Black and White Chef 2 returns on Netflix

Dec 16, 2025, 11:10 am

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A still from Netflix’s Black and White Chef 2. / Source: Netflix

Netflix’s cooking survival variety show Black and White Chef 2 will be released at 5 p.m. on December 16.

Season 1, which premiered in September last year, created a sensation by topping Netflix’s Global Top 10 (Non-English) chart for three consecutive weeks, marking a first for a Korean variety program. Some restaurants run by participating chefs have continued to see intense reservation competition even a year after the show aired.

Season 2 features a formidable lineup of “White Spoon” chefs, including Michelin two-star chef Lee Joon, Son Jong-won—who holds Michelin one-star ratings in both Korean and Western cuisine—Seonjae, Korea’s first master of temple cuisine, and Chinese cuisine veteran Hu Deok-juk, who brings 57 years of experience.

Winners from other cooking competition programs are also joining the cast. Jenny Walden won MasterChef Sweden, while Lim Seong-geun claimed victory on Hansik Daecheop 3. Chef Song Hoon, who previously served as a judge on MasterChef Korea 4, is also set to appear. In addition, two previously undisclosed “White Spoon” chefs will be revealed.

The “Black Spoon” side includes chefs known by distinctive nicknames such as “Line-Up Tonkatsu,” “Buche-do-sa,” “Tteokbokki Master,” and “Hand-Pulled King,” who will face off against the White Spoon team.

A preview video released on YouTube on December 13 surpassed 1.03 million views within three days, signaling strong anticipation for the new season.

This season will showcase fierce battles over flavor, while also depicting how regional specialties from across the country are transformed into a new “taste of Korea” through the hands of top chefs.

As in Season 1, the judging panel consists of chef Ahn Sung-jae and Baek Jong-won, CEO of Theborn Korea.

Attention is also focused on whether Black and White Chef 2 can help reverse negative public sentiment surrounding Baek. Theborn Korea has recently faced a series of controversies, including allegations of labor law violations, a farmland law issue involving Baekseok doenjang, and disputes over ingredients used in its tangerine beer. Baek previously announced his retirement from broadcasting following the controversies and later appeared on Chef of the Antarctic, but public opinion has remained largely unfavorable.

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