"Chef of a tyrant" Yoon Seo-ah, "Yoona who took care of hot packs and ssanghwatang. She's a reliable older sister in real life."

By Minjeong, Cho

Sep 29, 2025

'Chef of a tyrant' Yoon Seo-ah, 'Yoona who took care of hot packs and ssanghwatang. She's a reliable older sister in real life.'



Actress Yoon Seo-ah conveyed her extraordinary chemistry with Yoon-ah, who worked with her in the `Chef of the Tyrant,' as well as so-called 'Unnie Line', including Lim Ji-yeon and Han So-hee, who worked with her in the previous work.

Yoon Seo-ah met with Sports Chosun at a certain place in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 25th and responded to an interview commemorating the end of the `Chef of the Tyrant.'

The "Chef of a Tyrant" that ended on the 28th is a fantasy romantic comedy about what happens when Michelin chef Yeon Ji-young (Im Yoon-ah) meets Wang Lee Hun (Lee Chae-min), the worst tyrant and absolute taste holder.




Yoon Seo-ah played the role of Seo Gil-geum, who has an absolute sense of smell in the play, and served as a strong supporter of Yoon-ah.

He "I was with Yoona in this work, and she worked with me from the beginning of the shoot. They accepted the ad-lib I prepared and shared good opinions with me. Later, he expressed his gratitude, saying, "We were in sync just by looking at his eyes." "(Yoona) always took care of me warmly on the spot. He held a hot pack in his hand on a cold day and warmed the Ssanghwatang when I was not feeling well. He was a very reliable sister in reality," he recalled.

I want to meet Yoona again in another work. In a modern drama, I want to bicker like a sister or show a cold but warm chemistry," he said, expressing anticipation.




Then "I was always jealous of my friends who had older sisters when I was young. Han Sohee and Lim Jiyeon helped me a lot both acting and personally," he added.

The family's response was different. Yoon Seo-ah said, `The characters in the previous work ended their lives early, but in this work, Gil-geum survived for quite a long time, so her parents were very happy. In the family group room, viewership articles were captured every day. I feel like I'm good to myself in this work," he said with a smile.

Meanwhile, 'Chef of the Tyrant' succeeded in surpassing 10% of the viewership rating of Nielsen Korea's nationwide paid households in the fourth episode and ranked No. 1 in Netflix's global top 10 TV (non-English) category for two consecutive weeks, sparking a great response from overseas as well.






mj.cho@sportschosun.com