Netflix’s first cooking survival show, ‘Black and White Chef Cooking Class War’ (hereinafter referred to as ‘Black and White Chef’), continues to be an explosive topic even after its conclusion.
The contestants quickly emerged as ‘trends’ as ‘star chefs’, and ‘cooking room’ and ‘cooking’ became the main keywords of broadcasters again.
‘Black and White Chef’, which was first released on the 17th of last month and released all episodes up to episode 12 on the 8th, is a class war between 100 chefs.
It is a professional show in which the ‘Black Spoon‘ chefs, who are considered to have ‘the best taste’, challenge the ‘White Spoon’ chefs, the most popular chefs in Korea, and compete fiercely.
It is a spectacular cooking show that started with a total of 100 chefs, including 20 ‘white spoons’ who are famous chefs with skills and recognition, and 80 ‘black spoons’ who challenge their names.
‘Black and White Chef’ brought out thrilling fun and emotion by showing the chefs’ fierce competition, passion, and gorgeous plating as the competition continued.
The sharply contrasting narratives of teacher and student, famous and unknown, global chef and local restaurant, increased fun and immersion.
The tenacity and passion for creating a dish that goes beyond ‘win or lose’ and the craftsmanship accumulated through long training are displayed everywhere. The fight, which felt like watching a martial arts cartoon, was expressed with trendy editing and a sense of speed.
It was evaluated as having killed two birds with one stone, both in terms of the latest entertainment methods and content.
The set and scale that make the battle between black and white chefs more interesting cannot be left out. While existing cooking entertainment programs placed more emphasis on ‘entertainment’, ‘Black and White Chef’ focused on enjoying cooking itself.
It boasts an extra-large scale, as if a meat freezer and a seafood market were brought to the set so that chefs can create the results they want. It is full of everything from familiar ingredients to rare items.
The missions were also interestingly structured. It was fun with missions that evaluated various aspects of the chef, such as individual competitions, team competitions, ‘Infinite Hell’ where you compete endlessly with one ingredient, and restaurant management.
A match between Naples Matfia, who went straight to the finals after two repechage matches, and Edward Lee, who expressed his personal narrative in his cooking while worrying about his ‘identity’.
Napoli Matfia, the youngest and black spoon among the TOP 8, became the winner of ‘Black and White Chef’, beating Edward Lee, the oldest and white spoon.
Netflix has had a hit in entertainment content for the first time in a long time. ‘Black and White Chef’ has maintained its first place in the Korean Netflix rankings right after its release on the 17th of last month, exceeding 4 million views (viewing time divided by the total running time of the work) and ranking in the Netflix Global Top 10 TV (non-TV) for three consecutive weeks. It ranked first in the English) category and is loved.
This is the first time that an entertainment program has ranked first globally in this ranking for three consecutive weeks.
According to the TV-OTT integrated non-drama topicality survey for the first week of October published by topicality analysis company Good Data Corporation FUNdex, ‘Black and White Chef’ ranked first in topicality for three consecutive weeks.
It also showed its status in the non-drama topical performer category. Seongjae Ahn, who had been in 2nd and 3rd place, rose to 1st place.
Additionally, Baek Jong-won ranked second and Choi Hyun-seok ranked third. In addition, Ahn Seong-jae, Kwon Seong-jun, Choi Kang-rok, Jeong Ji-sun, Seonyoung Longest, Kang Seung-won, and Edward Lee were also ranked high in topicality.
As can be seen from the topicality index, ‘black and white chefs’ quickly became famous. They are working hard to feature ‘black and white chefs’ in various entertainment programs.
Naples Matfia and Edward Lee appeared on tvN’s entertainment program ‘You Quiz on the Block’ and joined ENA’s new entertainment program ‘Les Miserables’ led by Baek Jong-won, who returns to cooking with Iron Bag Chef. In addition, Jeong Ji-seon, Choi Hyun-seok, Fabry, etc. are preparing for more active entertainment outings.
Now, naturally, cooking and ‘cooking shows’ have become trends in the entertainment industry again. As various programs prepare to broadcast with the theme of ‘cooking’, the ‘cooking room’ craze created by ‘Black and White Chef’ is expected to rise.
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