'Culinary Class Wars 2' PD, "After Season 1, 'Elimination' Became a Taboo Word for Me... I Clearly Realized What Viewers Expect from Our Program"

〈Culinary Class Wars 2〉 PDs shared behind-the-scenes insights about the production.

On the afternoon of the 16th, an interview was held to commemorate the conclusion of the Netflix variety show 〈Culinary Class Wars 2〉 (hereafter 〈Culinary Class Wars 2〉) at a location in Jongno-gu. On this day, Kim Hak-min, Kim Eun-ji PD, and the winner Choi Gang-rok met with Cineplay to reveal the behind-the-scenes of the competition.

During the interview, Kim Hak-min PD stated, "In Season 1, we received a lot of criticism from viewers regarding the elimination rule. So after Season 1, my personal taboo was 'elimination.' I clearly realized that rules like elimination are not what viewers expect from our program. I understood that it was really about competing solely through cooking," revealing that Season 2 was produced based on feedback from Season 1. Kim Eun-ji PD mentioned, "I was very proud to hear viewers say, 'The production team reflected the feedback well,' and 'They are a team that can grow.' However, during that time, we made a huge editing mistake, and I felt a lot of regret and disappointment in myself," referring to the spoiler controversy that became a hot topic. Additionally, Kim Eun-ji PD added, "I want to say that correcting such ridiculous mistakes will be the first point of improvement for Season 3."

Meanwhile, the Netflix variety show 〈Culinary Class Wars 2〉 released its final episode on the 13th.