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K-pop stars team up for new food show 'Spicy Girls'
- August 19, 2021
K-pop stars team up for new food show 'Spicy Girls'
Updated : 2021-08-12 21:35
By Lee Gyu-lee
K―pop girl group stars ― Sunny of Girls' Generation, Uee of After School, Choi Yoo-jung of Weki Meki ― along with comedian and singer Kim Shin-Young of Celeb Five are joining hands to introduce viewers to the world of spicy food with the new variety show, "Spicy Girls."
"Our show brings in diverse types of dishes, with different levels of spiciness for everyone ― from those who can't eat spicy food, to those who enjoy extreme spiciness," Uee said during an online media conference for the show, Wednesday.
IHQ's new show, "Spicy Girls," invites the four to share various dishes from across the country and analyze the different tastes of the spices used as ingredients.
The first episode, which aired Wednesday, divided the hosts into two teams to introduce two separate dishes ― spicy pasta and spicy galbi-jjim, or braised short ribs ― for tasting.
Kim noted that this show is different than previous food shows, as it invites audience members to participate via video chat during the tasting.
"For the time being, most of the food we will be introducing is accessible by delivery or can be prepared at home. And we even have a group of fans from the audience, called Spicy Club members, with us to interact with while we are doing the tasting," she said. It's like a live, face-to-face "mukbang," she added, referring to a trend of online livestreamed broadcasts where people eat large amounts of various kinds of food while interacting with viewers.
The cast members revealed that none of them, except for Uee, liked eating spicy food.
"I learned about the co-hosts when (the production team) asked me to be on the show, and I thought to myself, 'With this cast, anything will be fun to do,'" Sunny said, adding that she learned about the concept of the show later. "After I decided to join the show and started filming, I realized that I started to enjoy them (the spicy dishes), like I would crave them sometimes."
Describing herself as having a very low tolerance for spicy food, she added that she is now opening her eyes to the world of different levels of spiciness.
Choi also explained that she was scared of joining the show at first, considering that she doesn't enjoy spicy food either.
"I wasn't sure if I could do it at first. But I do love eating, and I'm the type of foodie who enjoys nice gourmet food, so I put myself up to the challenge," she said.
Kim added that Uee, who is known to enjoy extremely spicy foods, plays a leader-like figure on the show, guiding the rest of the hosts.
Uee explained that the show gave her a sense of pressure to challenge herself to eat more spicy food than she usually enjoys.
"I took pride in the fact that I have a high tolerance for spicy food, but since I started this show, I have felt a little pressure to eat even spicier food," she said. "I do like spicy food, but it's not like I'm an expert of the different kinds of spices… so I'm enjoying learning about the different kinds of spiciness through this show."
The four hosts with the same background in the K-pop girl group hinted at their chemistry on the show.
"We were a bit shy when we first met, but once we started talking, we hit it off so well," Sunny said. "We have so much fun on the set that the viewers should also have fun watching us chit-chat."
"Spicy Girls" airs on IHQ every Wednesday at 8 p.m.
K―pop girl group stars ― Sunny of Girls' Generation, Uee of After School, Choi Yoo-jung of Weki Meki ― along with comedian and singer Kim Shin-Young of Celeb Five are joining hands to introduce viewers to the world of spicy food with the new variety show, "Spicy Girls."
"Our show brings in diverse types of dishes, with different levels of spiciness for everyone ― from those who can't eat spicy food, to those who enjoy extreme spiciness," Uee said during an online media conference for the show, Wednesday.
IHQ's new show, "Spicy Girls," invites the four to share various dishes from across the country and analyze the different tastes of the spices used as ingredients.
The first episode, which aired Wednesday, divided the hosts into two teams to introduce two separate dishes ― spicy pasta and spicy galbi-jjim, or braised short ribs ― for tasting.
Kim noted that this show is different than previous food shows, as it invites audience members to participate via video chat during the tasting.
"For the time being, most of the food we will be introducing is accessible by delivery or can be prepared at home. And we even have a group of fans from the audience, called Spicy Club members, with us to interact with while we are doing the tasting," she said. It's like a live, face-to-face "mukbang," she added, referring to a trend of online livestreamed broadcasts where people eat large amounts of various kinds of food while interacting with viewers.
The cast members revealed that none of them, except for Uee, liked eating spicy food.
"I learned about the co-hosts when (the production team) asked me to be on the show, and I thought to myself, 'With this cast, anything will be fun to do,'" Sunny said, adding that she learned about the concept of the show later. "After I decided to join the show and started filming, I realized that I started to enjoy them (the spicy dishes), like I would crave them sometimes."
Describing herself as having a very low tolerance for spicy food, she added that she is now opening her eyes to the world of different levels of spiciness.
Choi also explained that she was scared of joining the show at first, considering that she doesn't enjoy spicy food either.
"I wasn't sure if I could do it at first. But I do love eating, and I'm the type of foodie who enjoys nice gourmet food, so I put myself up to the challenge," she said.
Kim added that Uee, who is known to enjoy extremely spicy foods, plays a leader-like figure on the show, guiding the rest of the hosts.
Uee explained that the show gave her a sense of pressure to challenge herself to eat more spicy food than she usually enjoys.
"I took pride in the fact that I have a high tolerance for spicy food, but since I started this show, I have felt a little pressure to eat even spicier food," she said. "I do like spicy food, but it's not like I'm an expert of the different kinds of spices… so I'm enjoying learning about the different kinds of spiciness through this show."
The four hosts with the same background in the K-pop girl group hinted at their chemistry on the show.
"We were a bit shy when we first met, but once we started talking, we hit it off so well," Sunny said. "We have so much fun on the set that the viewers should also have fun watching us chit-chat."
"Spicy Girls" airs on IHQ every Wednesday at 8 p.m.
Reporter : gyulee@koreatimes.co.kr
