Sun Woo-yong-nyeo Challenges 'Modern Cooking' in tvN STORY's 'Yong-nyeo Han-kke' Highlight Reel

tvN STORY's upcoming variety show, 'Yong-nyeo Han-kke,' has released a highlight video, compressing the excitement of the main broadcast and heightening anticipation among viewers.

'Yong-nyeo Han-kke' is a cross-generational cooking reality show where veteran actress and popular YouTuber Sun Woo-yong-nyeo attempts modern recipes with renowned chefs. The released video unveils the 'top-tier' modern chefs gathered to teach the 81-year-old student, Sun Woo-yong-nyeo. The clip captures the delightful chemistry between the chefs and their elder student, amplifying expectations for the main episode. Here are three key points to watch from the highlight reel:

The star-studded lineup of chefs, including Choi Hyun-seok, Fabrizio Bulgari (Fabri), Im Tae-hoon, Jeong Ji-sun, and Jang Ho-jun, are ready to impart their culinary wisdom. These chefs, each with distinct styles ranging from Italian and fusion to home cooking and fine dining, aim to open up a new world of flavors for Sun Woo-yong-nyeo. Upon tasting a dish, she exclaims "Delicious!" and dances with joy, showcasing a newfound appetite and pure curiosity. Viewers are eager to see what dishes each chef will present and how Sun Woo-yong-nyeo's rendition will turn out. The recipes themselves, presented as 'honey tips,' are expected to inspire viewers to cook along.

A major point of interest is Sun Woo-yong-nyeo's unique approach to adjusting recipes, prioritizing health above all else. While a chef might call for four spoonfuls of onion, she insists, "The more onion, the better," and adds a whole one. If a recipe calls for two spoonfuls of soybean paste, she might reduce it to one, stating, "If it's too salty, it's not healthy." She even firmly refuses to add too much butter, a crucial ingredient for Western flavors, saying, "I don't want to add a lot." Chefs like Fabri are visibly dismayed, while Choi Hyun-seok pleads, "Just one more spoonful, student Yong-nyeo." This reversal of the typical teacher-student dynamic, with the student's health-conscious stubbornness altering modern recipes into her own 'Yong-nyeo Style,' is a captivating element.

Sun Woo-yong-nyeo's endless curiosity also fuels the show's humor. She bombards the chefs with questions even before they finish answering, entering 'no-break question-slayer' mode, asking how to score ingredients, when to remove peels, and how much salt to add. This leaves the chefs looking bewildered and prompts laughter from the audience. Host Yoo Se-yoon acts as the 'savior,' balancing the class by reminding Sun Woo-yong-nyeo that she is the student and the chefs are the teachers. His witty interventions to manage her constant barrage of questions are essential to the show's fun, promising to double the entertainment value as he 'tames the whirlwind.'

'Yong-nyeo Han-kke' is set to premiere on tvN STORY on the 27th at 8 PM.

Netizens reacted positively to the highlight reel, with comments like 'Sun Woo-yong-nyeo's passion for cooking at her age is amazing!', 'The chef lineup is insane,' and 'Her healthy twists on the recipes are so funny lol.' Many expressed excitement for the show's premiere.