Park Jihoon's 'Chef Soldier' Hits 2nd Hit Success

Actor Park Ji-hoon has achieved two consecutive box office successes with the TVING series '​The Legend of the Mess Hall Soldier'. In the final episode, he played the lead role of Kang Seong-jae, achieving a successful solo journey and a perfect ending.

Park Ji-hoon portrayed the confused inner turmoil of Kang Seong-jae, who faced a crisis when his 'chef status window' disappeared, with a multi-dimensional performance, completing the narrative of a growing character. Kang Seong-jae recreated home-cooked meals by recalling his fingertip senses and his father's teachings, and prevented the closure of the outpost with a dramatic victory. At the end, he received a new quest, foreshadowing further growth.

Through this work, Park Ji-hoon revealed his diverse charms by oscillating between fantasy and realistic acting, and took a step forward as an actor by depicting the character's growth step-by-step, from his clumsy appearance as a private to his transformation into a skilled mess hall soldier.

After rising to the ranks of a ten-million-viewer actor with the movie 'The Man Who Lives with the King', Park Ji-hoon recorded two consecutive home runs with the drama '​The Legend of the Mess Hall Soldier'. Despite reaching the peak of his career as an actor, he showed a calm demeanor, revealing his belief that there is still much more to forge ahead than the path already walked.

'The Legend of the Mess Hall Soldier' is a military cooking fantasy drama depicting the process of Private Kang Seong-jae, who wields a kitchen knife instead of a gun and an apron instead of a bandolier, becoming a 'legendary mess hall soldier'. It received heated attention, recording the highest subscription contribution performance among TVING dramas.