I don't know if he was in-character or was half-disappointed with his friend JCW, but that was very Filipino. 🤣🤣🤣 I was laughing so hard!
Like reminding everyone you're a customer and was suddenly pulled to help. That's how we generally (not always) act. It's like a friendly banter, half-complaint. You're happy to help but qt the same time, you can't let go of it and reminds everyone about it. And it's all for free, no payment.
I don't know how it is in other cultures, but InGuk was really channelling the Filipino culture there. 🤣🤣🤣
Also, the way he sang Happy Birthday and then seddenly left after finishing, or not smiling at the customers, yep, really Filipino there. 🤣🤣🤣 I really can't help but laugh endlessly. You want to be 100% angry but your dear friend asked you for a favor.
Lastly, when Inguk still paid. That's not Korean-only, that's the Filipino culture as well. However, the reason is different. In Filipino culture, you agreed to voluntary help, if the business makis the bill free, then it wasn't a "help" at all. So why did the Filipino staff/celebrities still said it's on the house? Not because JCW said so but because InGuk's a celebrity. If a celebrity or personality ended up volunteering randomly, we do feel the need to offer them something. It's more of a social exchange so us not to be rude. The celebrity/personality will refuse and still pay. It's simply a social politeness dance.
2. JCW's frankness.
I was laughing at those, and that's good. Is it a Filipino culture to be frank? Oh yes, definitely.
A. When he said, "oh I'll be mixing drinks the whole night". Yeah, we do that frank side comments. We call it "parinig", like whispering but loud enough that they'll hear. 🤣🤣🤣 Or, thinking-out-loud and pretending you didn't realize you did. 😅😅
That's a culture ow character that is shared between Koreans and Filipinos.
B. When he said, "wait, isn't the reply 'thank you first'?"
Same in the Philippines actually. The only difference is that the sequence can be reversed in Filipino culture. If JCW simply answerd "maybe one or two", she would reply, "thank you". It looks like in Korean culture, you say "thank you" first before you ask the follow up question.
Was it cultural clash? Not really. Again, it just can be reversed in Filipino culture. In fact, we also do it the JCW's way, we suddenly say, "Wow! No 'thank you' first?" Or in Filipino, "Agad, agad? Walang 'thank you' muna?" Jodi wasn't wrong nor being rude, again, the sequence was just reversed. That's why she laughed and said sorry, because it's how we do it in the Filipino culture as well.
3. The restaurant really did went viral in Korea during filming. JCW saw it and volunteered.
And I think that explains why there are suddenly so many people eating, especially Koreans. I for one did not expect the Koreans will genuinely like Filipino food. Less spicy, more salty and sweet or sour. The Filipino food that Korean tourists try in Boracay and similar tourist spots? Those were made specially for tourists. It's authentic but still special. The ones in "Kumusta" were more home-made style. Even the Filipinos said, "tastes like home" or "this is truly Filipino".
So, for Koreans to like home-made style Filipino food, that's something. Huge something.
4. Palabok
I was very surprised almost all Koreans liked it. There was one that didn't. I was actually thankful that they showed a short clip of the Korean who didn't like Palabok. Why? Not every Filipino likes Palabok! There are many different types of Palabok, and there are Filipinos who don't like all of it.
So, showing a Korean who didn't like it made me believe that everyone else who tried it were authentic, and weren't just saying good things because they're being polite in front of a camera.
I hope they show more of those other feedback or reactions. We Filipinos are not expecting foreigners to like our food when we know there are Filipinos who also don't, and we ourselves don't like some foreign food. It's the beauty of food, there's a diverse taste out there.
My theory is that when the “accident” happened during her childhood, Seori went back in time and stayed there,…
Oh-em-gee! I have the same theory I just posted!
I think they did swap. The "bad actor" version was the past soul who can't make sense of the modern world and thought she's in hell. Especially so when she entered adulthood and lo and behold, life as an adult is indeed a hell in the modern world. 😆😆
1. During the childhood incident, her soul was stolen and switched with the past. 2. The Seori that lived as a "bad actor" in the present was the past soul.
This explains the following: A. Present Seori easily adjusted to the modern world B. She has memories of the childhood incident C. The "bad actor" version was the soul from the past, the modern world is very alien to her, she probably thought it's hell or punishment D. Why the Seori we know was very brave and vocal even in the past, because her real childhood was in the present. Deep in her subconscious, it's telling her that, but consciously she thought it was a silly childhood dream, probably "evil" so she tucked it away.
