TV series
The Legend of Kitchen Soldier
Overview
A plastic-spoon man is on his way to becoming a legendary army cook—uncovering dark secrets within the base through his cooking skills.
Details
- First air date
- 2026-05-11
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 12 episodes
- Genres
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
- Network
- tvN
- Production
- Studio Dragon, Studio N
- Country
- KR
- Original language
- KO
Cast
- Park Ji-hoon as Kang Sung-jae
- Yoon Kyung-ho as Park Jae-young
- Han Dong-hee as Cho Ye-rin
- Lee Hong-nae as Yoon Dong-hyun
- Lee Sang-yi as Hwang Seok-ho
- Jung Woong-in as Baek Chun-ik
- Kang Ha-kyung as Kim Kwan-chul / Bitter Kwanchul
- Lim Ji-ho as Tak Mun-ik / Sweet Munik
- Kang Jun-kyu as Joo Sang-wook / Sour Sangwook
- Lee Sang-jun as Cha Seung-woo / Spicy Seungwoo
- Han Min as Lee Min-gu
- Park So-ri as Heo Ran-hee
Creators and crew
- Choi Ryong - Creator
- Cho Nam-hyung - Director
- Choi Ryong - Writer
Episodes
Episode 1
Kang Seong-jae enlists in the army as a cook and receives mysterious game-like commands that appear only to him.
Episode 2
Facing reassignment, Seong-jae must complete a high-stakes cooking quest within 72 hours to secure his role as military cook.
Episode 3
Seong-jae must improvise a daring dish during a surprise inspection to save his military kitchen.
Episode 4
Seong-jae's culinary success lifts unit morale but triggers professional jealousy and tension after an unexpected encounter.
Episode 5
Stripped of his skills while on leave, Seong-jae works as a kitchen assistant to save his mother's business and discovers a secret ingredient.
Episode 6
Seong-jae rallies the troops with an improvised arancini, but encounters danger after overhearing Captain Lee's plot.
Episode 7
A quest challenges Seong-jae to turn his rival, Sergeant Kim Kwan-cheol, into an ally.
Episode 8
Seong-jae navigates rising tensions and a sudden offer to join the officer's mess.
Episode 9
Seong-jae enters the officer's mess and completes a crucial quest.
Episode 10
Seong-jae begins his final quest and participates in a cooking competition.
Episode 11
Seong-jae teams up with Sergeant Yoon and Sergeant Kim, as they go head-to-head with Lee Ho-young.
Episode 12
As Seong-jae emerges as the contest winner, a brand new quest comes to light, challenging his skills once again.
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