4 Wheeled Restaurant
{{short description|Korean television program}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox television
| image = 4WheelRestaurantKor.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Season 4 promotional poster
| alt_name =
| native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name|hangul=현지에서 먹힐까|rr=Hyeonjieseo Meokilkka|lk=Will the Locals Eat It?}}
| genre = {{ubl|Variety show|Cooking show|Reality show}}
| starring = Various artistes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| num_seasons = 4
| num_episodes = 41
| location = South Korea, Thailand, China and USA
| runtime = 90 – 100 minutes
| channel = tvN
| first_aired = {{Start date|2018|3|27|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2020|5|19|df=y}}
}}
4 Wheeled Restaurant ({{Korean|hangul=현지에서 먹힐까}}) is a South Korean reality cooking show. The show presents various Korean chefs cooking in the country their cuisine originated from. The aim is to open a food truck and see if their cooking is accepted in the origin country as if it was in Korea.
Season 1 was aired on Tuesdays on tvN from 27 March 2018 at 11 p.m. (KST) as chefs traveled to cities in Thailand and the season ended on 15 May 2018.{{cite web|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/tvBrand/6792426|title=Watch Hong Suk Chun, Minwoo, & Yeo Jin Goo get ready to open their own food truck in Thailand with '4-Wheeled Restaurant'|language=ko|work=Naver}}{{cite web|url=http://program.tving.com/tvn/4wheeledrestaurant/2/Contents/Html?h_seq=1|title=Cast Members (Season 1)|website=tvN|language=ko|access-date=11 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719102111/http://program.tving.com/tvn/4wheeledrestaurant/2/Contents/Html?h_seq=1|archive-date=19 July 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://program.tving.com/tvn/4wheeledrestaurant/1/Contents/Html?h_seq=1|title=Program Introduction (Season 1)|website=tvN|language=ko|access-date=11 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091231/http://program.tving.com/tvn/4wheeledrestaurant/1/Contents/Html?h_seq=1|archive-date=27 March 2019|url-status=live}}
Season 2 was aired on Saturdays on tvN from 8 September 2018 at 6 p.m. (KST) as new chefs traveled to cities in China. The season ended on 17 November 2018.
Season 3 was aired on Thursdays on tvN from 18 April 2019 at 11 p.m. (KST) as another new team of chefs traveled to cities in the United States.{{cite web|url=http://program.tving.com/tvn/4wheeledrestaurant/1/Contents/Html?h_seq=3|title=Program Introduction (Season 3)|website=tvN|language=ko|access-date=18 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719102317/http://program.tving.com/tvn/4wheeledrestaurant/1/Contents/Html?h_seq=3|archive-date=19 July 2019|url-status=live}} The season ended on 4 July 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.mk.co.kr/star/hot-issues/view/2019/07/485521/|title=[MK이슈] "미방분 대방출"…'현지에서 먹힐까?' 미국편 오늘(4일) 종영|website=mk|language=ko|access-date=4 July 2019|date=4 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704031014/https://www.mk.co.kr/star/hot-issues/view/2019/07/485521/|archive-date=4 July 2019|url-status=live}}
Season 4 was aired on Tuesdays on tvN from 19 May 2020 at 10:30 p.m. (KST) as a completely new crew of chefs take part in the domestic spin-off version of the show, Will They Eat When Delivered (배달해서 먹힐까).{{cite web|url=http://enews24.tving.com/news/article?nsID=1342525|title=윤두준·안정환·샘킴·정세운, '배달먹' 크루 라인업..5월 19일 첫방[공식]|website=enews24|language=ko|access-date=22 April 2020|date=22 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422060443/http://enews24.tving.com/news/article?nsID=1342525|archive-date=22 April 2020|url-status=live}} The season ended on 21 July 2020.
Concept
The first-season cast members are restaurateur and television personality Hong Seok-cheon, boy band Shinhwa's Lee Min-woo and actor Yeo Jin-goo. Seok-cheon, an owner of a number of Thai restaurants, along with the other two members operated a Thai food truck in cities in Thailand. Their aim is to see if Thai people would eat Seok-cheon's version of Thai food.
