Youn's Kitchen facts for kids
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Promotional poster for Season 1
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| Genre | Cooking show Reality show |
| Written by | Lee Woo-jung |
| Directed by | Na Young-seok Lee Jin-joo |
| Starring | See list |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
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| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Production company(s) | CJ E&M |
| Distributor | CJ E&M |
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| Original network | tvN |
| Original release | March 24, 2017 – March 23, 2018 |
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| Followed by | Youn's Stay |
Youn's Kitchen (Hangul: 윤식당; RR: Yun Sikdang) is a South Korean television reality show that aired on tvN on Fridays nights from March 24, 2017 to March 23, 2018, for a total of twenty episodes.
Contents
Cast
Season 1
| Name | Episode | Notes |
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| Youn Yuh-jung | 1 – 9 | |
| Shin Goo | 2 – 9 | |
| Lee Seo-jin | 1 – 9 | |
| Jung Yu-mi | 1 – 9 |
Season 2
| Name | Episode | Notes |
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| Youn Yuh-jung | 1 – 11 | |
| Lee Seo-jin | 1 – 11 | |
| Jung Yu-mi | 1 – 11 | |
| Park Seo-joon | 1 – 11 |
Main dish
Season 1
Youn's main ingredient was bulgogi, which was available in three dishes: Bulgogi Rice, Bulgogi Noodles and Bulgogi Burger. Prior to filming, Youn met with Lee Won-il and Hong Seok-cheon to ask for advice, and received expertise on how to operate Youn's Kitchen, including menu development and restaurant management. From the 4th episode, new items were added to the menu, such as fried dumplings and buns, egg rolls, dumplings, and ramyeon. From the 5th episode, chicken was added.
Season 2
The main dish of Youn's Restaurant was bibimbap, and there were initially three varieties: bulgogi bibimbap, spicy pork bibimbap, and vegetable bibimbap. For this season, Youn again met chef Lee Won-il and Hong Seok-cheon for advice and received further know-how on restaurant operations. Kimchi was also on the initial menu. From the 2nd episode, a traditional noodle dish called japchae was added. From the 3rd episode, the spicy pork bibimbap was removed and Korean fried chicken was added. From the 4th episode, ribs were added. From the 6th episode, kimchi fried rice was added.
Viewership and ratings
Viewership
| Season | Episode number | Average | |||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |||
| 2 | 3.560 | 3.674 | 3.518 | 3.998 | 4.127 | 3.171 | 1.974 | 3.156 | 3.056 | 3.226 | 2.416 | 3.261 | |
Ratings
- In the tables below, blue marks the lowest ratings in each season and red marks the highest ratings.
- This show airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC & EBS).
Season 1
| Ep. | Broadcast date | AGB Nielsen | TNmS | |
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| Nationwide | Metropolitan | Nationwide | ||
| 1 | March 24, 2017 | 6.215% | 6.785% | 7.2% |
| 2 | March 31, 2017 | 9.554% | 10.957% | 9.0% |
| 3 | April 7, 2017 | 11.298% | 12.454% | 12.3% |
| 4 | April 14, 2017 | 11.191% | 11.837% | 11.9% |
| 5 | April 21, 2017 | 13.278% | 14.348% | 12.0% |
| 6 | April 28, 2017 | 14.141% | 16.376% | 13.5% |
| 7 | May 5, 2017 | 13.820% | 15.168% | 12.5% |
| 8 | May 12, 2017 | 11.600% | 13.401% | 13.0% |
| 9 | May 19, 2017 | 9.032% | 10.811% | 7.8% |
| Average | 11.125% | 12.460% | 11.0% | |
Season 2
| Ep. | Broadcast date | AGB Nielsen | TNmS | |
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| Nationwide | Metropolitan | Nationwide | ||
| 1 | January 5, 2018 | 14.074% | 16.389% | 13.7% |
| 2 | January 12, 2018 | 14.840% | 17.208% | 14.9% |
| 3 | January 19, 2018 | 14.440% | 16.574% | 15.2% |
| 4 | January 26, 2018 | 15.249% | 16.886% | 15.1% |
| 5 | February 2, 2018 | 15.986% | 18.701% | 14.7% |
| 6 | February 9, 2018 | 13.104% | 14.908% | 12.4% |
| 7 | February 23, 2018 | 8.477% | 10.019% | 7.4% |
| 8 | March 2, 2018 | 13.583% | 16.197% | 12.3% |
| 9 | March 9, 2018 | 12.816% | 15.503% | 11.7% |
| 10 | March 16, 2018 | 13.371% | 15.563% | 12.4% |
| 11 | March 23, 2018 | 10.695% | 11.975% | 9.9% |
| Average | 13.330% | 15.448% | 12.7% | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2018 | 54th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Entertainment Program | Youn's Kitchen 2 | Nominated |
