K-foodie meets J-foodie
Korea's top foodie Sung Si-kyung joins Japan's beloved Yutaka Matsushige on a tasty adventure as they explore culinary gems across Korea and Japan.
Seasons
1. Matsushige's 13-Year-Long Favorite Restaurant
Air Date: 2025-02-27
Ballad King Sung Si-kyung and Solitary Gourmet Yutaka Matsushige are on a grand foodie tour. Where better to start than Tokyo? Things might get spicy!
2. The Most Expensive Cheesecake in Japan
Air Date: 2025-02-27
Kamakura is famous for Slam Dunk and also happens to be Matsushige’s go-to food spot. Now, where do they sell the most expensive cheesecake in Japan?
3. Tear-Inducing Taste, Legendary Yakiniku
Air Date: 2025-03-06
Matsushige digs in at a legendary yakiniku spot from Solitary Gourmet, and Si-kyung is enthralled. Their chopsticks are flying. Praises are soaring.
4. The Best Gourmet Pairings for Fine Drinks, Omakase Yakitori
Air Date: 2025-03-13
Welcome to a yakitori restaurant that is delicious and easy on the wallet. As Si-kyung guzzles and digs in, Matsushige can’t help but also take a sip.
5. Mt. Fuji at Dusk and Exquisite Pudding
Air Date: 2025-03-20
In the second installment of Matsushige’s top dessert picks, the duo tries pudding at Mount Fuji. Prepare to be moved by the ambiance and the flavor.
6. A Beloved Spot for 40 Years: A Legendary Chinese Restaurant
Air Date: 2025-03-27
Memories of hope and hunger endure in the Chinese restaurant where Matsushige once worked decades ago. A viral menu of pink fried rice awaits the duo.
7. The Dignity of a 30-Year-Old Legendary Restaurant – Bu-il Charcoal Grilled Ribs
Air Date: 2025-04-03
The duo heads to Seoul for Si-kyung's top picks. Matsushige tears into timeless pork ribs like a black panther. The friendship deepens with each ssam.
8. "Addictive Love" – Pyeongyang Cold Noodles
Air Date: 2025-04-10
Si-kyung is filled with childhood nostalgia at a cold noodle spot boasting decades of culinary tradition. Will Matsushige enjoy Pyeongyang naengmyeon?
9. Sweet Recharge Station: A Dessert Tour of Yaksoo Market
Air Date: 2025-04-17
Si-kyung knows the perfect place for Matsushige’s sweet tooth. Come visit the marketplace for some walnut balls, donuts, croquettes and red bean buns!
10. Seafood Buffet Right by the Ocean
Air Date: 2025-04-24
A seafood tour at Karato Market builds friendship like no other place! Matsushige and Si-kyung learn what piques their appetites by the calm seashore.
11. Young Matsushige's Soul Food
Air Date: 2025-05-01
The boy from Fukuoka is now a man - with a taste for nostalgia. Matsushige brings his pal to savor manju and some udon he would pick as his last meal.
12. Kal-guksu? Just a Sidekick
Air Date: 2025-05-08
According to Si-kyung, today's place was beloved by three generations. The noodles here are but a sidekick for the suyuk and the stir-fried octopus!
13. The Luxury Brand of Gopchang
Air Date: 2025-05-15
With the help of Si-kyung, Matsushige is initiated into the world of premium gopchang. The savory flavor keeps the soju flowing. A decision is made.
1. Wild Instincts, Native Chicken Charcoal
Air Date: 2025-05-22
The prelude is over, and the taste-off begins! Matsushige deals the first blow with charcoal-grilled chicken. The mood is right, but what about taste?
2. Duck Rebellion: Charcoal-Grilled Duck
Air Date: 2025-05-29
It’s Korea’s turn to present a charcoal-grilled dish. Si-kyung's delectable duck transports Matsushige. It's so good, a new recipe is in the works!
3. Tonkotsu ramen with a deep, savory pork smell
Air Date: 2025-06-05
A savory battle of pork bone broth commences. It's tonkotsu ramen versus sundae-gukbap! Matsushige goes first, but his tastes clash with Si-kyung’s.
