| Youn's Kitchen | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Promotional poster for Season 1 | |
| Also known as | Yoon's Restaurant |
| Genre | Cooking show Reality show |
| Written by | Lee Woo-jung |
| Directed by | Na Young-seok Lee Jin-joo |
| Starring | See list |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
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| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Production company | CJ E&M |
| Original release | |
| Network | tvN |
| Release | March 24, 2017 (2017-3-24) – March 23, 2018 (2018-3-23) |
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Youn's Kitchen (Korean: 윤식당;RR: Yun Sikdang) is a South Korean televisionreality show that aired ontvN on Fridays nights from March 24, 2017, to March 23, 2018, for a total of twenty episodes.[1]
| Name | Episode | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Youn Yuh-jung | 1 – 9 | [2] |
| Shin Goo | 2 – 9 | |
| Lee Seo-jin | 1 – 9 | |
| Jung Yu-mi | 1 – 9 |
| Name | Episode | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Youn Yuh-jung | 1 – 11 | [3] |
| Lee Seo-jin | 1 – 11 | |
| Jung Yu-mi | 1 – 11 | |
| Park Seo-joon | 1 – 11 |
Youn's main ingredient wasbulgogi, which was available in three dishes: Bulgogi Rice, Bulgogi Noodles and Bulgogi Burger. Prior to filming, Youn met withLee Won-il andHong 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, andramyeon. From the 5th episode, chicken was added.[4]
The main dish of Youn's Restaurant wasbibimbap, 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]
| Season | Episode number | Average | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |||
| 2 | 3.560 | 3.674 | 3.518 | 3.998 | 4.127 | 3.171 | 1.974 | 3.156 | 3.056 | 3.226 | 2.416 | 3.261 | |
| 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% | |
| 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% | |
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 theCOVID-19 pandemic,[8] all spin-offs starting fromJinny's Kitchen have been developed with the goal of forming a franchise.
While the initial plan was to produce the third season ofYoun's Kitchen, the cast and crew weren't able to travel abroad due tothe 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 inSouth 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 originalYoun's Kitchen cast membersYoun Yuh-jung as the owner and CEO,Lee Seo-jin as the Vice President,Jung Yu-mi andPark Seo-joon as managers.[11] ActorChoi Woo-shik[11] also joined as the new intern of the hotel. He starred inSummer Vacation alongside Jung Yu-mi earlier in the year[12] and is known for the highly awarded movieParasite in which actor Park Seo-joon also played.
Early 2023, a second spin-off series is announced. The original cast ofYoun's Stay-minusYoun Yuh-jung-is back, with Lee Seo-jin as the new owner whose philosophy is all about revenue.[13]
SingerV of BTS joined the cast in season 1[14] and is replaced by actressGo Min-si for season 2.[15]
Taiwan became the first country to adapt the show outside South Korea.[16] TitledAi's Kitchen, the cast includeSylvia Chang as the owner,Tony Yang as the manager,Alice Ko as co-chef, andDarren Wang as the bartender.[17](G)I-dle'sShuhua andAustin Lin also joined the cast.[18] The show was filmed in Koh Samui, Thailand and premiered onSET Metro on October 5, 2024.[19]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 54th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Entertainment Program | Youn's Kitchen 2 | Nominated | [20] |
