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Baek Jong-won donates 10 million won in cooking competition prize money with his own money





Baek Jong-won previously carried out the 'Yesan Market Revival Project' as part of a regional win-win project. After opening, many people visited Yesan Market, and it is currently temporarily closed for a better market.
In addition to reviving the market, Baek Jong-won ultimately had a bigger goal in mind: revitalizing the region. Baek Jong-won said, “My dream now is to create various festivals in this region.”
It is said that 350,000 people gathered for 7 days at the Three Kingdoms Festival in Yesan last October. Samguk means chrysanthemum, rice soup, and noodles. Baek Jong-won expressed his surprise, saying, "The Three Kingdoms Festival is held every year. It has become a national festival. Isn't it amazing? It's been a few years." He then revealed that he was providing festival consulting, saying, “We are supporting the food corners of the Three Kingdoms Festival.” He expressed confidence, saying, “It will probably get better.” Didn’t we include a cooking competition in the Three Kingdoms Festival?”
Baek Jong-won, who hosted the cooking competition at last year's festival, said, "I believe the prize money for this competition is more than 10 million won." Baek Jong-won said to have stolen his own money. The cooking competition featured a feast of various creative dishes. Baek Jong-won also conducted the screening himself. Baek Jong-won expressed his ambition, saying, “I will really make it something that more than half of the people remember.”
Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia reporter bella@tenasia.co.kr