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k-entertain5/21/2026
[샘킴] Chef Sam Kim Returns to His Roots on tvN's 'Undercover Chef'
Renowned star chef Sam Kim has joined the new tvN reality program 'Undercover Chef', which premiered on the 21st. In this show, Sam Kim, along with fellow chefs Jung Ji-sun and Kwon Sung-jun, travels to their respective culinary foundations—Italy for Sam Kim—to work undercover as kitchen staff. Returning to the bottom rank for the first time in 27 years, Sam Kim shared the challenges of overcoming cultural biases and the strenuous reality of starting as a kitchen newcomer, while host Kim Poong provides commentary on their intense experiences.


