Episode 20 of MBN and Channel S’s Jeon Hyun-moo’s Plan 4 airs Nov. 13 at 9:10 p.m. Jeon Hyun-moo and travel creator KwakTube visit a longtime noodle shop in Samgakji, then head to Euljiro with actor Lee Hyun-wook to try pork bulgogi. MBN describes the series as a food documentary that moves between going without a plan and following Jeon’s plans.
This episode is billed as “The Prestige of a Regular.” In Samgakji, the hosts sample ugeoji-guk (soup with dried radish greens), gimbap and hot noodles at a shop popular with office workers. According to the preview, a newspaper clipping on the wall recounts a story about the former owner during the 1998 financial crisis. The shop’s owner, Bae Hye-ja, was previously featured in a report for telling a customer who had eaten without paying and was running away, “Don’t run—you’ll get hurt,” one winter in 1998.
Jeon says he feels bad about bringing a longtime neighborhood favorite onto television, out of consideration for its regulars. The story discovered at the noodle shop and the hosts’ conversation are at the heart of the Samgakji segment. A July 7, 2016, restaurant feature described Samgakji’s Yetjip Guksu as a spot that had appeared on tvN’s Soo-mi’s Side Dishes—actually titled Wednesday Food Talk—and named its hot noodles, made with anchovy and kelp broth, as a signature dish.
Lee joins the Euljiro segment. The three visit a longtime pork bulgogi restaurant in a printing-house alley, said to be a favorite of singer Jo Jjae-je즈, and eat it with ureong ssamjang, a savory soybean paste dip with freshwater snails, typically served with leafy wraps. The preview also shows Lee delivering lines in the style of a historical drama and coaching KwakTube on playing a king. MBN’s episode listing introduces Lee as a guest showing off his favorite Seoul restaurants and confirms the broadcast time: Friday, Nov. 13, at 9:10 p.m.
The filming locations shown are a longtime noodle shop in Samgakji and a pork bulgogi restaurant in Euljiro’s printing-house alley. The broadcast information does not give the businesses’ names or addresses, so viewers planning a visit should check the episode for those details and contact the restaurants to confirm hours and closing days. The program airs on MBN and Channel S at 9:10 p.m. that night.