Korean star Ji Chang-wook join sa ‘Kumusta’ nina Jodi, Janella, Arci, Francine
KAHIT sobrang hirap, na-enjoy ng Korean superstar na si Ji Chang-wook ang naging experience niya sa bagong reality show na “Kumusta.”
Makakasama ng sikat na K-drama actor sa naturang programa ng TV5 at Viu ang mga Filipino celebrities na sina Jodi Sta. Maria, Arci Muñoz, Janella Salvador at Francine Diaz.
Ang “Kumusta” ay isang culinary travel show collaboration kung saan pagsasamahin ang isang natatanging gastronomic adventure na nagdiriwang ng koneksyon at pamana ng Pilipinas at South Korea.
Sa naganap na mediacon ng “Kumusta” sa Sheraton Manila Hotel, present nga si Ji Chang-wook kasama ang grupo nina Jodi. Aniya, guest lang daw talaga siya sa programa pero humaba pa ang participation niya sa reality series.
“And I really had a happy experience participating the program Kumusta. As you watch the teaser, it’s gonna be a warm and healing program.
“As all the members of Kumusta try their best, we would like to ask for your interest and support for the program,” ang chika ng Korean star sa wikang Korean na tina-translate ng kanyang interpreter sa English.
“Actually, I was just a guest of this program, but I would like to appreciate your warm welcome and warm invitation to this program. Kamsahamnida,” aniya pa.
Itinatampok sa Gangnam, Seoul, ipinakikilala ng palabas ang mga lasang Pilipino sa puso ng maunlad na kainan ng South Korea, na nagbibigay-diin sa kayamanan ng dalawang tradisyon sa pagluluto.
Makakasama rin dito ang chef-restaurateur JP Anglo, na mag-aalok ng unang sulyap sa kolaborasyon ng iba’t ibang kultura na tiyak na magpapasaya sa mga manonood sa buong Asya.
Malapit nang mapanood bilang bahagi ng Weekend Trip block ng TV5 sa Viu app, dala ang pagmamalaking Uy, Pilipinas! sa global stage.
Pinagsasama nga nila sa palabas ang pagkain at pagpapalitan ng kultura habang pahinga muna sina Jodi, Arci, Janella and Fancine sa kanilang mga ginagawa sa pelikula o teleserye upang mag-manage ng fully operational Filipino pop-up restaurant in one of Seoul’s most dynamic districts.
At sa buong palabas, natututo sila na maghanda at maghain ng mga Filipino comfort food tulad ng Chicken Inasal, Kare-kare, Sisig, at ang sikat na Lechon sa maraming Korean diner na unang pagtikim ng lutuing Pilipino.
Haharapin din nila ang hamon na dalhin ang mga masasarap na pagkaing ito sa isang bagong audience kumbaga, sa loob ng 12 oras sa isang araw sa pitong magkakasunod na araw na sila ang maghahanda, magluluto, at maghahain ng mga putahe para sa kumakaing Koreans.
Pangungunahan nga ang kusina ng sikat at tinitingalang culinary figure – Chef JP Anglo, a former MasterChef Philippines judge whose presence in the kitchen serves as an anchor for Kumusta’s culinary direction, bridging Philippine heritage with Seoul’s discerning food scene.
At palalakasin pa ang series sa cross-cultural lineup with guest appearances from South Korean celebrities na sina Kim Min-seok, Kim Myung-soo, and Seo In-guk.
Anyway, ang “Kumusta” ay 100% produced ng E&S Partners, a subsidiary of Echolive Korea, ang kumpanya na nag-organize sa bansa ng Waterbomb Manila noong 2025.
Sinabi rin nila na ang “Kumusta” ay higit pa sa cooking show. Ipakikita rito kung anong mangyayari kung ang mga tao na mula sa magkaibang kultura at nag-bond over food, and how the show quietly shows how food can bring people together.
“Kumusta is a fresh take on Philippine television,” ang sabi ni Jack Hyunsoo Noh, E&S Partners CEO.
“It brings together Korean and Filipino stars in a way that feels natural. Through food, travel, and shared experiences. At the center of it all is Filipino cuisine, and we’re excited to introduce it to a wider audience.
“Imagine non-chefs or non-cooks opening a restaurant and cooking Filipino food? So the stakes were very high. So I guess, on the contrary, them crying on the side, you would never see; I would never see it,” sabi naman ni Chef JP.
“Like they were troopers. They embraced their roles as they would embrace their characters when they act. And it was actually pretty impressive to watch as someone that works in the kitchen and to work with people that have no experience. That’s why I think, like Jodi said, the heart was really there.
“As a chef, doing everything because, of course, I was kind of like somehow the more senior in the kitchen, it was really a full circle for me because that’s how I started. I started very slow in the kitchen. I was not a good chef at all. And then I was able to kinda reset my ways as a young cook.
“So on the third day, fourth day, I was excited actually to go to work or to go to the kitchen because I got my groove back.
“And to answer the last question, yes, I think it’s possible because, as Jodi was saying, our food was able to cross over to the Korean market. Janella and I would always pitch ourselves in the kitchen when we would watch them eat and enjoy.
“And it was a pretty cool moment for Filipino food. And yeah, that’s the feeling that I don’t think, kumbaga, Filipino food will go up. So I think that was just the beginning,” sabi pa ng celebrity chef.
Mapapanood na ang “Kumusta” simula sa May 24, 2026, 6:45 p.m., bilang bahagi ng TV5’s Weekend Trip block at sa Viu app.
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