TVING ‘The Legend of Kitchen Soldier’ Tops Weekly Paid Sign-Up Contributor Count for 3 Straight Weeks, Dominating Buzz

〈The Legend of Kitchen Soldier〉 , which is set to air episode 7, is serving as a key driver for TVING’s success.

According to TVING, the TVING Original 〈The Legend of Kitchen Soldier〉 has ranked No. 1 for the weekly paid sign-up contributor count on TVING for three straight weeks. It also surpassed 121.26 million views for cumulative total digital content in its first week after release, posting overwhelming results in terms of buzz.

Co-released on both TVING and tvN, the TVING Original 〈The Legend of Kitchen Soldier〉 is a military cooking variety drama depicting the process by which Private Kang Seong-jae is reborn as the “Legendary Kitchen Soldier.” The show began airing on May 11 and wrapped up its run through episode 6. In episode 6, it once again boosted its buzz by reaching No. 1 on X (formerly Twitter) real-time trends with the ‘Taste Boys’ that appear in the story.

In episode 7, which airs on June 1, the series is set to depict what happens after Corporal Kim Gwan-cheol (Kang Ha-kyung) takes the place of Sergeant Yoon Dong-hyeon (Lee Hong-nae), who goes on vacation, and teams up with Kang Seong-jae.