
Acting
Paik Jong-won
Born
1966-09-04 (60)
Place of birth
Yesan, South Chungcheong, South Korea
Known for
Acting
Credits
40 titles
Paik Jong-won is a South Korean chef, food researcher, entertainer, writer, essayist and businessman. He is the main host of the SBS's cooking television series which have the titles attached to his name: Baek Jong-won's Top 3 Chef King, Baek Jong-won's Food Truck and currently Baek Jong-won's Alley Restaurant.
Known for
7.8A chaebol cop joins forces with a gritty detective to take down criminals with a touch of wealth and a whole lot of wit.
Flex X Cop
2024
8.6Run BTS! is a variety web series starring BTS, broadcasting intermittent for free viewing on Weverse and YouTube, was formerly offered weekly for free viewing on V LIVE.
Run BTS!
2015
7.5No synopsis available yet.
The Seasons
2023
8.2Eighty "Black Spoon" underdog cooks with a knack for flavor face 20 elite "White Spoon" chefs in a fierce cooking showdown among 100 contenders.
Culinary Class Wars
2024
9.0Baek Jong Won is here again to help out an industry. This time, he goes all out to promote local food. He visits various regions and learn about their local produce. By creating different meals with these ingredients, Mr. Baek is able to sell them in rest stops. Yang Se Hyeong, Kim Hee Chul, and Kim Dong Jin are here to assist.
Delicious Rendezvous
2019
7.0Baek Jong-won, whose sharp business acumen and cooking mastery earned him a nickname 'the chef with golden hand,' is here to revive failing restaurants. Owners who bear Master Baek’s harsh criticism and take his advice will make their business fail proof!
Baek Jong-won's Alley Restaurant
2018
Series credits
7.8A chaebol cop joins forces with a gritty detective to take down criminals with a touch of wealth and a whole lot of wit.
Flex X Cop
2024
8.6Run BTS! is a variety web series starring BTS, broadcasting intermittent for free viewing on Weverse and YouTube, was formerly offered weekly for free viewing on V LIVE.
Run BTS!
2015
7.5No synopsis available yet.
The Seasons
2023
8.2Eighty "Black Spoon" underdog cooks with a knack for flavor face 20 elite "White Spoon" chefs in a fierce cooking showdown among 100 contenders.
Culinary Class Wars
2024
9.0Baek Jong Won is here again to help out an industry. This time, he goes all out to promote local food. He visits various regions and learn about their local produce. By creating different meals with these ingredients, Mr. Baek is able to sell them in rest stops. Yang Se Hyeong, Kim Hee Chul, and Kim Dong Jin are here to assist.
Delicious Rendezvous
2019
7.0Baek Jong-won, whose sharp business acumen and cooking mastery earned him a nickname 'the chef with golden hand,' is here to revive failing restaurants. Owners who bear Master Baek’s harsh criticism and take his advice will make their business fail proof!
Baek Jong-won's Alley Restaurant
2018
9.0"Cheftainer" (chef and entertainer) Baek Jong-won teaches celebrities how to prepare Korean food.
Home Food Rescue
2015
10.0The beginning of a self-set journey of hardships. 'Run Jin' is a remake of the popular show 'Run BTS!', but with the idol as the main protagonist. This show offers a mix of fun, excitement, and heartwarming moments that capture the unique personality and sense of humor of Jin, the oldest member of BTS, as he plays games, completes challenges, and carries out secret missions, all with the goal of winning prizes or receiving punishments. The plot takes place during an exciting vacation on Jeju Island, where Jin embarks on a series of trials that test his wits and skills. It will undoubtedly remind you of the Run BTS! that the seven singers have recorded over several years and that were released every Tuesday.
