The anecdote of Jang Min-ho from ‘Newly Released Convenience Store Restaurant’ has been revealed.

On the KBS 2TV ‘Newly Released Convenience Store Restaurant’ broadcast on March 7, kitchen gentleman Jang Min-ho invited fellow trot singers Kim Yang and Kim Yong-pil, with whom he is close, to his home and treated them to a special course meal ‘Homakase’ with seasonal crabs. In the process, Jang Min-ho‘s ‘gen personality’ and anecdotes certified by his colleagues were revealed, bringing pleasant laughter and touching emotions to the living room on Friday evening.

On this day, Jang Min-ho cleaned fresh, seasonal crabs full of meat. Jang Min-ho said, “There’s someone very important coming today...”, piquing curiosity. Her true identity was Kim Yang, who Jang Min-ho is close to like real siblings. Kim Yang was filled with anticipation when Jang Min-ho said that he had someone he wanted to introduce her to. After a while, the second guest who had been waiting arrived. It was late blooming trot singer Kim Yong-pil. Kim Yang made everyone laugh by saying, “He‘s someone else’s man,” at the appearance of Kim Yong-pil, who is famous for being a loving husband.

Next, Jang Min-ho‘s full-fledged crab homakase began. The first menu was grilled crab on an iron plate. It was a menu where the crab was steamed once and then stir-fried in garlic butter to maximize its flavor, and it was the very definition of “tasteless.” When Chef Lee Yeon-bok was surprised and said, “This dish is too strong from the start?” Jang Min-ho raised expectations by saying, “It’s the weakest dish of today‘s homakase.”

Just as Jang Min-ho said, the crab homakase was filled with delicious dishes. Crab shell fried rice with leftover sauce from grilled crab on an iron plate, super easy crab mala xiangguo with added mala flavor to crab, and crab mala jajang ramen using mala jajang ramen, the hottest menu on SNS. The three late bloomers in trot enjoyed homakase with romantic songs.

At this time, Kim Yong-pil expressed his gratitude to Jang Min-ho. Kim Yong-pil, who was working as an announcer, challenged himself to become a trot singer at the age of 48 and appeared on a competition program. Jang Min-ho was a judge at the time. Kim Yong-pil recalled, “Every time we met, he would greet me with, ‘Hyung, are you having a hard time?’ He would always ask me on broadcasts and at events,” and “I felt warmth.” Jang Min-ho said, “I could see what kind of weight that person had carried. He revealed why he particularly liked Kim Yong-pil, saying, “You could see my appearance too.”

When Jang Min-ho recalled, “I felt to my bones how high the barrier to entry is when I debuted in trot,” his close friend Kim Yang revealed Jang Min-ho’s trot debut days. Kim Yang said, “He was such a handsome guy that he walked around with a comb.” At this, Jang Min-ho shouted, “Don’t use the footage!” However, a video of Jang Min-ho from the past was revealed on the screen, causing an explosion of laughter. Kim Yang made everyone laugh once again by offering comforting words, saying, “The oppa you have now is because of the oppa you had back then.”

Jang Min-ho’s homakase always exceeds expectations. This time, the crab homakase was also a huge success. KBS 2TV’s ‘New Release Convenience Store Restaurant’ airs every Friday at 8:30 p.m.

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

This article is automatically translated using Google AI. If you notice any inaccuracies, please let us know at allkstar@donga.com.