"Culinary Class Wars 2" runner-up Culinary Monster (real name Lee Ha-sung) reflected on his somewhat rough words and actions and expressed an apology.
On the 14th, the Netflix Korea channel uploaded a video titled "Culinary Class Wars season 2: Interview with Culinary Monster, chef Lee Ha-sung, from New York."
Culinary Monster, who is currently staying in New York preparing to open a restaurant, drew significant attention by finishing as the runner-up on "Culinary Class Wars 2," which ended on the 13th.
Asked about his feelings on finishing as the runner-up, he said, "I don't feel like I got runner-up because I was that good. I think I was just lucky. In the missions and flow, there are many people who do very well, so I wouldn't be able to make tteokbokki as delicious as Yoon Ju-mo, I wouldn't catch fish as well as those who did Japanese cuisine, and it seems the missions just happened to be lucky for me, so I ended up runner-up," and added, "Rather than regretful, filming was fun, and within the theme of real cooking, the chefs were placed in environments they can't experience in real kitchens, so it was a very fun and good experience."
In response to the question, "Is there anything you want to say to viewers?" he apologized, saying, "I think I was very desperate and earnest while filming. I was fortunate to work at good restaurants until now. I thought that would help me open a restaurant and that I could do it without major difficulties, but that thought kept gnawing at me that it might not be so," and added, "I wondered, 'Should I have tried harder? Didn't I make enough effort?' and I worried that if I didn't get good results even in this filming, everything I had done until now might have been for nothing. I think that made my words and actions come out a bit harsher. Because of that, I caused discomfort to many people," and he sincerely apologized.
Culinary Monster said, "But it was just me expressing those words and actions, and I feel sorry that it may have burdened the production staff who worked hard on the program, and I apologize for causing discomfort to viewers watching," and smiled, saying, "From now on I will just remain a chef who cooks in my kitchen, so if you come to New York please come have a meal."
[Photo] Screenshot of the 'Netflix Korea' screen
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