"Cheongdam Key-chen" Preview & Key's Beauty+ Photoshoot

[keytfelt.livejournal.com]

In “Cheongdam Key-chen,” Key will open up his house to guests, where he will cook them food tailored to their personal preferences, as they talk and share stories.

In his new "cooking talk show," Viewers will get to see the singer welcome guests from various backgrounds to his kitchen in the nice Cheongdam neighborhood in southern Seoul -- celebrities, models and even some of Key’s ex-colleagues. “Cheongdam Key-chen,” as the singer’s very first show, will give a rare voice to young idols, who have few places where they can be honest and share their stories, director Kim Dong-wook said during a publicity event Wednesday.

As people often feel comfortable sharing personal stories over a meal, the show’s creators hope to provide a much-needed media space for discussions between celebrities.

Key hopes his guests will feel comfortable enough to discuss heavy topics like their worries or their artistic direction, he added, saying he also holds out hope that his show might eventually become a seasonal show.

The singer took an active role in the making of the show, and the director said he had let Key take the wheel. “I went to a real estate agent and found the place myself. I asked the agent to find a place that doesn’t look like a TV studio, but more like a space of my own,” Key said during the event.

As a source of inspiration, Key acknowledged comedian Park Na-rae, who has recently enjoyed great popularity as a TV personality for her quick wit and impressive cooking skills.

Key said he often cooks Western and Southeast Asian foods, but he’s been trying his hand at Korean food recently. “Due to work, I often travel around the world and as I got to imitate dishes I tasted, I began to develop an interest in cooking,” he said.

Key told the viewers to look out for his signature “tomato wine chicken stew” on the pilot episode at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Super Junior D&E will be the first guests on Cheongdam Key-chen

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— SMTOWN (@SMTOWNGLOBAL) September 6, 2018

“Cheongdam Key-chen” will air on Thursdays, with its first episode on September 6 at 7 p.m. KST on KakaoTV. From September 13, it will air every Thursday at 6 p.m. KST on JTBC4.

Sources: Beauty+ | SMTOWN 1 2 | @SMTOWNGLOBAL | Korean Herald | Soompi

I'm so thrilled that he has this show, it sounds lovely and I'm super excited to watch. And I'm even more happy that the first dish isn't seafood pasta!

Comments

[miss-suunshinee.livejournal.com]

sounds cool , so far seem like his guests are all sm idols tho ... meeh

key deserve better

[sra-interesante.livejournal.com]

This is so cool and i kinda like D&E guys so this episode should be so much fun

[lightframes.livejournal.com]

This is going to be so much fun. I can't wait!

[ursulavosyem.livejournal.com]

Looking forward to this, his own show!!! I expected this much earlier in his career, like around Toheart days, but it's happening now so no point in complaining I guess.