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Chef Kang Reo lashed out at young people who reportedly took overseas trips using unemployment benefits.
Recently, a video titled "A Day in the Life of a World-Class Chef Who Works 18 Hours in the Kitchen [MasterChef Korea's Kang Reo]" was released on the YouTube channel 'Human Story.'
On that day, Kang said, "Lately, I try to avoid doing difficult work," and shared an anecdote from his past experiences in Japan.
Kang recalled, "I used to go to Japan, and there were guys next to me who had come for a vacation using their unemployment benefits. They were saying things like, 'How much did you get? I heard you can get more,' and it really got on my nerves."

He then revealed, drawing attention, "But later, they asked me to take a photo with them. So I told them, 'I'll take one once you find a job.'"
When the production team joked, "Chef, you have your own personality too," Kang stated his thoughts by saying, "They went on vacation with tax money. Isn't that even more annoying?"
He added, "People say everything is difficult now and there are no paths, but why do they say they have nothing to do? There are so many things to do. Go to a potato stew restaurant. How much work is there? If you can't find a job, tell them to come here and work."
Kang emphasized the need for an attitude that does not shy away from hard work, stating, "Is anything easy? If you don't have stamina, you should build it up."
Meanwhile, unemployment benefits are a system designed to support the livelihood stability and re-employment activities of the unemployed. While traveling abroad while receiving benefits is not inherently prohibited, falsely reporting job-seeking activities or improperly fulfilling the unemployment certification procedures may constitute fraudulent receipt of benefits.
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