Park Seo Jun·Choi Wooshik 'Youth Over Flowers' and Gong Yoo·Kim Go-eun 'Goblin 10th anniversary' to Park Jihoon's 'Becoming the legend of the cook' — tvN's May–June lineup has been revealed.
# 'Youth Over Flowers' 'Goblin 10th anniversary' and other nostalgia-invoking works
First, the backpacking travel project 'Youth Over Flowers' returns after 10 years as 'Youth Over Flowers: Limited Edition.' 'Youth Over Flowers: Limited Edition' is a program that documents the guaranteed hardships of the domestic wandering of Jung Yu-mi, Park Seo Jun and Choi Wooshik, who find themselves in a situation where they have no idea where they will go today, where they will sleep, or how they will move. The three drew attention when a live broadcast in February revealed the tense moment when they left for the trip without any plans or preparations. Under limited conditions and circumstances, they are expected to showcase a travel full of romance without limits and explode their close friendship chemistry. It will premiere on May 3 (Sun) at 7:30 p.m.
The leads of the legendary drama 'Goblin,' which sparked a syndrome-level popularity, are preparing to meet viewers once again. The special program commemorating the drama's 10th anniversary and presented as a tvN 20th anniversary edition, 'Goblin 10th anniversary (working title),' is confirmed to premiere on July 4 (Sat) at 9:10 p.m. In 'Goblin 10th anniversary (working title),' the leads of the work, including Gong Yoo, Lee Dongwook, Kim Go-eun and Yoo In-na, travel to Gangneung. This is the first time the four travel together since the drama ended, and they will reenact Goblin's famous scenes and lines, visit memorable locations and vividly evoke viewers' memories of the work.
# 'Pachinko' 'Dear X' global popular works scheduled
'Pachinko,' which drew attention in the global market for its high-quality direction, has also been scheduled. Since its release, 'Pachinko' has won 11 awards including the Peabody Award, the American Film Institute's program of the year, Critics' Choice Awards and Gotham Awards best picture, and earned acclaim such as The Guardian calling it "an epic narrative unlike any other on TV" and Entertainment Weekly calling it "a work very close to a masterpiece," recognizing its global artistic value. 'Pachinko season 1' will air starting June 6 (Sat) every Saturday and Sunday at 9:10 p.m., and 'Pachinko season 2' will air starting July 18 (Sat) every Saturday and Sunday at 10:30 p.m.
The ruinous melodrama suspense 'Dear X,' based on a popular webtoon of the same name, has also been scheduled on tvN. 'Dear X' ranked first in contribution to new paid subscribers in the weekly full release on TVING, and lead actress Kim You Jung ranked first in TV-OTT integrated drama cast topicality. Global reactions were also hot. On Rakuten Viki it ranked first in 108 countries and regions including the United States, Brazil and the United Kingdom, on STARZPLAY it reached as high as second place, and on Disney+ Japan it reached first place; according to HBO Max, it achieved the highest performance among Asian works in 17 Asia-Pacific countries and regions including Southeast Asia and Taiwan. 'Dear X,' which captivated domestic and international viewers with its intense and shocking series, will premiere on June 6 (Sat) at 10:30 p.m.
# 'Kill It' 'Street Restaurant Fighter' many survival shows appear
tvN's 'Kill It: Style creator war' is a fashion creator survival show to find the most 'iconic' figures in the fashion world. It is a program presented by CJ ENM, which wrote the history of fashion survival entertainment such as 'Challenge! Supermodel Korea' and 'Project Runway Korea,' and is drawing more attention as it returns after 10 years. One hundred contestants participate, and their combined SNS follower count is 43 million, heralding the birth of a survival show with unprecedented influence. Joining as mentors are Black Label's Jang Yoonju and Lee Jongwon, TOMORROW X TOGETHER's Yeonjun, White Label's Cha Jungwon and Shin Hyunji, Red Label's An Areum and Yanggaeng. Attention is focused on who among the 100 contestants, armed with different personalities, will be selected as Korea's top style creator. It will premiere on May 12 (Tue) at 10:10 p.m.
Also, producer Lee Woo-hyung, who has presented well-made food and business entertainment, is newly planning the chefs' business survival show 'Street Restaurant Fighter (working title).' It is reported to be preparing for a premiere sometime in June.
# 'Cooking is agony!' 'Undercover chef' 'Becoming the legend of the cook' cooking-themed attractions
'Cooking is agony!,' which will be first released on the YouTube channel Laconz and tvN, is an entertainment program about a 'cooking exhibition' project in which chefs gather to find new cooking ideas. 'Show chef' Kim Poong, 'dim sum queen' Jung Ji-seon, 'Witch with a Wok' Lee Mun-jung, 'business genius' Jo Seo-hyeong and comedian Lee Eunji have confirmed their appearances. Differentiated gourmet experiences, such as a four-person four-color collaboration cookie show, will be presented. It will premiere on May 9 (Sat) at 10:30 p.m.
'Undercover chef,' which premieres on May 21 (Thu) at 8:40 p.m., is a variety show in which top star chefs representing Korea disguise themselves as the 'kitchen junior' of restaurants from the countries that formed the basis of their cooking, drop their rank and take on hidden missions. Sam Kim, the "kitchen saint" who pursues 'naturalist cooking,' goes to Parma, Italy; 'Chinese cuisine queen' Jung Ji-seon goes to Chengdu, China; and 'Naples mafioso of flavor' Kwon Seong-jun goes to Naples to begin life as a junior. By throwing away the title of owner chef and sweating from the lowest kitchen position, their 모습 will provide a different kind of tension and fun not seen in existing cooking programs.
Also, Park Jihoon's next work, 'Becoming the legend of the cook,' whose previous film 'The King's Warden' attracted 16 million viewers, is also set to premiere. 'Becoming the legend of the cook' will debut on May 11 (Mon) at 8:50 p.m. on tvN and TVING. Directed by Jo Nam-hyung, written by Choi Ryong, planned by Studio Dragon, and produced by Studio Dragon and Studio N, it is a military cookery fantasy drama that depicts the process of a cook who exchanges a rifle for a kitchen knife and a belt for an apron and becomes a legend. In March it was the only Korean content invited as a special noncompetition screening at France's representative drama series festival 'Series Mania 2026,' drawing attention. Local officials reportedly praised it as "an uncommon drama that contains shocking pleasure and original wit," raising expectations for the work.
About this lineup, a tvN representative added, "We are constantly striving to present well-made IP in a variety of genres. In May and June we have prepared a large number of multi-genre new works, from welcome variety shows that can evoke viewers' memories, to global hits that caught the attention of viewers worldwide, survival shows full of fierce competition, and cooking reality that combines taste and fun, so please look forward to them."<
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