4. Sundae Gukbap by the Minister of Gukbap
Air Date: 2025-06-12
Following Japan's tonkotsu is Korea's sundae-gukbap. Si-kyung reveals his personal favorite as Matsushige gets creative using a secret ingredient.
5. Six Decades of Tradition and Taste: Korean-Style Chinese Cuisine
Air Date: 2025-06-19
The two foodies find themselves in a Korean-style Chinese restaurant. What is Matsushige's preference for eating tangsuyuk, jajangmyeon and jjamppong?
6. Matzzigae’s All-Time Favorite Yakisoba
Air Date: 2025-06-26
If Korea has jjajangmyeon, then Japan has yakisoba! Matsushige's favorite place in Osaka has the most magical okonomiyaki and smoky-flavored yakisoba.
7. Go to the Han River, get your ramen on
Air Date: 2025-07-03
The two foodies convene at the romantic Hangang Park, indulging in homemade kimbap, delicious ramyeon and takeout food. This date is going swimmingly.
8. The most expensive Mont Blanc in Kyoto
Air Date: 2025-07-10
For his date, Matsushige chooses an exclusive Mont Blanc shop in Kyoto. The two foodies even share a bingsu, relishing the sweetness of camaraderie.
9. Double Hit Live Squid
Air Date: 2025-07-17
A battle of the mollusks commences. Matsushige goes first with a double feature of tasty squid, enjoyed raw and fried! Will he win this Squid Game?
10. Three-course octopus set menu
Air Date: 2025-07-24
Up against Fukuoka’s live squid is Korea’s live octopus! A full-course spread of raw, grilled and boiled octopus piques Matsushige’s interest.
11. Father's Unagi Restaurant
Air Date: 2025-07-31
Matsushige picks a legendary unagi place with 152 years of history, a favorite of his father's. Invigorated, the foodies begin a friendly competition.
12. Korea's Soul Food, Classic Whole Chicken
Air Date: 2025-08-07
Matsushige heads to a traditional market and is captivated by the market's charm. He finally finds what he came for: old-fashioned fried chicken!
1. 400 Years of Sweet Tradition
Air Date: 2025-08-14
The foodies take a business trip to Kyoto. In this historic land, Si-kyung discovers his favorite mochi place. But will he find a favorite restaurant?
2. No Crime in Tteok's Twist
Air Date: 2025-08-21
On a tasty business trip to Busan, Matsushige and Si-kyung get their fill of rice cakes. Garaetteok is good, but are they ready for spicy tteokbokki?
3. Red Means Apple, Black Means Tatin
Air Date: 2025-08-28
Sweet tooth Matsushige offers a dessert tour of Kyoto that includes the tarte tatin that changed his outlook. But what drink would pair well with it?
4. Wednesday Special: Golden Tofu
Air Date: 2025-09-04
Today, we have a tofu special for Jenna Ortega and Emma Myers. From pan-fried to braised, which recipe has captured the hearts of the Wednesday cast?
5. A Kyoto Mother’s Simmered Mackerel
Air Date: 2025-09-11
One would be missing out on life if they never tried simmered mackerel from Matsushige’s recommended spot. The savory omakase may topple his sobriety!
6. Clam Soup that Welcomes the Dawn
Air Date: 2025-09-18
At a restaurant in Busan that specializes in clam soup, the foodies dine on hangover soup and simmered mackerel. Naturally, Si-kyung craves liquor.
7. The Master’s Jingisukan
Air Date: 2025-09-25
Sapporo is a foodie’s paradise with its offerings of lamb and Jingisukan. Matsushige proposes a place that boasts lamb sashimi and a legendary menu.
8. Home Run! The Flavors of Busan
Air Date: 2025-10-02
Busan’s own Lee Dae-ho pulls out the works with bossam, bulgogi and whole octopus. Matsushige channels his inner Korean by being hands-on with kimchi.
