Choi Jong Won is a South Korean actor who was born on January 27, 1950, in Taebaek, South Korea. He studied at the Seoul Institute of the Arts and began acting in stage plays in the mid-1970s. He made his screen debut in 1978, appearing in the movie “Grave Wood.” He has since gone on to appear in scores of movies and dramas, including the films “Kim’s War” (1992) and “Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle” (2010), as well as the dramas “Six Children” (1998) and “Mr. Sunshine” (2018).

Choi Jong Won

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Choi Soon Seok (Chun Jung Myung) is the son of a famed master noodle chef who specializes in buckwheat noodle dishes. However, one horrible night, Soon Seok’s parents are killed in an arson attack, with Soon Seok managing to survive by escaping. He manages to catch a glimpse of the culprit: Kim Gil Do (Jo Jae Hyun), a man from a troubled family who previously stole Soon Seok’s father’s book of recipes. Soon Seok considers reporting the incident to the police, but instead decides to get revenge on his own and moves into an orphanage until he grows up, adopting the name “Mu Myeong.” As an adult, Mu Myeong vows to carry out his revenge, infiltrating Gil Do’s inner circle to expose the truth about the now-successful restauranteur, no matter the cost. This drama was adapted from the comic “God of Noodles” by Park In Kwon.

The Master of Revenge

The Noodle Masters

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In the wake of a diplomatic dispute over kimchi's origins between South Korean and Japanese leaders, the South Korean government launches a high-profile kimchi-making contest. Song Chan (Jin Goo) enters the competition to save his late mother's restaurant, using her treasured recipe, while his step-sister Jang Eun (Kim Jung Eun), who currently manages the struggling establishment, seeks to close it down. The step-siblings agree that the contest's winner will determine the restaurant's fate, setting the stage for a culinary showdown rooted in family tension and national pride. This is a 2010 South Korean culinary drama directed by Baek Dong Hoon.

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