You may be wondering, ‘What is this?’ But an amazing awards ceremony that you cannot help but be convinced has returned. The ‘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 only dream of are sufficient 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 variety show is very tight, it‘s fun.


◆ Q&A about the award


Q. [9th Donga.com‘s PICK] Acceptance Speech.

I prepared hard to hear the words “It’s fun” from the summer of 2023, so I‘m very grateful for the award. I will repay you with an even more fun Season 2.


Q. What did you think when you saw the award name (The level of familiarity with the variety show is very tight, It’s fun.)?

Dongdat Pick, you‘re alive.


Q. The black and white chef syndrome, the first moment you felt, “This is it!”

The moment I saw the two-shot of the judges wearing blindfolds in the cave(?) background on the camera monitor, I thought our program would be remembered for this picture. However, I didn’t expect that people would love it enough to call it a syndrome.


Q. If you had to pick just two foods that you would like to try among those that appeared

1. Chef Choi Hyun-seok‘s garlic-less vongole: I wonder how delicious it would be with that score since it lacks garlic

2. Chef Edward Lee’s Kentucky Fried Tofu: It was the most creepy on set, and it‘s a dish that wouldn’t have been created if it weren‘t for the Infinite Cooking Hell mission


Q. If you were to recommend one episode to viewers who haven’t watched it yet, which episode would you recommend? Please explain why.

I recommend episode 1. If you watch episode 1 all the way through, you won‘t be able to stand it without episode 2. And so on until episode 3... episode 4... all the way through...


Q. A word to appease viewers who are looking forward to season 2.

We can’t lose the Baek Jong-won and Ahn Sung-jae production team either ㅠㅠ


Q. How‘s the progress of recruiting Gordon Ramsay?

We’ll come back with an amazing lineup no matter who we recruit. Please look forward to season 2 as well.

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