K-Drama Trend: Famous Chefs

Cooking and male chefs are all the rage in Korea right now. This not only translates to celebrity chefs but also to the increase of male chefs as characters in K-Dramas. There are chefs that you wish would cook for you, chefs you would want to date, but what chefs you would want to work for? Here's a list, rated out of 5 stars.

Song Jae Rim (☆☆☆☆☆)

Song Jae Rim portrayed a star chef in the drama Surplus Princess. Although he turned out to not be the main male character, he still shined brightly as an attractive, kind, basically perfect love interest and chef. He takes you to delicious restaurants so you can eat and tell him your opinions. He also holds cooking classes, seriously considers your recipes despite being a super famous chef, and when he smiles that cheeky smile at you, it's game over.

Namgoong Min (☆)

Namgoong Min was a famous chef in the drama The Girl Who Sees Smells. This comes with a slight spoiler, but Namgoong Min gets one star for obvious reasons. He's attractive, polite, and a great cook - plus he seems to be fantastic to his staff - but you never know if you might be his next target.

Yoo Yeon Seok (☆☆☆☆)

Yoo Yeon Seok played a chef for a small restaurant on Jeju Island for Warm and Cozy. He would have been 5 out of 5 perfect, if it wasn't for a few things. Don't get me wrong; he's good looking, talented, adorable, and extremely caring. On the other hand, he's a little irresponsible, growing up in a rich household and all. Sometimes, he uproots and leaves behind his entire life sporadically. Plus, he knows he's attractive enough to play around with the girls in his life a little, even the ones that work for him.

Jo Jung Suk (☆☆☆☆1/2)

In the recently popular drama Oh My Ghost, Jo Jung Suk has also been portraying a famous chef. Maybe it's my recent obsession, but my favourite K-Drama chef has to be this guy. First of all, he provides a place to sleep for his staff when they get kicked out of their housing. He also takes them to the hospital when he figures something is wrong. He forgives wrongdoings easily, as proven by a couple situations with a couple of his staff. He gives private lessons. He also takes his staff to eat delicious food and learn from it. I really wanted to give him five stars, but bias aside, from the standpoint of working for him, his constant yelling and scolding, plus his erratic decisions, forced me to take points off, so half a star.

Jo Jung Suk.