In ‘The Jeon Hyun-moo Plan 2’, Jeon Hyun-moo and GwakTube embarked on a food trip to find the 'taste of memories' with actors Yujin and Ji Hyun-woo, bringing happiness to the living rooms.
In the episode aired on the 19th, the MBN·Channel S real street food documentary ‘The Jeon Hyun-moo Plan 2’ featured Jeon Hyun-moo and GwakTube (Gwak Jun-bin) exploring the '61st street' for a 'taste of memories' food trip with their 'food friends' Yujin and Ji Hyun-woo.
That early morning, Jeon Hyun-moo arrived in Deungchon-dong, Seoul, saying, "It's a place you can't eat unless you do an open run," heading to the dumpling shop picked by Lee Young-ja that he couldn't eat during season 1. Surprised by the long line from the morning, Jeon Hyun-moo and GwakTube successfully packed 'kimchi dumplings' and had a mukbang in a nearby park. Jeon Hyun-moo exclaimed, "Young-ja sister said it feels like eating a whole cabbage kimchi, and it really does," while GwakTube gave a thumbs up, saying, "It's really top tier!"
Next, the two headed to a popular spot selling burgers for just 3,000 won and iced coffee for 1,500 won. There, they enjoyed a burger filled with the aroma of margarine, reminiscing about the 90s, and said, "There might be people shedding tears from nostalgia."
While they were deep into their nostalgic food trip, Jeon Hyun-moo asked GwakTube, who recently announced his marriage, "Did you originally meet with the intention of getting married?" GwakTube replied, "Honestly, as soon as I saw my fiancée, I thought, 'I want to marry her,'" to which Jeon Hyun-moo responded, "There are people like that," with envy. The burger shop owner chimed in, "I thought you had given up on marriage..." and Jeon Hyun-moo humorously expressed his disappointment, saying, "I never said I was giving up... since you put it that way, I will try harder."
Shortly after, the two met Yujin and Ji Hyun-woo in Apgujeong-dong. At that moment, Yujin switched to 'Yujin Plan' mode and took everyone to her nostalgic restaurant, a budae jjigae place. Thanks to Yujin, who is a regular, the four quickly got a table, and Yujin introduced, "This is the first place I came to after debuting in 1997 with the S.E.S members."
A little later, the budae jjigae was served, and after tasting it, Jeon Hyun-moo said, "This is a different genre," getting fully immersed in the mukbang. He then asked, "Did you eat this (high-calorie) food during S.E.S activities?" Yujin replied, "Back then, I was dancing all the time, so I kept losing weight and had to keep getting smaller pants. I even ate in the early morning," surprising everyone with her story of naturally dieting. The four, having 'killed it' with nostalgic sausage & steak grilling at Yujin's favorite restaurant, moved on to the next restaurant known for 'mubap.'
In the car, Jeon Hyun-moo asked Ji Hyun-woo, "Was there a reason you transitioned from being a singer to an actor?" Ji Hyun-woo replied, "I started as a guitar session for Moonchild. I was earning 1 million won a year back then. I first acted in a minor role and was happy to earn 50,000 won a day. After that, I played the lead in the next project and passed the KBS public recruitment in 2003," recounting his debut story.
Ji Hyun-woo then revealed, "In 2004, I was simultaneously active as a singer with The Nuts and appeared in 'Old Miss Diary.'" Yujin responded, "In our time, it wasn't common to do dual careers. Even during S.E.S activities, I received acting offers, but I felt like I would be betraying the group, so I declined. I finished S.E.S activities in 2002 and did my first acting project," sharing her honest thoughts.
As deep conversations flowed, the four arrived at a restaurant located in Nonhyeon-dong, where they started grilling 'Korean beef sirloin' and 'chuck flap' sent directly from Jeolla-do, bursting with happiness.
At that moment, Jeon Hyun-moo looked at Ji Hyun-woo with suspicion and said, "I noticed some similarities with Lee Se-hee, your co-star in 'Gentleman and Lady'..." He continued, "Lee Se-hee wrote good words on the air conditioner. I thought it was unique, but I see you also have a lot of writings all over your house." Yujin immediately asked, "Are you dating?" bringing laughter, and Jeon Hyun-moo added, "Who influenced whom?" with a teasing look. Ji Hyun-woo laughed, saying, "I was also surprised to see the same side of Lee Se-hee on TV."
Taking the opportunity, Jeon Hyun-moo directly asked, "Do you have any thoughts about marriage?" Ji Hyun-woo replied, "I have no energy for that." Jeon Hyun-moo diagnosed, "If you have high standards, it shows you have the will, but we are just in a 'I like it now' state, which is more dangerous." Ji Hyun-woo responded, "I don't feel that danger," adding, "I'm not dissatisfied with my current life," to which Jeon Hyun-moo fully agreed, saying, "I do want to get married, but I'm not making an effort for it."
At that moment, the owner brought out seaweed along with the mubap and grilled it right on the grill. Jeon Hyun-moo exclaimed, "This is amazing," and reminisced about his mother while eating the mubap wrapped in seaweed. After a warm mukbang, Yujin and Ji Hyun-woo explained their new MBN Wednesday-Thursday mini-series 'First Lady' and wrapped up the 'taste of memories' food trip with 'Mukbro.'
Meanwhile, the food trip featuring chef Kwon Sung-jun from 'Napoli Mafia,' who was summoned in place of Jeon Hyun-moo and GwakTube, will be aired on the 26th at 9:10 PM in 'The Jeon Hyun-moo Plan 2.'
[Lee Da-kyum, Star Today Reporter]