Run Jin
2024
10.0The beginning of a self-set journey of hardships. 'Run Jin' is a remake of the popular show 'Run BTS!', but with the idol as the main protagonist. This show offers a mix of fun, excitement, and heartwarming moments that capture the unique personality and sense of humor of Jin, the oldest member of BTS, as he plays games, completes challenges, and carries out secret missions, all with the goal of winning prizes or receiving punishments. The plot takes place during an exciting vacation on Jeju Island, where Jin embarks on a series of trials that test his wits and skills. It will undoubtedly remind you of the Run BTS! that the seven singers have recorded over several years and that were released every Tuesday.
Run Jin
2024
8.0Paik Jong-won takes on a new challenge to spread his brand and K-food abroad. Will he be able to make a successful business like he does in Korea?
The Genius Paik
2023
NRThe Nations' Big Three is a South Korean cooking-variety program which has been broadcast since August 28, 2015. From July 21, 2017, the program was spun off to Baek Jong-won's Food Truck. Since January 5, 2018, it was again spun off to Baek Jong-won's Alley Restaurant.
Baek Jong Won Top 3 Chef King
2015
8.2Extreme cooking in extreme places! Open the backpacks and it's our kitchen! The location and the guests are strictly confidential?! The only thing you can trust in the chaos is the backpacks. What's the special business trip dish that starts with four different bags? Starting with the irreplaceable "K-food industry's big hand" Baek Jong-won. Oh Dae-hwan, who transformed from Chungmuro scene stealer to 'National Cook Stealer'. Ahn Bo-hyun, the "Visual Main Store" that occupies not only the screen but also the kitchen. "A spoon of fun powder, please~" "Human MSG" DinDin, too!
The Backpacker Chef
2022
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Sohn's Questions
2024
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Conversation with Hee Yeol
2018
7.9For the first time in history, here comes a restaurant where the owner eats more than customers. In the backdrop of beautiful Jeju Island, amateur chef Ho-dong and members busy themselves with preparing ingredients, cooking, and serving customers. In the middle of the craziness, members learn the incredible satisfaction of seeing the smile on people’s face when they eat your food and make invaluable acquaintances with people from all walks of life.
Kang's Kitchen
2017
9.1"Coffee Friends” was inspired by Son Ho Jun and Yoo Yeon Seok’s “Coffee Friends” project, where they distributed cups of coffee to citizens in exchange for donations. In the show, the duo with help of Yang Se-Jong and Choi Ji Woo, they will run a cafe located in a tangerine farm on Jeju Island, and they will donate the profit to a charitable cause in the end.
Coffee Friends
2019
5.5A program that tells Baek Jong-won's business secrets as a businessman and food consultant based on food trucks, a small-capital restaurant start-up item. Therefore, this program serves as both an entertainment program and a startup solution program.
Baek Jong-won's Food Truck
2017
NRA cooking contest begins with Korea's most skilled chefs from every region of Korea, with one contestant being dropped every round. The judges, famed as the Korean epicurean, discuss the food they taste and choose the winner of them all.
Korean Food War
2013
NRFollowing the Korean wave triggered by K-pop, films, and dramas, the culinary master Paik Jong Won and the cooking singer Sung Si Kyung unite to introduce the real Korean recipes to the world. These two reliable cooks prepare various classes where you can learn to make Korean dishes with the local ingredients outside Korea. Check out if the newbie cooks from all around the globe successfully master the Korean recipes! Stay tuned for this new cooking show
Paik Class (Baek Jong Won's Class)
2021
NRHigh school students across South Korea compete to create the best school lunch. With Chef Baek Jong-won as their guide, which team will get crowned as the best high school chefs?
High School Lunch Cook-off
2019
10.0Chef Baek Jong-won visits different cities, surfing through alleys looking for the best street food!
Street Food Fighter
2018
8.0Trace Jjajangmyeon's flavorful evolution from its Chinese origins to its status as one of South Korea's most beloved comfort foods.
