"Henri, who said 'I like Bibimbap'... Stirred Bibimbap in sync with the 'Bibim King' conductor"

Yubibim Appears at Lunch Table

Legendary French footballer Thierry Henry made headlines as 'Bibim King' Yubibim, who appeared on the Netflix cooking reality show 'Black and White Chefs,' made a surprise appearance during a lunch Henry had with his party.

Legendary French footballer Thierry Henry attracted attention when Yubibim, known as the "Bibim King" who appeared on the Netflix cooking reality show "Black and White Chefs," made a surprise appearance during a lunch with Henry and his party.
[Image source: Screenshot from Thierry Henry's Instagram]

On the 19th, Henry posted a video on his social media (SNS) showing him and Kak? (Brazil) mixing bibimbap under the passionate guidance of Yubibim. Henry and his group were smiling cheerfully, clearly enjoying the unique experience. Henry said, "I enjoyed making bibimbap with my fellow players." He is known to enjoy Korean cuisine, especially bibimbap, having mentioned in interviews multiple times that he likes bibimbap.

Yubibim, who was so captivated by bibimbap that he changed his name to his current one in 2007, appeared on the Netflix cooking reality show 'Black and White Chefs.' Yubibim became a hot topic when he made Baek Jong-won, the CEO and head judge of The Born Korea who came to evaluate Jeonju bibimbap, sing a bibim song while mixing the bibimbap, saying, "You have to sing."

Legendary French footballer Thierry Henry attracted attention as 'Bibim King' Yubibim, who appeared on the Netflix cooking reality show 'Black and White Chefs,' made a surprise appearance during a lunch with him and his party.
[Image source: Screenshot from Thierry Henry's Instagram]

Legendary players from the world of football, including Henry, arrived through Incheon Airport on the 18th. They are participating in the Nexon Icon Match 'FC SPEAR vs SHIELD UTD' held at Seoul World Cup Stadium at 6 p.m. on the 20th. The event match, themed as 'The Battle of the Best Spear and Shield,' is led by Henry as the coach and Park Ji-sung as the coach for the 'Spear Team,' while Fabio Cannavaro coaches and Lee Young-pyo coaches the 'Shield Team.' Didier Drogba captains the 'Spear Team,' which features a star-studded lineup including Kak?, Lu?s Figo, Rivaldo, Eden Hazard, Ahn Jung-hwan, Lee Chun-soo, and Kim Byung-ji. The 'Shield Team' is captained by Rio Ferdinand and includes legendary players such as Yaya Tour?, Dimitar Berbatov, Nemanja Vidi?, Javier Mascherano, and goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar.

Meanwhile, in May, the Korean Food Promotion Institute conducted an 'Overseas Korean Food Consumer Survey' targeting 9,000 local residents aged 20 to 59 living in 18 major overseas cities including Beijing, Ho Chi Minh City, and New York from August to October 2023. The survey found that the most desired Korean ready-to-eat meal was bibimbap, ranking first with 22.8%. Following bibimbap were commonly found snack bar dishes such as kimbap (19.1%), kimchi fried rice (13.0%), and ramen (11.5%).