2024-03-28 02:32:10
Baek Jong-won, CEO of The Born Korea, was chosen as the star that military personnel would like to have brunch with on their holidays, rather than girl group Le Seraphim and Espa.
The soldiers wanted a brunch with CEO Baek for reasons such as “I think it will make a delicious brunch day,” “It will be a memory of my military life,” and “I want to hear useful tips on how to cook.”
According to the Ministry of National Defense on the 28th, as a result of an online survey conducted by the National Defense Daily on 459 soldiers from the 12th to the 17th through The Camp app, a public military communication service, Representative Baek took first place with 69 votes (15.0%).
A military official said, “It breaks the common belief that soldiers would want to invite a female idol star to a meal,” and added, “It is a result that shows that ‘Mr. Baek’ is the military president at least within the barracks cafeteria.”
Representative Baek was commissioned in 1989 (14th class of Bachelor’s degree) and served as an artillery officer, running a restaurant in the Army’s 7th Artillery Brigade as a management officer for the executive cafeteria.
CEO Baek, who has continued his relationship with military food service after making meals for military soldiers at a barracks cafeteria through the tvN program ‘Backpacker’, signed a business agreement with the Ministry of National Defense in January to strengthen military meal operation capabilities through barracks cafeteria consulting. did.
Second place went to Le Seraphim with 47 votes (10.2%), and third place went to Espa with 38 votes (8.3%). In addition, New Jeans and Fromis Nine, which received 23 votes (5.0%), tied for 4th place.
6th place was IU (21 votes, 4.6%), 7th place was Ive (17 votes, 3.7%). In terms of individual preference rather than group, IU ranked first with 21 votes (15.3%), while Espa Winter (17 votes, 12.4%) and Espa Carina (14 votes, 10.2%) ranked second and third, respectively.
The reasons for wanting to invite a female idol star included “because she’s pretty,” “because she’s a fan,” and “because she’s a supporter of my military life.”
BTS, whose members are currently serving in the military, ranked 8th with 14 votes (3.1%) despite being a male idol group.
In addition, there were opinions that they would like to invite truly ‘stars’ such as division commanders, army chiefs of staff, and four-star generals (8 votes), or that they would like to invite family members (5 votes).
Among the menus incorporating CEO Baek’s know-how, the menu he would like to see as a troop meal was Jeyuk Bokkeum (rice bowl), which ranked first with 46 votes (10.0%).
Next, Jjajangmyeon and Chicken tied for 2nd place with 21 votes (4.6%) each, and Fried Rice and Galbi (Steamed) tied for 4th place with 19 votes (4.1%) each.
Meanwhile, the military authorities are operating Brunch Day by introducing brunch, which is eaten between breakfast and lunch, in barracks on weekends as part of the meal reform system. The menu consists of foods preferred by soldiers, such as hamburgers, hot dogs, and cereal.
A military official explained, “The preparation process is simple, which also has the advantage of relieving the burden on the cooks. The units operate autonomously within the basic meal cost without any additional budget.”
Reporter Kim Jeong-hyun photo provided by Ministry of National Defense
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2024-03-28 02:32:10