South Korean reality television show
Jinny's Kitchen
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Promotional poster for Season 1
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Also known as
| Seojin's
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Seojinny-ne
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Genre
| Cooking show
Reality show
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Written by
| Kim Dae-joo
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Directed by
| Na Young-seok
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Starring
| See list
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Country of origin
| South Korea
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Original language
| Korean
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No.
of seasons
| 1
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No.
of episodes
| 11
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Production locations
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Running time
| 70 - 100 minutes
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Production company
| TvN
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Network
| tvN
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Release
| February 24, 2023
(
2023-02-24
)
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present
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Jinny's Kitchen
(also known as
Seojin's
or its full title
Seojin's Korean Street Food
;
Korean
:
西進이네
;
Hanja
:
瑞?家
;
RR
:
Seojin-ine
) is a South Korean television
reality show
that premiered domestically on cable channel
tvN
and its platform streaming service
TVING
on February 24, 2023, and internationally on
Prime Video
.
[2]
The first season comprises eleven episodes. A second season is set to be aired on June 28, 2024.
[3]
It is the second
spin-off
of
Youn's Kitchen
(2017) after
Youn's Stay
(2021), with the goal of forming a franchise.
[4]
A two-episode spin-off special, named
Jinny's Kitchen: Team Building
(
Korean
:
出張疏通의신 - 서진이네篇
;
Hanja
:
出差·?通之神之瑞?家篇
;
RR
:
Chuljang Sotongui Sin: Seo Jinine Pyeon
), was later released on Amazon Prime.
Premise
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The show is a spin-off of the television reality show
Youn's Kitchen
(2017), as
Lee Seo-jin
finally becomes a restaurant owner after working as a manager under
Youn
in the previous series. He opens Jinny's Kitchen in the small town of
Bacalar
, located in southeastern Mexico, to introduce Korean street food to customers.
In season 2, the cast flies to the capital of Iceland,
Reykjavik
, to serve warm and spicy Korean dishes. The store sign is thereby replaced by "Seojin
Ttukbaegi
".
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Cast
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Episodes
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Season 1
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Production
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Casting
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The original cast of
Youn's Stay
, minus
Youn Yuh-jung
, who chose to focus on other projects, returned for
Jinny's Kitchen
. Lee Seo-jin is promoted as restaurant owner in the show while Jung Yu-mi becomes the executive. This new promotion is considered as key to the new season as the new owner's philosophy is all about revenue.
[7]
Youn's Stay
cast member Choi Woo-shik and Park Seo-joon also joined the cast.
[8]
Singer V of BTS, who is also known in the entertainment industry as part of a group of friends-with actors Park Seo-joon, Choi Woo-shik, Park Hyung-sik and rapper Peakboy-called the "Wooga Squad".
[9]
On February 20, 2024, SPOTV News revealed that the actress
Go Min-si
was offered to replaced BTS V in the new season, absent due to
mandatory military service
. Yet, they also add that CJ ENM official declined to confirm it.
[10]
On March 18, Go Min-si is spotted filming with the rest of the cast.
[11]
Filming
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While the tv show was filmed in Bacalar in Mexico, the special episode "Jinny's Kitchen Director's Cut with Na PD" took place in
Itaewon-dong
,
Seoul
in
South Korea
. The special episode reunites cast members to recall and talk about the memorable moments of the show and was filmed around May, about two months after the pre-recording of the press conference for Jinny's Kitchen.
[12]
It was aired as the eleventh episode.
On February 15, 2024, TvN informs through various medias that a second season is in the process. However, the filming location is kept secret like season 1 for safety and filming reasons, as well as the cast members.
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[14]
On the same day, according to SPOTV News, it is announced that the cast is scheduled to leave for Iceland in mid-March and begin filming Season 2.
[1]
The filming started on March 18 in
Reykjavik
, Iceland, confirming the presence of Go Min-si and that the filming was not affected by the
ongoing series of volcanic eruptions in the Reykjanes peninsula
.
[11]
Season 2 is set to be broadcast on June 28, 2024
[3]
with a goal to attract viewers before
the Paris Summer Olympics
.
