On the upcoming 18th, JTBC‘s ‘Tokpawon 25 Hours’ (directed by Hong Sang-hoon and Kim Seon-jun) will feature specials on unique Japanese restaurants, a virtual trip to Tennessee, USA, and living in Hong Kong for a month. They will also discuss each country’s reactions to the results of the US presidential election, as well as what changes will occur around the world in the future.

On the day‘s broadcast, Chef Im Tae-hoon, who received much love for ‘Black and White Chef: Culinary Class Wars’, and ‘Historical Storyteller’ Sun Kim will appear as guests, drawing attention. It is said that Jeon Hyun-moo introduced Chef Im Tae-hoon as “my younger brother” and showed his endless affection. Furthermore, Chef Im Tae-hoon will reveal the behind-the-scenes story of how he got to do a citizen interview on the day author Han Kang won the Nobel Prize in Literature, raising expectations even higher.

Japan’s Tokpawon will introduce unique restaurants with unique themes and fun performances. This unique cafe with a vampire concept is faithful to the concept from the interior to the menu, creating an eerie atmosphere as if you‘ve entered a horror movie set. The cafe staff is also 200% immersed in the role of the vampire count, which adds to the fun. Lee Chan-won says, “It reminds me of my second year of middle school,” and immerses himself in the cafe, causing laughter.

In Japan, where manners are important, we also visit a unique cafe with the concept of “unfriendliness.” The exterior of this place looks no different from any other cafe, but the moment you enter, the attitudes of the staff suddenly change, making it fun. When Yang Se-chan sees an employee suddenly throw a menu at a chatroom member who is sitting down, he is surprised and says, “Why are you doing that?!” While Lee Chan-won says, “He’s unfriendly, but there‘s a tsundere in it,” and looks completely absorbed.

The American chatroom member guides viewers to Tennessee, a dream travel destination for music-loving travelers. At the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, which symbolizes Nashville’s music industry, you can see exhibits of country music musicians such as Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton, and Taylor Swift. In addition, since country music has had a great influence on Korean pop music, Chan-won Lee and Sun Kim will perform a Korean-style country song duet, showing off their ‘Chan-tto-wiki’ aspect, raising interest.

In addition, they foreshadow a Nashville hot chicken mukbang that stimulates Koreans‘ sense of spiciness, making people curious about the taste. Among the eight levels of spiciness you can choose, Chef Tae-hoon Lim showed his K-spiciness by saying, “Chicken is spicy, what’s the use of that?”, making the studio burst into laughter. In addition, it will convey the scenery of Rock City, where you can see the beautiful Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, and Ruby Falls, located in an 80m underground cave.

JTBC‘s ‘Tokpawon 25 Hours’ will air on Monday the 18th at 8:50 PM.

Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com Reporter jhj@donga.com