Originally, we assumed that the Seori we know in the present travelled to the present when they were still kids. But if you think about her lif as a childhood actress, it won't make sense if it was a temporary thing. It's not easy to become an actor, a child at that. It takes years to train a child to understand acting and land roles or commercials.
This tells us that her parents were already training her. Probably even enroled in an acting school, until she finally got a break. When she became famous, their creditors started calling but they can't pay their loans yet, so they committed suicide. Blame it on them while ensuring their kid leaves a good name instead of living with the sad news.
But their plan failed because (1) her soul was stolen and teleported to thekpast, and (2) she was saved and grew up with her grandmothe, or at least a different soul, the one from the past.
in the press conference before the premiere, the chef stated initially that he would’ve preferred more experienced…
Obviously that's what the Chef wanted. But the show is about a group of people, celebrities in this case, who tries to run a fine dining restaurant without any experience, and in another country.
As I've said in my post, if at least one already have an experience, it will change the vibe of the entire show. That is why I thought it was intentional.
1. I'm glad they immediately indentified the issue they had with the order transfer. Also, their guest celebrity knew to check the completed items so it's easy to review; she didn't just take the food.
2. Chef briefly showed his strictness when he asked them to review the order slips. 🤣 He was also about to do it himself but decided they better do it.
Again, it's understandable if he lowered his standards because they're celebrities and newbies. But not too much. They need guidance, and they are also representing the Philippines. A little strictness will go a long way. I hope Chef will feel more comfortable and show more of his real style, afterall, the Chef is the one who runs the show in a fine dining restaurant.
3. Someone who can speak Hangugeo was definitely very helpful. I guess that's how they started inviting Korean celebrities.
4. Dish washer. Still no dish washer crew? Didn't have to be on camera, just behind-the-scenes.
The dishwasher can come when they're about to close, that way they can rest. The celebrity chef was too tired already during their dinner slot, it was showing on her face—I'm guessing she did the dishes again.
5. The two Korean singers, were they guests? They were familiar, I think I've seen them in other shows before, or in YouTube. The moment the camera panned on them, I knew they're celebrities too.
6. The married couple. I'm suspecting they're part of the Korean production team. They're too comfortable being filmed, and they knew how to make funny scenes without overdoing it. Unless of course they are naturals, in which case, they should pursue a career in variety shows. 😀
7. The solo diner. I'm suspecting she's a vlogger. A food critique vlogger. She was too professional and comfortable.
Which brings me to the question I've been wondering for a few episodes now, what percentage of their customers were picked or invited vs who just passed by and ate?
Or, maybe, the correct question to ask is, did Kumusta viral in Korea during the filming of E05? Most of their dinner customers had a different vibe than the previous ones. 😁
Nothing wrong with inviting specific people, but it is a curious thing to know how much was natural and how much were random folks who got curious about it.
After the drooling incident in a previous ep, I expected they would've 100% thought of using a mouth/spit guard…
Re: hairnet, I'm wondering if it was because it's a show, they want to let them look good.
Re: mouth guard, that one 100%. It's standard practice since it was invented. Unless they don't use it in Korea, so the Korean production team didn't think of it?
1. I already knew they were going to mess up because the way the orders were placed on the kitchen was random.Always…
Ooh! Very good points! They could've tried to get experience from a restaurant in the Philippines. There are many celebrities who have their own restaurants, they could've asked them. Or, at least observed and taken notes. Most especially since the premise of the show is celebrities trying a completely different industry. It could've been extra content/footage too!
These episodes I swear are raising my blood pressure especially episodes 5 and 6.The fact that juveniles can do…
It's a general law that underage can't be punished for crimes, even murder. The differences between countries are: 1. What do they do with it: juvenile detention, or adoption because the parent can't be trusted, or nothing 2. Is the crime or sentence still applicable once they become legally liable? And how many years of waiting? 3. If they were sent to juvie or similar and finished the required minimum, can they still be punished after they turn legal age?
It s***ks, yes, but it seems to be human nature to shield the legally underage from regular/adult punishments.
some resolutions are utopist (instant justice, usually legal battle take too much energy, and time), but i like…
Not exactly record since it's already there, but it doesn't have any power unless brought to an authority's attention and they take action on it.
If the chat was already deleted, that's harder to prove since chat platforms either deletes their log after a week or it's e2ee (end-to-end encrypted; the service can't see anything).
Secondly, the actual laws. Many issues portrayed in Kdramas are often social issues that lacks effective laws or there really is no law, or were recently passed but lacks implementation or is still untested.