[5]
Promotion
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In early February, the cast featured in a special episode of
The Game Caterers
, Na Young Seok PD's Youtube variety show to promote Jinny's Kitchen.
In April 2023, Kim Tae-hyung group's
BTS
channel shared part of the Jinny's Kitchen Press Conference and of Tae-hyung's appearance in the Game Caterers.
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Reception
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Critical response
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On March 26, 2023,
Jinny's Kitchen
ranked 15th in the "Most Watched TV Shows" category on Amazon Prime Video worldwide. It also entered the top 10 in 12 countries and regions, including Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, and Indonesia.
[16]
It remained the most watched tv show for the first half of 2023 on
TVING
, the original channel streaming platform, according to
India Today
.
[17]
The
BBC
cited
Jinny's Kitchen
while predicting Korean reality shows as "the next Korean cultural trend".
[18]
Ratings
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- 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
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Ep.
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Broadcast date
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AGB Nielsen
[19]
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Nationwide
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Metropolitan
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1
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February 24, 2023
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8.792%
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10.338%
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2
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March 3, 2023
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9.347%
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11.120%
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3
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March 10, 2023
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8.390%
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9.390%
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4
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March 17, 2023
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8.578%
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9.852%
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5
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March 24, 2023
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7.598%
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8.649%
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6
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March 31, 2023
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8.924%
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10.839%
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7
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April 7, 2023
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8.097%
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8.893%
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8
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April 14, 2023
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8.666%
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9.952%
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9
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April 21, 2023
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8.402%
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9.913%
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10
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April 28, 2023
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7.898%
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9.562%
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11
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May 5, 2023
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6.777%
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7.763%
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Average
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8.315%
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9.661%
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Jinny's Kitchen: Team Building
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Ep.
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Broadcast date
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AGB Nielsen
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Nationwide
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Metropolitan
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1
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October 12, 2023
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3.797%
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4.045%
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2
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October 19, 2023
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3.660%
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3.585%
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Average
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3.729%
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3.815%
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Note : While season 1 episodes were all 1st place in the TOP10 cable programming in terms of ratings, Team Building episodes dropped to 2nd place.
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Spin-off
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The same cast returned for a two-episode special titled
Jinny's Kitchen: Team Building
(also known as
Visiting God of Communication: Jinny's Kitchen
[20]
[21]
). The episodes premiered on TvN in Korea on October 12 and 19, 2023, respectively,
[22]
and on Amazon Prime internationally on November 12.
[23]
[24]
Following an anonymous complaint, Producer Nah, the God of Communication, organizes a retreat to improve teamwork and communication through various games. The first episode consists of a competition between the executives and interns, while in the second episode both sides play as a unified team.
References
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a
b
Kang, Hyo-jin (February 15, 2024).
"[單獨]'西進이네' 시즌2 간다…3월 아이슬란드 出國"
.
SPOTV
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
May 21,
2024
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Dong, Sun-hwa (February 17, 2023).
"
'Jinny's Kitchen' sets sights on global audiences via Prime Video"
.
TheKoreaTimes
.
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a
b
"Hit Korean show 'Jinny's Kitchen' returns for season 2 on Prime Video"
.
Manila Bulletin
. June 3, 2024.
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Revealed by Na Young-seok in the first episode of the show.
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a
b
[單獨]羅䁐錫票 '食堂 藝能' 컴백..'西進이네2' 6月 마침내 오픈 [綜合]
[[Exclusive] Na PD's Restaurant Entertainment comeback... Jinny's Kitchen 2 finally opens in June].
Star News
(in Korean). May 8, 2024.
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‘大勢’ 苦悶視·김형서, 西進이네·열혈사제 시즌2 신의한수 될까
.
Sports Dong-a
(in Korean). 2024-04-25
. Retrieved
2024-05-21
.
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Lee, Gyu-lee (February 23, 2023).
"V shares unexpected experience from 'Jinny's Kitchen'
"
.
TheKoreanTimes
.