The second-season cast members are Korean-Chinese cuisine chef Lee Yeon-bok, actors Kim Kang-woo and Seo Eun-soo, and comedian Heo Kyung-hwan. They operated a Chinese food truck all around China.{{cite web|url=http://www.sporbiz.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=264398|title='현지에서 먹힐까' 이연복-김강우, 짜장면으로 중국 공략|date=20 August 2018|work=한국스포츠경제|access-date=21 August 2018|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091140/http://www.sporbiz.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=264398|archive-date=27 March 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://program.tving.com/tvn/4wheeledrestaurant/2/Contents/Html?h_seq=2|title=Cast Members (Season 2)|website=tvN|language=ko|access-date=11 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090831/http://program.tving.com/tvn/4wheeledrestaurant/2/Contents/Html?h_seq=2|archive-date=27 March 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://program.tving.com/tvn/4wheeledrestaurant/1/Contents/Html?h_seq=2|title=Program Introduction (Season 2)|website=tvN|language=ko|access-date=11 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090929/http://program.tving.com/tvn/4wheeledrestaurant/1/Contents/Html?h_seq=2|archive-date=27 March 2019|url-status=live}}
The third-season cast members are boy band Shinhwa's Eric Mun and Lee Min-woo, singer John Park with Korean-Chinese cuisine chef Lee Yeon-bok and comedian Heo Kyung-hwan.{{cite web|title=Cast Members (Season 3)|website=tvN|url=http://program.tving.com/tvn/4wheeledrestaurant/2/Contents/Html?h_seq=3|access-date=26 June 2019|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719102822/http://program.tving.com/tvn/4wheeledrestaurant/2/Contents/Html?h_seq=3|archive-date=19 July 2019|url-status=live}} Jung Joon-young was initially cast for the filming in Los Angeles and Shinhwa's Lee Min-woo was being cast for filming in San Francisco. However, due to Jung Joon-young's involvement in the Burning Sun scandal, the production team decided to completely remove all of Jung Joon-young's footage.{{cite web|url=http://www.kukinews.com/news/article.html?no=653113|title=정준영 지운 '현지에서 먹힐까', 시청자들에겐 먹힐까|website=kukinews|language=ko|date=16 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719102923/http://www.kukinews.com/news/article.html?no=653113|archive-date=19 July 2019|url-status=live}}
The fourth season, a domestic spin-off of the show named Will They Eat When Delivered (배달해서 먹힐까), stars Italian cuisine chef Sam Kim, television personality Ahn Jung-hwan, and singers Yoon Doo-joon of Highlight and Jeong Se-woon. They operated a kitchen in South Korea (Yeonnam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul) and made Italian food. They are only available for delivery through ordering with food delivery applications or calling in to the kitchen to order. The cast members' identities are unknown to the customers, except for the hints appearing on the packages of the food.{{cite web|url=http://www.xportsnews.com/?ac=article_view&entry_id=1261490|title=샘킴·안정환·윤두준·정세운 '배달해서 먹힐까?', 5월 19일 첫 방송 [공식입장]|website=Xportsnews|language=ko|access-date=22 April 2020|date=22 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422061325/http://www.xportsnews.com/?ac=article_view&entry_id=1261490|archive-date=22 April 2020|url-status=live}}
Airtime
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center | ||
| Season | Airdate | Broadcast Start Time (KST) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 March – 15 May 2018 | Tuesdays 11 p.m. |
| 2 | 8 September – 17 November 2018 | Saturdays 6 p.m. |
| 3 | 18 April – 4 July 2019 | Thursdays 11 p.m. |
| 4 | 19 May – 21 July 2020 | Tuesdays 10:30 p.m. |
Cast
=Season 1 (Thailand)=
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |
| style=width:200px| Name
!style=width:100px| Episode !style=width:100px| Notes |
|---|
| Hong Seok-cheon
| rowspan=3|1 – 8 |
| Lee Min-woo (Shinhwa) |
| Yeo Jin-goo |
=Season 2 (China)=
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |
| style=width:200px| Name
!style=width:100px| Episode !style=width:100px| Notes |
|---|
| Lee Yeon-bok
| rowspan=4|1 – 11 |
| Kim Kang-woo |
| Seo Eun-soo |
| Heo Kyung-hwan |
=Season 3 (U.S.A.)=
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |
| style=width:200px| Name
!style=width:100px| Episode !style=width:100px| Notes |
|---|
| Lee Yeon-bok
| rowspan=4|1 – 12 |
| Eric Mun (Shinhwa) |
| John Park |
| Heo Kyung-hwan |
| Lee Min-woo (Shinhwa)
| 7 – 12 |
=Season 4 - Spin-off (South Korea)=
Ratings
- In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in {{Color|red|red}} and the lowest rating for the show will be in {{Color|blue|blue}}.
- Note that the show airs on a cable channel (pay TV), which plays part in its slower uptake and relatively small audience share when compared to programs broadcast (FTA) on public networks such as KBS, SBS, MBC or EBS.
=Season 1=
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |
| colspan=2 | 2018
!AGB Nielsen |
|---|
| Episode
!Broadcast date !Nationwide |
| 1
|27 March |1.853% |
| 2
|3 April |1.567% |
| 3
|10 April |1.367% |
| 4
|17 April |1.432% |
| 5
|24 April |1.569% |
| 6
|1 May |1.578% |
| 7
|8 May |{{color|red|1.881%}} |
| 8
|15 May |{{color|blue|1.311%}} |
= Season 2 =
File:4WheelRestaurantChina2.jpg
=Season 3=
=Season 4=
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References
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External links
- {{official website|http://program.tving.com/tvn/4wheeledrestaurant|Official website for season 1 to 3}} {{in lang|ko}}
- {{official website|1=http://program.tving.com/tvn/delivery}} {{in lang|ko}}
{{TVN (South Korea) Variety Programs}}
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Category:2020s South Korean television series
Category:2018 South Korean television series debuts
Category:TvN (South Korean TV channel) original programming
Category:South Korean variety television shows
Category:South Korean reality television series