For example, Soohyun's case has now placed to the test the recent AI and cyber laws of South Korea. In addition to that, it finally exposed a decades old issue about brand-celebrity contracts. South Korea is also debating on passing a new law giving protections to celebrities and culling their very toxic "guilty until proven innocent" culture—once passed, celebrities will be protected from losing sponsors, projects, kdramas, because of some unconfirmed, uninvestigated rumour or leak.
In many other countries, it is common sense that a person is "innocent until proven guilty". That's actually the core of the United Nation Declaration on Human Rights. But in South Korea, you are guilty until proven innocent—and even if you were proven guilty, your haters won't stop until you sue them and also you likely won't be able to return to your career.
I am not painting South Korea negatively, we can all see, watch, read real-life cases of that toxic culture, weak laws, or the lack thereof.
Going back, even if there's chat evidence, if no one will take your side, that evidence is useless. If the law is weak, or there is no law at all for that case, everyone is afraid because the powerful can destroy your career and life.
That's what the elementary teacher episode was about. The principal gave up. She was discouraged. She knew, as a Korean, nothing will happen if she escalates it outside of the school, and school's image will be tarnished too. Until the teacher broke down and gave up on her life.
1. I already knew they were going to mess up because the way the orders were placed on the kitchen was random.
Always remember: FIFO. First In, First Out. That principle applies in almost all aspects of life.
So for orders, always move the first to the right-most side, and you place the new ones to the left. Everytime an order slip is done, you move every pending slips to the right.
You also always mark which items were served so you are not guessing. And in case the next order is similar, you can move to that already, while still cooking the other items from the long order.
It's fine if you're new. No issue there. But it is a lesson to take heart. FIFO. First In, First Out.
2. The episode focused too much on the big group. That's fine, it's the episode title after all! I just wished they showed more of the kitchen and how they handled the sudden influx of orders, group orders at that.
It could've added more context as to what exactly happened. I have a suspicion it isn't just because they didn't follow FIFO principle.
But yes, maybe they'll show it in Episode 5.
3. All I'm saying is that E04 left the audience, or just me, in a bad mood. It was like the episode was edited in a way to emphasize the error and how bad it was to make Koreans wait. Which isn't about Koreans or Korean culture at all, making customers wait is bad no matter which country you are at, so there was no need to emphasized it in this episode.
They made mistakes. We know that. They're newbies to this type of work. It isn't an excuse and I am not defending them because they're Filipinos, but again, E04 tipped too much on emphasizing their mistakes. It lacked balance. You don't do this in competition/survival type variety shows, there's always a balance in each episode.
They could've titled Episode 04 as "Chaotic Filipino Restaurant Made Koreans Wait Forever". 🤪🤣😝😜😆 That's what I got from E04.
Likely too late to update the future episodes, but at least, the editing team and directors might discovere this feedback so they can improve their style in their future projects.
1 
I don't know if he was in-character or was half-disappointed with his friend JCW, but that was very Filipino. 🤣🤣🤣 I was laughing so hard!
Like reminding everyone you're a customer and was suddenly pulled to help. That's how we generally (not always) act. It's like a friendly banter, half-complaint. You're happy to help but qt the same time, you can't let go of it and reminds everyone about it. And it's all for free, no payment.
I don't know how it is in other cultures, but InGuk was really channelling the Filipino culture there. 🤣🤣🤣
Also, the way he sang Happy Birthday and then seddenly left after finishing, or not smiling at the customers, yep, really Filipino there. 🤣🤣🤣 I really can't help but laugh endlessly. You want to be 100% angry but your dear friend asked you for a favor.
Lastly, when Inguk still paid. That's not Korean-only, that's the Filipino culture as well. However, the reason is different. In Filipino culture, you agreed to voluntary help, if the business makis the bill free, then it wasn't a "help" at all. So why did the Filipino staff/celebrities still said it's on the house? Not because JCW said so but because InGuk's a celebrity. If a celebrity or personality ended up volunteering randomly, we do feel the need to offer them something. It's more of a social exchange so us not to be rude. The celebrity/personality will refuse and still pay. It's simply a social politeness dance.
2. JCW's frankness.
I was laughing at those, and that's good. Is it a Filipino culture to be frank? Oh yes, definitely.
