Youn's Kitchen

South Korean reality television show
  • Season 1 (Gili Trawangan, Indonesia)
  • Season 2 (Garachico, Spain)
Running time100 minutesProduction companyCJ E&MOriginal releaseNetworktvNReleaseMarch 24, 2017 (2017-03-24) –
March 23, 2018 (2018-03-23)Related

Youn's Kitchen (Korean: 윤식당; RR: Yun Sikdang) is a South Korean television reality show that aired on tvN on Fridays nights from March 24, 2017 to March 23, 2018, for a total of twenty episodes.[1]

Cast

Season 1

Name Episode Notes
Youn Yuh-jung 1 – 9 [2]
Shin Goo 2 – 9
Lee Seo-jin 1 – 9
Jung Yu-mi 1 – 9

Season 2

Name Episode Notes
Youn Yuh-jung 1 – 11 [3]
Lee Seo-jin 1 – 11
Jung Yu-mi 1 – 11
Park Seo-joon 1 – 11

Main dish

Season 1

Youn's main ingredient was bulgogi, which was available in three dishes: Bulgogi Rice, Bulgogi Noodles and Bulgogi Burger. Prior to filming, Youn met with Lee Won-il and Hong Seok-cheon to ask for advice, and received expertise on how to operate Youn's Kitchen, including menu development and restaurant management. From the 4th episode, new items were added to the menu, such as fried dumplings and buns, egg rolls, dumplings, and ramyeon. From the 5th episode, chicken was added.[4]

Season 2

The main dish of Youn's Restaurant was bibimbap, and there were initially three varieties: bulgogi bibimbap, spicy pork bibimbap, and vegetable bibimbap. For this season, Youn again met chef Lee Won-il and Hong Seok-cheon for advice and received further know-how on restaurant operations. Kimchi was also on the initial menu. From the 2nd episode, a traditional noodle dish called japchae was added. From the 3rd episode, the spicy pork bibimbap was removed and Korean fried chicken was added. From the 4th episode, ribs were added. From the 6th episode, kimchi fried rice was added.[4]

Viewership and ratings

Viewership

Youn's Kitchen : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
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SeasonEpisode numberAverage
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23.5603.6743.5183.9984.1273.1711.9743.1563.0563.2262.4163.261
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[5]

Ratings

  • In the tables below, blue marks the lowest ratings in each season and red marks the highest ratings.
  • This show airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC & EBS).

Season 1

Ep. Broadcast date AGB Nielsen[6] TNmS[7]
Nationwide Metropolitan Nationwide
1 March 24, 2017 6.215% 6.785% 7.2%
2 March 31, 2017 9.554% 10.957% 9.0%
3 April 7, 2017 11.298% 12.454% 12.3%
4 April 14, 2017 11.191% 11.837% 11.9%
5 April 21, 2017 13.278% 14.348% 12.0%
6 April 28, 2017 14.141% 16.376% 13.5%
7 May 5, 2017 13.820% 15.168% 12.5%
8 May 12, 2017 11.600% 13.401% 13.0%
9 May 19, 2017 9.032% 10.811% 7.8%
Average 11.125% 12.460% 11.0%

Season 2

Promotional poster for Season 2
Ep. Broadcast date AGB Nielsen[6] TNmS[7]
Nationwide Metropolitan Nationwide
1 January 5, 2018 14.074% 16.389% 13.7%
2 January 12, 2018 14.840% 17.208% 14.9%
3 January 19, 2018 14.440% 16.574% 15.2%
4 January 26, 2018 15.249% 16.886% 15.1%
5 February 2, 2018 15.986% 18.701% 14.7%
6 February 9, 2018 13.104% 14.908% 12.4%
7 February 23, 2018 8.477% 10.019% 7.4%
8 March 2, 2018 13.583% 16.197% 12.3%
9 March 9, 2018 12.816% 15.503% 11.7%
10 March 16, 2018 13.371% 15.563% 12.4%
11 March 23, 2018 10.695% 11.975% 9.9%
Average 13.330% 15.448% 12.7%

Franchise

Youn's Kitchen has produced three spin-offs: Youn's Stay (2021), Jinny's Kitchen (2023–), Jinny's Kitchen: Team Building (2023).

