KBS 2TV‘s ‘Newly Released Convenience Store Restaurant’ has undergone a makeover to welcome the spring of 2025.

‘Newly Released Convenience Store Restaurant’ (abbreviated as ‘Convenience Store Restaurant’), which aired on the 28th, returned with a new look to welcome the spring of 2025. In addition to the sweet recipes of gourmet stars and their honest and cheerful unexpected charms that were considered the strengths of the existing ‘Convenience Store Restaurant’, it has also been upgraded to a colorful and rich ‘Convenience Store Restaurant’ with new attractions such as the partner special with Chinese food goddess Park Eun-young and the appearance of the first intern convenience store chef Hong Ji-yoon.

On this day, Kim Jae-joong revealed the behind-the-scenes story of his appearance on KBS 1TV’s ‘Morning Yard’ with his mother, which had become a hot topic. Kim Jaejoong took care of his mother who was nervous before appearing on a live broadcast. The mother held her son‘s hand tightly and said, “My son is the best.” In particular, the mother talked about her first meeting with Kim Jaejoong during the live broadcast.

The mother said she could never forget when she adopted Kim Jaejoong. At the time of their first meeting, Kim Jaejoong hugged her tightly and said, “Mom, don’t abandon me.” Kim Jaejoong‘s mother once again expressed her sincerity toward her son by saying, “No matter what anyone says, you are my son.” Kim Jaejoong said, “I felt relieved, but I was also worried about how my mother felt when she said that.” The strong love of a family that is bound together in their hearts was clearly felt.

In addition, Kim Jaejoong reminisced while looking at old photos of his mother and father, and also had a “meat tteokbokki” competition with his mother. Kim Jaejoong’s filial piety shone through as he took care of his mother while cooking. Not only that, but Kim Jaejoong‘s simple yet delicious recipes were revealed, and there were exclamations, “He’s a cooking genius after all!”

On the other hand, the appearance of Hong Ji-yoon, the first intern chef of “Convenience Store Restaurant”, also caused a lot of laughter. Hong Ji-yoon, who is usually known for not being good at cooking, expressed her determination to take on the challenge of being a convenience store chef by saying, “Once I make up my mind, I grit my teeth and do it.” Chef Lee Yeon-bok stepped up as Hong Ji-yoon‘s teacher. Chef Lee Yeon-bok encouraged many convenience store chefs to appear, saying, “Convenience Store Restaurant is wide open. I will help you as much as I can.”

Intern convenience store chef Hong Ji-yoon’s first mission was to cook for guests. Although it was expected to be difficult, Hong Ji-yoon said that she really wanted to treat her respected senior Kim Yeon-ja. Hong Ji-yoon even made a recipe notebook and prepared expensive ingredients such as foie gras, truffles, and caviar despite not being confident in cooking. However, a ‘cook who doesn‘t know how to cook was a ‘cook who doesn’t know how to cook. The entire cooking process was a complete mess.


In the end, Kim Yeon-ja arrived before she could finish cooking. Hong Ji-yoon went out to greet her with a raw duck in a hurry. Somehow the dish was completed, and surprisingly, Kim Yeon-ja showed the best reaction, saying, “It‘s delicious.”

In the meantime, the honest conversation between the two was also revealed. Kim Yeon-ja asked Hong Ji-yoon, “Are you dating?” She also revealed that she was the main character of a real-life ‘Amor Fati’, saying, “I have a boyfriend and I don’t plan on getting married.” Kim Yeon-ja then talked about what she felt while watching Hong Ji-yoon on stage, to which Hong Ji-yoon said, “There were people who cursed at me and told me to just listen. After that, I got stage fright,” she confessed with tears streaming down her face.

Kim Yeon-ja gave Hong Ji-yoon sincere advice in response to her confession. Kim Jae-joong, who was watching the VCR, also encouraged her, saying, “It’s nothing. You’ll forget it in the blink of an eye.” The sincerity of her seniors could be seen. At the same time, it was a moment where I cheered on Hong Ji-yoon’s growth as she bravely challenged herself to become an intern chef despite being a total idiot.

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

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