Health trainer Yang Chi-seung confessed that he appeared on the popular Netflix variety show 'Black and White Chef' but was completely edited out.
On the 20th, a video titled '"Yang Chi-seung was on Black and White Chef?" The story of being completely edited out. But now with a double life added...' was released on the 'Bibo TV' YouTube channel.
In the video, Song Eun-yi and Kim Sook attempted to connect with Yang Chi-seung by phone. During the call, Yang Chi-seung revealed that he had appeared on 'Black and White Chef.' He recalled the filming, saying, "At first, the writers and the PD said, 'Director, we heard you are good at cooking. Since we're doing this, let's do it together.' For a few months, I was thinking about what to make, and since I used to run a pojangmacha, I suggested making that food. We prepared for a few months, and on the day, I went at 6 a.m. and finished after midnight."
He continued, "The writer told my manager, 'The editing is all done, and it will be aired, so watch it.' So I watched it at home, but honestly, I felt really bad," adding, "My kids were there. They said, 'Dad, since you're cooking, let's watch together,' but even after watching for three hours, I didn't appear. One daughter went into her room, then my son did too, and I was watching alone on the sofa feeling devastated. I wondered, 'Will I appear later? Should I wait longer?' But everything I filmed had already aired. I watched it all, and I completely disappeared without a trace."
Upon hearing this, Kim Sook said, "I heard he signed a confidentiality agreement," and added, "He didn't tell me, but there is a cafe next to the gym. Suddenly, they remodeled it into a kitchen, and he was cooking there. He gave us food and stuff. But he was preparing for 'Black and White Chef' all by himself. He couldn't bring himself to talk about it."
Yang Chi-seung said he made dishes like spicy stir-fried pork (jeyuk bokkeum), mujeon (radish pancakes), and aged kimchi rolls on 'Black and White Chef.' He appeared under the nickname 'Tiger Pojangmacha' and said, "I went on the show wanting to make people recognize me as someone who cooks, but I never expected them to completely erase it all so perfectly." The food judge was Baek Jong-won, CEO of The Born Korea. Yang said, "He ate the mujeon and said, 'The mujeon is amazing. Where did you learn this? It's really delicious.' But when he ate the spicy stir-fried pork, he said, 'This tastes quite ordinary? Sorry,' and left."
Yang Chi-seung added, "There were many people who were completely edited out, not just me. I know how hard those people worked from morning till night," and said, "Since 100 people appeared and filmed, they came out early in the morning, waited until late at night, worked hard for months, and those people deserved to have their faces shown at least once. As a cast member, I felt a bit sorry."
Meanwhile, Yang Chi-seung previously announced that he had sued a landlord for fraud but received a no-charge decision from the police.
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