tvN has shared a fun sneak peek of their star-studded new variety show “Seo Jin’s” (working title)!
A spin-off of the hit reality show “Youn’s Kitchen,” “Seo Jin’s” will also feature the stars opening and operating a small Korean restaurant overseas. In Youn Yuh Jung’s place, Lee Seo Jin will take over as the head of the new restaurant and will be joined by ‘Youn’s Kitchen’ cast members Park Seo Joon and Jung Yu Mi, as well as their co-workers from ‘Youn’s Stay’. star Choi Woo Shik and BTS newcomer V.
The newly released teaser opens with the cast opening a store in Mexico, with Park Seo Joon remarking, “I think there will be a lot of people when we open the store.” he asks the restaurant, “Wow, business is so slow? But they said Korean food is all the rage! All the rage my leg.”
Luckily, customers soon start coming in, and before they know it, Lee Seo Jin is turning people away because there are no empty tables. Noticing the drastic improvement in Lee Seo Jin’s mood, Park Seo Joon laughs, “Suddenly, his facial expression improved.”
As the clip shows the dramatic contrast between Lee Seo Jin when the restaurant is doing well and when it’s not, V quips, “I feel like I’m watching Jekyll and Hyde.”
When Lee Seo Jin asks if they should take one last customer even after they’ve already closed shop, Jung Yu Mi exclaims, “No!” and Park Seo Joon laughs wryly, “He didn’t used to be like that.” With the entire staff exhausted by Lee Seo Jin’s burning need to serve as many customers as possible, Park Seo Joon exclaims, “The hyung [older brother or friend] I used to know is now my boss. He’s not my hyung anymore!”
“Seo Jin’s” will premiere on February 24 at 8:50 p.m. KST. Check out the new teaser below!