As the creators of the “meokbang” phenomenon, where people eat delicious food in front of the camera, Koreans place a lot of pride on our food and its portrayal in media. Here are five times watching K-dramas and K-pop stars made our stomachs growl.
1. When “Reply 1988” showed this savory bowl of kimchi fried rice and this stack of fried eggs:
2. When Seo Hyun-jin lovingly bit into spicy fried chicken in “Let’s Eat”:
3. That time Apink’s Bomi dug into her cheesy pizza:
4. That time Seolhyun was backstage chowing down on her sandwich, which she called a “small snack”:
5. That time Apink’s Namjoo finished off a huge bowl of jajangmyeon, or noodles in black bean sauce:
(doo@heraldcorp.com)
