Goodbye, palm oil prince Lee Jang-woo.
Lee Jang-woo's first meeting with I Live Alone was on Dec. 6, 2019. At the time, Lee Jang-woo surprised everyone by showing a charm like the neighborly older brother and presenting a novel concept of home-cooking recipes.
While boiling jokbal and pouring ssanghwatang, cola and pear drink instead of medicinal herbs was shocking in itself, what caught attention was that it turned out to be perfectly delicious.
Riding that wave, Lee Jang-woo revealed several absurd recipes, earning the nickname "powder chef," including soybean paste stew using crab powder, soondae guk mixing beef bone broth and chicken powder, and a "rosé pasta" combining convenience store hamburger, ramen, corn salad and cheese.
Thus the companionship between Lee Jang-woo and I Live Alone began. Once a prince of weekend melodramas, Lee Jang-woo captivated viewers with his quirky side and gave the impression that a man living alone can eat well and live healthily. Viewers broke into pleased smiles, especially at Lee Jang-woo's earnestness about food.
Buoyed by that response, Lee Jang-woo provided laughs through the "palm oil line," united by food with Jun Hyun-moo and Park Na-rae, and through "hojanggi," working with Kian84 and Kim Dae-ho. Starting with Jun Hyun-moo's Mouchelleen restaurant, the palm oil line set off on a food travel seminar to Dalat, Vietnam; Mokpo, Korea; Taichung, Taiwan; and Türkiye, sharing the joy of culinary travel with viewers.
Because of the popularity of the "palm oil line," Lee Jang-woo even postponed his wedding date with Jo Hye-won, with whom he had a long relationship.
But where there is meeting, there is parting. Lee Jang-woo became a married man when he wed actress Jo Hye-won on the 23rd of last month, and because he no longer lives alone he naturally left I Live Alone. It became one more example of a good graduation from I Live Alone.
There are many reasons for leaving I Live Alone, but the biggest is that "they no longer live alone." Starting with Yuk Joong-wan's marriage in 2016, Honey J also graduated in 2024, and in Dec. 2025 Lee Jang-woo announced his departure after six years.
Lee Jang-woo left the program after the wedding VCR and made a surprise appearance in the studio. He said, "I felt I should come to offer my final greeting," and added, "I spent my 30s with the Rainbow members. I lived a life that has nothing to envy."
Lee Jang-woo said, "It still doesn't feel real. I'm not sure what I feel, but thank you for spending my 30s with me and filling them with happiness. I will live well, just to show you," and the cast presented Lee Jang-woo with a plaque of appreciation, a bouquet and a Wilson doll to cheer on his second act in life.
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