81-year-old Sunwoo Yong-yeo delivered good news following a YouTube hit It's my first variety show challenge
Oct 31, 2025
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tvN STORY 'Yongyeo's Korean meal' is a generational twist cooking entertainment program in which Sunwoo Yongyeo challenges 'Cooking These Days' with chefs. "There's no end to learning even when you're old."Under the motto ," Sunwoo Yong-yeo's process of learning trendy dishes from chefs. Expectations are high for the passionate energy of Sunwoo Yong-yeo, who challenged the MZ generation to cook these days, such as malatang, truffle pasta, and soybean paste cream risotto, and Sunwoo Yong-yeo's cool straightforward method, which she has to say to her teacher chef, and the fresh fun that the temperature difference makes.
First, the poster released showed Sunwoo Yong-yeo, wearing a rose-patterned apron, smiling brightly with a bowl of dishes and a ladle. The energy of happiness spreads just by looking at the visuals that convey the passion of learning and pleasant energy across generations.
The teaser video released together still shows the curious 'human Sunwoo Yong-yeo' as it is. In a pre-meeting "81, do you still want to learn to cook?When asked by the production team "I love it! In the immediate answer, "What if it's complicated, what if it's difficult, I have to learn everything.", the passion is as good as that of the MZ generation. Sunwoo Yong-yeo then expressed her willingness to learn regardless of genre, saying, "Lizzotto is okay, and jellyfish cold salad, chicken feet, and coriander dishes are welcome." "I think food is medicine.", "The sincerity must go in." It also shows the sincerity and life philosophy toward the dish of "Always treat with love". The second act of life cooking of Sunwoo Yong-yeo, a cool adult who still challenges and enjoys learning, is expected.
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In another video that followed, Sunwoo Yong-yeo's realistic reaction to visiting Korea's only Michelin three-star restaurant 'Mosu' was captured. He grumbles, "I'm tired, don't talk about it.", but the reason is that the course meal of the "dwarf poop" is the size of the dwarf poop. After enjoying all the course meals for a long time, "Eat three hours, three hours!The scene in which Sunwoo Yong-yeo's unique talking and life-filled charm are revealed. In particular, when asked by the production team if there is anything they want to learn from Chef Ahn Sung-jae of 'Paramu', he immediately refused, saying, "No thank you" and burst into laughter again with a straightforward way like an 81-year-old senior in life.
As the released video shows, comedian Yoo Se-yoon joins Sunwoo Yong-yeo as a reliable 'Subaler'. The two, who sparked a heated issue by bursting their unexpected excitement through a YouTube video titled 「"Sunwoo Yong-yeo」, are expected to create a smile that transcends generations by showing "Soonwoo Yong-yeo" once again in this program. The production team explained that "'Yong-yeo's Meal' is not just a cooking program, but an entertainment that talks about the attitude of life and the attitude of learning" and that the second act of the pleasant and sincere life of 81-year-old Sunwoo Yong-yeo will be depicted. Her cheerful energy and sincerity will spread warm comfort and real happiness to viewers," he said.
'Yongyeo's Meal' will premiere on tvN STORY at 8 p.m. on November 27th.
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