Park Ji-hoon. Picture: Netflix, courtesy of Han Cinema.
Park Ji-hoon is starring within the upcoming TVING sequence Kitchen Soldier, based mostly on a well-liked webtoon of the identical title. Park will play Kang Sung-jae, a 20-something man who’s down on his luck and finds his calling within the unlikeliest of locations—the military kitchen.
Helmed by director Jo Nam-hyung, the present is a fantasy comedy drama that follows Sung-jae’s journey from a brand new military recruit to a grasp chef. Whereas he makes first impression, his chaotic nature leaves him struggling to seek out his place on this new setting. That’s when issues get actually fascinating—he’s drawn to the navy kitchen by a cryptic voice that solely he can hear, and in addition discovers a rare capability to see recipes like a recreation display. As cooking slowly turns into his factor, Sung-jae rises by the ranks to turn out to be a culinary star within the Korean Armed Forces.
After his success within the intense motion high school drama Weak Hero Class 2 and a cameo within the romantic comedy Tastefully Yours (2025), Park Ji-hoon returns with Kitchen Soldier. The South Korean actor and former Wanna One member is a family title, having starred in hit TV sequence like Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Company (2019), Love Revolution (2020), At a Distance, Spring Is Inexperienced (2021), and Weak Hero Class 1 and a pair of (2022-2025).
This new drama additionally consists of actors Yoon Kyung-ho because the pompous Sergeant Park Jae-young, Han Dong-hee because the tough-as-nails Lieutenant Cho Ye-rin, and Lee Dong-nae as Sergeant Yoon Dong-hyun, a lovable however hapless cook dinner. Whereas Park Jae-young is understood for being a mishap magnet, issues get even worse with the arrival of Kang Sung-jae, who comes throughout as a recipe for catastrophe. In the meantime, Lieutenant Cho Ye-rin is the high-achieving kind who’s bought her life collectively. That’s, till Sung-jae reveals up. There’s additionally Yoon Dong-hyun, the kitchen sergeant who’s at all times getting roasted for his dangerous cooking expertise, till Sung-jae steps into the kitchen and stirs the pot even additional.
The present is predicted to reach subsequent yr with a precise launch date but to be introduced.