take Care of My Refrigerator’ against Choi Kang-rok. As it was his first match, Yoon Nam-no had the advantage of starting 1 minute early, and he quickly fluttered while making the ‘Mudaepppo Steak’ by roasting radish and adding herb flavor. Choi Kang-rok showed off his skills and know-how as a Japanese chef by cooking the lime-scented skate ‘When did Gil Ra-im become so pretty’, eliciting admiration.

Yoon Nam-no, who finished the dish without thinking, said, “I‘m so stressed. It’s about 4 times more stressful than ‘Black and White Chef’. He said, “It’s a bit difficult to talk to him,” expressing his feelings about his first match, and he felt the atmosphere of “Please Take Care of My Refrigerator” where it proceeded fairly without any favoritism. Above all, he defeated Choi Kang-rok with “Stage Po Steak” and achieved the feat of taking a commemorative photo with Ha Ji-won after winning his first match.

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

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