"BTS" V is burning himself up as the intern in "Jinny's Kitchen" He plays the dishwashing king of Mexico, not a superstar.
tvN's new entertainment show "Jinny's Kitchen" held an online production presentation on the morning of February 22. Producer Na Young-seok, Lee Seo-jin, Jung Yu-mi, Park Seo-joon, Choi Woo-shik and V participated in the pre-recording.
"Jinny's Kitchen" is a new franchise restaurant that connects "Youn’s kitchen"Lee Seo-jin has been promoted and runs a restaurant.
Jung Yu-mi was promoted to director and Park Seo-joon to manager. Choi Woo-shik is a passionate and kind intern. V joined as a new intern.
V received the "Program ticket" on Na Yeong-seok's "Channel Fullmoon." It was the opportunity to appear on "Jinny's kitchen."
V said, "I went looking forward to serving, but I was surprised to hear that he was cooking. I was the worst cook among the BTS members, but I thought, 'Why?'"
"Jinny's Kitchen" is a small snack bar opened in the Mexican lake town of Bacalar. Kimbap, ramen, tteokbokki, hot dogs, etc. are the favorites of Mexicans.
Producer Na said, "At first, we planned 'Bakery King' as a street vendor," adding, "It was a project in which Lee Seo-jin sold bungeo ppang(fish-shaped pastry) in Europe."
He then explained the background of the plan, saying, "I was preparing to introduce casual Korean food rather than 'Yoon's Kitchen', which introduces traditional Korean food, but the work got bigger."
If "Youn's Kitchen" was healing,"Jinny's Kitchen" is survival. Lee Seo-jin put forward the management philosophy of ‘Profit king’ He emphasized a thorough position system.
Producer Na hinted, "Like an office drama, dark struggles, checks, competences, and obsession with performance are differentiated fun."
In particular, the chemistry between the new intern V and the president Lee Seo-jin is expected. As soon as V joins the company, he aims for a position as an employee. The president was embarrassed by the question, "How much is your salary?"
Lee Seojin said "V doesn't look for work alone, but he does what he's told.It's better than working alone and causing trouble."
V said, "Lee Seo-jin is a 95-point boss," adding, "But he is a good brother who tries a lot for the store," drawing laughter.
Producer Na said When the boss is suffering from sales, he asks, 'Can't we go out? or 'Don't we have a salary?', "Please look forward to the contrast with Lee Seo-jin, a older generation."
Producer Na said, "You'll think it's a healing program, but it's unexpectedly funny" adding, "If you want to laugh, please visit "Jinny's Kitchen".
V said, "Cooking is never easy. It was really hard , I've worked hard, so please look forward to it."
"Jinny's Kitchen" will open on February 24.