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.
The guest chef was right, if you remove certain things to fit the Korean palette, then it loses its Filipino-ness. You can adjust it up or down but don't remove anything.
I think they intentionally chose celebrities without an experience to make the show more excitong and challenging. If they chose just one with experience, it will totally change the flow and vibe.
It's fun to watch. It's like watching a group of friends who decided to open a restaurant with no one to guide them but their daily experiences. We rarely see that today because there are training programs now.
Including "inspired by" is not a standard practice or mandatory in the industry. Every text shown in screens…
Korea is also not into superhero genre. This is just another attempt or experiment, and it was a success (one of the few successful works).
Besides, experimenting on children and they gain superpowers can be traced back as far as 1950s. So, Stranger Things or whatever should also include "inspired by" if that is mandatory. 😁
Ideas, and general concepts, are not propected by Copyright. Thus, there is nothing binding any creator in including "Inspired by".
I can write a story that looks like Battle Royale but isn't Battle Royale, and people will demand I credit Squid Game but was not inspired by any of those because "Last Man Standing" is an ancient genre. 😆
Why didn’t they put inspired by stranger things at the end of the description.
Including "inspired by" is not a standard practice or mandatory in the industry. Every text shown in screens have a corresponding value in money and time. So, if it's not important, then it shouldn't be there.
There is nothing new under sun, everything was inspired by something. 😉
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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.
It's fun to watch. It's like watching a group of friends who decided to open a restaurant with no one to guide them but their daily experiences. We rarely see that today because there are training programs now.
Besides, experimenting on children and they gain superpowers can be traced back as far as 1950s. So, Stranger Things or whatever should also include "inspired by" if that is mandatory. 😁
I can write a story that looks like Battle Royale but isn't Battle Royale, and people will demand I credit Squid Game but was not inspired by any of those because "Last Man Standing" is an ancient genre. 😆
There is nothing new under sun, everything was inspired by something. 😉