KBS2 'Sadanggui' features Kim Song-gi, known as the "salaryman's legend" and the executive director who oversees a total of 41 restaurants and bakeries across all five-star Lotte hotels.
KBS 2TV 'The boss's ears are donkey ears' (directed by Choi Seung-hee; hereafter "Sadanggui") is a self-reflection program in which bosses in Korea voluntarily practice role reversal to create workplaces where work is enjoyable. The last episode recorded a peak rating of 7.0%, continuing its streak of 196 consecutive weeks as the No. 1 entertainment program in its time slot. (Nielsen Korea)
On Sunday, the 15th, Park Myung Soo meets Kim Song-gi, the executive director in charge of a total of 41 Lotte hotel restaurants and bakeries, on the "Walking to the boss's house" segment of Sadanggui.
Kim Song-gi, who drew attention from his first appearance wearing the tall chef's hat that symbolizes a chef's status, revealed, "I manage a total of 41 restaurants and bakeries across nine hotels in Seoul, Jeju, Busan, Ulsan and others, and I have 638 employees under me," and added, "I joined as the youngest chef at 22 and worked for 45 years to reach the position of executive director," which startled Park Myung Soo. Jun Hyun-moo admired, "He's a salaryman's legend," and Jung Ji-seon said, "I did Chinese cuisine for 20 years, but Kim Song-gi has done all the menus for 45 years," adding, "Park Myung Soo really met an amazing person," expressing astonishment. Meanwhile, Kim Song-gi disclosed his frugal habits, saying, "If traffic is bad, commuting takes longer, so the company car is available, but I take the subway to work. I study trends during commuting time," drawing praise.
Meanwhile, the succession of strawberry desserts completely captivates Kwon Eun-bi, the special intern on "Walking to the boss's house." Kwon Eun-bi, who is gaining attention as a second-year rookie café owner, said, "I really wanted to come here," her eyes shining. After tasting the pistachio, Kwon Eun-bi, showing professional poise, said, "The pistachio content is 100%," which reportedly made Kim Song-gi smile.
In this context, the strawberry cake connection between Kim Song-gi and Park Myung Soo is revealed, surprising everyone. Through his YouTube channel Hwalmyungsoo, Park Myung Soo once released a ranking of the strawberry cakes he had tried, which created a big topic, and Lotte Hotel's strawberry cake was mentioned in that ranking. Kim Song-gi said, "I saw Park Myung Soo's strawberry cake recommendation list," which reportedly surprised Park Myung Soo. Bowing his head and beginning with an unprompted apology, Park Myung Soo explained, "It was just a ranking considering cost-effectiveness, nothing else," and tried to cover his mistake by saying, "But the taste was best with Lotte Hotel's strawberry cake," breaking into a nervous sweat and causing laughter.
The historic meeting between Kim Song-gi and Park Myung Soo can be seen on the main broadcast of Sadanggui.
Broadcast every Sunday at 4:40 p.m.
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