Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant' Lee Chan-won won viewers' hearts.
According to ratings research firm Nielsen Korea on the 11th, KBS 2TV's Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant (hereinafter "Fun-Staurant"/directed by Yoon Byung-il), which aired the previous day on the 10th, recorded a nationwide viewership rating of 4%, rising from the previous week and ranking first among variety shows across all channels in the same time slot. The steady and firm popularity of "Fun-Staurant" on Friday evenings, known as a content battleground, was proven once again.
The broadcast that day revealed former gymnastics prodigy Son Yeon-jae's life as a new mom and Lee Chan-won's youth support project for 20-somethings living with many worries and concerns. Among them, Lee Chan-won visited his alma mater, Yeungnam University, and challenged himself to prepare breakfast for 250 people for his 20-something juniors. Lee Chan-won drew attention by putting his heart into it to the extent that he even personally planned the menu.
For Lee Chan-won's first large-scale dish, the cooks of Yeungnam University's student cafeteria, who boast formidable experience, came out to support him. With his characteristic banter and friendly personality, Lee Chan-won displayed perfect chemistry with the cooks and quickly prepared the breakfast for 250 people. Word that senior Lee Chan-won had arrived caused a run on the student cafeteria by juniors.
Lee Chan-won moved viewers by not only cooking but also serving the food himself. The main menu that day was homemade pork cutlet, but when international students who cannot eat pork appeared, Lee Chan-won made rolled omelets on the spot as an alternative to pork cutlet, and he also made extra mountain vegetable bibimbap for the rugby team juniors with hearty appetites. He also handed out pocket money to the juniors from the student club he belonged to during his school days, saying it was "a gathering expense."
The scene in which Lee Chan-won made rolled omelets on the spot, showing his considerate senior charm, recorded a 6% minute-by-minute rating and became the day's "best minute." Lee Chan-won said he felt more proud than ever that day and expressed his support for the 20-somethings. He also teased a second installment of the youth project, raising expectations.
[Photo] Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant
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