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The Genius Paik

2023 · 3 seasons

A warm, easy-going travelogue where a famous chef and his team try to launch a restaurant abroad, mixing light business tension with cultural discovery and camaraderie.

Created by
Lee Woo-hyung
Genres
Reality
Starring
Paik Jong-won, Lee Jang-woo, John Park
Tagline
Global Catering Business Challenge
Overview
Paik Jong-won takes on a new challenge to spread his brand and K-food abroad. Will he be able to make a successful business like he does in Korea?

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Created by
Lee Woo-hyung
Genres
Reality
Starring
Paik Jong-won, Lee Jang-woo, John Park
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • ambition
  • friendship
  • class
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism9
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
reality
Created by
Lee Woo-hyung
Written by
Lee Yoo-jung
Starring
Paik Jong-won, Lee Jang-woo, John Park, Kwon Yu-ri, Lee Kyoo-hyung, Fabrizio Ferrari, Hyoyeon, Eric
Length
3 seasons, 35 episodes, 90 min each
Network
tvN
Country
South Korea
Languages
English, Korean

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