Jjajangmyeon Rhapsody
2024
7.5“Lee’s Kitchen” is a spin-off from “Kang’s Kitchen,” which was itself a spin-off from “New Journey to the West”. Lee Soo Geun was on “Kang’s Kitchen” as a dishwasher and general kitchen helper. In “Lee’s Kitchen,” he will run the restaurant all by himself.
Lee's Kitchen Alone
2020
6.5Paik Jong Won is back with a new project. This time, he gathered his fellow chefs to give 20 contenders a life-changing opportunity. The 20 contenders had their own difficulties and lived tough lives. Some even made mistakes in their lives which they regret, and some couldn’t find hope in their lives because of unfortunate situations. They all want to put the past behind them and start a new life. Paik and his crew will give them a one-and-only chance to start again. Chef Kim Min Sung, David Lee, Lim Tae Hoon, and Yoon Nam No will teach them cooking skills as well as tips on running a restaurant.
Paik's Les Misérables
2024
6.5A reality series introducing Korean alcohol and food culture by Culinary Researcher Baek Jong Won. Drinks keep the conversation flowing as culinary star Baek Jong Won and celebrity guests talk life, food and booze over intoxicating meals.
Paik's Spirit
2021
7.3A love letter to pork belly -- a perennial favorite among Koreans of every generation -- unfolds with an exploration of its history and cooking methods.
Korean Pork Belly Rhapsody
2020
NRBlunt, honest and passionate, Paik Jong Won is here to teach you how to take control of your kitchen, even if can't cook. With a magic touch, The Paikfather is tailored to make chefs of everyone, no matter what your level of experience is. Yang Se Hyeong is also here support you need on this culinary journey!
The Paikfather
2020
NRNo synopsis available yet.
백종원의 미스터리 키친
2019
7.0Let's raid the Antarctic base's storage shed and serve warm meals to the thousands of researchers living in isolation, separated from their families, in Antarctic stations across more than 30 countries, driven by a sense of mission!
Chef of Antarctica
2025
NRLearn more about this tasty Korean dish, usually called “chikin” in the country. From its flavorful evolution to its origin, viewers will discover how this became a favorite meal.
Korean Fried Chicken Rhapsody
2024
7.0Uncle Baek’s Global Cooktopia! Baek Jong-won, Onew, and Jung Chae-yeon create unique new recipes with local ingredients in Kudat, Malaysia. The second season of “Eat Sleep Eat”, where Baek Jong-won travels around Southeast Asia and develops interesting new recipes using the local ingredients. This season, Lee Seung-Hun from WINNER and actress Gong Seung-Yeon join Baek Jong-won on a trip to Krabi, Thailand. In the third season of “Eat Sleep Eat”, Baek Jong-won travels to Sentosa, Singapore, with Onew from SHINee and Jung Chae-yeon from I.O.I. In the fantastic island resort in Singapore, their sweet vacation begins once again!
Eat Sleep Eat
2016
8.0A delicious deep dive into Hanwoo explores the rich history and unique traditions of Korean beef, an unrivaled staple loved from head to tail.
Hanwoo Rhapsody
2021
NRNo synopsis available yet.
백종원의 사계
2021
8.0No synopsis available yet.
양식의 양식
2019
NRThe delicious documentary series that examines the history and evolution of Korean cuisine continues with a celebration of the national drink, soju.
Soju Rhapsody
2025
NRNo synopsis available yet.
한식대첩 고수외전
2018
NRNo synopsis available yet.
백종원의 국민음식
2021
4.7Refreshing and flavorful, naengmyeon is Korea’s coolest summertime staple. A journey through its history begins, from how it’s cooked to how it’s loved.
Korean Cold Noodle Rhapsody
2021
10.0Jin embarks on his first variety show journey, along with well-known Korean chef, Baek Jong Won, to learn the process of brewing alcohol, specifically Korean rice wine to preserve and sustain its commercial market.
Jin's Traditional Alcohol Journey
2022
NRNo synopsis available yet.
백종원의 배고파
2024
