The celebrity chef known as “Cheolga Bang Chef” (real name Lim Tae-hoon) from the Netflix entertainment show “Black and White Chef” was spotted during a citizen interview by JTBC. On the JTBC News official YouTube channel on the 11th, a video titled “Korean name uploaded by Nobel Committee… Impression of Han River ‘Inspired by Han River Literature'” was posted. The video featured interviews with citizens who had heard the news of the Nobel Prize winner. Lim Tae-hoon, residing in Nusang-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, expressed his surprise at the news of the Nobel Prize in Literature, saying it was truly remarkable and that he would definitely purchase a book to read it.
Netizens who watched the broadcast quickly recognized Lim Tae-hoon as Cheolga Bang Chef. Comments on the video included reactions like “I was surprised to see Cheolga Bang Chef suddenly” and “I was surprised to see a familiar face” and “For a moment, I thought it was the Black and White Chef” and “Why is he there?”.
Cheolga Bang Chef became known through his appearance on the Netflix show “Black and White Chef: Culinary Class War”. Currently, he runs a Chinese restaurant called “Doryang” in Jongno-gu, Seoul, near a bookstore operated by a Han River writer.