Lee Bong-won and Paeng Hyeon-suk herald a sincere sales battle.

JTBC’s ‘Showdown! Paeng Bong Paeng Bong’ is a reality entertainment program in which comedians Lee Bong-won and Paeng Hyun-sook, who are risking their lives in the restaurant business, open two restaurants on small islands overseas and compete in sales. Ahead of the first broadcast, Bong Restaurant owner Lee Bong-won and Paeng Restaurant owner Paeng Hyun-sook will share everything from the reason for their appearance to their determination, raising expectations.

According to the production team, Lee Bong-won said, “I decided to appear because I could challenge something with Choi Yang-rak and Paeng Hyun-sook, my long-time companions in the comedy world, regardless of business or competition,” and “I thought that as colleagues in the same restaurant business, we could share our know-how and experiences and provide positive stimulation.” He also said that he learned a lot and felt a warm camaraderie while actually going on the journey together.

Paeng Hyun-sook said, “After getting married, I spent more time running a restaurant than in the entertainment industry. I’m still running it, so I think my job is closer to being self-employed than a celebrity.” She continued, “Having run a restaurant for a long time, I know how hard it is, but I thought I could introduce the hardships of many self-employed people who run restaurants through ‘Showdown! Paeng Bong Paeng Bong.’ I also thought it would be an opportunity to make my dream of running a restaurant with an ocean view come true, so I decided to participate.”

Paeng Hyun-sook, who is set to face Lee Bong-won, brought out her “family dinner strategy” to win. “Before becoming a restaurant owner, I am a housewife and mother of a family, and I have a business philosophy of trying to serve cleanly and generously, thinking that the food I sell will be eaten by my family,” she said. “In this match, I will not spare any ingredients and will serve the customers generously. I believe the customers will recognize this sentiment,” she said, expressing her determination.

On the other hand, Lee Bong-won said, “Jjamppong is a very meaningful food to me, so that love naturally led to the selection of the menu,” and “CEO Paeng is a veteran who has been in the business much longer than me, and my experience is relatively short, so I focused on expressing the Jjamppong that I like with a humble mind. That was my strategy and determination.” He also said that it was meaningful to directly check and challenge how the Jjamppong, which is loved by Koreans, would be received by foreigners.

On the other hand, Lee Eun-ji and Kwak Dong-yeon, who worked together at Bongsikdang, are called “top part-time workers,” stimulating curiosity. Lee Bong-won praised, “Lee Eun-ji’s attitude of doing her best and being proactive in whatever she does based on her experience working in a difficult kitchen was awesome,” and “Kwak Dong-yeon skillfully handled foreign guests with his excellent English skills. Thanks to him, the overall operation of the restaurant was able to run smoothly.”

Paeng Hyun-sook’s husband Choi Yang-rak joined Paeng Sikdang as an employee. Paeng Hyun-sook said, “We’ve been together for a long time, so we know each other really well now,” and added, “We didn’t always work together, but he helped me out well, and I was grateful that he called me the boss. I was grateful that he kept praising and encouraging me even though he must have had a hard time himself,” and gave him a perfect score of 100 points.

Regarding part-time worker Seungho Yoo, he said, “Thanks to Seungho Yoo, who is systematic and meticulous, I received a lot of help in running the restaurant. He is an indispensable talent for Pangsikdang.” He also said, “There were many moments when I was touched by the way he made plans for the next day even after finishing work, or by the way he took care of things that Yangrak Choi and I had overlooked. I was happy to be able to work with Seungho Yoo, who is so considerate.”

On the other hand, it seems like a couple’s competition, but Lee Bong-won’s wife and comedian Park Mi-sun is not seen in the program. Even Lee Bong-won did not say anything. Park Mi-sun previously appeared with Choi Yang-rak and Paeng Hyun-sook on JTBC ‘I Can’t Be No. 1 ‘.

’ Showdown! Peng Bong Peng Bong’ will be first aired at 7:10 PM on the 19th.

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

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