Chef Sungjae Ahn, who served as a judge on the Netflix program ‘Black and White Chef’, revealed a photo taken with ‘Triple Star’ Chef Seungwon Kang, who is embroiled in a controversy over his private life.

Chef Sungjae Ahn uploaded a photo to his SNS on the morning of the 6th with the caption, “Meaningful event with great people. Much love to Seoul.”.

In the revealed photo, Chef Sungjae Ahn is posing next to ‘Triple Star’ Chef Seungwon Kang and other chefs from other regions. In particular, Chef Kang Seung-won of ‘Triple Star’, who has been the subject of gossip recently due to reports of controversies over his private life, is drawing attention as he is there.

The photo appears to have been taken at the ‘2024 Asia‘s 50 Best Restaurants (A50BR)’ opening ceremony held at Mood Anchor on Sebitseom Island in Banpo-dong, Seoul on the 3rd.

Meanwhile, on October 30th, Dispatch released an interview with Triple Star’s ex-wife A. According to the interview, A and Triple Star got married in May 2022 and divorced after 3 months of being in a common-law marriage.

A also claimed that she lobbied for Triple Star‘s hiring with a Chanel bag, and also criticized Triple Star’s womanizing issues.

According to Dispatch, Triple Star explained that there were some parts of Mr. A‘s interview that were not true, but they have not yet released a clear statement.

Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com reporter yyynnn@donga.com