A. When he said, "oh I'll be mixing drinks the whole night". Yeah, we do that frank side comments. We call it "parinig", like whispering but loud enough that they'll hear. 🤣🤣🤣 Or, thinking-out-loud and pretending you didn't realize you did. 😅😅
That's a culture ow character that is shared between Koreans and Filipinos.
B. When he said, "wait, isn't the reply 'thank you first'?"
Same in the Philippines actually. The only difference is that the sequence can be reversed in Filipino culture. If JCW simply answerd "maybe one or two", she would reply, "thank you". It looks like in Korean culture, you say "thank you" first before you ask the follow up question.
Was it cultural clash? Not really. Again, it just can be reversed in Filipino culture. In fact, we also do it the JCW's way, we suddenly say, "Wow! No 'thank you' first?" Or in Filipino, "Agad, agad? Walang 'thank you' muna?" Jodi wasn't wrong nor being rude, again, the sequence was just reversed. That's why she laughed and said sorry, because it's how we do it in the Filipino culture as well.
3. The restaurant really did went viral in Korea during filming. JCW saw it and volunteered.
And I think that explains why there are suddenly so many people eating, especially Koreans. I for one did not expect the Koreans will genuinely like Filipino food. Less spicy, more salty and sweet or sour. The Filipino food that Korean tourists try in Boracay and similar tourist spots? Those were made specially for tourists. It's authentic but still special. The ones in "Kumusta" were more home-made style. Even the Filipinos said, "tastes like home" or "this is truly Filipino".
So, for Koreans to like home-made style Filipino food, that's something. Huge something.
4. Palabok
I was very surprised almost all Koreans liked it. There was one that didn't. I was actually thankful that they showed a short clip of the Korean who didn't like Palabok. Why? Not every Filipino likes Palabok! There are many different types of Palabok, and there are Filipinos who don't like all of it.
So, showing a Korean who didn't like it made me believe that everyone else who tried it were authentic, and weren't just saying good things because they're being polite in front of a camera.
I hope they show more of those other feedback or reactions. We Filipinos are not expecting foreigners to like our food when we know there are Filipinos who also don't, and we ourselves don't like some foreign food. It's the beauty of food, there's a diverse taste out there.
***
Overall, a very good E06.
Someone from the past replied and showed up as -1 LOLs.
I think they did swap. The "bad actor" version was the past soul who can't make sense of the modern world and thought she's in hell. Especially so when she entered adulthood and lo and behold, life as an adult is indeed a hell in the modern world. 😆😆
1. During the childhood incident, her soul was stolen and switched with the past.
2. The Seori that lived as a "bad actor" in the present was the past soul.
This explains the following:
A. Present Seori easily adjusted to the modern world
B. She has memories of the childhood incident
C. The "bad actor" version was the soul from the past, the modern world is very alien to her, she probably thought it's hell or punishment
D. Why the Seori we know was very brave and vocal even in the past, because her real childhood was in the present. Deep in her subconscious, it's telling her that, but consciously she thought it was a silly childhood dream, probably "evil" so she tucked it away.
Originally, we assumed that the Seori we know in the present travelled to the present when they were still kids. But if you think about her lif as a childhood actress, it won't make sense if it was a temporary thing. It's not easy to become an actor, a child at that. It takes years to train a child to understand acting and land roles or commercials.
This tells us that her parents were already training her. Probably even enroled in an acting school, until she finally got a break. When she became famous, their creditors started calling but they can't pay their loans yet, so they committed suicide. Blame it on them while ensuring their kid leaves a good name instead of living with the sad news.
But their plan failed because (1) her soul was stolen and teleported to thekpast, and (2) she was saved and grew up with her grandmothe, or at least a different soul, the one from the past.
As I've said in my post, if at least one already have an experience, it will change the vibe of the entire show. That is why I thought it was intentional.
2. Chef briefly showed his strictness when he asked them to review the order slips. 🤣 He was also about to do it himself but decided they better do it.
Again, it's understandable if he lowered his standards because they're celebrities and newbies. But not too much. They need guidance, and they are also representing the Philippines. A little strictness will go a long way. I hope Chef will feel more comfortable and show more of his real style, afterall, the Chef is the one who runs the show in a fine dining restaurant.
3. Someone who can speak Hangugeo was definitely very helpful. I guess that's how they started inviting Korean celebrities.
4. Dish washer. Still no dish washer crew? Didn't have to be on camera, just behind-the-scenes.
The dishwasher can come when they're about to close, that way they can rest. The celebrity chef was too tired already during their dinner slot, it was showing on her face—I'm guessing she did the dishes again.