9. Heavenly Asahikawa and the Taste of Mom’s Cooking
Air Date: 2025-10-09
The two foodies visit Hokkaido’s Asahikawa to visit Matsushige’s culinary mentor, finding joy in delicious home-style dishes and drinking snacks.
10. Busan’s Ganjjajang and Ulmyeon
Air Date: 2025-10-16
In Busan, the foodies visit a Chinese restaurant run by a huaqiao living in Korea. The ganjjajang and ulmyeon are good enough to make a foodie sing!
11. Actors' Hideout
Air Date: 2025-10-23
The foodies head to an izakaya in Osaka that Matsushige once frequented after work. Their conversation is as rich as the variety of the food served.
12. The Original Taste of Budae-Jjigae
Air Date: 2025-10-30
The foodies are off to taste the original budae-jjigae of the Songtan variety. Steak and bacon are unusual additions, but they sure pique the palate!
13. To Melt Into the Kal-guksu
Air Date: 2025-11-06
Si-kyung recommends a kal-guksu place in Euljiro that serves mugwort noodles in bone broth that captivates Matsushige. There's even a secret menu!
1. A Night Parfait and a Morning Soup
Air Date: 2025-11-13
Drinking culture is explored at length in this tasty tour of local flavors. Sapporo calls for parfaits after drinking, while Korea has morning soup.
2. Ginger Ramen that Keeps Getting Gingerier
Air Date: 2025-11-20
In Hokkaido, a ramen dish has a hold on Matsushige. The foodies can’t get enough of its gingery broth! But this may be their last time to enjoy it.
3. Deep Flavor of Jangdan Soybeans Beyond the Civilian Control Line
Air Date: 2025-11-27
Just minutes from North Korea, in the Demilitarized Zone, is Jangdan Soybeans village. Its delicious, savory dishes cause tension between the foodies.
4. Chanko Nabe of the Strongest Champion
Air Date: 2025-12-04
In Asahikawa, a renowned sumo family runs a Chanko Nabe restaurant that serves a tower of ingredients — the likes of which Matsushige has never seen.
5. Korean Culinary Treasure
Air Date: 2025-12-11
Matsushige is taken by the culinary treasures that this luxurious Korean restaurant has to offer: sinseollo, yukjeon, bulgogi and buckwheat noodles.
6. Busan Taxi Drivers’ Favorite Eateries
Air Date: 2025-12-18
All the taxi drivers in Busan rave about this secret spot. Si-kyung can’t stop himself from gorging on its hairtail dishes, be it grilled or stewed.
7. The Deep and Rich World of Gamjatang
Air Date: 2025-12-25
Today’s gamjatang is enough to impress Si-kyung. He offers a bite to Matsushige, who gets a full-course meal of meat, fried rice and vegetables.
8. Seafood Tasting Menu
Air Date: 2026-01-01
At Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market, the foodies scout for fresh hoe. Matsushige tries bone-in hoe for the first time. A special dish follows.
9. A Korean Restorative Feast
Air Date: 2026-01-08
The foodies visit Namhansanseong to savor baeksuk. Between sips of savory, restorative broth, Matsushige learns about three kinds of chicken soups.
10. Chilled Desserts From Korea and Japan
Air Date: 2026-01-15
Foodies delight over famous cold desserts from Korea and Japan, such as Hokkaido soft ice cream and snowflake patbingsu drizzled in condensed milk.
11. The Pork Soup of a Corporate Tycoon
Air Date: 2026-01-22
The foodies meet in Busan to savor pork soup and handmade sundae. CEOs are known to sup at this delectable spot! Matsushige and Si-kyung are besotted.
12. Traditional Charcoal-Grilled Chicken, Shinkoyaki
Air Date: 2026-01-29
In Asahikawa, the foodies discuss the joys of sharing good food over grilled morsels of shinkoyaki. For once, Matsushige joins Si-kyung with a drink.
13. A Korean-Japanese Collaborative Table
Air Date: 2026-02-05
To celebrate their first anniversary, Matsushige and Si-kyung prepare a meal for each other. Warm tonjiru and spicy jeyukbokkeum awaken good memories.
