The Old Man changes the world..Choi Kangrok. "Naejeong?" I don't feel good about that." The dignity of the winner of "Black and White 2" [★FULL INTERVIEW]

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"Because it's a classic, winning 'Black-and-white Chef 2' is extraordinary." (Chef Choi Kang-rok)

Chef Choi Kang-rok (48) expressed his feelings about winning the final title of "Black and White Chef 2."

Chef Choi Kang-rok won the honor in OTT Netflix's "Black and White Chef: Cooking Class War 2" (hereinafter referred to as "Black and White Chef 2"), which ended with 13 episodes on the 13th. In particular, he is a participant in the re-challenge following "Black and White Chef 1" in 2024, adding to the surprise of this achievement.

As a result, Chef Choi Kang-rok became the winner of the 300 million won prize. In addition, Chef Choi has already carved a brilliant history of winning the Olive 'Master Chef Korea 2' (hereinafter referred to as 'Macheco 2') once in 2013. At that time, the prize money was also 300 million won, drawing attention by achieving a cumulative prize of 600 million won.

Chef Choi Kang-rok said in an interview with Star News on the 16th, "It was good to try again for 'Black and White Cook'."

Soon after, he said, "In fact, there was a lot of pressure (due to the re-challenge). The first was that "Black and White Chef 1" was so popular that I had the burden of "I have no brother like you," and what if season 2 happens like that. In addition, the second time, I felt the burden of "what if I tried again and I fell quickly?" Those two were the biggest, and I'm happy that they went well as a result," he confessed.

Producer Kim Hak-min, the director of the "Black and White Cook" series, told behind-the-scenes stories about casting Choi Kang-rok. Producer Kim said, "I was thinking about who would appear in 'Hidden 100sousers', and I invited the participant who was most disappointed. Chef Choi Kang-rok made a difficult decision. I said, "Please be a fire starter for the cooking industry." "If it was incomplete combustion in season 1, I would have burned it completely in season 2," he said.

In response, Chef Choi Kang-rok said, "I still have the producer's e-mail well. In fact, I had a lot of worries. I was also 50 years old, and I had a lot of worries about my role at this point, but I was hooked on 'completely young'. "I felt like, 'Let's burn it all up,'" he said, expressing keen enthusiasm.

However, there was an unfortunate situation in which Chef Choi Kang-rok's victory became a spoiler earlier. Before the broadcast, the online community bulletin board said, "Choi Kang-rok won the championship," which was actually right, and suspicions arose that he was the "winner nominee."

In response, PD Kim Hak-min dismissed it as, "Of course, such internal affairs cannot happen." He said, "From the production team's point of view, all I always tell the participants is, 'I can't give anyone the result value, anyone can fall, but I'll finish it beautifully when I leave." I would like to say sorry to the chefs who were affected by the spoiler."

Chef Choi Kang-rok also drew the line with a firm stance due to rumors out of nowhere. He said, "If the production team had made such a proposal, I wouldn't have even started at all. That's a bad feeling. And I don't think I'll be able to sleep. for lack of confidence. That never happened," he said with emphasis.

Chef Choi Kang-rok, who has been reminiscing about it differently, has won the cooking survival game again in 13 years. "I think that was my best time as a cook or when I could be physically creative with my food (Macheco 2). He was thirty-six years old at the time. Thirteen years have passed since then, and during that period, I felt old and weak. I don't think my head is working well. With the feeling of becoming such a 'treasure', he expressed his sincerity, saying, "The victory of this 'Black and White Chef 2' was more different."

Chef Choi Kang-rok also said, "To survive this job, there is a word that rationalizes the job of cooking when I ask what to do. "Let's call him an artist," I thought to myself. I think the art created by time and annoyance is food. So I had to draw the pretty word art, but I lived with the power to rationalize my job and endure it. As a professional who can keep the words I've been reflecting on, I want to be a chef like that," he said.

What would be the reaction of fans who want Chef Choi Kang-rok to open a restaurant. Chef Choi said, "I thought about it right after winning the championship. "I can't go to a restaurant anymore, I can't do it right away," and "I'm so scared." When I go to a restaurant, people basically have expectations, but I don't think there's any way I can satisfy too much expectations. If the fire is hot, I think it's better to step back for a while now, as if it's 'Oh, it's hot'. I don't know how long that will be," he confessed honestly.

Of course, it's important to work in the field, but there are other things I've been doing. I have a lot of food-related things to do, so I'm not going to let go of the knife for now," he said.

What about the plan to use the '300 million' prize money. When asked about this, Chef Choi Kang-rok replied, "I haven't received it yet."

And he said, "My juniors are going to break."They say 'set up your innings' a lot, but when I hear that, I say, 'Do you have a good heart?' First of all, I think the mind of the person who makes (the dish) should be good," he said, mixing his own philosophy with his unique wit.

Chef Choi Kang-rok said, "When I have time later, I have a dream to grow old while running a noodle restaurant."

The fact that he won the championship was that he kept it from his wife to the end. Chef Choi Kang-rok said, "I didn't even tell my spouse. (I didn't say anything) I was naive. I thought I was really paying the penalty," he said.

Producer Kim Eun-ji, a co-director next to him, said, "It's real to pay a penalty for a spoiler," drawing laughter.

Finally, when asked if "Black and White Chef 2" is the last competition, Chef Choi Kang-rok said, "Well, I think dopamine (survival) is a bit different. I think there are times when it is necessary," he said, drawing attention to his future moves.

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