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Chef Lee Ha-sung, the runner-up of "Black and White Chef: The War of the Cuisine Class," apologized to viewers.
On the 14th, a video titled "A Cooking Monster from New York, Interview with Chef Lee Ha-sung, Black and White Chef Season 2" was released on the YouTube channel "Netflix Korea."
In the released video, an interview with Chef Lee Ha-sung, the black spoon "Cooking Monster," who won the runner-up prize in "Black and White Chef: Cooking Class War Season 2" (hereinafter referred to as "Black and White Chef 2"), was revealed.
Chef Lee Ha-sung said, "We are now preparing to open a restaurant in New York, but we are continuing to inspect the site because the construction is at the end."
As for how he came to appear in "Black and White Chef 2," he said, "I filmed it this spring, and it was when I was not working out. Chef Kim Tae-sung of Hidden Genius, who appeared in Black and White Chef 1, is a close friend. He recommended me to go out here and gain confidence on my own and that I hope it will be an opportunity," he said.
"There were quite a few people in New York who recognized me. Some people ask me to take a picture while walking by the street, and some of my friends contact me when I was young," he added.
In addition, Lee Ha-sung cited Hwang Tae-guk of "Yoon Joo-mo makes alcohol" and "Yoon Joo-mo makes alcohol" and Chef Lim Sung-geun's pork ribs as the foods that impressed him in "Black and White Chef 2." He said, "He finished it in an hour at the scene, and I think it's hard to enjoy the food we commonly know, but I thought it was amazing to see him win the first place with that food, and I wanted to try it. Also, I wanted to try the food that Chef Choi Kang-rok made after spending 3 hours in the infinite cooking heaven. If you look at it now, I'm ashamed of all the food I made."

Lee Ha-sung thought that he could easily fit together because of his experience working with Chef Son Jong-won, who worked with him on a team mission in a team of two. "First of all, I thought the production team was amazing," he said of his feelings during the one-on-one match with Son Jong-won. Secondly, I thought, '(Son Jong-won) is a chef who is so good at it, and he has a good form right now, can he win?' If it goes up, there will be another situation where we have to meet, so I thought I should prepare well as I was given," he said.
Lee Ha-sung cited Infinite Cooking Hell as his most memorable moment during filming. He said, "There was a time when I almost cried because I was so angry. At the end, the filming was long when only two of us were left with Chef Hudeokjuk. He has a lot of dishes, much more than my age, and he has a tremendous amount of experience. The shooting must have been difficult and difficult, but as soon as the shot went in, I admired how he cooked coolly without showing any difficulty, and I wanted him to look like that in the kitchen when he was old," he said.
"I told you strongly when I had to be chosen by Chef Song Hoon, and I said to Chef Song Hoon right away, 'I'm sorry. When I said 'I spoke strongly', the chef said it was okay, so he moved on."
Finally, he said of his feelings for the runner-up, "I don't think I finished second because I did well, but I think I was lucky. I had more fun filming the mission because I was lucky because there were many people who were good at it, and it was a fun and good experience because I felt like I was in an environment where chefs could not actually do it in the kitchen," he said.
"I was desperate and desperate while filming," he said. I was lucky to work at a good restaurant, and I thought I could do it without much difficulty in opening a restaurant, but I couldn't, so I think he ate away at me. I think my words and actions were expressed strongly because I thought that if I did not do well in this shoot, what I had done so far could feel like a waste, and I think I caused inconvenience to many people. I'm sorry because I feel like I'm causing inconvenience to the program's producers, and I'm sorry to the viewers who are watching. I will remain a cook in the kitchen. If you come to New York, I would appreciate it if you could come to eat," he said.
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