100% Revenue Survival Challenge with No Judges: TVN's 'Street Restaurant Fighter'

A no-holds-barred showdown between culinary giants with their titles left behind—TVN's 'Street Restaurant Fighter' launches

Some of South Korea's top figures in the dining industry will drop all rank and titles and dive into an unprecedented survival battle—street-food sales on the line. TVN has officially announced that its new entertainment program, 'Street Restaurant Fighter,' will premiere on the 14th of next month.

This program is a massive survival project featuring 20 teams with overwhelming résumés, from top-tier chefs recognized by the Michelin Guide to representatives of large-scale foodservice corporations. While completely disregarding the fame and name value they've built up so far, the participants will go head-to-head fiercely using only one thing: their real-world street-selling skills.

The most attention-grabbing aspect is its bold judging method. The program eliminates altogether the expert taste assessments that traditional cooking survival shows rely on. Instead, only the 'revenue' actually paid by real street customers becomes the absolute and sole standard for determining the participants' survival and elimination.

The direction is led by 'PD Lee Woo-hyung', who succeeded in the 'Will It Work Here?' and 'Boss of Running a Store' series and introduced a new paradigm for real-world business entertainment. In a street scene ruled by a strict capitalist formula, everyone's wondering who will ultimately claim the final victory—drawing major attention both within and beyond the broadcasting industry.