The production crew of JTBC‘s ‘Let’s Eat Dinner Together 4’ has expressed their extraordinary determination.

‘Let‘s Eat Dinner Together 4’ (abbreviated as ‘Mungchan 4’) will feature the ‘Fantasy League’, a World Cup for South Korean celebrities who love soccer. South Korean soccer legends Ahn Jung-hwan, Park Hang-seo, Kim Nam-il, and Lee Dong-gook will lead their teams and engage in a fierce battle of wits.

Ahead of the first broadcast of ‘Mungchan 4’, attention is being paid to how the ‘Fantasy League’ will be played and what colors each of the teams led by the four coaches will have. Here, the production team revealed everything about ‘Fantasy League’ through a direct interview.

First, the ‘Mungchan 4’ production team introduced ‘Fantasy League’ as “the first 11 vs. 11 official soccer league in South Korean entertainment broadcasting. Four teams will compete fiercely for one championship trophy. It is the largest scale of all seasons” and explained the reason for the change to ‘Fantasy League’, saying, “From the ‘Let’s Eat Dinner Together’ series that was conducted with one team for the past six years, we sought to expand the worldview and provide a way to provide tension and fun never seen before”.

Next, “South Korean soccer legends Ahn Jung-hwan, Park Hang-seo, Kim Nam-il, and Lee Dong-gook will serve as coaches for their respective teams and will personally select the players they want and lead the teams with their own unique styles. Another point is that many hidden soccer talents from various fields such as idols, singers, actors, comedians, sports figures, and creators are participating. The production staff was surprised that there are so many soccer talents in Korea,” he said. “In a word, you can think of it as the ‘Celebrity World Cup.’ If you love soccer, this will be a season that you absolutely cannot miss.”



More than anything, there is a lot of interest in the four soccer legends who will be going head-to-head as soccer coaches. The production staff explained the reason for casting Ahn Jung-hwan, Park Hang-seo, Kim Nam-il, and Lee Dong-gook as coaches, saying, “There is a saying that ‘soccer is the coach’s game,’ as it is a sport where the coach’s role is very important. That‘s why we focused on recruiting people who could show strong individuality and color when recruiting the coaching staff,“ he said.

Along with this, he added comments about each person, saying, ”Ahn Jung-hwan is a fundamental figure who held the center of the ‘Mungchan’ series and is a ‘early soccer master.’ In addition, we recruited Park Hang-seo, who created an amazing soccer legend in Vietnam and became a world-class master, and promoted Kim Nam-il and Lee Dong-gook, who participated as coaches last season and clearly showed their own styles different from Ahn Jung-hwan, to coach.“

He also asked people to pay attention to the relationship between these four people, saying, ”The four of them, who have been through thick and thin as coaches and players at the forefront of our country’s soccer, will showcase a battle of wits with completely different charms this time. In particular, the match between Ahn Jung-hwan and Park Hang-seo, who met again as a ‘coach and manager’ instead of ‘coach and player’, seems interesting. ‘Coach Park has only experienced high levels. Early football is different’ Ahn Jung-hwan declared war, and ‘It hurts my pride to be compared to Ahn Jung-hwan as a manager. I can beat Ahn Jung-hwan at least’ I hope you look forward to the match between these two people.”

In addition, the match between Kim Nam-il and Lee Dong-gook and Ahn Jung-hwan is also a relationship worth watching, and he said, “Kim Nam-il and Lee Dong-gook, who were coaches last season, are competing on the same level as Ahn Jung-hwan, which is a point to watch. The two managers are gnashing their teeth to beat Ahn Jung-hwan, saying, ‘We did all the practical household work last season.’ He said, “I hope you look forward to seeing how Soo-in, who said everything he wanted to say when he was a coach, will create new chemistry with Ahn Jung-hwan as a coach.”

It is said that the four coaches and each team are sincerely working on the team formation and training. Regarding this, the production team said, “The four coaches were sincerely working on forming the team. They fought so much during the player selection process that they were yelling to choose the players they liked.”

‘We Must Eat Dinner Together 4’ will be first broadcast on Sunday, April 6 at 7:10 PM.

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

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