Im Yoona, there's tvN for sword dance..Chef of 12.7% tyrant. It's the highest ratings this year

By Jiyoun, Moon

Sep 08, 2025

Im Yoona, there's tvN for sword dance..Chef of 12.7% tyrant. It's the highest ratings this year
Lim Yoon-ah is having a photo time at the production presentation of tvN's new Saturday drama "The Tyrant's Chef" held at Sindorim the St. in Seoul on the 19th. Reporter Huh Sang-wook @sportschosun.com/2025.08.19/



tvN is also revived thanks to Lim Yoon-ah.

Im Yoon-ah is receiving enthusiastic reviews for her role as French chef 'Yeon Ji-young', who has time-slipped into the past at the best moment in tvN's Saturday-Sunday drama 'The Tyrant's Chef' (directed by Jang Tae-yu).

In particular, in the 6th episode, Yeon Ji-young was deeply heartbroken when she couldn't see the mangunrok in her recovered bag, drank Suragan's alcohol and sang Seo Tae-ji's 'Come Back Home' with her captors to give viewers a big laugh. Afterwards, she introduced Joseon-style macarons to capture the tricky taste of the Ming Dynasty's envoys and eventually faced a new crisis as she was offered a cooking contest on condition of tribute.




Im Yoona, there's tvN for sword dance..Chef of 12.7% tyrant. It's the highest ratings this year
Yeon Ji-young visited a mill in a low street with Lee Hun (Lee Chae-min) to use the peppers found in Jang Won-seo's Toril for the competition, and in the process, she gave excitement to those who saw her as a gift after picking Iris, who helped stabilize her mind while bickering with Lee Hun.

When Yeon Ji-young found out that the Ming master committed a rude act in the suragan while she was away, she made up her mind, saying she would make him pay, and when the cooking competition was finally confirmed, she showed overwhelming leadership by firmly uniting the masters in front of the powerful Ming masters. At the end of the broadcast, a scene in which the pressure cooker design was hung on the wall raised questions about what kind of dish Yeon Ji-young will compete in the next episode to the highest.

Lim Yoon-ah showed solid acting skills despite the rollercoaster-like development, convincing viewers to sympathize with Yeon Ji-young's growth and change, and completing the entire story, from comic to romance, with a thorough expression that does not miss anything.




Meanwhile, thanks to Lim Yoon-ah's performance, episode 6 of 『The Tyrant's Chef" broke its own highest ratings with 12.7% nationwide, up to 14.5%, 13.1% in the Seoul metropolitan area, and up to 15.1% (based on Nielsen Korea), and can be seen every Saturday and Sunday at 9:10 p.m. on tvN.








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