Park Ji Hoon declines boxer role In the game of life, we all face countless quests of choice. Kang Seong Jae, who enlisted to escape a harsh reality, one day encounters a mysterious virtual "Quest” screen to become an army cook. With each quest he clears, hidden secrets of the base, even those tied to his father's death, begin to surface. After losing his father, Kang Seong Jae enlists in the army to escape reality and soon gains a reputation as a “problem soldier.” But one day, a mysterious Army Cook Quest screen appears before his eyes. Accepting its challenges, he awakens the Eyes of the Chef and becomes the base’s ace cook. As he completes each quest, Seong Jae uncovers a dark web of military corruption. A senior sergeant at Ganglim Base, Yun Dong Hyeon is an army cook infamous for his terrible cooking and zero sense of taste. Counting down the days to discharge, his peaceful days are disrupted by Seong Jae’s arrival. Annoyed yet unable to ignore him, Dong Hyeon finds himself reluctantly helping Seong Jae clear his quests. (Source: CJ ENM) ~~ Adapted from the web novel “Becoming a Cooking Soldier Legend" (취사병 전설이 되다) by Jay Robin (제이로빈). ~~ Release dates: Mar 24, 2026 (Episode 1-2 premiere | Festival) || May 11, 2026 (TV) Edit Translation
- English
- Українська
- Русский
- Français
- Native Title: 취사병 전설이 되다
- Also Known As: Becoming a Cooking Soldier Legend , Chwisabyeong Jeonseoli Doeda , Kitchen Soldier , The Legendary Cook Soldier , 취사병, 전설이 되다
- Director: Jo Nam Hyung
- Screenwriter: Choi Ryong
- Genres: Food, Military, Comedy, Fantasy
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Cast & Credits
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![Park Ji Hoon in The Legend of Kitchen Soldier Korean Drama]( "Park Ji Hoon in The Legend of Kitchen Soldier Korean Drama")
Park Ji HoonKang Seong JaeMain Role -
![Lee Hong Nae in The Legend of Kitchen Soldier Korean Drama]( "Lee Hong Nae in The Legend of Kitchen Soldier Korean Drama")
Lee Hong NaeYun Dong HyeonMain Role -
![Yoon Kyung Ho in The Legend of Kitchen Soldier Korean Drama]( "Yoon Kyung Ho in The Legend of Kitchen Soldier Korean Drama")
Yoon Kyung HoPark Jae YeongMain Role -
![Han Dong Hee in The Legend of Kitchen Soldier Korean Drama]( "Han Dong Hee in The Legend of Kitchen Soldier Korean Drama")
Han Dong HeeCho Ye RinMain Role -
![Lee Sang Yi in The Legend of Kitchen Soldier Korean Drama]( "Lee Sang Yi in The Legend of Kitchen Soldier Korean Drama")
Lee Sang YiHwang Seok HoMain Role -
![Jung Woong In in The Legend of Kitchen Soldier Korean Drama]( "Jung Woong In in The Legend of Kitchen Soldier Korean Drama")
Jung Woong InBaek Chun Ik [Lieutenant colonel]Support Role
Reviews
Highly entertaining
Very likeable characters portrayed by skillful actors. Especially Park Ji-Hoon who was amazing as usual. The humor was right up my alley, and the pace was good enough. But most of all I enjoyed the interactions between the characters. I haven't served in the military, but I like to imagine the friendships and bonds shown in this series might be similar to those in real life. I felt like I was included in that dynamic a bit while watching.Was this review helpful to you?
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Cooking drama with military setting and strong comedy
For me it started really strong, the comedy is really good and food scenes are superb. Military is very good setting for this as i could believe most shenanigans which happens there and characters are very relatable. Lead actor Park Ji Hoon is strong as ever and Lee Hong Nae is superb at supporting them. I feel like all the other characters were bit on the background noise levels and i couldn't say much about them, other than maybe Lee Sang Yi who does seem to excel in comedies.I'd have to admit that throughout the serious plot line was super underwhelming and i think it failed to connect me at any level, i get what it tried to do but every time i almost started to care about it comedy overwhelmed it and it just lost its flow with me. Thus latter part where it tried to do turn more serious, it fell kinda flat and i just didn't care for the latter half as much as the start.
Ending was another underwhelming part, it seems like they've already sold the 2nd season and didn't really care to do too much of a big bang for the season 1 ending, if someone told me this would've continued next week i could believe you. Villain so bad, i don't really have anything say about him, kinda non-character. Secondary villain was better by a wide margin but he got dealt earlier already.
Conclusion
Top tier comedy but falls flat at its serious message, strong lead and second lead while side characters kinda fell flat. Villain was bad and didn't really offer any ''scares'' during the drama, so i didn't have any delusions that main character wouldn't win.
I'd give it 8/10, it was 9/10 but the obvious season 2 launch soft ending brought it down.
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