First teaser poster and air date set for tvN drama series “The Legend of Kitchen Soldier” starring Park Ji-Hoon. Drama series is based on webcomic “Chwisabyeong Jeonseolyi Dweda” by J Robin and directed by Jo Nam-Hyeong (“A Superior Day“). Caption at the top of the teaser poster that features Park Ji-Hoon as Kang Seong-Jae states “A kitchen knife instead of a gun, an apron instead of a bandolier.” Caption within the box states “Welcome warrior, you begin the path of becoming a chef now.”
“The Legend of Kitchen Soldier” will first air May 11, 2026 in South Korea (takes over tvN’s Monday and Tuesday 8:50 PM time slot after “Yumi’s Cells S3“).
Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Kang Seong-Jae (Park Ji-Hoon) is a soldier and gets transferred to the Gangrim Post, where First Sergeant Park Jae-Young (Yoon Kyung-Ho), First Lieutenant Jo Ye-Rin (Han Dong-Hee) and Military Cook Yoon Dong-Hyeon (Lee Hong-Nae) are stationed. Kang Seong-Jae was the best trainee at the training center, but due to his poor family background & being raised by his single poor father, he is classified as a soldier under special observation. With his experience helping his father’s food truck, he is assigned to be Yoon Dong-Hyeon’s assistant in the cafeteria kitchen. At that time, a game-like hologram “Cook’s path” appears in front of him. As he completes the quests given by the game-like hologram, his cooking skills improve. He becomes recognized for his skill and supported by the people.
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