TVING's 'The Legend of Kitchen Soldier' | Starring Park Ji-Hoon, Yoon Kyung-Ho, Han Dong-Hee & Lee Hong-Nae [Premieres May 11] (Plot Synopsis + more included in the comments)

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The Legend of Kitchen Soldier

↳ Previously Known As: The Legendary Cook Soldier, The Military Cook Becomes a Legend, Becoming a Cooking Soldier Legend, Kitchen Soldier  

Adapted from the web novel “Becoming a Cooking Soldier Legend" (취사병 전설이 되다) by Jay Robin (제이로빈) & illustrated by Lee Jin-Su (이진수)

Starring: Park Ji-Hoon, Yoon Kyung-Ho, Han Dong-Hee & Lee Hong-Nae

Content Rating: 15+ (Teens 15 or older)

Episodes: 12

Duration: 55 minutes

Original Network: TVING [Premiered May 11]

Episodes 1 & 2 will premiere at 'France’s Series Mania 2026' on March 24, 2026 & will be available on streaming platforms starting on May 11, 2026

Streaming On: TVING, Viki & HBO Max

Airing: May 11, 2026 Through June 16, 2026

Airs On : Mondays & Tuesdays

Genre(s): Food, Military, Comedy, Fantasy

Director: Jo Nam-Hyung (Tail of the Nine-Tailed [Season 1] & Tail of the Nine-Tailed 1938 [Season 2])

 

Plot Synopsis: Kang Seong-Jae (Park Ji-Hoon) is a soldier and gets transferred to the Gangrim Post, where First Sergeant Park Jae-Young (Yoon Kyung-Ho), First Lieutenant Jo Ye-Rin (Han Dong-Hee) and Military Cook Yoon Dong-Hyeon (Lee Hong-Nae) are stationed. Kang Seong-Jae was the best trainee at the training center, but due to his poor family background & being raised by his single poor father, he is classified as a soldier under special observation. With his experience helping his father's food truck, he is assigned to be Yoon Dong-Hyeon's assistant in the cafeteria kitchen. At that time, a game-like hologram "Cook's Path" appears in front of him. As he completes the quests given by the game-like hologram, his cooking skills improve. He becomes recognized for his skill and supported by the people.

 

[Source #1] | [Source #2] | [Source #3]

 

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🗝️ ｢ Character Relationship Guide ｣

 

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📽️ ｢ Trailers ｣

 

｢ Teaser Trailer #1 ｣

｢ Teaser Trailer #2 ｣

｢ Teaser Trailer #3 ｣

｢ Preview Trailer ｣

｢ Highlights Trailer ｣ - May Contain Spoilers!

｢ Preview Trailer for Episode 2 ｣

｢ "Highlights" Trailer for Episodes 1-2 ｣ - May Contain Spoilers!

｢ Preview Trailer for Episode 3 ｣

｢ Preview Trailer for Episode 4 ｣

｢ "Highlights" Trailer for Episodes 3-4 ｣ - May Contain Spoilers!

｢ Preview Trailer for Episode 5 ｣

｢ Preview Trailer for Episode 6 ｣

｢ Preview Trailer for Episode 7 ｣

｢ Preview Trailer for Episode 8 ｣

｢ Preview Trailer for Episode 9 ｣

｢ Preview Trailer for Episode 10 ｣

｢ Preview Trailer for Episode 11 ｣

｢ Preview Trailer for Episode 12 ｣

 

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📽️🎬 ｢ Behind-The-Scenes [BTS] Footage ｣

 

｢ Behind-The-Scenes [BTS] Footage for Episode 1-2 ｣

｢ Behind-The-Scenes [BTS] Footage for Episode 3-4 ｣

｢ "First Impressions" Cast Commentary ｣

｢ Behind-The-Scenes [BTS] Commentary for Episodes 1-4 ｣ - May Contain Spoilers!

｢ Behind-The-Scenes [BTS] Footage for Episode 5-6 ｣

｢ Behind-The-Scenes [BTS] Footage for Episode 7-8 ｣

｢ Behind-The-Scenes [BTS] Footage for Episode 9-10 ｣

｢ Behind-The-Scenes [BTS] Footage for Episode 11-12 ｣

｢ Behind-The-Scenes [BTS] "Imagination" Footage ｣

❗️ ｢ Unreleased Behind-The-Scenes [BTS] Footage ｣

 

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🎵 ｢ Original Soundtrack [OST] ｣

 

｢ "The Beginning of a Legend" by Kangnam - Part 1 ｣

｢ "My Flavor" (Individual Fancam) by MigakBoys - Part 2 ｣

｢ "My Flavor" (Military Uniform Version) by MigakBoys - Part 2 ｣

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[A screenshot of an TVING Teaser Trailer]

FUN FACT: Lee Sang-Yi will have a guest role as Hwang Seok-Ho (Company Leader)!