5. The two Korean singers, were they guests? They were familiar, I think I've seen them in other shows before, or in YouTube. The moment the camera panned on them, I knew they're celebrities too.
6. The married couple. I'm suspecting they're part of the Korean production team. They're too comfortable being filmed, and they knew how to make funny scenes without overdoing it. Unless of course they are naturals, in which case, they should pursue a career in variety shows. 😀
7. The solo diner. I'm suspecting she's a vlogger. A food critique vlogger. She was too professional and comfortable.
Which brings me to the question I've been wondering for a few episodes now, what percentage of their customers were picked or invited vs who just passed by and ate?
Or, maybe, the correct question to ask is, did Kumusta viral in Korea during the filming of E05? Most of their dinner customers had a different vibe than the previous ones. 😁
Nothing wrong with inviting specific people, but it is a curious thing to know how much was natural and how much were random folks who got curious about it.
Re: mouth guard, that one 100%. It's standard practice since it was invented. Unless they don't use it in Korea, so the Korean production team didn't think of it?
1. What do they do with it: juvenile detention, or adoption because the parent can't be trusted, or nothing
2. Is the crime or sentence still applicable once they become legally liable? And how many years of waiting?
3. If they were sent to juvie or similar and finished the required minimum, can they still be punished after they turn legal age?
It s***ks, yes, but it seems to be human nature to shield the legally underage from regular/adult punishments.
If the chat was already deleted, that's harder to prove since chat platforms either deletes their log after a week or it's e2ee (end-to-end encrypted; the service can't see anything).
Secondly, the actual laws. Many issues portrayed in Kdramas are often social issues that lacks effective laws or there really is no law, or were recently passed but lacks implementation or is still untested.
For example, Soohyun's case has now placed to the test the recent AI and cyber laws of South Korea. In addition to that, it finally exposed a decades old issue about brand-celebrity contracts. South Korea is also debating on passing a new law giving protections to celebrities and culling their very toxic "guilty until proven innocent" culture—once passed, celebrities will be protected from losing sponsors, projects, kdramas, because of some unconfirmed, uninvestigated rumour or leak.
In many other countries, it is common sense that a person is "innocent until proven guilty". That's actually the core of the United Nation Declaration on Human Rights. But in South Korea, you are guilty until proven innocent—and even if you were proven guilty, your haters won't stop until you sue them and also you likely won't be able to return to your career.
I am not painting South Korea negatively, we can all see, watch, read real-life cases of that toxic culture, weak laws, or the lack thereof.
Going back, even if there's chat evidence, if no one will take your side, that evidence is useless. If the law is weak, or there is no law at all for that case, everyone is afraid because the powerful can destroy your career and life.
That's what the elementary teacher episode was about. The principal gave up. She was discouraged. She knew, as a Korean, nothing will happen if she escalates it outside of the school, and school's image will be tarnished too. Until the teacher broke down and gave up on her life.
Always remember: FIFO. First In, First Out. That principle applies in almost all aspects of life.
So for orders, always move the first to the right-most side, and you place the new ones to the left. Everytime an order slip is done, you move every pending slips to the right.
You also always mark which items were served so you are not guessing. And in case the next order is similar, you can move to that already, while still cooking the other items from the long order.
It's fine if you're new. No issue there. But it is a lesson to take heart. FIFO. First In, First Out.
2. The episode focused too much on the big group. That's fine, it's the episode title after all! I just wished they showed more of the kitchen and how they handled the sudden influx of orders, group orders at that.
It could've added more context as to what exactly happened. I have a suspicion it isn't just because they didn't follow FIFO principle.
But yes, maybe they'll show it in Episode 5.
3. All I'm saying is that E04 left the audience, or just me, in a bad mood. It was like the episode was edited in a way to emphasize the error and how bad it was to make Koreans wait. Which isn't about Koreans or Korean culture at all, making customers wait is bad no matter which country you are at, so there was no need to emphasized it in this episode.
They made mistakes. We know that. They're newbies to this type of work. It isn't an excuse and I am not defending them because they're Filipinos, but again, E04 tipped too much on emphasizing their mistakes. It lacked balance. You don't do this in competition/survival type variety shows, there's always a balance in each episode.
They could've titled Episode 04 as "Chaotic Filipino Restaurant Made Koreans Wait Forever". 🤪🤣😝😜😆 That's what I got from E04.
Likely too late to update the future episodes, but at least, the editing team and directors might discovere this feedback so they can improve their style in their future projects.