1. A new encounter
Air Date: 2026-03-12
Si-kyung meets Japanese top model and actress Ayaka Miyoshi as a new dining buddy. After exchanging greetings at a cafe in Tokyo, the two head straight to a famous tsukemen restaurant. With the first bite, Si-kyung realizes that Miyoshi is a true connoisseur of taste.
2. 5 kinds of teppanyaki course
Air Date: 2026-03-12
A store with no signboard in the old shopping street. In this place, which is only operated by reservation only, you can enjoy a full course of teppanyaki from super-large steak, bony tataki, grilled scallops, menchikatsu, and monjayaki.
3. Miyoshi's hometown restaurant
Air Date: 2026-03-19
Si-kyung visits Miyoshi's hometown, Kawagoe, Saitama. He tastes juicy gyoza at a regular spot Miyoshi frequented during her school days. With spontaneous exclamations of delight, the beer flows down smoothly.
4. The taste of the sushi craftsman
Air Date: 2026-03-26
A high-end sushi restaurant in Tokyo introduced by Korean Si-kyung to Japanese Miyoshi. A seventeen-course sushi meal presented by a sushi master with 26 years of experience. Will Si-kyung be able to win over Miyoshi's palate?
5. Yakiniku Omakase
Air Date: 2026-04-02
Si-kyung and Miyoshi visit a yakiniku restaurant located in Roppongi, a hot spot in Tokyo. At this special restaurant, which is said to be frequented by famous Korean and Japanese celebrities, they enjoy the finest Matsusaka beef as an omakase meal.
6. Miyoshi's secret hideout
Air Date: 2026-04-09
Miyoshi reveals her secret hideout to Si-kyung. Not only are there delicious drinks and snacks, but the owner even recommends perfect pairings! Si-kyung is extremely satisfied, but at the same time, he says he has a certain worry...
7. Invitation to a Korean restaurant
Air Date: 2026-04-16
Si-kyung and Miyoshi's gourmet date has resumed in Korea! Si-kyung is confident that he has prepared a fantastic lineup; where is his first restaurant? It is a yakiniku restaurant featuring seven types of kimchi made by a kimchi master and premium pork. An invitation to a Korean gourmet restaurant.
8. The Sundae Gukbap of My Life Found in Hipjiro
Air Date: 2026-04-23
A grand reveal of Si-kyung's true favorite sundae gukbap spot, worthy of being called the 'Minister of Gukbap.' Miyoshi, who accompanied Si-kyung to this famous sundae restaurant boasting a 40-year history, devours a bowl of rice in the blink of an eye!
9. Food paradise Yeonseo Market
Air Date: 2026-04-30
Upon hearing that Miyoshi liked traditional Korean markets, Si-gyeong guided her to Yeonseo Market, a food paradise. Here, where a wide variety of foods can be enjoyed, the two fully savored the flavors and charm of a Korean market.
10. Korean food most loved by Japanese people
Air Date: 2026-05-07
Soy-marinated crab, the Japanese people's favorite Korean dish! Today, Si-kyung visits a famous crab restaurant in Seoul chosen by Miyoshi. As a lavish spread is laid out, featuring soy-marinated crab, marinated shrimp, and crab roe rice, Miyoshi shares her memories of Korea.
11. One&Only nourishing perilla samgyetang
Air Date: 2026-05-14
On a day perfect for a nourishing meal, Si-kyung introduces Miyoshi to a restaurant specializing in perilla seed ginseng chicken soup. The two marvel at the thick, nutty broth and tender chicken. On top of that, the Cheongyang peppers served as a side dish add a surprising spicy kick.
12. Pyongyang Naengmyeon for you
Air Date: 2026-05-21
A crazy restaurant in Jongno that Si-kyung carefully chose for Miyoshi, who loves Pyongyang cold noodles. For just 11,000 won, Pyongyang cold noodles, boiled pork slices, and mung bean pancakes are served, and Miyoshi succeeds in finishing the entire meal at an incredible speed.
