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Kang Ho-dong and Lee Seung-gi reunited for the first time in 8 years, 'Brother Ramen', started with a 2% rating.

The first episode of 'Brother Ramen', which aired on the 22nd, recorded an audience rating of 2.1% based on Nielsen Korea and a maximum of 3.1% at the moment. On this day's broadcast, Kang Ho-dong, Lee Seung-gi, and Bae In-hyuk opened a 'ramen shop' in a famous tourist destination in Japan and greeted the first customers.

First, the three had their first meeting for harmony before leaving for Japan. Kang Ho-dong and Lee Seung-gi, who boast a friendship of 12 years, expressed their joy at the reunion after 8 years, and Bae In-hyuk created a friendly atmosphere by radiating the youngest beauty overflowing with friendliness even in his first variety show. But soon, the three of them sell only three menus every day, receive votes from customers who are divided into 'delicious' and 'disappointed' every day, and even one recipe that chooses 'disappointed' is discarded from the menu the next day. engulfed

As soon as the three of them arrived in Japan, they went directly to the 'Hyeongje Ramen' restaurant located in 'Enoshima', a representative tourist destination, and had a meeting about the menu to be presented on the first day. Since it was the first day, the three decided to choose the most Korean-style and impactful menu. On the opening day, the menu captivated the taste buds of Korean students, 'Delicious Jeyuk Ramen', K-Haejang food, 'Chinguk Pollack Ramen' with dried pollack, and three sides. We decided on 'East Sea Water Ramen' with plenty of fresh seafood from Korea, the sea. Here, it is foretold that 'Made in Korea' brand kimchi will be airlifted every day to widely publicize the taste of Korea.

While Kang Ho-dong and Lee Seung-gi were in charge of the kitchen and Bae In-hyeok was in charge of customer service, the three people who tasted the ramen they made themselves were not only identifying improvements, but also deciding the price and operating hours, and making 7 days worth of red pepper oil in advance. seemed

And on the first day of opening the door of 'Brother Ramen', the three started preparing 3 hours and 30 minutes before the opening, and sweated hard to prepare the food ingredients for 50 servings of each menu, a total of 150 servings. The three people who did their best shouting “Sincere Sincerity” finished the perfect setting by preparing the ingredients for the menu, completing the 'appetizer' sungnyung, raw ramen and kimchi, and scallions that were barely made 2 minutes before opening. Soon, the three of them held a special 'menu board launching ceremony' with a determined attitude, and encouraged fighting by shouting the slogan "For a bowl that can't be recovered!"

That's how the business of 'Brother Ramen' started. The three of them were very nervous, but when there were no signs of a guest appearing, they showed nervousness. In fact, it was not easy to attract customers due to the location of the store far from the downtown area. Two elderly gentlemen opened the door and appeared in front of the three brothers who eagerly waited for the first customer, and as it turned out, the three brothers, wearing sales smiles, gave friendly attitudes and friendly explanations to catch the old gentlemen who were customers of the former 'Brother Ramen' store. And after twists and turns of menu recommendations, they successfully sold 2 bowls of 'Delicious Jeyuk Ramen' as their first menu item.

Lee Seung-gi, who was in charge of 'Delicious Jeyuk Ramen', started cooking right away. After the first customer started, 4 young customers appeared and energized the restaurant by ordering 1 'Jinguk Hwangtae Ramen', 1 'Delicious Jeyuk Ramen', and 2 'Donghae Mul Ramen'. Kang Ho-dong started mind control by saying, “Calmly, calmly,” before cooking the ‘Chinguk Hwangtae Ramen’ and ‘Donghae Mul Ramen’, which he was in charge of, and said, “I will make it delicious” to young guests through an interpreter, saying, “The emperor of communication.” 'He showed off his down side.

At the same time, the two elderly gentleman guests took off their glasses and sweated profusely, showed off a mukbang where they 'completely sealed' the noodles and the last soup, and even enjoyed K-kimchi. In the meantime, two strollers, little customers, and even parents appeared in front of the store, embarrassing Bae In-hyuk, who was serving customers, and raised expectations for the first day of business.

In the trailer for the next episode, a sense of crisis heightened as the store was full in an endless line of customers and the three brothers making mistakes one after another. As the expressions of the unusual guests are captured, attention will be paid to what will be the result of the 'guest evaluation' for the 'Brother Ramen' recipe on the first day, and whether the three brothers will be able to keep the K-Ramen recipe.

The second episode of 'Brother Ramen', co-produced and broadcast simultaneously by TV CHOSUN and Discovery Channel Korea, will air on the 29th at 10pm.

Reporter Tae Yuna, Ten Asia youyou@tenasia.co.kr