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BTS member Jin vs NCT’s Taeil – which K-pop idol is the best chef? 6 Hallyu stars with crazy cooking skills
STORYCeline Ham
- SNSD’s Yoona is an expert baker, shown making cookies for her staff on reality TV series On & Off, while bandmate Yuri has her own YouTube cooking channel
- Shinee’s Key cooked for Taemin before he left for military service and Super Junior’s Kyuhyun is talented at pairing anju – Korean-style tapas – with cocktails
We love seeing our favourite K-pop stars doing their thing on stage, but discovering their hidden skills is a special treat. Here are six idols who are not only talented musicians, but also capable chefs in their spare time too.
BTS’ Jin
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Most people associate BTS’ Jin with mukbang (eating broadcasts) thanks to his mukbang show Eat Jin, during which he connects with his fans by showing them what he is eating and sharing his opinions on the dishes. Eat Jin has shown fans that the globally-acclaimed star is a big eater, but there have also been plenty of occasions where Jin was the chef – and quite a good one too!
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Jin has also shown off his culinary skills on BTS’ reality show Run BTS, often leading the other BTS members in cooking challenges, and on YouTube videos posted on BTS’ official YouTube channel, BangtanTV. However, the most memorable occasion was perhaps when he cooked for other BTS members on their first anniversary in 2014. The crew all enthusiastically praised his miyeok-guk (seaweed soup).
Shinee’s Key
Key is well-known as the Shinee member with the culinary skills. This became even more apparent when he starred in the famous Korean reality show I Live Alone. In almost every episode, we could find him skilfully whipping up a range of dishes using home-grown garden herbs. On top of that, he regularly shared his dishes with his neighbours and celebrity friends.
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Most notably, before Key’s bandmate Taemin left for his military service, Key drove over to Taemin’s house to deliver a salad and tuna tataki – not the easiest thing to make well, by the way. After taking his first bite, Taemin commented that he’s loved all the food that Key has ever cooked him – a heartwarming moment that fans definitely appreciated.