1. My first dream, in Kamakura
Air Date: 2026-05-28
The first destination for Shikyung and Miyoshi, who are embarking on a culinary dream trip, is Kamakura, the pilgrimage site of Slam Dunk. Hamburg steak and beef stew enjoyed in an old house in a tranquil seaside village. They become fully immersed in the rich flavors and atmosphere.
2. Luxury course meal featuring Mount Fuji
Air Date: 2026-05-28
Shikei and Miyoshi visit Yamanashi, where Mount Fuji welcomes them. Finding a high-end restaurant where the chef personally harvests seasonal ingredients to serve a course meal, the two experience a world of gourmet dining unlike anything they have experienced before.
3. Unstoppable Kushiyaki
Air Date: 2026-06-04
A unique kushiyaki omakase encounter in Shibuya, Tokyo! An endless parade of skewers that continues until they shout "Stop." Captivated by the fantastic taste, the two forget the timing to stop and get lost in an endless skewer mukbang.
4. Beautiful Mushroom Hot Pot
Air Date: 2026-06-11
Miyoshi confidently led Si-kyung to a famous mushroom hot pot restaurant in Omotesando. Si-kyung was completely disarmed by the rich broth infused with over ten varieties of mushrooms. It tastes the best, and they say it's the best for beauty too?
5. Yamanashi Foot-kneaded Udon
Air Date: 2026-06-18
Si-kyung and Miyoshi savor special udon in Yamanashi, nestled in the embrace of Mount Fuji. The noodles, perfected using the foot-kneading method, boast an exquisite chewiness. After enjoying the udon with various combinations, the two finally discover the perfect pairing.
6. Premium Sukiyaki on a Rainy Day
Air Date: 2026-06-25
Si-kyung and Miyoshi enjoy sukiyaki at a 100-year-old traditional house in rainy Kamakura. Moved by the taste, Miyoshi performs an impromptu dance, which leads to an unexpected MBTI conversation. What are the two of their MBTI types?
7. Beef Omakase as I Please
Air Date: 2026-07-02
A culinary dream trip in Korea begins. The first special course prepared by Si-kyung is the Majang Livestock Market, where you can enjoy top-quality meat at a reasonable price. While enjoying a private omakase for the two of them, Miyoshi makes a surprising confession.
8. Si-Kyung's steamed clams
Air Date: 2026-07-09
Si-kyung is finally taking the plunge and revealing it! It is Si-kyung’s favorite seafood and shellfish specialty restaurant, which he reportedly visits three times a week. They say the combination of salt and flounder here is the number one contributor to Si-kyung’s diet. Will it be able to win over Miyoshi’s taste buds as well?
9. The Taste of Korea Chosen by Michelin
Air Date: 2026-07-16
Si-kyung and Miyoshi visited a Michelin 1-star Korean fine dining restaurant. Elegant transformations of familiar Korean dishes such as marinated crab, salted seafood, and sliced boiled pork. A dish that received enthusiastic applause from the two also makes an appearance. I wish this course would never end!
10. Wild vegetable set meal capturing the essence of nature
Air Date: 2026-07-23
Deep in the mountains, a country meal known only to those in the know. The set meal, prepared with fresh, seasonal wild greens foraged by hand, elicits admiration from the two. Captivated by the taste that embodies both nature and sincerity, Miyoshi showers it with praise, saying she wants to eat it on her birthday!
11. Si-Kyung's family's secret hideout
Air Date: 2026-07-30
Introducing a stone-grilled pork belly restaurant, a favorite hangout spot that serves as Si-Kyung's family's secret hideout. Miyoshi savors the pork belly sizzling golden on the stone plate, followed by hearty wraps. Watching her, Si-Kyung finally manages to make a comment.
12. An addictive taste that calls you back
Air Date: 2026-08-06
A popular stir-fried duck restaurant bustling with regulars. Miyoshi is nervous at the bright red appearance, but quickly falls for the taste, which exceeds her expectations. After eating frantically, the two cleanse their palates with rice water and pick up their chopsticks again.
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Rating
8.8/10
Release Date
2025-02-27
Episodes
68 (6 seasons)
Status
Returning Series
