Park Ji-hoon, Yoon Kyung-ho, Han Dong-hee, and Lee Hong-nae are challenging ‘Cooking Soldier’.

They will appear in the TVING drama ‘Becoming a Cooking Legend’, which will be released in 2026.

The drama depicts the process of a cook, armed with a knife instead of a gun and an apron instead of a belt, becoming a legend through a quest screen that will save lives.

Based on the popular Naver webtoon of the same name, the realistic story based on the experiences of writer Choi Ryong, who was a former cook, and director Cho Nam-hyung’s unique and sophisticated directing combine to promise both pleasant laughter and touching emotions.

First, Park Ji-hoon plays the role of Kang Sung-jae, a private and cook who has just been transferred to Gangrim Outpost.Kang Sung-jae goes from being a top trainee to a soldier of interest, and accepts the quest to become a cook by following an unfamiliar voice.Will Kang Sung-jae be able to become a legendary cook who will be in charge of the meals of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces? Attention is focused on Kang Sung-jae’s level-up challenge that Park Ji-hoon will portray.

Yoon Kyung-ho plays the role of Sergeant Park Jae-young of the 4th Platoon, which Kang Sung-jae is assigned to.Park Jae-young, whose strong dialect is his signature, is an administrative supply officer nicknamed a time bomb that moves whenever he is involved in a flashy incident or accident.He has failed to get promoted every time and has never been able to escape the status of a permanent sergeant, and he also suffers from headaches due to the appearance of a problematic new recruit.Yoon Kyung-ho’s passionate performance, which will add realism to Park Jae-young’s unpredictable military life, is drawing attention.

The role of Lieutenant Cho Ye-rin, the commander of Gangrim Outpost, is played by Han Dong-hee.Han Dong-hee is an ugly duckling from the female student corps who has a strong personality and has to say what needs to be said, and is a rising star among the elite of the Korea Military Academy.For some reason, she is appointed commander of Gangrim Outpost and is living a quiet life, but her days become more varied when a new soldier is transferred.

The role of Sergeant Yoon Dong-hyun, a senior cook, is transformed by Lee Hong-nae.Yoon Dong-hyun is the worst foodie ever and is the main culprit who brought darkness to the Gangrim Outpost cafeteria.With exactly 100 days left until his discharge, he is careful of even the falling leaves, but when a strange successor comes in, he begins to sense that the rest of his military life will not be smooth.Accordingly, attention is focused on Lee Hong-nae’s acting, who will complete Yoon Dong-hyun’s endless run toward discharge.


Reporter Lee Jeong- annjoy@donga.com

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