MasterChef Korea facts for kids
Quick facts for kids MasterChef Korea |
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| Genre | Cooking |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Seok Jeong-ho |
| Producer(s) | Kim Kyung Su |
| Running time | 75 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | O'live |
| Original release | April 27, 2012 – May 19, 2016 |
MasterChef Korea (Korean: 마스터셰프 코리아) was a popular South Korean TV show about cooking. It was a competition where talented home cooks battled it out to become the best. The show was based on the famous British TV cooking game show called MasterChef.
The first season of MasterChef Korea started on April 27, 2012, on the O'live Network. The show ran for four exciting seasons and finished on May 19, 2016. The winner of MasterChef Korea received a big prize! This included 300 million South Korean won, shopping credits, a new refrigerator, and even their very own cookbook.
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How the Competition Worked
The show was a cooking competition where amateur chefs tried to impress a panel of expert judges.
Getting Started
In the first part of the competition, called the preliminary stages, people who wanted to be on the show had to cook a special dish. They presented their dish to the judges, who decided if they were good enough to move on. If they passed, they received a white apron, which meant they were officially contestants!
Skills and Invention Tests
After the first round, the contestants faced different challenges. For example, in Season 1, 39 people qualified. They immediately had to show their skills by cutting onions perfectly. Then, they had an "invention test" where they had to create a new dish using a specific ingredient, like tofu. These tests helped the judges find the best cooks.
The Main Competition
Only the top contestants moved on to the main part of the show. They went through many more cooking tests and challenges. Each week, contestants would be eliminated until only one winner remained. The goal was to find the best home cook in Korea!
Winners Through the Years
MasterChef Korea had four different winners during its run.
Season 1: 2012
- The first season aired from April 27 to July 20, 2012.
- The winner of Season 1 was Kim Seung-min (김승민). He was a 38-year-old systems engineer from Incheon.
Season 2: 2013
- Season 2 aired from May 10 to August 2, 2013.
- The winner of Season 2 was Choi Kang-rok (최강록). He was a 42-year-old fisherman from Incheon.
Season 3: 2014
- Season 3 aired from May 10 to August 2, 2014.
- The winner of Season 3 was Choi Kwang Ho (최광호).
Season 4: 2016
- Season 4 aired from March 3 to May 19, 2016.
- The winner of Season 4 was Kim Jung Hyun (김정현).
See also
In Spanish: MasterChef (Corea del Sur) para niños