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Lee, Ha-na (2023-01-10).
羅䁐錫 PD 새 藝能 ‘西進이네’ 2月 放送, 이서진→뷔 케미 어떨까[공식입장]
.
Newsen
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
2024-05-21
.
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Moon, Wan-sik (June 15, 2022).
防彈少年團 뷔&禹哥팸 어벤져스 藝能 '인더숲' 期待UP
.
Star News
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on July 6, 2022
. Retrieved
July 6,
2022
– via
Naver
.
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[單獨]苦悶視 '西進이네2' 電擊 合流..BTS 뷔 빈자리 메운다
[[Exclusive] Go Min-si suddenly joins Seojin's 2 to fill BTS V vacancy].
Star News
(in Korean). February 20, 2024.
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a
b
Yoon, Seongyeol (March 19, 2024).
[單獨]'西進이네2' 이서진→苦悶視 出國..아이슬란드 火山 爆發 影響 無
[[Exclusive] Seojin's 2' Lee Seo-jin → Concerned about leaving the country…no effect from Iceland's volcanic eruption].
Star News
(in Korean).
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Seongyeol, Yoon (17 April 2023).
[單獨]'西進이네' 이서진→뷔, 梨泰院 再會同..監督判 撮影 마쳐
.
Star News
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
April 17,
2023
.
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Yoon, Seongyeol (February 15, 2024).
'西進이네' 시즌2 確定..CJ ENM "出國日·場所 確認 不可" [公式]
[[Official] Seo Jin's' Season 2 confirmed...CJ ENM "Departure date and location cannot be confirmed"].
Star News
(in Korean).
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Lee (February 15, 2024).
'西進이네' 시즌2 撮影 確定…박서준→정유미 다시 뭉칠까 [公式立場]
[‘Seojin’ Season 2 filming confirmed… Will Park Seo-joon → Jung Yu-mi reunite? [Official statement]].
Xports News
(in Korean).
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Seongyeol, Yoon (April 17, 2023).
[單獨]'西進이네' 이서진→뷔, 梨泰院 再會同..監督判 撮影 마쳐
[[Exclusive] Jinny's Kitchen' Lee Seo-jin → V reunites in Itaewon... Director's cut filming completed].
Star News
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
May 21,
2024
– via
Naver
.
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Yoo, Ji-hye (March 27, 2023).
"
'Seojin', the first Korean entertainment show to be released on Amazon ('西進이네', 韓藝能 最初 아마존 公開)"
.
Naver News
.
(in Korean)
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Bhavna, Agarwal (July 25, 2023).
"
'Jinny's Kitchen' featuring BTS' V is the most-watched variety show in first half of 2023"
.
India Today
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Mackenzie, Jean (February 27, 2023).
"Physical 100: Are K-reality shows the next Korean cultural trend?"
.
BBC
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a
b
c
"AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu"
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AGB Nielsen Media Research
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
May 21,
2024
.
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"Jinny's Kitchen spin-off teaser: BTS' V, Park Seo-joon, Choi Woo-shik, Jung Yu-mi act goofy, Lee Seo-jin questions them"
.
Hindustan Times
. September 27, 2023.
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"BTS' V To Star In 'Jinny's Kitchen' Spinoff: Plot, Release Date & Where To Watch"
.
IBT
. September 28, 2023.
Archived
from the original on October 6, 2023
. Retrieved
October 5,
2023
.
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Kang, Min Kyung (September 27, 2023).
돌아온 인턴 최우식·防彈少年團 뷔…'西進이네' 스핀오프, 10月 12日 첫放
[Return of intern Choi Woo-sik and BTS V... Jinny's Kitchen's spin-off first broadcast on October 12th].
10Asia
(in Korean) – via
Naver
.
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"Unscripted Korean Variety Show Jinny's Kitchen: Team Building Coming Exclusively to Prime Video"
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Amazon Prime
. November 1, 2023.
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"Korean variety show 'Jinny's Kitchen: Team Building' to stream exclusively on Prime Video"
.
Manila Bulletin
. November 1, 2023.
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