''4 Wheeled Restaurant'' () is a South Korean

reality Reality is the sum or aggregate of all that is real or existent within a system, as opposed to that which is only imaginary. The term is also used to refer to the ontological status of things, indicating their existence. In physical terms, r ...

cooking show A cooking show, cookery show, or cooking program (also spelled cooking programme in British English) is a television genre that presents food preparation, often in a restaurant kitchen or on a studio set, or at the host's personal home. Typ ...

. The show presents various Korean chefs cooking in the country their cuisine originated from. The aim is to open a food truck and see if their cooking is accepted in the origin country as if it was in Korea. Season 1 was aired on Tuesdays on

tvN TVN may refer to: * TVN (Australian TV channel), a former horse racing channel * Televisión Nacional de Chile, a public broadcaster * TVN (Indonesia), a former television station; predecessor of Rajawali Televisi * TVN (Norway), or TVNorge, a comm ...

from 27 March 2018 at 11 p.m. ( KST) as chefs traveled to cities in Thailand and the season ended on 15 May 2018. Season 2 was aired on Saturdays on tvN from 8 September 2018 at 6 p.m. (KST) as new chefs traveled to cities in China. The season ended on 17 November 2018. Season 3 was aired on Thursdays on tvN from 18 April 2019 at 11 p.m. (KST) as another new team of chefs traveled to cities in the United States. The season ended on 4 July 2019. Season 4 was aired on Tuesdays on tvN from 19 May 2020 at 10:30 p.m. (KST) as a completely new crew of chefs take part in the domestic spin-off version of the show, Will They Eat When Delivered (배달해서 먹힐까). The season ended on 21 July 2020.

Concept

The first-season cast members are restaurateur and television personality

Hong Seok-cheon Hong Seok-cheon (born February 3, 1971) is a South Korean actor, television personality, restaurateur and member of the dissolved Democratic Labor Party. He caused considerable controversy in his home country when he came out as gay in 2000, a ...

, boy band

Shinhwa Shinhwa () is a South Korean six-member boy band based in Seoul, composed of Eric Mun, Lee Min-woo, Kim Dong-wan, Shin Hye-sung, Jun Jin, and Andy Lee. Launched by SM Entertainment on March 24, 1998, the group signed with Good Entertainment ...

Lee Min-woo Lee Min-woo (hangul: 이민우; born July 28, 1979), also known mononymously credited as M as a solo artist, is a South Korean entertainer, known as a member of the South Korean boy band Shinhwa. Lee was the first Shinhwa member to debut a ...

and actor

Yeo Jin-goo Yeo Jin-goo (, born August 13, 1997) is a South Korean actor. Yeo began his career as a child actor, debuting in the film '' Sad Movie'' (2005). Nicknamed "Nation's Little Brother", he went on to play the younger characters of the lead roles in ...

. Seok-cheon, an owner of a number of Thai restaurants, along with the other two members operated a Thai food truck in cities in Thailand. Their aim is to see if the Thai people would eat Seok-cheon's version of Thai food. The second-season cast members are Korean-Chinese cuisine chef Lee Yeon-bok, actors

Kim Kang-woo Kim Kang-woo (born July 11, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He is best known from his roles in ''The Taste of Money'' and '' The Missing''. Career Kim Kang-woo majored in Theater and Film at Chung-Ang University. In early, Kim work as singer in 1 ...

and Seo Eun-soo, and comedian

Heo Kyung-hwan Heo Kyung-hwan (; born February 16, 1981), is a South Korean comedian. He debuted as a comedian on Gag Concert, and is best known for his acts 'Four Men', 'Seoul Mate', and 'Dignity of a Beggar'. He is also known for the shows ''The Human Condit ...

. They operated a Chinese food truck all around China. The third-season cast members are boy band

Eric Mun Eric Mun (born Mun Jung-hyuk on February 16, 1979) is a South Korean rapper, songwriter and actor. He is a member and leader of the South Korean boy band Shinhwa. He is also well known for several dramas such as '' Phoenix'' (2004), ''Super R ...

and Lee Min-woo, singer John Park with Korean-Chinese cuisine chef Lee Yeon-bok and comedian

Jung Joon-young Jung Joon-young (born February 21, 1989) is a South Korean former singer-songwriter, radio DJ, host, actor, television personality and convicted serial rapist. Jung first gained recognition in the 2012 season of the musical reality competiti ...

was initially cast for the filming in

Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, largest city in the U.S. state, state of California and the List of United States cities by population, sec ...

and Shinhwa's Lee Min-woo was being cast for filming in

San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...

. However, due to Jung Joon-young's involvement in the

Burning Sun scandal The Burning Sun scandal, also known as Burning Sun gate, was a 2019 entertainment and sex scandal in Seoul, South Korea, which involved several celebrities, including Korean idols of popular K-pop groups, and police officials. It was the largest ...

, the production team decided to completely remove all of Jung Joon-young's footage. The fourth season, a domestic spin-off of the show named Will They Eat When Delivered (배달해서 먹힐까), stars Italian cuisine chef

Sam Kim Sam Kim (; born February 19, 1998) is an American singer-songwriter, producer, and guitarist based in South Korea. He is signed under Antenna Music, having finished as the runner-up of the talent show ''K-pop Star 3''. He made his official deb ...

, television personality Ahn Jung-hwan, and singers

Yoon Doo-joon Yoon Doo-joon (born July 4, 1989), better known mononymously as Doojoon, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is the leader of the South Korean boy group Highlight. Early life Yoon Doo-joon was born in Goyang, South Korea on July 4, 1989 ...

of Highlight and Jeong Se-woon. They operated a kitchen in South Korea ( Yeonnam-dong,

Mapo-gu Mapo District () is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. Mapo has a population of 381,330 (2015) and has a geographic area of 23.87 km2 (9.22 sq mi), and is divided into 24 '' dong'' (administrative neighborhoods). Mapo is located in ...

Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of ...

) and make Italian food, and they are only available for delivery through ordering with food delivery applications or calling in to the kitchen to order. The cast members' identities are unknown to the customers, except for the hints appearing on the packages of the food.

Airtime

Cast

Season 1 (Thailand)

Season 2 (China)

Season 3 (U.S.A.)

Season 4 - Spin-off (South Korea)

Ratings

* In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in and the lowest rating for the show will be in . * Note that the show airs on a cable channel (

pay TV Pay television, also known as subscription television, premium television or, when referring to an individual service, a premium channel, refers to subscription-based television services, usually provided by multichannel television providers, b ...

), which plays part in its slower uptake and relatively small audience share when compared to programs broadcast ( FTA) on public networks such as KBS, SBS, MBC or

EBS EBS may refer to: Broadcasting * EBS TV (Ethiopia) * Educational Broadband Service, US TV service * Educational Broadcasting System, South Korea ** EBS 1, a South Korean television channel * Emergency Broadcast System, former US Warning system ...

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:4 Wheeled Restaurant 2020s South Korean television series 2018 South Korean television series debuts TvN (South Korean TV channel) original programming South Korean variety television shows South Korean reality television series Korean-language television shows South Korean cooking television series