Reactions are heating up to chef Lim Seong-geun, who is appearing on Netflix's Culinary Class Wars: Culinary Class Wars season 2 (hereafter "Culinary Class Wars 2").
On the 24th, Lim Seong-geun posted on his account, starting with "People who haven't watched 'Korean Food Battle' said, 'Is that man possibly a villain?' and were a bit uneasy."
He added, "Who am I? The master of 50,000 sauces, Im-jjang. Just kidding, I owe a great deal to the white-spoon chefs who participated with me," and "Especially Hou Deok-juk, who many people said gives off middle-aged couple vibes with me. Seeing him help even more diligently on the show, I sincerely thank him again. I always respect him."
He urged, "Please continue to give a lot of support to Mr. Lim Seong-geun," and added to laughter, "I returned the Chinese cleaver I borrowed (from Hou Deok-juk) properly."
In episodes 4–7 of Culinary Class Wars 2, released on the 23rd, the third-round black-and-white team match took place, and chef Lim Seong-geun was in charge of sauces and carried the team hard, leading the team to victory in the first match. His confident lines and boasts, which could even be perceived as braggadocio, such as "If I lie a little, I know about 50,000 sauces" and "It's just (the taste) the end," made other chefs uneasy at times, but he ultimately proved his strong skills. Chef Hou Deok-juk actively supported Lim Seong-geun during this process.
Chef Lim Seong-geun previously won as part of Olive's Korean Food Battle 3 Seoul team, and even then he was greatly skilled and beloved as a character full of braggadocio.
Netizens responded hotly with comments such as, "The viewers of 'Korean Food Battle' say Im Seong-geun's braggadocio hasn't changed in 10 years and are crying," "He goes his own way; it's like a taxi driver who arrives at the destination 30 minutes early," "I love that the man is still the same," "People who don't know him might think he's all show, but that's a mistake. It's just confidence that comes from skill," "How could anyone dislike someone like that," and "A typical show-off, but a master who silences you, that man vibe."
Meanwhile, after the intense 1:1 black-and-white battles ended, new rules and missions were introduced in the third-round black-and-white team match. Above all, the unpredictable contest, in which the chefs create the best combinations by selecting ingredients from a gigantic wheel of fate containing a variety of ingredients, and where outcomes hinge on the black-and-white chefs' differing strategies and teamwork, delivered high immersion. In addition, as a special judging panel, Naples Taste Mafia Kwon Seong-jun, Edward Lee, cooking eccentric Yun Nam-no, Jang Ho-jun, Imokase No. 1 Kim Mi-ryeong, Jung Ji-seon, Choi Hyun-seok, and Lu Ching Lai from season 1 appeared to judge the season 2 black-and-white chefs' competition. With twist after twist, as the black team and white team wage a close fight, it was foretold that the fates of the black chefs and white chefs would diverge, leaving viewers around the world holding their breath<
[Photo] Screenshot of chef Lim Seong-geun's Instagram
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