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Main cast
- Lim Yoon-a (YoonA)Yeon Ji-young
- Lee Chae-minKing Yi Heon
- Kang Han-naKang Mok-ju
What it's about
Yeon Ji-young, a Korean chef trained in French cuisine, wins a top cooking competition in Paris. On the flight home, during a solar eclipse, she is thrown back into the Joseon dynasty, where she meets King Yi Heon, a feared tyrant with a perfect sense of taste. To stay alive, she has to cook her way into his good graces.
It's based on the novel Surviving as Yeonsangun's Chef by Park Kook-jae. The king is a fictional ruler loosely drawn from Yeonsangun. Jang Tae-yoo directed and fGRD wrote it.
Why people love it
The finale drew a 17.1% average household rating in Korea (peak 19.4%), CJ ENM's highest for a 2025 TV series. On Netflix it was No. 1 on the global non-English TV chart for two weeks running and stayed on the chart for 10 straight weeks.
Lee Chae-min won Best New Actor (TV) at the 62nd Baeksang Arts Awards in 2026. And the food is the star: Korean ingredients meet French technique, like gochujang butter bibimbap.
Where to watch & good to know
It's on Netflix in many countries; check your region. The 12 episodes aired on tvN from August 23 to September 28, 2025.
Cook along: the gochujang butter bibimbap from episode 1 and the rainy-day pajeon from episode 7 both have recipes on our site.
More on K for All
Watch on NetflixCook gochujang butter bibimbapFry rainy-day pajeonWatch the bibimbap scene (episode 1)Watch the pajeon scene (episode 7)More K-dramas