While the first spin-off is a result of an unanticipated change of format due to the COVID-19 pandemic[8], all spin-offs starting from Jinny's Kitchen have been developped with the goal of forming a franchise.

Youn's Stay

While the initial plan was to produce the third season of Youn's Kitchen, the cast and crew weren't able to travel abroad due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and shutdown in 2020. Instead of opening a small Korean restaurant overseas, the production choose to open a traditional hanok guest house in South Jeolla Province in Korea to share part of the Korean culture to the guests who were mainly foreigners.[8]

In December 2020, the new season is renamed "Youn's Stay" to reflect the change of format.[9] The show premiered on tvN on January 8, 2021.[10]

The reality TV show stars original Youn's Kitchen cast members Youn Yuh-jung as the owner and CEO, Lee Seo-jin as the Vice President, Jung Yu-mi and Park Seo-joon as managers.[11] Actor Choi Woo-shik[12] also joined as the new intern of the hotel. He starred in Summer Vacation alongside Jung Yu-mi earlier in the year[13] and known for the highly awarded movie Parasite in which actor Park Seo-joon also played.

Jinny's Kitchen

Early 2023, a second spin-off series is announced. The original cast of Youn's Stay-minus Youn Yuh-jung-is back, with Lee Seo-jin as the new owner whose philosophy is all about revenue.[14]

Singer V of BTS also joined the cast.[15]

Jinny's Kitchen: Team Building

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2018 54th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Entertainment Program Youn's Kitchen 2 Nominated [16]

References

  1. ^ Chang, Dong-woo (March 20, 2017). "(LEAD) 'Yoon's Restaurant' aims to one-up food shows by opening overseas shop". Yonhap News Agency.
  2. ^ "Cast Member Introduction (Season 1)". tvN (in Korean).
  3. ^ "Cast Member Introduction (Season 2)". tvN (in Korean).
  4. ^ a b "윤식당". 위키백과, 우리 모두의 백과사전 (in Korean). March 24, 2018.
  5. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  7. ^ a b "TNmS Ratings on Naver" (in Korean). Retrieved January 19, 2018 – via Naver.
  8. ^ a b Lee, Gyu-lee (January 6, 2021). "'Youn's Kitchen' to 'Youn's Stay,' TV show producer talks about changes after pandemic". The Korea Times.
  9. ^ Kim, Jin-seok (December 22, 2020). "[단독]'윤식당'→'윤스테이' 외국인 손님 받았다… "1월 첫방송"". Ilgan Sports (in Korean).
  10. ^ Jung, Tae-geon (December 31, 2020). "돌아온 '윤식당' 멤버들…'윤스테이', 1월 8일 첫 방송 [공식]". Tenasia (in Korean).
  11. ^ Kim, Jin-seok (October 26, 2020). "[단독]박서준·최우식, '윤식당3' 함께… "내달 촬영 시작"". Ilgan Sports (in Korean).
  12. ^ Kim, Jin-seok (October 26, 2020). "[단독]박서준·최우식, '윤식당3' 함께… "내달 촬영 시작"". Ilgan Sports (in Korean).
  13. ^ Hwang, Hye-jin (July 2, 2020). "나영석PD 新예능 '여름방학' 17일 첫방 확정, 정유미X최우식 출연(공식)" [PD Na Young-seok's new entertainment 'Summer Vacation' first aired on the 17th confirmed, and Jung Yu-mi X Choi Woo-shik appeared (official)] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via Naver.
  14. ^ Lee, Gyu-lee (February 23, 2023). "V shares unexpected experience from 'Jinny's Kitchen'". TheKoreanTimes.
  15. ^ Lee, Ha-na (2023-01-10). 나영석 PD 새 예능 ‘서진이네’ 2월 방송, 이서진→뷔 케미 어떨까[공식입장]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  16. ^ "제54회 백상예술대상, TV·영화 각 부문별 수상 후보자 공개". JTBC (in Korean). April 6, 2018.

External links

  • Official Website for Season 1 (in Korean)
  • Official Website for Season 2 (in Korean)
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