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tvN's new variety show, 'Street Restaurant Fighter' (hereafter 'Srepa'), has released a highlight video ahead of its premiere, signaling the start of a fierce business survival. This program is a real business survival show where the survival and elimination of 20 food service participants will be determined solely by customer choice and sales.

The highlight video heightened anticipation by showcasing the participants' extraordinary determination and a fierce competitive landscape. Participants highlighted their individual strengths centered around three keywords: 'business is taste,' 'business is customers,' and 'business is profit.' Michelin chefs showcased their outstanding culinary skills, while participants like 'business genius' Jo Seo-hyung leveraged their business acumen to quickly read customer preferences and consumption psychology.

The biggest feature of 'Srepa' is the absence of judges. Only customer choices and actual sales will determine the participants' performance, and situations where customers flock in and rankings are overturned due to word-of-mouth are expected to repeat. The show is expected to deliver tension reminiscent of a real business environment, with some stores exceeding 20 million won in daily sales while others struggle to attract customers.

The survival competition is even more ruthless. In 'Srepa,' a harsh rule of immediate closure applies if a participant falls behind in sales competition. As today's first-place finisher can become the last-place finisher the next day, participants must continue their competition under constant pressure. Unexpected variables, operational issues, and conflicts among team members are expected to add to the tension.

In the first episode, with all 20 participants gathered, the winner's prize money was revealed. The judges were the customers, and the winner's prize money was set at infinity. This means the winner receives a base prize of 100 million won plus all sales revenue. The first mission was a '1 million won sales race,' a new brand opening mission where participants had to plan everything from the brand name to the signboard, interior, and menu.