‘What is this?’ But an amazing awards ceremony that you can‘t help but be convinced is back. ‘Dong-a.com’s PICK’, now in its 9th year, prides itself on being more fair than any other awards ceremony in Korea. The outrageous award names that other awards ceremonies can’t even dream of are enough reasons why the winners should receive them. We will now introduce the glorious protagonists of ‘Dong-a.com’s PICK’ that will ‘be engraved’ in your memories.


◆ Award Name: The level of familiarity with the entertainment is very tight, it‘s fun


◆ Reason for Selection

It survived in ‘Netflix Original Series’ that was released this year, such as ‘Battle Royale’. It was properly familiarized for subscribers wearing blindfolds to savor. Thanks to this, the restaurants where the cast members work are flooded with reservations, and nearby businesses are also expecting a trickle-down effect. It may be a crowded restaurant scene, but if people flock there and the trickle-down effect revives the business district, we can look forward to Season 2. - Reporter Hong Se-young

To be honest, I don’t have much interest in cooking competitions, so I watched it without much expectation, and it felt like I got hit in the back of the head with a wok. I watched it like a bewitched judge, Baek Jong-won, who was blindfolded and absorbed in the contestants‘ cooking, thinking, “What is this program?” How can they capture the editing points so exquisitely! Of course, the production team’s power is great, but isn‘t it the attitude and passion of the veteran white spoons and the amateur black spoons who take the competition seriously that led to the success of this program? - Reporter Jeong Hee-yeon

The entertainment of the year. I’ve watched countless cooking competition programs, but this is the first time that warmth, cruelty, tension, humor, originality, and professionalism have been contained so evenly. As the saying goes, “It‘s Me, the Devil’s Editing”, each episode boasts a thrilling ending, so you can‘t help but watch the whole thing once you start watching. The devilish program ‘Black and White Chef’, it’s survival. - Reporter Jeon Hyo-jin

As an avid viewer of various cooking competition programs such as ‘MasterChef Korea’ ‘Korean Food Battle’, I was so excited at the news of the production of ‘Black and White Chef’. And I can‘t describe in words how excited I was when my expectations were met beyond my expectations. With the confirmation of the production of Season 2, cooking competition show nerds are happy. Gordon Ramsay confirmed to appear, let’s go! - Reporter Choi Yoon-na


One-line summary: “It‘s Me, the Black and White Chef”... It’s the most extreme survival entertainment program of the year.


◆ Thoughts

I prepared hard to hear the words “This is fun” starting in the summer of 2023, so I am very grateful for the award. I will repay you with an even more fun season 2.

Lee Seul-bi, Donga.com reporter misty82@donga.com
Hong Se-young, Donga.com reporter projecthong@donga.com
Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com reporter shine2562@donga.com
Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com reporter jhj@donga.com
Choi Yun-na, Donga.com reporter yyynnn@donga.com